Comparing decision table editors

Learn about the differences between the default and legacy decision table editors.

Rule Designer has two decision table editors. The default editor includes the latest features, and the legacy editor can be found in past releases of Rule Designer. You can switch between the editors when you work on a decision table.

Note: The legacy editor is deprecated, and is to be removed in a future release (see Deprecated and removed features.).

Use the following table to learn about the differences between the legacy and default decision table editors. Yes and No indicate the availability of a feature.

Table 1. Decision table editors
Feature Legacy editor Default editor
Default action value Yes Yes
Fit rows to content No Yes
Show comment No Yes
Merge cells Yes No
Format the color of text Yes No
View table in a spreadsheet Yes No
Create decision table from template (removed from 8.12.0) Yes No
Toggle manual to automatic mode No Yes
Populate rows from domain Yes No
Adding rows that contain values Yes No
Moving partition items Yes Yes
Collapse and expand partitions Yes No
Edit bar for column definition No Yes
Edit bar for cell expression No Yes
Format table (foreground, etc.) Yes No
Cell value checks (or value test conditions) Yes No
Rule view in viewing pane Yes No
Table check for symmetry Yes No
Automatic resize column (option) Yes Replaced with Fit all column size
Fit to screen No Yes
Column and cell styling (or format) Yes No
Format cell (numbers, etc.) Yes No
Toggle breakpoint Yes Yes
Custom cell tooltip Yes No
Manual resize row height No Yes
Filter column No Yes
Search No Yes
Automatic row ordering No Yes