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S1000D Business Rule Creation and Implementation

March 9th, 2009 | Product Information Delivery for S1000D | Posted by Charlie Cartwright

Within S1000D there are a number of decisions that each project or organization must make. These Business Rules are decisions on how to implement S1000D. S1000D Chapter 2.5 Documentation process – Business rules provides detailed information and guidance related to S1000D Business Rules.

In Issue 4 an attempt was made to gather the Business Rule decisions that must be made into prescribed and easily identified segments of each chapter. These paragraphs are entitled “Business Rules Decisions.”  Issue 4.0 has about 676 paragraphs that contain Business Rules Decisions information.

In S1000D Issue 3.0 and earlier issues, the specification is less direct in pointing out areas where Business Rules decisions must be made. The paragraphs that contain Business Rule information in Issue 3 have various titles and key phrases. Issue 3.0 has 319 paragraphs where ‘…projects must decide…”, 52 paragraphs where “… the project must decide…”, 27 paragraphs were items are “… by project decision…”, 18 paragraphs where “…project decides…”, and 14 paragraphs where “…a project decision…” must be made.

Please share your experiences and best practices with S1000D business rule creation and implementation?

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Comments

1. Charlie Cartwright Says:
   March 13th, 2009 at 9:52 am

   The greatest potential for failure in a new S1000D project is to begin before the Business Rules are defined or to begin with poorly defined Business Rules. When Business Rules are poorly defined or not defined the potential for rework is enormous. The best, first, and greatest potential for cost saving tasks in an S1000D project is to clearly define and document the Business Rule and obtain concurrence from all stake holders.

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