Rules based Configuration ER design

I'm looking at a head start in developing a "Rules based configuration
system." One like Dell Computer has where you build your PC. Are there any
database designs available for this type of thing?
Regards,
Gary BlakelyHello Gary,
Since rules based system is too general and you may want to be more
specific.
A very simple sample, let's say you have 3 configuration parameters and 2
rules. 1 rule has some relation to all 3 parameters. The tables shall be
tbl-rule
ruleid rulename ..
1 rule1
tbl-parameters
paramid paramname ..
1 p1
tbl-rule-parm-relation
ruleid paramid value relation
1 1 10 >
1 2 5 <
Some more complex situation might be based on knowledge management, expert
system etc which is beyond a simple E-R desgin.
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Best Regards,
Peter Yang
MCSE2000/2003, MCSA, MCDBA
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