Abstract: One embodiment of the invention is a method for generating a database model from a set of business rules. For a business rule given as input, an empty list of fact types is created. A determination of whether the business rule is a definitional rule defining that one or more propositions become true upon occurrence of an event is made. If the business rule is a definitional rule, the fact type of each of the propositions is added to the list of fact types. Otherwise, a determination of whether the business rule is an authorization rule for provision of information that comprises one or more authorized provisions of information corresponding to one or more fact types is made. If the business rule is an authorization rule for provision of information, the corresponding fact types are added to the list of fact types. For each fact type in the list of fact types, the fact type having at least one role, the role having a type, if the type of the role is not a lexical type, the type is added to a list of types.

Abstract: An embodiment of the present invention is a technique for processing an authorization rule. An object type is created for a return type of an operation in the rule authorizing a request for information. A current container is established. A propositional expression in the rule is processed to record the object type as a resulting context from the propositional expression in the current container.

Abstract: An embodiment of the present invention is a technique for translating a business rule. An operation for a rule to authorize a provision of information is created. A current container is established. A propositional expression in the rule describing the provision of the information is processed. If the current container is null, a context for the propositional expression is recorded as null, else an object type in the current container is recorded as a resulting context from the propositional expression.