Setting up rule overriding

To create a rule override, you open the Property view in editable mode for the overriding rule artifact, then you select the rules to be overridden and the attributes affected by the overriding.

About this task

Rule overriding occurs at the individual rule, decision table, or decision tree level. You can set an entire business decision table to override another decision table or tree, for example.

Procedure

To create a rule override:

  1. Double-click the artifact in the Rule Explorer to display the Property view.

    Make sure the “hand” icon Hand icon to make properties editable is visible next to the Value column header in the Property view.

  2. In the Property view, click overridden _rules and click the . . . button.
    Screenshot of the overriddenRules property

    A dialog box opens for you to select the rules to be overridden by this rule.

  3. Click Add.
  4. In the Values for overridden rules dialog, enter one of the following attributes:
    • The name of the rule that you want this artifact to override

    • The name of each rule that you want this artifact to override, separated by commas; or

    • Select from a list by clicking the . . . button.

  5. Click OK to save your entries and close the dialog box.