BRFplus Rule Set in the Utilities Product
The rule set used during product modeling for utilities products is based on BRFplus, which is a framework based on SAP NetWeaver. The BRFplus rule set can be used to adjust products for the utilities industry according to specific customer requirements during product configuration.
BRFplus can be used to represent business decisions using rules and guidelines, which represent the decisions in the application logic.
This means that rules:
Can be changed flexibly
Can be simulated
Can be checked
Can be provided at runtime
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Outsourcing of rules means you can transfer the adjustment and revision of rules directly to the subject experts responsible.
This means you can for example make the following changes directly:
The specialist department can control the contract validity periods that apply in the company.
The specialist department can define field control in the application, for example by defining default settings or required field settings.
The specialist department can define the validation of field values.
The specialist department can use rules to display business partners or business agreements automatically for subsequent checks.
The specialist department can define additional checks that are based on a point of delivery-based address.
The product structure offers you various options for the different product roles, which you can use to apply rules to the individual modeling components.
The following diagram shows you the general product structure with the corresponding rules:
Different product components are available for modeling according to the product involved. The product role defines the rule types available.