Patent attributes
An embodiment of the present invention is directed to a fully self-sufficient and configurable smart contract for private blockchains that eliminates code and updates. An embodiment of the present invention does not rely on multiple smart contracts to handle incoming transactions and data. A configurable smart contract framework of an embodiment of the present invention enables end users to configure and manage various business rules to be applied to transaction data without the need to write smart contract code. These business rules may be stored in the ledger in the form of transaction configuration rules and query presets for full auditability and traceability.