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diff --git a/examples/examples-myfirstpolicy/src/site-docs/adoc/fragments/01-introduction.adoc b/examples/examples-myfirstpolicy/src/site-docs/adoc/fragments/01-introduction.adoc new file mode 100644 index 000000000..02a7a0e76 --- /dev/null +++ b/examples/examples-myfirstpolicy/src/site-docs/adoc/fragments/01-introduction.adoc @@ -0,0 +1,25 @@ +// +// ============LICENSE_START======================================================= +// Copyright (C) 2016-2018 Ericsson. All rights reserved. +// ================================================================================ +// This file is licensed under the CREATIVE COMMONS ATTRIBUTION 4.0 INTERNATIONAL LICENSE +// Full license text at https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/legalcode +// +// SPDX-License-Identifier: CC-BY-4.0 +// ============LICENSE_END========================================================= +// +// @author Sven van der Meer (sven.van.der.meer@ericsson.com) +// + +== Introduction + +Consider a scenario where a supermarket chain called _HyperM_ controls how it sells items in a policy-based manner. +Each time an item is processed by _HyperM_'s point-of-sale (PoS) system an event is generated and published about that item of stock being sold. +This event can then be used to update stock levels, etc.. + +__HyperM__ want to extend this approach to allow some checks to be performed before the sale can be completed. +This can be achieved by requesting a policy-controlled decision as each item is processed by for sale by each PoS system. +The decision process is integrated with __HyperM__'s other IT systems that manage stock control, sourcing and purchasing, personnel systems, etc. + +In this document we will show how APEX and APEX Policies can be used to achieve this, starting with a simple policy, building up to more complicated policy that demonstrates the features of APEX. + |