Integrate with Microsoft Office 2003 Edit in Microsoft Word and Excel Access TeamSever for SharePoint

Increase productivity and reduce training. Rule Solutions for Office is a set of plug-ins integrated into Microsoft Office Professional Edition 2003. Business users edit and manage business rules in a familiar environment. With Rule Solutions for Office, analysts and managers employ trusted tools and applications to write rules.

Collaborate More Effectively

Rule Solutions for Office uses Microsoft Office's document workspace pane to display the status of documents that contain business rules. Business users can easily collaborate using Rule Team Server and Windows SharePoint Services. Documents are stored as XML documents, called RuleDocs. This allows users to leverage Microsoft Word and Microsoft Excel tools for viewing and handling XML files.

Integrate Rule .NET solutions with Microsoft Office 2003
Business users author and manage business rules using productivity applications they know and trust. A set of plug-ins for Microsoft Office enables instant integration.

Edit in Microsoft Word and Excel
An editor embedded in Microsoft Word makes Business Action Language quick and accessible.

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Edit decision tables in Microsoft Word and Excel
Visualize and express business rules as decision tables directly, using Microsoft Excel.

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Access Team Server for SharePoint
Check the status of rule documents stored in Team Server for SharePoint, using Microsoft Office 2003’s document workspace pane.