Rule and decision table editors
The Decision Center Business console uses the latest editors for rules and decision tables, while Rule Designer offers both the new decision table editor by default and the legacy decision table editor.
Comparison of Intellirule editors
The following table shows the differences between the old and new Intellirule editors for defining rules.
Yes and No indicate the availability of a feature.
| Feature | Old Intellirule editor | New Intellirule editor |
|---|---|---|
| Enable on Spacebar | Yes | Yes |
| Enable on double-click | Yes | Yes |
| Enable auto-restart | Yes | Yes |
| Enable smart mode | Yes | Yes |
| Enable template mode | Yes | No (now tied to smart mode) |
| Use hierarchical view | Yes | No (replaced by prediction life reordering) |
| Filter unreachable phrases | Yes | Yes |
| Display toolbar | Yes | No |
| Display documentation | Yes | Yes |
| Enable syntax highlighting | Yes | No (always on) |
Comparison of decision table editors
The following table shows the differences between the new (default) and old (legacy) decision table editors. Rule Designer includes both editors, but the Business console includes only the new editor.
The old editor is deprecated. While it is still supported, it is no longer developed. You can switch between the two editors in Rule Designer.
Yes and No indicate the availability of a feature. NA means non-applicable.
| Feature | Old Rule Designer editor | Old Business console editor | New editor |
|---|---|---|---|
| Show comment | Yes | No | Yes |
| Merge cells | Yes | No | No |
| Format the color of text | Yes | No | No |
| View table in a spreadsheet | Yes | No | No |
| Create decision table from template (removed from 8.12.0) | Yes | No | No |
| Toggle manual to automatic mode | No | Yes | Yes |
| Populate rows from domain | Yes | No | No |
| Adding rows that contain values | Yes | No | No |
| Moving partition items | Yes | No | Yes |
| Collapse and expand partitions | Yes | No | No |
| Edit bar for column definition | No | No | Yes (Rule Designer only) |
| Edit bar for cell expression | No | No | Yes (Rule Designer only) |
| Format table (foreground, etc.) | Yes | No | No |
| Cell value checks (or value test conditions) | Yes | No | No |
| Rule view in viewing pane | Yes | No | No |
| Table check for symmetry | Yes | No | No |
| Automatic resize column (option) | Yes | Yes | Replaced with Fit all column size |
| Fit to screen | No | No | Yes |
| Column and cell styling (or format) | Yes | No | No |
| Format cell (numbers, etc.) | Yes | No | No |
| Toggle breakpoint | Yes | NA | Yes (Rule Designer only) |
| Custom cell tooltip | Yes | No | No |
| Manual resize row height | No | No | Yes |
| Filter column | No | Yes | Yes |
| Search | No | Yes | Yes |
| Automatic row ordering | No | Yes | Yes |
Keyboard shortcuts for the new decision table editor
Use these shortcuts to quickly access functionality in the editor.
| Shortcut | Description |
|---|---|
| Enter (cell) | Open cell editor |
| Ctrl-Q | Disable or enable action cell |
| Escape | Clear content of internal clipboard |
| Ctrl-V | Paste clipboard contents |
| Space | Open column filter dialog |
| Tab | Move to next column parameter |
| Shift-Tab | Move to previous column paremeter |
| Shift-Ctrl-F | Fit all column widths to their content |
| Shift-Ctrl-F11 | Fit all column widths to the screen |
| Escape | Cancel column title editing |
| Enter (column title) | Edit column title |
| Enter (column title) | Submit edited column title |
| Shift-Ctrl-ArrowUp | Fit selected column's width to content |
| Shift-Ctrl-ArrowRight | Increase selected column's width |
| Shift-Ctrl-ArrowLeft | Decrease selected column's width |
| Ctrl-Y | Redo |
| Ctrl-Z | Undo |
| Escape | Close text search |
| Enter (search) | Find next search match |
| Shift-Enter | Find previous search match |
| Ctrl-F | Open text search |
| Ctrl-A | Select all |
| Ctrl-Space | Select column header |
| Delete | Clear selected cells |
| C®trl-C | Copy selected cells to clipboard |
| Ctrl-X | Cut selected cells to clipboard |
| Ctrl-Delete | Delete selected cells |
| Shift-Space | Select row header |
| F9 | Open tooltip |