Working with Decision Tables

However, the condition values may vary from constraint to constraint.

The decision table allows you to manage scenarios where rules and condition templates are same, only values of the conditions changes. Decision table defines a tabular format structure similar to a Microsoft Excel sheet. Each row in the decision table represents a rule. The columns in the decision table are divided into conditions column and actions column. The actions in the action columns are same as the rulebase action.

The decision table is created in an existing rulebase file and then configured with the respective properties. The decision table configuration involves:

  • Setting up the name and description
  • Setting up the number of rows initially required
  • Setting up the number of action columns required
  • Defining and selecting the condition columns and operators
  • Reordering the condition columns