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title: Business rule use cases
description: Use cases for business rules include aborting a database action and restricting record access.
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# Business rule use cases

Use cases for business rules include aborting a database action and restricting record access.

-   **[Abort a database action](https://raw.githubusercontent.com/ServiceNow/ServiceNowDocs/australia/markdown/australia/api-reference/scripts/c_AbortDatabaseActionBusRule.md)**  
You can use a before business rule script to cancel or abort the current database action using the current.setAbortAction\(true\) method.
-   **[Restricting record access](https://raw.githubusercontent.com/ServiceNow/ServiceNowDocs/australia/markdown/australia/api-reference/scripts/c_ExScptDftBfrQryBsnRu.md)**  
You can use a query business rule that executes before the database query to prevent users from accessing certain records.

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