
The reader can look more closely at the objects for this functionality in the sample
application. These objects are listed in Table 10.8.
Pathways
Relationship information is necessary, but it is not complete enough for a business
rules engine. A business rules engine needs to navigate from one table to another
within the database. These tables must be connected by relationships, and it is rela-
tively easy to go from a table to its immediate parent. It is less easy to go from a table
to its grandparent or great-grandparent. Furthermore, there may be more than one
way to go from a table to any related higher-level table (i.e., parent, grandparent,