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 Schedule 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 decision table and initialization rule display names and descriptions, and save a decision table as a working copy.
The page-specific information sections of the content area include the following elements.
Initialization Rule section
This section shows the initialization rule of the decision table. The initialization rule
displays only if the business rule definition was designed in IBM® Integration
Designer with an initialization action. 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. In the edit mode there are fields for
modifying the following information.
- Name
- Provides the name of the initialization rule.
- Display Name
- Provides the display name of the rule. It is set to the Name value if a
display name was not specified. The display name can be any string value, can include special
characters, and does not need to be unique. Selecting the Synchronize Name
check box in the Action field synchronizes the display name with the
corresponding name. The new name goes into effect when you save the changes made in the edit
page.Note: If the Synchronize Name check box is selected, the display name of the rule is disabled and cannot be modified.
- Rule
- Lists the variables, constraints, range, and enumeration that defines the initialization rule.
- Description
- Provides more information about each initialization rule. It is read-only in the browse mode and editable in the edit mode of the decision table.
- Action
- Enables synchronizing the display name with the name by selecting the Synchronize Name check box.
Decision Table section
This 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.
- 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 it was specified in the decision table definition that was designed in IBM Integration Designer. You cannot add or remove the otherwise condition column from a decision table dynamically from the business process rules manager.
Templates section
This section facilitates adding a new rule using an existing template.
This topic only applies to BAW, and is located in the BAW repository. Last updated on 2025-03-13 12:15