Distributed order orchestration system with rules engine

A computer-implemented method for defining a business rule for a distributed order orchestration system, the computer-implemented method comprising:

• creating a business rule;
• when a rule set does not already exist, creating a rule set;
• adding the business rule to the rule set;
• adding the rule set to a rule dictionary of a business process;
• and
• storing rule dictionary in a process definition table.

A computer-readable medium having instructions stored thereon, when executed by a processor, cause the processor to implement a business rule in a distributed order orchestration system, the instructions comprising:

• creating an instance of an executable process;
• loading a rule dictionary;
• initiating a rule session based on the loaded rule dictionary;
• and
• during an execution of the instance of the executable process, applying a business rule of a rule set of the rule dictionary in order to evaluate a condition for the instance of the executable process.

A computer-implemented method for implementing a business rule in a distributed order orchestration system, the computer-implemented method comprising:

• creating an instance of an executable process;
• loading a rule dictionary;
• initiating a rule session based on the loaded rule dictionary;
• and
• during an execution of the instance of the executable process, applying a business rule of a rule set of the rule dictionary in order to evaluate a condition for a step of the instance of the executable process.

A distributed orchestration order system, comprising:

• a processor;
• an order capture module;
• and
• an orchestration module,
• wherein the order capture module is configured to create a business rule,
• wherein, when a rule set does not already exist, the order capture module is further configured to create a rule set,
• wherein the order capture module is further configured to add the business rule to the rule set,
• wherein the order capture module is further configured to add the rule set to a rule dictionary of a business process,
• wherein the order capture module is further configured to store the rule dictionary in a process definition table,
• wherein the orchestration module is configured to create an instance of an executable process,
• wherein the orchestration module is further configured to load a rule dictionary,
• wherein the orchestration module is further configured to initiate a rule session based on the loaded rule dictionary, and
• wherein, during an execution of the instance of the executable process, the orchestration module is further configured to apply a business rule of a rule set of the rule dictionary in order to evaluate a condition for the instance of the executable process.