Definitions — B

back-to-back assignments
backward chaining
BAM — See business activity monitoring
@baseclass — See ultimate base class
bar chart
base class
base page
base rule
Base64 encoding
bean — See Enterprise JavaBeans
best bet
binary file
binary large object   — see Storage Stream
BIX
BLOB   — see Storage Stream
blocked rule
BPEL
BPMN
branch RuleSet

breadcrumbs control
broadcast
browser
bubble chart
Build for Change
build number
build order
built-in rules — See standard rules
bulk processing
business activity monitoring
business architect
business day
business exception
business event
Business Intelligence Exchange
Business Process Execution Language
business process management
Business Process Modeling Notation
business rules engine
Business Value Assessment
BVA