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In computing,Oracle Policy Automation (or OPA for short) is a suite of software products for modeling and deploying business rules within enterprise applications. Unlike many other business rules products, OPA does not use the Rete engine.
Features and Components
Oracle Policy Modeling provides business rules authoring in Word and Excel documents. Rules are written using phrases in languages including English, Chinese and French[1], which are
Oracle Policy Automation provides business rules authoring via the desktop product Oracle Policy Modeling, deployment of interactive interviews via "Oracle Web Determinations" and
History
Oracle Policy Automation was acquired by Oracle in December 2008 through the acquisition of RuleBurst Holdings Limited[2], which at the time was trading as Haley. RuleBurst had acquired the assets of Pittsburgh-based Haley Systems the previous year, and subsequently rebranded as Haley.[3].
Other Products
At the time RuleBurst acquired Haley, Haley Expert Rules (fka HaleyAuthority) was embedded in Oracle's Siebel as Siebel Business Rules. This has caused some confusion, due to the similar naming and marketing of the two business rules products branded with the Haley name.