Task 1: Creating branches and modifying rules

In this step, you open the Miniloan Service decision service in the Business console, and create a branch.

1. Use your user credentials to log in to the Decision Center Business console (see Opening Decision Center on the sample server).
   Alternatively, you can use Paul as the user name and password.
2. Open the Library tab, which displays the available decision services.
3. Click Miniloan Service to open the decision service.
4. Open the Branches tab.
   You see the main branch.
5. Click the Add button .
6. Enter Merged Changes as the name of the new branch, and select main as the parent branch.
   Note: To distinguish your branch from other branches in the decision service, add a personal identifier to the name of the branch, for example, the initials of your name or your job title.
7. Enter the following goal, and then click Create:

   Destination branch for the final changes.

   The Business console creates the Merged Changes branch, which opens in the console. It contains the same contents as the main branch.

8. Click Miniloan Service in the breadcrumbs to return to the Branches tab.
9. Repeat steps 5 and 6, and enter Increase Minimum as the name of the new branch.
10. Enter the following goal, and then click Create:

    Test to increase the minimum score.

    The Business console creates the Increase Minimum branch, which opens in the console. It contains the same contents as the main branch.

In this step, you modify two action rules and a decision table in the Increase Minimum branch.

1. Open the Decision Artifacts tab in the Increase Minimum branch.
2. Click All Projects, select Rules and Decision Tables, and click Apply to see only the folders that contain business rules.
3. Click the eligibility folder to see its contents in the preview window.
4. Hover over the minimum credit score action rule in the preview window, and click the Edit button to open the rule in the rule editor.
5. Change 200 to 300 in the condition and the action statements.
6. Click Save, enter the following comment, and then click Create New Version:

   Changed the minimum credit score to 300.

   The Decision Artifacts tab opens, and shows the contents of the eligibility folder.

7. Hover over the repayment and score decision table, and click the Edit button . Click OK in the dialog box to keep the default settings.
   The table opens in the decision table editor.
8. Change 200 to 300 in rows 1 and 2, and then click the Optimize button.
9. Click Save, enter the following comment, and then click Create New Version:

   Changed the minimum credit score to 300.

   The Decision Artifacts tab opens, and shows the contents of the eligibility folder.

10. Click the validation folder to see its contents in the preview window.
11. Hover over the maximum amount action rule in the preview window, and click the Edit button to open the rule in the rule editor.
12. Change 1,000,000 to 100,000 in the condition and the action statements.
13. Click Save, enter the following comment, and then click Create New Version:

    Changed the maximum amount to 100,000.