To open the Decision Table Editor, in the Rule Explorer:
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Double-click a decision table (
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Right-click a decision table and select Open With > Decision Table Editor.
Use the pages as follows.
General
Click the General tab to display the General page, used as follows.
Table 11 General Page in the Decision Table Editor
Section |
Purpose |
General Information |
Name of the decision table. |
Documentation |
Allows you to edit the documentation of the decision table. |
Preconditions |
Set of conditions that are added before any rules generated by the decision table. |
Filter |
Provides the list of categories defined as a category filter and the option to Edit them. |
Decision Table Toolbar
The Decision Table Editor toolbar lets you edit the rows and columns in a decision table.
Table 12 Decision Table Editor Actions
Icon |
Action |
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Clear the table. |
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Paste and insert. |
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Format. |
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Insert row before. |
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Insert row after. |
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Insert all domain values. |
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Remove a branch. |
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Merge a cell. |
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Split a cell. |
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Move up. |
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Move down. |
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Insert condition column before. |
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Insert condition column after. |
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Sort ascending. |
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Sort descending. |
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Enable or disable action. |
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Insert action column before. |
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Insert action column after. |
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Move action column left. |
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Move action column right. |
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Switch to spreadsheet view. |
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Format
In a table you can define format settings for a column or for individual cells:
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To define column format settings, right-click the header of the decision table and select Format. In the Format page, define format and font settings for all the cells in the column and its subcolumns.
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To define cell format settings, right-click the cell you want to format and select
Format Cell. In the Format dialog, define format and font settings for the cell.
The Format page settings include:
Table 13 Format Page Settings in the Decision Table Editor
Section |
Purpose |
Apply to Column(s) |
Select the columns to which to apply formatting. |
Format |
Specify a Format Expression. |
Alignment |
Specify the horizontal and vertical alignment of the action column cell. |
Font |
Specify the font Family, Style, Size, Foreground and Background. |
Preview |
Preview the format settings you have selected. |
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