Business Rules Vs Workflow Helper

[Panther_0312]

Why are Business Rules considered better than the workflow helper. It is quite easier to add the validation directly in workflow helper but still the Business Rules are considered as the standard one. 

[vnamboodheri]

Hi @Panther_0312,

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1. The version of Windchill you are using?
2. Have you encountered any limitations with Business Rules that made you consider using Workflow Helper instead?

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[Panther_0312]

Hi @vana,

1.The windchill version that I am using is 12.0

2.No limitations that I have encountered. I just wanted to understand the advantage of Business Rule over Workflow Helper. Business Rules involves a lot of files to be created in order for it to take effect and workflow helper just involves including a custom validation in the workflow helper file and then calling it in a workflow, yet Business Rules are considered as the standard one. Why ?

[BjoernRueegg]

The BusinessRules framework has some advantages over doing it everything in the Workflow. 

• On the fly check e.g. on a change task, on change notice, promotion request, etc.
• Table to filter objects and rules
• Object-specific error messages 
• Changes to rules without workflow restart

Yes, you can do everything yourself and create e.g. an HTML table to show the errors.Yes, you can do everything yourself and create, e.g. an HTML table to show the errors.

The disadvantage is that PTC provides only load files to create new Rule Sets and Rules, and also modifying rule parameters needs to be set by load files. That is the reason why we created a tool to manage the business rules by a GUI.

[vnamboodheri]

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[HelesicPetr]

Hi @Panther_0312 

I would like to say that the Business rule is a configuration that can be done without deep customization and coding knowledge.

If you want to use any Helper in a Workflow you need to know how to create customization and how to write a code. 

That is the difference from my perspective..

PetrH

[BjoernRueegg]

@HelesicPetr 

I would say it depends. There are, I believe, 4 out-of-the-box rules available. Everything else is also customizing. But it is customizing inside the business rules framework. This makes it a little bit easier.

[HelesicPetr]

Yes, customization without coding 😄

Someone can also say that changing wt.properties values is customization 😄 

PetrH