Business policy

Definition:	directive that is concerned with directly controlling, influencing, or regulating the actions of an enterprise and the people in it and that is not directly enforceable

Source:	BMM	Concepts

Dictionary Basis:

a definite course or method of action selected (as by a government, institution, group, or individual) from among alternatives and in the light of given conditions to guide and usually determine present and future decisions ; MWUD 'Policy' {5a)Property "Dictionary basis" (as page type) with input value "a definite course or method of action selected (as by a government, institution, group, or</br>individual) from among alternatives and in the light of given conditions to guide and usually</br>determine present and future decisions ; MWUD 'Policy' {5a)" contains invalid characters or is incomplete and therefore can cause unexpected results during a query or annotation process.

Concept type:	directive

Note:

The purpose of a business policy is to govern or guide the enterprise. The formulation of a business policy is under an enterprise’s control by a party authorized to manage, control, or regulate the enterprise, by selection from alternatives in response to a combination of assessments.Property "Note" (as page type) with input value "The purpose of a business policy is to govern or guide the enterprise. The formulation of a</br>business policy is under an enterprise’s control by a party authorized to manage, control, or</br>regulate the enterprise, by selection from alternatives in response to a combination of</br>assessments." contains invalid characters or is incomplete and therefore can cause unexpected results during a query or annotation process.

Note:

‘Not directly enforceable’ means that some interpretation of the directive (e.g., in business rules) is needed in order to detect violations.Property "Note" (as page type) with input value "‘Not directly enforceable’ means that some interpretation of the directive (e.g., in business</br>rules) is needed in order to detect violations." contains invalid characters or is incomplete and therefore can cause unexpected results during a query or annotation process.

Note:

Compared to a business rule, a business policy tends to be less structured, less discrete, less atomic, less compliant with standard business vocabulary, less formally articulated.Property "Note" (as page type) with input value "Compared to a business rule, a business policy tends to be less structured, less discrete, less</br>atomic, less compliant with standard business vocabulary, less formally articulated." contains invalid characters or is incomplete and therefore can cause unexpected results during a query or annotation process.