Rules Files and Knowledge Bases

Rules can be created in Resource Governor to set a variety of limits on database queries, such as establishing WHERE clause requirements or disallowing queries during specified time periods.

Resource Governor uses a language called Business Rule Language (BRL). BRL allows IF/THEN testing on certain information available when rules execute. Each BRL rule consists of three parts:

• The rule name, which is required, serves as a comment or description.
• A supporting condition (antecedent) or procedure statement. This is not syntactically necessary.
• A conclusion.

For more information about BRL, see Business Rule Language (BRL).