Decision Table page

The Decision Table page contains the condition cases and actions, their orientation (rows and columns), and the templates associated with that decision table. You open the Decision Table page from the Rule page.

From the Decision Table page, you can browse or edit an existing condition or action using a template, add a new condition using the templates defined for that decision table, delete a condition, change the order of conditions, change the orientation, change the initialization action rule using the associated template, browse and edit descriptions, and save a decision table as a working copy.

The page-specific information section of the content area includes the following elements.

Decision Table section

Provides the conditional cases, represented in the row and column headings, and the actions, represented as the intersection points of the conditional cases in the table. You can switch the orientation of condition rows from horizontal to vertical, or vice versa, using the orientation icon.
Initialization Rule
Shows the initialization rule of this decision table. The initialization rule is invoked directly before the decision table logic is issued and can be used to initialize variables and actions used in the decision table. The initialization rule displays only if the business rule definition was designed in WebSphere Integration Developer with an initialization action.
Otherwise
Shows the otherwise condition of this decision table. The otherwise condition is a special condition that will be entered by default if no other condition in the decision table is applicable. The otherwise condition displays only if the decision table definition was designed in WebSphere Integration Developer with an otherwise condition specified. You cannot add or remove the otherwise condition column from a decision table dynamically from the business rules manager.

Templates section

Facilitates creating a new rule using an existing template.


Last updated: Wed 06 Dec 2006 07:08:08

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