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Configuring actions in a decision table

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An action is an operation that is executed when the appropriate conditions are met.

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By default, a basic decision table is created with two rows and three columns. The bottom row represents the actions, and there is one cell for a term to reference an output for the action, and two cells for the action values. This default decision table is shown in this image:
A decision table.

In this layout, any incoming term that matches one of the condition values in the top row fires a corresponding action as defined in the second row.

Configure the existing actions, and add new ones to your decision table as follows:

Procedure

  1. Specify the outgoing variable for this action by clicking Enter Term in the bottom row.
    You can either enter a value directly in the cell, or make your choice from the pop-up window that appears. If necessary, you can further configure the terms with the inline condition builder.
    The new condition term will appear in the cell as shown in this image (note that the condition values have already been defined in this example):
    A new action term appears in the cell.
  2. Configure the values for each of the existing actions by clicking Enter Value, and either choosing, composing, or using both to create an appropriate expression from the pop-up window.
    The finished table will look something like this image:
    A basic completed decision table
  3. To further qualify the actions, you can add a new action row. To do this, click any cell in the actions row, and click the Add a new action icon (The add an new action icon).
    A new column will appear as shown in this image:
    A new action appears as another row.
    . Configure this action as you did the previous ones.