Rulebase Integration for eCollaboration

This paper provides a classification of rulebase integration for eCollaboration. A variety of conflicts between rulebases are identified and guidelines for conflict resolutions are suggested. Based on the classification, a framework for rulebase integration is proposed containing two different integration approaches, namely interoperation and interchange. The problem of semantics-preserving rulebase transformation is discussed, and a solution is given. Function serialization and representation during transformation are also discussed and represented in terms of Functional RuleML.