Inserting & Removing Rows

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Inserting & Removing Rows

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You can insert and remove rows using either the shortcut menu of the Decision Table Editor or the decision table toolbar.

Inserting a row in a decision table is equivalent to adding a rule to the rule project.

To insert an entire row in a decision table

In the Decision Table Editor, right-click a cell in the first column, and click Insert, and then click either Insert Row Above or Insert Row Below.

A new row appears either above or below the row containing the cell you right-clicked. All the values for the row are empty.

Tip

You can also use CTRL+ENTER and CTRL+SHIFT+ ENTER to insert rows below and above the currently selected cell.

If you have already inserted a row that contains values you need for another row, you can insert a partially completed row. Partially completed rows share some values with other rows. For example, if you already have a row like this:


Home Country	Loyalty Program Member	Print Message
New Zealand	True	Welcome back!

You can insert a partially completed row that shares the value in the first condition column.


Home Country	Loyalty Program Member	Print Message
New Zealand	True	Welcome back!
New Zealand	False	Enjoy your stay!

To insert a partially completed row in a decision table

In the Decision Table Editor, right-click the condition cell immediately to the right of the cell containing the shared value, and click Insert, and then click either Insert Row Above or Insert Row Below.

A new row appears either above or below the row containing the condition cell you selected. The values for the new row up to the cell you right-clicked are the same as for the row you right-clicked.

Note

You cannot insert a row that has identical conditions. If you insert a row by right-clicking an action cell, the last condition column is always empty.

To insert an else row

Right-click in a condition cell and click Insert and then click Insert Else Row.

A new, partially completed row appears below the row you right-clicked. The cell below the one you right-clicked contains the text "Otherwise".

Now, when the conditions to the left of the "Otherwise" are true, but none of the cases in the group above the "Otherwise" are true, the Else row is executed.

You can have several Else rows in a decision table.

To remove a row from a decision table

In the Decision Table Editor, right-click the header of the row you want to delete, and on the shortcut menu click Remove Rows.

The row header is the column on the left edge of the decision table that contains the row numbers.

Inserting & Removing Rows

To insert an entire row in a decision table

To insert a partially completed row in a decision table

To insert an else row

To remove a row from a decision table

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