Flexible Updating of Production Applications Automatically converts business policy changes made in Innovator-based applications into Blaze rule service updates that can be executed by Blaze Advisor Rule Server and Engine. Updates can be performed automatically on a scheduled basis or deployed as needed. This provides standards-based control of who has access to which rules. Rule service design can enforce the collection of audit information. Reusable Rule Management Templates Supports the creation of reusable rule management structures or templates that can incorporate entire rule services with multiple steps, functions, and rulesets, or can be based on single rules.
Templates can help enforce the consistent deployment of rule changes.
Support for Application Service Providers ASPs can use a single rule service template to provide rules and personalization that differ for each of their clients. Version Control Supports movement of projects and rulesets from test to production versions as well as creation of new projects and rule-sets. Allows export and storage of rule services in an external version control system. Allows developers to use JSP, ASP, Visual Basic, or Swing to develop Innovator-enabled rule maintenance applications. Client applications can use both standard Innovator Deployment Beans and custom Innovator Beans generated by the Innovator Bean Generator.