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This document explains how to create an initiator BRF+ flat rule and integrate it with a GRC MSMP workflow. It provides the steps to: 1) Create a BRF+ flat rule linked to an MSMP workflow process ID in IMG 2) Customize the rule by creating a decision table with conditions and results 3) Configure the MSMP workflow to use the new rule by adding it and mapping results to paths.

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BRF Plus Flate Rule - GRC Integration

This document explains how to create an initiator BRF+ flat rule and integrate it with a GRC MSMP workflow. It provides the steps to: 1) Create a BRF+ flat rule linked to an MSMP workflow process ID in IMG 2) Customize the rule by creating a decision table with conditions and results 3) Configure the MSMP workflow to use the new rule by adding it and mapping results to paths.

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 Created by Former Member on Sep 25, 2015

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How to create an Initiator BRF+ Flat Rule  
Purpose
Purpose of this document is to explain the functionality of BRF+ rule and it's integration with GRC.

Overview
Below document detail explains how to create a BRF + Flat Rule for Access Request MSMP Workflow.
BRF+ Flat rule allows people without development skills to easily create complex rules for triggering
workflows. Pre-requisite to create this is that you have already a working MSMP workflow
configured.

Creating a Rule
Go to IMG. GRC -> Access Control -> Workflow for Access Control -> Workflow-Related MSMP
Rules

1. Choose the MSMP Process ID you want to link the rule to. For example:
SAP_GRAC_ACCESS_REQUEST
2. Select rule type BRF+ Flat Rule
3. Select rule kind Initiator Rule
4. Give a name to the Rule ID. For example: Z_BRF_INITIATOR
5. Give a name to the Application/Func. Group name.
6. Make sure both "Generate Rule" and "Gen. Rule Work-area" are selected. Click in the Input
box for “Override BRF+ Application Tex” and click Enter.
7. You will get the option to create the decision table.
8. Select the attributes for the Decision Table.
9. Select "Validate Rule Execution" and “Add Initial Line to the Line Items” and run the program.
10. A rule should be created successfully.
FIGURE 1

Note: Specify nay name for the BRF Application. It is recommended to start the Application Name by
Z.

Customizing the Rule


For customizing the rule, you need to follow the following steps.

1. Go to IMG. GRC -> Access Control -> Workflow for Access Control -> Define Business Rule
Framework
2. Navigate to the Application ID you just created.
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              3. Copy the object and assign the development package to the same

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Note: We are doing this step to ensure that the BRF Rule we are creating is transportable. We can
delete the local object if not required.

           4. Expand the rule ID until you find the RULE ID previously created.

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         5. Click and create the Decision table in the Top Expression and you will get the Decision Table
created earlier.

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Insert as many rows as required. Each line will match a specific condition based on request attributes
depending on the columns you selected. Each line will be mapped to a path in the MSMP Workflow
configuration, make sure you give it a unique result value in the column RULE_RESULT.
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In the above example, we have chosen the Direct Value Input after selecting the icon at each cell of
the table. Once you have typed in all different conditions including the result values in the decision
table click on Save and then Activate

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Now navigate to the function and click on Save then Activate.


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The function, Application and the decision table should be marked with a green light.

Navigate to the function and click on "Show More", then take note of the ID string as this will be
used later when configuring the process ID with the new rule.

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Configuring MSMP Workflow


Go to IMG. GRC -> Access Control -> Workflow for Access Control -> Maintain MSMP Workflow

Select the process ID used when creating the rule and click on "Display/Change" and go to stage
Maintain Rules.
Add the new rule ID to the list of rules (use the long string ID, not the rule name) –
0050568B4B261EE0B293A707477F01B4 (in our example)

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Search the Rule ID you have created now in the Table – List of Rules. Select the respective row and
then click on results and add all possible rule result values as configured in the decision table in
column RULE_RESULT.
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Under Global Rules change the initiator to the new rule
ID. 

FIGURE 17

Go to stage Maintain Paths and make sure you have created all required paths to be linked to the
initiator

FIGURE 18

Go to stage Maintain Route Mapping and add an entry for each path you want to trigger using the
initiator. Notice that the rule ID is always the rule ID configure as Global Rule in stage Maintain Rules.
Also the Rule Result value must match that of the decision table and configured in step  4.
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Generate the MSMP Workflow

Now you should be able to create a request and it will be routed according to the mapping
configured and the decision table created.

Note:

The result values from the BRF+ Initiator rules must be unique across rules

The BRF+ rules are matched in order from top to bottom.

Only the Global Initiator can be mapped to paths, meaning there will be only one Initiator per
Process ID

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