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Business Rule Validator

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A rule engine that evaluates domain-specific validity constraints, such as prices above cost, permitted status transitions or transaction limits, against incoming records.

Responsibility. Detects data that violates domain business rules.

Also known as: Business rule engine

Direct neighbourhood (hover for relationship types)

Relationships

is configured by structural

Formal Rule Specification Ch6.4

is invoked by dependency

Data Quality Validator Ch6.4

Design guidance

SHOULD have rules defined by domain experts to capture constraints that simple format checks cannot.

Classification

Patterns: Rule-based validation
Quality attributes: Functional suitability: correctness and validity (ISO/IEC 25010 | NIST AI RMF: valid)
Risks mitigated: Business rule violations (prices below cost, past-dated future appointments, unreconciled inventory)

Sources

Ch6.4: T. Nguyen, "Data Quality Fundamentals," in Mastering Agentic AI Systems: Guide for the NVIDIA NCP-AAI Exam, 1st ed. 2026, ch. 6.4. ISBN: 9798244538229.