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Business Rules Example #300 – Managing and Validating Doctor Certifications
A new knowledge base article has been published on our support portal. Overview Doctor/Physician certification and credential management is a critical yet complex challenge for healthcare organizations. Medical staff must navigate intricate training pathways where...
Why You Still Need a Business Rules Engine – The hidden cost of AI-generated business logic
"Every D365 JavaScript web resource & C# Plugin generated from a chat prompt is a future archaeology project for someone who wasn’t in the room." John Grace - North52 CEO Just describe what you want in plain English. The AI spits out a working plugin. Deploy it,...
Business Rules Example #299 – Shopify Fraud Detection and Order Management using North52 Business Rules Engine and Microsoft Dataverse
A new knowledge base article has been published on our support portal. Overview This North52 rules engine example implements a fraud detection and order management system for Shopify orders. Shopify sends information to Dataverse via a webhook. This triggers a Flow...
Why You Still Need a Business Rules Engine Like North52 in the Age of Vibe Coding
Your LinkedIn feed has changed. Where it used to be full of people debating low-code vs. pro-code, now it's full of people building entire applications in an afternoon with Claude Code or Cursor, narrating the process in real time, often with a tone of mild disbelief....
Business Rules Example #298 – Automatically process Email using Dataverse AI Functions: AIClassify, AIReply, AISentiment, AISummarize
A new knowledge base article has been published on our support portal. Overview Using AI to help analyze emails can make the processing of enquires very efficient. Microsoft Dataverse provides AI functions that can be easily used within the North52 business rules...
Business Rules Example #297 – Display Custom Dismissible Alerts in Dataverse Side Pane
A new knowledge base article has been published on our support portal. Overview When operating in a call center environment and using Microsoft Dynamics 365/Dataverse, providing crucial information to agents about the caller can improve the call handling outcome....
Business Rules Example #296 – Create Field Service Work Order from a Quote
A new knowledge base article has been published on our support portal. Overview Easily create a Microsoft Dynamics Field Service Work Order from a Quote using the North52 business rules engine. There is no out-of-the-box capability to create a Work Order from a...
North52 Release – July 2025 – v651
New Features Added support for Microsoft Source Control Enhanced the Alert() function so that it can take a parameter which can cancel a client-side save event Enhanced the ConfirmDialog() function so that it can take a parameter which can cancel a client-side save...
Business Rules Example #295 – Trigger Decision Table Rules from Azure Data Factory
A new knowledge base article has been published on our support portal. Overview Using a custom action we show you how to trigger North52 Decision Table rules as part of your Azure Data Factory pipeline. The Decision Table rules in this scenario have been purposely...
Business Rules Example #294 – Deterministic Rules for your Microsoft Dataverse AI Agent
A new knowledge base article has been published on our support portal. Overview AI Large Language Models (LLMs) are inherently probabilistic, making them less suitable for scenarios requiring fast and consistently 100% accurate results. However, integrating a...