The RuleDoc pane

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The RuleDoc pane

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Lists the properties of the current Decision Table together with any validation errors detected.

The RuleDoc pane has three sections: Table Properties, Selection Properties and Problem List. You can expand or collapse each section by clicking the button to the right of each section title.

You can float the RuleDoc pane as a separate window instead of it being docked to the main document window. To do this, click the arrow button in the top right of the pane, click Move, and then drag the pane to the desired position. As the pointer approaches a side of the main program window, the pane docks on that side. To avoid docking, hold down CTRL as you drag the pane towards a side.

Table Properties

Allows you to view and edit the properties of the current decision table.

A property that is grayed out in the list cannot be modified.

Table Properties include authoring properties (such as the name of the rule, the author, and the date the rule was last modified), execution properties (such as the rule's priority), and management properties (custom properties defined in your BRMS, such as a rule's expiration date, the line of business to which it applies, and its status).

To list Table Properties in alphabetical order, click the Sort Alphabetically button. To arrange properties by category, click the Sort by Category button.

To edit the value of a property, either type a value directly in the value column in the Table Properties list, or select a value from the list of preset options proposed.

Selection Properties

Allows you to view and edit the properties of the currently selected cell.

Decision tables may contain four different types of cell:

Header cells for condition columns
Header cells for action columns
Standard cells for condition columns
Standard cell for action columns

Each type of cell has different properties, as shown in the table below.

Table 2 Section Properties in the Rule Doc pane.

Type of cell	Category	Property name	Description
Header cells for condition columns	Authoring	Name	The name of the column.
	Checking	Check for Gaps	Determines if the Check for Gaps error checking mechanism is enabled or disabled for the column.
	Checking	Check for Overlap	Determines if the Check for Overlap error checking mechanism is enabled or disabled for this column.
	Design	Expression	Lets you edit an expression for this column.
Header cells for action columns	Authoring	Name	The name of the column.
Header cells for action columns	Design	Expression	Lets you edit an expression for this column.
Standard cells for condition columns	Cells	Comment	Lets you attach a comment to this cell.
Standard cells for condition columns	Cells	Operator	Lets you select from a drop-down list an operator to apply to this cell.
Standard cells for action columns	Cells	Comments	Lets you attach a comment to this cell.
Standard cells for action columns	Cells	Enabled	Determines if the action specified is carried out. You can set enabled=false for those cases where there is no action to be taken, but you still want to include the row for the completeness of the table.

To list cell properties in alphabetical order, click the Sort Alphabetically button. To arrange properties by category, click the Sort by Category button.

To edit the value of a property, either type a value directly in the value column in the Selection Properties list, or select a value from the list of preset options proposed.

To reset the value of a property, click the Reset the Property to its Default Value button.

Problem List

Lists any validation errors and warnings that have been identified in your decision table.

For more information on the different types of errors and warnings that may occur, see Validate decision tables.

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