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Create a decision table

This topic provides instructions on how to create a new decision table.

Procedure

1. In the workbench, switch to the business integration perspective.

2. From the main menu, click File > New > Decision Table.

3. In the New Decision Table window, specify a module (or create one if necessary by clicking New), a folder and a name for the new decision table, and click Next.

4. In the select an interface and operation window, browse to an existing rule group, or click New to create one. If necessary, use the drop down lists to select a different interface and operation.

5. If you want to configure the layout of the decision table, click Next.

6. In the Decision Table layout window, use the settings to determine how the decision table will appear in the editor. The preview shows what the table will look like.

7. Click Finish.

Results

This creates a decision table, and launches it in a new editor. Click any of the topics listed below to configure your new decision table.

• Decision table editor
  A decision table captures multi-conditional decision-making business logic in tabular format.
• Work with conditions in a decision table
  A condition is an evaluation of the incoming message that looks for a specific value.
• Configure actions in a decision table
  An action is an operation that is executed when the appropriate conditions are met.
• Work with initialization action rules
  An initialization action rule automatically performs an operation of some kind when data is first being passed to a decision table.
• Use an otherwise condition
  An otherwise condition is used in a decision table for situations when the specified conditions will not be met. The otherwise condition cause a rule to fire when no other evaluation can be resolved.
• Changing the layout of your decision table
  Some decision tables are easier to understand if you change their orientation.
• Create decision table templates
  Use a template to define the implementation and parameters for either a condition or an action value in a decision table. This template can then be used to create new cells with the same format, but with different parameter values.
• Use templates in your decision table
  The individual cells of your decision table can be populated with an existing template for the value. In this way, you can create a similar expression without having to redefine the implementation, and by making changes to the parameters within the constraints specified.
• Editing a decision table template
  This topic provides instructions on how to make changes to an existing templates.

Create business rules