ABSTRACT
Base Services provide support for delivering applications to a wide variety of users over the Internet, intranet, and extranet. Base Services can be divided into the following areas: Web Server Services, Push/Pull Services, Batch Services, Report Services, and Workflow Services. The ability to interface with the host-based hardware, system software, and database management systems is critical. Rule Management Services are typically implemented through easily maintainable tables or rule bases that define the possible flows for a business event. The batch control updates are only required when data is committed to the database because the last commit will be undone, or “rolled back,” in the case of program or hardware failure. Input data processed since the last commit will be reprocessed if restart is required. A report distribution database is used to specify the destinations for each report supported by the report architecture.
