Defining checking options

You can specify tests that Rule Designer conducts to identify problems with a decision table.

About this task

You can define global checking options for condition columns, or you can set up your own value checks to verify cell values in individual condition or action columns.

Attention:

Checking is an intense CPU activity and might increase processing time for large decision tables and, as a result, for the build process.

Procedure

To define checking options for condition columns or cell values:

Use the decision table editor to define the type of checking you require, as outlined in the following table:

To define global checking options	To define your own cell value checks:
In the decision table editor, right-click a column or a cell and then click Decision Table Properties. Click the General tab of the Decision Table Properties dialog. In the “Table checks” area, select the options you want to check. You can choose which checks you want to be performed against which column, and the severity of the checking reports.	In the decision table editor, double-click the required column. In the Condition Column or Action Column dialog, in the Properties section, select a placeholder in the Expression Parameters list, and then select the Check Value check box. Select the required test condition from the drop-down list next to the check box. The contents of the drop-down list differs, depending on the type of value check. See Value test conditions for details. When you make your selection, an input field appears (or more than one, depending on your selection) for you to enter the value(s) to check against. The check value input field provides you with a content assist facility. To activate it, click CTRL+SPACEBAR. Note that you can enter only values, not complex expressions. The check applies to all the cells in the column. Warnings are reported if any values do not match the test.

To define global checking options

To define your own cell value checks:

In the decision table editor, right-click a column or a cell and then click Decision Table Properties.
Click the General tab of the Decision Table Properties dialog.
In the “Table checks” area, select the options you want to check.

You can choose which checks you want to be performed against which column, and the severity of the checking reports.

In the decision table editor, double-click the required column.
In the Condition Column or Action Column dialog, in the Properties section, select a placeholder in the Expression Parameters list, and then select the Check Value check box.
Select the required test condition from the drop-down list next to the check box.

The contents of the drop-down list differs, depending on the type of value check. See Value test conditions for details.
When you make your selection, an input field appears (or more than one, depending on your selection) for you to enter the value(s) to check against.

The check value input field provides you with a content assist facility. To activate it, click CTRL+SPACEBAR.

Note that you can enter only values, not complex expressions.

The check applies to all the cells in the column. Warnings are reported if any values do not match the test.

Click OK to save your settings.