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    &lt;span style=&quot;mso-bidi-font-weight: bold&quot;>Rule Testing allows developers to:&lt;/span>
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            &lt;span style=&quot;mso-bidi-font-weight: bold&quot;>Validate each rule in the context of its rule set:&lt;/span>
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                    Control the rule set quality.
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                    Impact analysis: to define at the execution if rules are in conflict.
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                    Define Data scenarios and test cases to complete the rule approach.
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            &lt;span style=&quot;mso-bidi-font-weight: bold&quot;>Develop a powerful framework to support this goal.&lt;/span>
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            &lt;span style=&quot;mso-bidi-font-weight: bold&quot;>Helps to have non-regression tests.&lt;/span>
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            &lt;span style=&quot;mso-bidi-font-weight: bold&quot;>Helps to have simulation platform.&lt;/span>&lt;br />
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    &lt;span style=&quot;mso-bidi-font-weight: bold&quot;>&lt;span style=&quot;mso-bidi-font-weight: bold&quot;>The objective of testing is
    to:&lt;/span>&lt;/span>
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            Allow policy managers and business analysts to ensure that the rules are consistent with the intended policy.
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            Provide a sandbox environment for policy experimentation.
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    We distinguish three types&lt;b>:&lt;/b>
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            &lt;b>&lt;i>Unit Testing&lt;/i>&lt;/b> : The process of testing a &lt;em>specific rule.&lt;/em>
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                &lt;b>&lt;i>End-to-End Testing&lt;/i>&lt;/b> : The process of testing a (larger) set of rules, a whole ruleflow or an
                &lt;em>entire rule service.&lt;/em>
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                &lt;strong>&lt;i>Simulation and Impact Analysis&lt;/i> :&lt;/strong>
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                The process of testing a &lt;em>policy change&lt;/em> on a sample set of &lt;em>real data&lt;/em>, to predict the
                &lt;em>impact&lt;/em> this would have &lt;em>on the business.&lt;/em>&lt;br />
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