Lookup tables

Lookup tables contain a set of definitions. Rules can reference lookup tables as part of actions or conditions.

Actions or conditions might use a lookup table in the following ways:

An action or condition can compare a particular value to a value in the lookup table. For example, a condition can stipulate that a rule handles a record only when a value in a particular position in the record is in the lookup table.
An action can convert a particular value to a value in the lookup table. For example, an action might use a lookup table that contains geographic information to convert numeric place codes to place names.

Some rule sets use one or more lookup tables. For example, a lookup table that contains the gender that is associated with particular names is included in the name rule sets.

Lookup tables are added and modified by adding or editing .TBL files or enhancing a rule set under Manage.