Leverage collaboration features Encourage best practices Ensure consistency Manage rules as corporate asset Facilitate rule access and sharing Manage rules via the Web

Encourage collaboration and transparency. Rule Team Server for SharePoint provides a central storage system for business rules and metadata, fully integrated into Windows SharePoint Services. With Rule Team Server, you take advantage of SharePoint Services collaboration capabilities. Development teams and business users work together effortlessly and efficiently.

Leverage Collaboration Features

Leverage the file versioning capabilities of Windows SharePoint Services. With Rule Team Server for Sharepoint, you can manage multiple versions of documents for auditing and rollback. Users implement SharePoint Services features like file locking and workspace sites, preventing data loss. Business-rule access is controlled by the SharePoint administrator, using SharePoint Services security and profile settings.

Rule Team Server stores business rules as XML documents called RuleDocs, accessible through standard document libraries. Wizards allow developers to synchronize Rule Team Server business rules with Rule Studio for .NET.

Utilize Windows SharePoint Services collaboration features: document and meeting workspaces, user presence, discussion boards, tasks and alerts. Rule Team Server for SharePoint is built on top of Windows SharePoint Services. Business users have a single space to share and collaborate on business rules.

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Encourage best practices
Enable transparency with a central storage system for business rules and metadata. Business rules are stored as XML documents. All teams access the same rules, across the enterprise.

Ensure consistency
Keep teams consistent. Rules Team Server for SharePoint supports file check-in and check-out. Users can lock files while editing to prevent overwriting or editing.

Manage rules as corporate asset
Maintain standards with Windows SharePoint Services file-versioning capabilities. Manage multiple versions of business rules for auditing and rollback.

Facilitate rule access and sharing
Create workspace sites for collaborating on business rules. Windows SharePoint Services management tools enforce access and rights.

Manage rules via the Web
Create, edit and organize business rules intuitively. A flexible Web interface lets policy managers completely control rules stored using Rule Team Server.

Rules are managed through a Windows SharePoint Services site, which is constructed by the SharePoint administrator. ILOG Web Parts power the services site: RuleDoc Browser, Rule Editor and Rule Property Editor.

Web Parts give business users comprehensive editing options. Users can edit rules directly with Rule Editor. They can also edit rules with Microsoft Word 2003 or Microsoft Excel 2003 by launching Rule Solutions for Office from SharePoint Services. Familiar SharePoint Services features are available, including check-in, check-out and discussion boards.