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● A decision table is based on information views and parameter(s) as action.
6.3.1 Changing the Layout of a Decision Table
Use this procedure to change the decision table layout by arranging the condition and action columns. By default,
all the conditions appear as vertical columns in the decision table. You can choose to mark a condition as a
horizontal condition, and view the corresponding values in a row. The evaluation order of the conditions is such
that first the horizontal condition is evaluated and then the vertical ones.
Note: You can only change the layout of a decision table if it has more than one condition. You can select
only one condition as horizontal condition.
Procedure
1. In the context menu of the Decision Table editor, choose Change Layout.
2. If you want to view a condition as a horizontal condition, in the Change Decision Table Layout dialog, select
Table has Horizontal Condition (HC) checkbox.
Note: By default the first condition in the list of conditions is marked as horizontal.
3. In the Conditions and Actions sections, choose options on the right-hand side of the dialog box to arrange the
conditions and actions in the desired sequence.
4. Choose OK.
5. Save the changes.
Note: The available options to arrange the conditions in a sequence are:
○ Move Condition to Top
○ Move Condition Up
○ Move Condition Down
○ Move Condition to Bottom
Note: You can also set a condition as horizontal from the context menu of the condition in the Output view.
You can also arrange the conditions and actions in the desired sequence in the Output view using the
respective buttons.
6.3.2 Using Parameters in a Decision Table
You use this procedure to create a parameter that can be used to simulate a business scenario. You can use
parameters as conditions and actions in the decision table at design time. Parameters used as conditions,
determine the set of physical table rows to be updated based on the condition value that you provide at runtime
during procedure call. Parameters used as actions, simulate the physical table without updating to it.
The following parameter types are supported:
Type Description
Static List Use this when the value of a parameter comes from a userdefined
list of values.
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