ILOG Rules for .NET User Guides > ILOG Rule Solutions for Office > Getting started > Exploring the Excel Add-In for Rule Solutions for Office > The Decision Table tab

Provides quick access to the main commands used to edit decision tables in Microsoft Excel 2007.

The commands in the Decision Table tab are organized into a series of logical groups, as described below.

Write

In the Write group of the Decision Table tab, you can insert or delete rows and columns in your decision table, or edit an expression for a column.

Insert

Inserts a row or a column before or after the selected cell, or inserts an otherwise row.

Delete

Deletes a row or a column.

Column Expression

Enables you to build an expression for the selected column.

Review

In the Review group of the Decision Table tab, you can check for gap or overlap errors in your decision table.

Check for Gaps

Toggles the Check for Gaps error checking mechanism.

Check for Overlap

Toggles the Check for Overlap error checking mechanism.

For more information on the different types of errors, see Validate decision tables.

View

In the View group of the Decision Table tab, you can toggle the display of:

These elements are described in detail in The RuleDoc pane, The Preconditions pane, and The Rules pane.

Customize

In the Customize group of the Decision Table tab, you can set some advanced options for the Excel Add-in, including resetting all options to their initial values and regenerating unique identifiers for all decision tables in the current RuleDoc.