Tool support to implementing business rules in database applications

Liwen Lin; Suzanne M. Embury; Brian C. Warboys

doi:10.1109/COMPSAC.2007.213

Tool support to implementing business rules in database applications

Liwen Lin
, Suzanne M. Embury
, Brian C. Warboys

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Abstract

In many cases, the programmer may require to encode business rules into the database applications. To do this, a large number of program elements may need to be examined by the programmer, to determine which have the capacity to violate a new rule and if so what minimal changes are required to prevent such violations. This process can be time-consuming, and even seasoned programmers can miss difficult and obscure cases in the mass of code. In this paper, we describe a static source code analysis technique to assist the programmer in enforcing business rules in a way that cuts down the amount of irrelevant code to be examined. Our technique derives all the possible ways in which a new business rule can be violated by the programs in the system being modified, and the specific program elements responsible. © 2007 IEEE.

Original language	English
Title of host publication	Proceedings - International Computer Software and Applications Conference\|Proc Int Comput Software Appl Conf
Publisher	IEEE Computer Society
Pages	157-160
Number of pages	3
Volume	1
ISBN (Print)	9780769528700
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1109/COMPSAC.2007.213
Publication status	Published - 2007
Event	31st Annual International Computer Software and Applications Conference, COMPSAC 2007 - Beijing Duration: 1 Jul 2007 → …

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Conference	31st Annual International Computer Software and Applications Conference, COMPSAC 2007
City	Beijing
Period	1/07/07 → …

Keywords

Computer Science, Information Systems
Computer Science, Software
Engineering
Engineering, Electrical & Electronic

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Lin, L, Embury, SM & Warboys, BC 2007, Tool support to implementing business rules in database applications. in Proceedings - International Computer Software and Applications Conference|Proc Int Comput Software Appl Conf. vol. 1, IEEE Computer Society , pp. 157-160, 31st Annual International Computer Software and Applications Conference, COMPSAC 2007, Beijing, 1/07/07. https://doi.org/10.1109/COMPSAC.2007.213

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