{"id":13416,"date":"2017-02-03T11:06:03","date_gmt":"2017-02-03T11:06:03","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.techopedia.com\/definition\/business-rule-management-system\/"},"modified":"2017-02-03T11:06:03","modified_gmt":"2017-02-03T11:06:03","slug":"business-rule-management-system","status":"publish","type":"definition","link":"https:\/\/www.techopedia.com\/definition\/30027\/business-rule-management-system-brms","title":{"rendered":"Business Rule Management System"},"content":{"rendered":"<h2><span id=\"what_does_business_rule_management_system_mean\">What Does Business Rule Management System Mean?<\/span><\/h2>\n<p>A business rule management system (BRMS) is a software system that is designed to automate the implementation of a business rule. A business rule is a rule that defines some operation of a business and always evaluates true or false. 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