<s>
In	O
computer	O
software	O
development	O
,	O
the	O
business	B-Application
rules	I-Application
approach	I-Application
is	O
a	O
development	O
methodology	O
where	O
rules	O
are	O
in	O
a	O
form	O
that	O
is	O
used	O
by	O
,	O
but	O
does	O
not	O
have	O
to	O
be	O
embedded	O
in	O
,	O
business	O
process	O
management	O
systems	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
business	B-Application
rules	I-Application
approach	I-Application
formalizes	O
an	O
enterprise	O
's	O
critical	O
business	O
rules	O
in	O
a	O
language	O
that	O
managers	O
and	O
technologists	O
understand	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
formal	B-Application
specification	I-Application
becomes	O
information	O
for	O
process	O
and	O
rules	O
engines	O
to	O
run	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
These	O
needs	O
are	O
addressed	O
by	O
a	O
business	B-Application
rules	I-Application
approach	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Many	O
commercial	O
rule	O
engines	O
provide	O
the	O
Rete	B-Algorithm
algorithm	I-Algorithm
,	O
a	O
proprietary	O
algorithm	O
that	O
embodies	O
many	O
of	O
the	O
principles	O
of	O
Rete	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
However	O
,	O
there	O
are	O
other	O
execution	O
algorithms	O
such	O
as	O
the	O
sequential	O
algorithm	O
(	O
ILOG	O
and	O
Blaze	O
Advisor	O
terminology	O
)	O
,	O
algorithms	O
for	O
evaluating	O
decision	O
tables/trees	O
,	O
and	O
algorithms	O
tuned	O
for	O
hierarchical	O
XML	B-Protocol
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
Rete	B-Algorithm
algorithm	I-Algorithm
is	O
a	O
stateful	O
pattern	O
matching	O
algorithm	O
designed	O
to	O
minimize	O
the	O
evaluation	O
of	O
repetitive	O
tests	O
across	O
many	O
objects/attributes	O
and	O
many	O
rules	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
With	O
a	O
defined	O
and	O
implemented	O
vocabulary	O
,	O
it	O
is	O
relatively	O
easy	O
to	O
write	O
rules	O
in	O
a	O
BRMS	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Date	O
,	O
business	O
rules	O
translate	O
into	O
data	O
integrity	O
constraints	O
when	O
one	O
thinks	O
in	O
terms	O
of	O
the	O
relational	B-Architecture
model	I-Architecture
of	I-Architecture
database	I-Architecture
management	I-Architecture
.	O
</s>
<s>
Thus	O
,	O
a	O
true	O
RDBMS	B-Application
could	O
be	O
thought	O
of	O
in	O
terms	O
of	O
a	O
declarative	B-Language
business	O
rules	O
engine	O
with	O
added	O
data	B-General_Concept
management	I-General_Concept
capability	O
.	O
</s>
