Decision Table Properties Dialog

Section	Purpose
Table View	The following settings are available: Show comments - Show or hide the rule comment table, which allows you to enter rule titles for each row. The default is Off. Show rules - Show or hide the Rule View associated with the decision table. The Rule View displays the BAL rule corresponding to the selected row in the decision table. The default is Off. Show BAL comments in IRL View - Generate BAL rule in comment along with IRL code for each row of the decision table in the IRL view. The default is Off. This option also exists in the Decision Tree Properties dialog.
Table	The following settings are available: Auto-resize columns - If On, columns of the decision table are automatically resized in the table. If Off, you are responsible for resizing columns. The default value is On. Expand/collapse handles - Show or hide the handle that allow you to expand or collapse tree branches in the table. The default value is On. Show hidden columns - If On, hidden action columns are shown with a specific icon indicating that they are invisible. The default value is On. Show column tooltip - Show or hide column tooltips. The default is On. Show row tooltip - Show or hide row tooltips. The default is On. Show cell tooltip - Show or hide cell tooltips. The default is On. Render boolean values - If On, shows a check box to render the boolean values in the cells. If Off, the Boolean values are displayed as `true` or `false`.
Table Checking	The following settings are available: Cell values - If On, cell values will be checked against the rules specified for the table or column. Symmetry - If On, the table or condition column(s) will be checked for symmetry Overlap - If On, the table or condition column(s) will be checked for overlapping ranges. Gap - If On, the table or condition column(s) will be checked for contiguity. Note that for a numeric column, gaps checking can be: Disabled - no gap checking on this column. Interval - checks if gap exists inside intervals but does not report a gap when limit is not covered (- infinity, + infinity). Infinity - check if gap exists inside interval and if limits are covered (an error is reported if - infinity or + infinity is not covered). For example, for: Age 18 - 35 36 - 40 No gap will be reported if gap checking is Interval, but an error will be reported if gap checking is Infinity, because [-infinity, 18 [ is not covered and ] 40, + infinity is not covered. For each type of check, you can specify the level of reporting you want: `info`, `warning` or `error`.

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Table View

The following settings are available:

Show comments - Show or hide the rule comment table, which allows you to enter rule titles for each row. The default is Off.
Show rules - Show or hide the Rule View associated with the decision table. The Rule View displays the BAL rule corresponding to the selected row in the decision table. The default is Off.
Show BAL comments in IRL View - Generate BAL rule in comment along with IRL code for each row of the decision table in the IRL view. The default is Off. This option also exists in the Decision Tree Properties dialog.

Table

The following settings are available:

Auto-resize columns - If On, columns of the decision table are automatically resized in the table. If Off, you are responsible for resizing columns. The default value is On.
Expand/collapse handles - Show or hide the handle that allow you to expand or collapse tree branches in the table. The default value is On.
Show hidden columns - If On, hidden action columns are shown with a specific icon indicating that they are invisible. The default value is On.
Show column tooltip - Show or hide column tooltips. The default is On.
Show row tooltip - Show or hide row tooltips. The default is On.
Show cell tooltip - Show or hide cell tooltips. The default is On.
Render boolean values - If On, shows a check box to render the boolean values in the cells. If Off, the Boolean values are displayed as true or false.

Table Checking

The following settings are available:

Cell values - If On, cell values will be checked against the rules specified for the table or column.
Symmetry - If On, the table or condition column(s) will be checked for symmetry
Overlap - If On, the table or condition column(s) will be checked for overlapping ranges.
Gap - If On, the table or condition column(s) will be checked for contiguity.

Note that for a numeric column, gaps checking can be:

Disabled - no gap checking on this column.
Interval - checks if gap exists inside intervals but does not report a gap when limit is not covered (- infinity, + infinity).
Infinity - check if gap exists inside interval and if limits are covered (an error is reported if - infinity or + infinity is not covered).

No gap will be reported if gap checking is Interval, but an error will be reported if gap checking is Infinity, because [-infinity, 18 [ is not covered and ] 40, + infinity is not covered.

For each type of check, you can specify the level of reporting you want: info, warning or error.

Section	Purpose
Apply Locking Rules to this Table	If On, locking rules are effectively applied to the decision table. The default is Off. If locking rules are enforced (that is, Apply locking rules to this table is checked), you can not change the locking rules.
Show Lock Icons on Columns	If On, the lock icon appears on all locked action items.
Condition Table	The following settings are available: Lock Test - allows locking the test used to define the condition column. Lock Partition - allows partition locking. A partition is a group of cell which have the same parent. Locking a partition means that no row can be added to or removed from any partitions of the selected column. Lock Values - allows locking of cell values. When checked this option also prevents changing the operator used for each specific cell.
Action Table	Used to prevent or authorize actions on the action columns, including the addition or removal of columns: Lock action - allows locking the expression that defines the action columns. Lock status - allows locking the status of the column. Action status is whether the action is enabled or disabled. Lock values - allows locking the values of the action cells.

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Apply Locking Rules to this Table

If On, locking rules are effectively applied to the decision table. The default is Off.

If locking rules are enforced (that is, Apply locking rules to this table is checked), you can not change the locking rules.

Show Lock Icons on Columns

If On, the lock icon appears on all locked action items.

Condition Table

The following settings are available:

Lock Test - allows locking the test used to define the condition column.
Lock Partition - allows partition locking. A partition is a group of cell which have the same parent. Locking a partition means that no row can be added to or removed from any partitions of the selected column.
Lock Values - allows locking of cell values. When checked this option also prevents changing the operator used for each specific cell.

Action Table

Used to prevent or authorize actions on the action columns, including the addition or removal of columns:

Lock action - allows locking the expression that defines the action columns.
Lock status - allows locking the status of the column. Action status is whether the action is enabled or disabled.
Lock values - allows locking the values of the action cells.

Decision Table Properties Dialog

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