Part 3: The Elements and Attributes of the Business Rules Documents
Overview
This section analyzes elements and attributes introduced in Issue 4.2 for business rule documents. Elements appear in red bold text, attributes are highlighted in yellow, and newly added items unrelated to business rules are shown in bright blue.
Key Elements Discussed
Content Element - Captures all business rules documentation information with attributes and child elements including <refs>, <referencedApplicGroup>, and <brDoc>.
brDoc Element - Similar structure to descriptive data modules with a defaultBrSeverityLevel attribute offering three severity levels: "brsl01" (most severe), "brsl02" (medium), and "brsl03" (least severe).
brLevelledPara Element - Extends standard leveled paragraphs with business rules-specific functionality, including attributes for applicability references, change tracking, and classification data.
brDecision Element - Contains a single decision applicable to organizations or projects. Requires brDecisionIdentNumber attribute (mandatory when certain child elements are populated) and supports brSeverityLevel and brexRuleFlag attributes.
brPara Element - Stores business rule information including BRDP definitions, decisions, relationships, and audit data. Features brDecisionPointUniqueIdent (mandatory) and brDecisionPointPriority attributes with five predefined priority levels.
brDecisionRef Element - Defines references between business rule decisions, with brDecisionIdentNumber for implicit referencing capability.
brDecisionPointContent Element - Provides BRDP information including title, definition, values, and explanations.
brAudit Element - Captures audit status on BRDPs and related decisions, including required completion dates and action statuses.
Additional Elements - Include brCategoryGroup (business rules categories 1-10), s1000dSchemas (schema relationships), and configAttributes (configurable attribute relationships).