Encourage collaboration and transparency. ILOG Rules for .NET Rule Team Server for SharePoint provides a central storage system for business rules and metadata, and it is fully integrated into Microsoft Windows SharePoint Services.

Take advantage of SharePoint Services' collaboration capabilities. Developers and non-technical business users work together effortlessly and efficiently with RuleTeam Server for Sharepoint.

Leverage collaboration features
Leverage the file versioning capabilities of Microsoft 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. Rule document access is controlled by the SharePoint administrator, using SharePoint Services security and profile settings.

Rule Team Server stores business rules as Open 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.

Edit rules with Rule Team Server for SharePoint.
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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 to prevent multiple people editing the same document at the same time.

Manage rules as corporate assets
Maintain standards with Microsoft 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. Microsoft 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 in Rule Team Server.

Rules are managed through a Microsoft Windows SharePoint Services site, which is constructed by the SharePoint administrator. ILOG’sWeb parts— RuleDoc Browser, Rule Editor, Rule Property Editor and Ruleset Deployment—power the site.

ILOG Web Parts give business users comprehensive editing options. Users can edit rules directly with Rule Editor, or they can use Microsoft Word 2007 or Microsoft Excel 2007 by launching ILOG Rules for .NET Rule Solutions for Office from SharePoint Services. Familiar SharePoint Services features, including check-in, check-out and discussion boards, are available.

Put updated rules into production
Non-technical business users can make their rule changes effective immediately when using Ruleset Deployment by updating the rulesets used by their applications.