<s>
BRFplus	B-Application
(	O
Business	B-Application
Rule	I-Application
Framework	I-Application
plus	I-Application
)	O
is	O
a	O
business	B-Application
rule	I-Application
management	I-Application
system	I-Application
(	O
BRMS	B-Application
)	O
offered	O
by	O
SAP	B-Application
AG	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
BRFplus	B-Application
is	O
part	O
of	O
the	O
SAP	B-Application
NetWeaver	I-Application
ABAP	B-Language
stack	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Therefore	O
,	O
all	O
SAP	B-Application
applications	O
that	O
are	O
based	O
on	O
SAP	B-Application
NetWeaver	I-Application
can	O
access	O
BRFplus	B-Application
within	O
the	O
boundaries	O
of	O
an	O
SAP	B-Application
system	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
However	O
,	O
it	O
is	O
also	O
possible	O
to	O
generate	O
web	O
services	O
so	O
that	O
BRFplus	B-Application
rules	O
can	O
also	O
be	O
offered	O
as	O
a	O
service	O
in	O
a	O
SOA	O
landscape	O
,	O
regardless	O
of	O
the	O
software	O
platform	O
used	O
by	O
the	O
service	O
consumers	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
BRFplus	B-Application
development	O
started	O
as	O
a	O
supporting	O
tool	O
that	O
was	O
part	O
of	O
SAP	B-Application
Business	I-Application
ByDesign	I-Application
,	O
an	O
ERP	O
solution	O
targeted	O
at	O
small	O
and	O
medium	O
size	O
companies	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
By	O
that	O
time	O
,	O
the	O
tool	O
was	O
called	O
“	O
Formula	B-Application
and	I-Application
Derivation	I-Application
Tool	I-Application
”	O
(	O
FDT	O
)	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Later	O
on	O
,	O
it	O
was	O
decided	O
to	O
maintain	O
BRFplus	B-Application
on	O
those	O
codelines	O
that	O
serve	O
as	O
the	O
basis	O
for	O
SAP	B-Application
Business	O
Suite	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
With	O
that	O
,	O
business	O
rules	O
that	O
have	O
been	O
created	O
for	O
Business	O
ByDesign	O
can	O
easily	O
be	O
taken	O
over	O
in	O
a	O
full-size	O
SAP	B-Application
system	O
where	O
they	O
are	O
ready	O
for	O
use	O
without	O
any	O
changes	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
BRFplus	B-Application
offers	O
a	O
unified	O
modeling	O
and	O
runtime	O
environment	O
for	O
business	O
rules	O
that	O
addresses	O
both	O
technical	O
users	O
(	O
programmers	O
,	O
system	O
administrators	O
)	O
as	O
well	O
as	O
business	O
users	O
who	O
take	O
care	O
of	O
operational	O
business	O
processes	O
(	O
like	O
procurement	O
,	O
bidding	O
,	O
tax	O
form	O
validation	O
,	O
etc	O
.	O
)	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
different	O
requirements	O
and	O
usage	O
scenarios	O
of	O
the	O
different	O
target	O
groups	O
can	O
be	O
covered	O
with	O
the	O
help	O
of	O
the	O
SAP	B-Application
authorization	O
system	O
and	O
a	O
user	B-Application
interface	I-Application
that	O
can	O
be	O
individually	O
customized	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Being	O
integrated	O
into	O
SAP	B-Application
NetWeaver	I-Application
,	O
BRFplus-based	O
applications	O
can	O
look	O
at	O
,	O
and	O
model	O
,	O
business	O
rules	O
from	O
a	O
strictly	O
business-oriented	O
perspective	O
,	O
rather	O
than	O
starting	O
with	O
the	O
underlying	O
technical	O
artifacts	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
This	O
is	O
because	O
the	O
integration	O
allows	O
for	O
direct	O
access	O
to	O
the	O
business	O
objects	O
available	O
in	O
the	O
SAP	B-Application
dictionary	O
(	O
like	O
customer	O
,	O
supplier	O
,	O
material	O
,	O
bill	O
,	O
etc	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
addition	O
to	O
the	O
predefined	O
expression	O
types	O
(	O
decision	O
table	O
,	O
decision	B-Algorithm
tree	I-Algorithm
,	O
formula	O
,	O
database	O
access	O
,	O
loops	O
,	O
etc	O
.	O
)	O
</s>
<s>
)	O
,	O
BRFplus	B-Application
can	O
be	O
extended	O
by	O
custom	O
expression	O
types	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Also	O
,	O
direct	O
calls	O
of	O
function	O
modules	O
as	O
well	O
as	O
ABAP	B-Language
OO	O
class	O
methods	O
are	O
supported	O
so	O
that	O
the	O
entire	O
range	O
of	O
the	O
ABAP	B-Language
programming	I-Language
language	I-Language
is	O
available	O
for	O
solving	O
business	O
tasks	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
BRFplus	B-Application
comes	O
with	O
an	O
optional	O
versioning	O
mechanism	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Once	O
the	O
rule	O
objects	O
are	O
in	O
a	O
consistent	O
state	O
and	O
active	O
,	O
the	O
system	O
automatically	O
generates	O
ABAP	B-Language
OO	O
classes	O
that	O
encapsulate	O
the	O
functional	O
scope	O
of	O
the	O
underlying	O
rule	O
object	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
BRFplus	B-Application
applications	O
can	O
be	O
exported	O
and	O
imported	O
as	O
an	O
XML	B-Protocol
file	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
This	O
is	O
an	O
easy	O
way	O
of	O
creating	O
a	O
data	B-Protocol
backup	I-Protocol
.	O
</s>
<s>
XML	B-Protocol
files	O
can	O
also	O
be	O
used	O
for	O
deploying	O
rule	O
applications	O
throughout	O
the	O
company	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
application	O
object	O
serves	O
as	O
a	O
container	O
for	O
all	O
the	O
BRFplus	B-Application
objects	O
that	O
have	O
been	O
assembled	O
to	O
solve	O
a	O
particular	O
business	O
task	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
A	O
function	O
is	O
used	O
to	O
connect	O
a	O
business	O
application	O
with	O
the	O
rule	O
processing	O
framework	O
of	O
BRFplus	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
BRFplus	B-Application
supports	O
elementary	O
data	O
objects	O
(	O
text	O
,	O
number	O
,	O
boolean	O
,	O
time	O
point	O
,	O
amount	O
,	O
quantity	O
)	O
as	O
well	O
as	O
structures	O
and	O
tables	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
With	O
that	O
,	O
a	O
BRFplus	B-Application
data	O
object	O
does	O
not	O
only	O
inherit	O
the	O
type	O
definition	O
of	O
the	O
referenced	O
object	O
but	O
can	O
also	O
access	O
associated	O
data	O
like	O
domain	O
value	O
lists	O
or	O
object	O
documentation	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
BRFplus	B-Application
is	O
positioned	O
as	O
the	O
successor	O
product	O
of	O
an	O
older	O
business	O
rule	O
solution	O
known	O
as	O
BRF	O
(	O
Business	O
Rule	O
Framework	O
)	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
However	O
,	O
an	O
increasing	O
number	O
of	O
SAP	B-Application
applications	O
that	O
used	O
to	O
be	O
based	O
on	O
BRF	O
are	O
constantly	O
migrating	O
to	O
BRFplus	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
While	O
BRFplus	B-Application
supports	O
business	O
rules	O
for	O
applications	O
based	O
on	O
the	O
SAP	B-Application
NetWeaver	I-Application
ABAP	B-Language
stack	O
,	O
SAP	B-Application
is	O
offering	O
another	O
product	O
named	O
SAP	B-Application
NetWeaver	I-Application
Business	O
Rules	O
Management	O
(	O
BRM	O
)	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
BRM	O
supports	O
business	O
rule	O
modeling	O
for	O
the	O
SAP	B-Application
NetWeaver	I-Application
Java	B-Device
stack	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
BRFplus	B-Application
comes	O
with	O
a	O
special	O
expression	O
type	O
that	O
helps	O
bridging	O
the	O
gap	O
between	O
the	O
two	O
different	O
technologies	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
BRFplus	B-Application
has	O
been	O
delivered	O
to	O
the	O
public	O
with	O
SAP	B-Application
NetWeaver	I-Application
7.0	O
Enhancement	O
Package	O
1	O
for	O
the	O
first	O
time	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Being	O
part	O
of	O
SAP	B-Application
NetWeaver	I-Application
,	O
the	O
usage	O
of	O
BRFplus	B-Application
is	O
covered	O
by	O
the	O
"	O
SAP	B-Application
NetWeaver	I-Application
Foundation	O
for	O
Third	O
Party	O
Applications	O
"	O
license	O
,	O
with	O
no	O
additional	O
costs	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Carsten	O
Ziegler	O
,	O
Thomas	O
Albrecht	O
:	O
BRFplus	B-Application
–	O
Business	O
Rule	O
Management	O
for	O
ABAP	B-Language
Applications	O
.	O
</s>
