Databases Reference
In-Depth Information
Creating a decision table
To create a decision table, select the
Employee Leave Approval
ruleset tab.
Click on the green plus icon and select
Create Decision Table
, as shown in the
following screenshot:
This will add an empty decision table to our ruleset, as shown in the
following screenshot:
The decision table consists of three areas: the first is for defining our tests
(or conditions), the second is for conflict resolution (for resolving overlapping
rules within our decision table), and the final area is for defining our actions.
Click on
<insert condition>
. This will add an empty condition with the name
C1
to our ruleset. At the same time, the rule editor will also add an additional column
to our decision table. This represents our first rule and is given the name
R1
. To
specify the condition that we want to test, double-click on
C1
. This will bring up
a drop-down list (similar to the one used to define an operand within the test part
of a rule), as shown in the following screenshot:
