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# Plan and Prepare for Your Business Rules Engine Implementation

Explore some key concepts and considerations before you implement Business Rules Engine in your org.

- **[How to Choose Between Standard and Advanced Decision Table Types](https://help.salesforce.com/s/articleView?id=ind.bre_choosing_decision_table_type.htm&release=264.0.0&type=5)**  
    Optimize your rule management based on the size and complexity of data by selecting the right decision table type. This categorization improves system performance and storage efficiency, ensuring fast and scalable decision-making processes. Customize your tables to improve flexibility and resource allocation.
- **[How to Bring External Data into Business Rules Engine](https://help.salesforce.com/s/articleView?id=ind.bre_bring_external_data.htm&release=264.0.0&type=5)**  
    Review the methods and processes to bring data from your external systems into Business Rules Engine, and choose the method that best suits your business requirements.
- **[How Business Rules Engine and Salesforce Flow Enhance Digital Process Automation](https://help.salesforce.com/s/articleView?id=ind.bre_how_business_rules_engine_and_salesforce_flow_enhance_digital_process_automation.htm&release=264.0.0&type=5)**  
    Discover how Business Rules Engine and Salesforce Flow work together to enhance decision-making and reduce the complexity of your automation workflow. Salesforce Flow is a powerful tool for automating processes and defining business logic. Business Rules Engine offers distinct advantages for handling complex, dynamic rule-based decision-making at scale. Business Rules Engine complements Salesforce Flow for managing advanced rule-based logic.
- **[Best Practices for Executing Expression Set Rules on Large Datasets by using Salesforce Flow](https://help.salesforce.com/s/articleView?id=ind.bre_run_expression_set_rules_on_large_datasets_by_using_salesforce_flow.htm&release=264.0.0&type=5)**  
    Business scenarios can involve running rules on thousands or even millions of input records to get the results you need. Business Rules Engine gives you multiple options for bulk processing rules on large datasets, according to your specific requirements. You can run business rules on large datasets in a single call or in batches.