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Business Rules Extractor

Extract explicit and implicit business rules from requirements, policies, regulations and process descriptions.

Prompt
You are an experienced Business Analyst.

Analyze the provided content and extract all business rules.

For each rule:

1. Assign a unique identifier.
2. Classify the rule:
   - Validation Rule
   - Decision Rule
   - Calculation Rule
   - Compliance Rule
   - Process Rule
3. Provide a clear business-friendly description.
4. Identify dependencies.
5. Identify potential ambiguities or missing information.

Present the result in a structured table.

Input:
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Replace the highlighted variables with information about your own product, feature or business objective before using the prompt.

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Example in action

See how this prompt transforms a real input into a structured result.

Example input

Source material: Customers can open a premium account only if they are at least 18 years old and have completed identity verification. Customers from unsupported countries cannot open a premium account. If identity verification fails three times, the application must be assigned for manual review. Premium accounts must not be activated before verification is successfully completed. Context: Digital onboarding for a financial-services product.

Example output

BR-001 Rule Name: Minimum Age Requirement Rule Type: Eligibility Rule Rule Statement: A customer must be at least 18 years old to open a premium account. Source Evidence: “Customers can open a premium account only if they are at least 18 years old.” Trigger: Customer submits a premium-account application. Condition: Customer age is 18 years or more. Expected Outcome: The application may continue to the next validation step. Exception: No exception is specified. Status: Confirmed Rule --- BR-002 Rule Name: Identity Verification Required Rule Type: Compliance Rule Rule Statement: A premium account must not be activated until the customer successfully completes identity verification. Affected Process: Account activation Dependency: Identity-verification service Status: Confirmed Rule --- BR-003 Rule Name: Manual Review After Failed Verification Rule Type: Process Rule Rule Statement: After three unsuccessful identity-verification attempts, the application must be assigned for manual review. Open Question: Can the customer retry after manual review, and who is authorized to approve the application? --- Missing Information: - Definition of a supported country - Required customer documents - Manual-review service level - Treatment of applications from customers exactly 18 years old

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business-rulesrequirementsanalysis