Practice Makes Perfect: Business Rules Best Practices

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This week's best practices article features two video tutorials and 10 outstanding tips for using business rules. This article breaks down the different types of business rules, identifying how and when to use them to optimize system performance. Top practices include:

• Knowing when to use business rules
• Avoiding current.update() in business rules
• Using script includes instead of global business rules
• Using business rules to double-check critical input
• Enclosing code in functions
• Keeping business rules specific
• Using the Condition field appropriately
• Using scripts in conditions
• Using queries
• Avoiding client-callable business rules

You can watch the videos for case scenarios, or use the article as a quick reference to these helpful guidelines.

To view the KB article, see Best Practices — Business Rules.

For additional information, see Business Rules Best Practices.

To view the videos:

• Business Rules Best Practices Part 1: When to Run Business Rules
• Business Rules Best Practices Part 2: More Tips for Optimal Performance

For more best practices articles:

• Best Practices — Choice Lists
• Best Practices — System Properties
• Best Practices — Dictionary Overrides