Defining checking options

You can specify tests that Rule Designer conducts to identify problems with a decision table.

About this task

You can define global checking options for condition columns, or you can set up your own value checks to verify cell values in individual condition or action columns.

Attention:

Checking is an intense CPU activity and might increase processing time for large decision tables and, as a result, for the build process.

Procedure

To define checking options for condition columns or cell values:

Use the decision table editor to define the type of checking you require, as outlined in the following table:
To define global checking options To define your column checking:
  1. In the decision table editor, right-click the header of a column, and then click Table Properties.
  2. Select or deselect the following checks:

    - Check gaps: Looks for gaps in ranges of values.

    - Check overlaps: Looks for overlaps between ranges of values.

  3. Click OK to save your settings. Any selected check is applied to your decision table.
  1. Right-click the header of a column.
  2. Select or deselect one of the following checks:

    - Check gap: Looks for gaps in ranges of values.

    - Check overlap: Looks for overlaps between ranges of values.

    Your change is automatically applied to the values in the column.