SMARTS™ RULES AUTHORING
Go beyond business rules management
- Use your data to author and test rules
- Express rules in a user-friendly manner
- Model decisions as you gather requirements for a new project
- Reuse rules across many dimensions

See SMARTS™ Rules Authoring in Action
USE YOUR DATA TO AUTHOR & TEST RULES
Quickly transform your data into rules and test as you go through point-and-click
- Simply upload sample data to start (ex. customer applications, activity logs, work orders)
- Use RedPen™ rules authoring tool to select the data attributes and values from sample data and write rules without code
- Immediately test your rules on your sample data
Easily create turbo-fast scoring, rating, and pricing engines
- Simply upload existing rate tables, pricing calculators, or other matrices in spreadsheet form
- Use Lookup Models to automatically translate everything into executable rules
- Immediately test your rules on your sample data
EXPRESS RULES IN A USER-FRIENDLY MANNER
Choose how to write your rules
- Use RedPen™ to author rules from sample data through point-and-click
- Author rules in SQL-like format
- Use Lookup Models to automatically translate spreadsheets into rules
- Use SparkL to express advance computations (ex. mathematical equations, string manipulations, constraints) in a natural, easy-to-understand language
- Use Pencil to build a decision model and automatically translate it into rules
Choose how to view your rules
- Change graphical representations for each rule set through SMARTS™ fluid rule metaphors
- Display rules sets as text, decision tables, decision trees, or graphs
- Choose the right view to help you accomplish your task at hand
MODEL DECISIONS AS YOU GATHER NEW PROJECT REQUIREMENTS
Capture and organize data requirements and business rules from the get go
- Use our Pencil modeling tool to define and graphically represent requirements, inputs, and outputs
- Ideal for early phases of a project (ex. launching a new product or service)
- Follows Decision Model and Notation (DMN) standard
- Collaborate with stakeholders to refine your decision model
- Automatically translate the decision model into executable rules

DMN diagram of auto insurance quote

Exception Rule created for the state of California
REUSE RULES ACROSS MANY DIMENSIONS
Easily author, organize, and maintain complex decisions
- Efficiently manage decisions that vary by dimension through SMARTS™ cascading decisions
- State or country-specific policies
- Lines of business and products
- Customer segments, marketing channels, and more
- Author common rules once and then add exception rules where necessary
- Quickly conduct compliance audits and adapt to changing regulations
Your Next Steps
FEATURED BLOG POSTS
How to Write Business Rules
Tips for Business Analysts on How to Write Business Rules Throughout the years, the business rules experts at Sparkling Logic have provided tips on how to write business rules. This post consolidates some of the best of the best with example business rules. Note, the...
Future-Proof Business Rules Management
Not All Business Rules are Created Equal The shortest distance between two points is a straight line. If only decision-making were that simple. Business rules (and decision) management has provided a framework for organizations to automate and optimize operational...
What to Look For in a Decision Management System (DMS)?
Our “Decision Management 101” series is designed for business leaders who are unfamiliar with decision management and are currently facing challenges with automation, adaptability, and scalability. In Part 3, we cover what to look for in a decision management system.