ILOG Rule Solutions for Office provides add-ins for Microsoft Word 2007 and Microsoft Excel 2007 that enable non-technical business experts to author and manage rules using the popular Microsoft Office 2007 productivity suite.

When business policies are hard-coded into an enterprise application, the process of updating the system requires specialist programming staff, risks the stability of the system, and can take a long time.

By separating business logic from application code with business rules, organizations can quickly and easily implement new business policies or adapt to regulatory changes without the need to reprogram the application.

The rule editor integrated with Microsoft Word supports the writing of business rules with a natural language syntax. The decision table editor integrated into Microsoft Excel provides a convenient way to visualize and edit sets of similar business rules.

By leveraging the new features of the 2007 Microsoft Office System, ILOG Rule Solutions for Office enables users to access, edit and collaborate on Office documents that contain business rule data. Users benefit from a short learning curve and an easy-to-use environment that supports the way they work.