Turning Business Rules into Code
A big part of data migrations is translated business logic, which often isn't explicitly represented anywhere, into migration code. Payroll allocations, revenue recognition, contract conversions: these aren’t simple data transfers, they’re business rules. Much of this nuance isn’t formally documented but instead lives in the heads of finance and accounting leaders.
Traditionally, engineers and IT teams must gather these requirements, interpret them, and then attempt to encode them in scripts or transformations. The result is delays, rework, and the constant risk of misinterpretation. Doyen changes this dynamic. Finance leaders can write their rules in plain English, and Doyen can translate them into executable migration code for ERP and Billing systems. The outcome: faster migrations, fewer errors, and better alignment between finance and IT.
ERP Examples of Natural Language Instructions
- “Allocate all payroll expenses from department 100 to departments 200 and 300 using a 60/40 split.”
- “Reclassify prepaid insurance accounts into monthly amortization entries ending December 2025.”
- “If an account balance is below $500, roll it into miscellaneous expenses at month end.”
Without Doyen, these rules require technical translation: an IT engineer would need deep accounting knowledge and hours of back-and-forth with finance teams to write custom scripts. With natural language instructions, finance teams state the rule once and Doyen transforms these into working code.
Billing Examples of Natural Language Instructions
- “Migrate all subscriptions with a start date before 2023-01-01 as ‘historical’ and exclude them from invoicing.”
- “If a customer has multiple active discounts, only retain the discount with the latest start date.”
- “Convert all quarterly billing frequencies to monthly while preserving total contract value.”
These rules combine billing context with technical implementation, a space where IT teams often lack clarity. Communicating the intent back and forth slows projects and risks mistakes. With Doyen, finance leaders capture these rules in their own language, and our platform guarantees they’re encoded and executed with precision.
Closing Thought
Financial migrations often struggle due to lack of clarity around the business rules and how to implement those business rules. By empowering finance leaders to express their rules in natural language, Doyen helps ensure that migrations are faster, more accurate, and truly reflective of the way your business runs.