Product Studio terminology¶
Rosetta stone: what the industry and legacy PAS systems call things vs what Limen calls them.
| Industry / legacy term | Limen term | Where it lives |
|---|---|---|
| Product Configuration Engine | Product Studio (BC: product) |
Configuration layer |
| Product / plan / scheme | Product definition | Published package bundling templates |
| Benefit | Component (instance on a contract) | Runtime — CoverComponent in snapshot |
| Benefit template / cover option | Component template | Product Studio |
| Rider / add-on | Optional component template on product | Product Studio |
| Rate table / tariff | Decision pack (rating) | decision BC — DMN or rate schedule |
| Underwriting rules / matrix | Decision pack (UW) | decision BC — DMN |
| Rating factors (age, SA, smoker…) | Template fields + DMN inputs | Template schema + decision pack |
| GL mapping / chart of accounts | Ledger chart map | Product Studio → ledger BC |
| Posting role | Abstract ledger slot (e.g. PREMIUM_RECEIVABLE) |
Resolved via chart map |
| Channel / intermediary | Channel definition | Product Studio (phase B) |
| Commission rules | Commission pack | commission BC (future) |
| Policy wording / schedule | Document template ref | CCM integration (future) |
| Waiting period | Lifecycle rule on template/product | Behaviour binding → Kinetic |
| Escalation / indexation | Milestone + decision pack | Kinetic + decision |
| Group / employer scheme | Group product definition | Product Studio (phase B) |
| Quote | Contract version QUOTE |
Runtime — contract BC |
| In force / active | Contract version INFORCE |
Runtime |
| Lapse | Contract version LAPSED |
Runtime — continuous milestones |
Engines (doctrine names)¶
| Engine | Limen BC / module | Role |
|---|---|---|
| Quantum-Tree | contract |
Versioned contract + components |
| Fluid-GL | ledger |
Append-only money |
| Graph-E | party |
Parties, roles, hierarchy |
| Kinetic | milestone + lifecycle |
Time-based behaviour |
| Decisioning | decision |
DMN / rate packs |
Add rows as new domain examples are validated.