Understanding decision columns

Decision columns are used to identify the actions that are required when particular conditions are, or are not, met.

They allow the action to be varied according to the result of the condition. There are up to ten decision columns available in a rule set.

Note:  It is vital that you analyze your rule set conditions and actions in detail and plan the use of the decision columns before you begin creating the rule sets.

The result of a condition is always either Yes or No, and a different action may be required for each result. The result of a condition is entered as Y or N in the decision columns for the condition. The action required for a result is identified with an X in the same decision column on the appropriate action statement.

For example, a business rule is required to check the value in ledger analysis 5. If it contains the value P01, the rule should set the value of ledger analysis 6 to ABC. If ledger analysis 5 contains any other value, ledger analysis 6 should be set to 123.

In this example, decision column 1 is used to identify the action if the result of the condition is Yes, and decision column 2 is used to identify the action if the result is No.

Command Value 1 Operator Value 2 Decision Column 1 Decision Column 2
IF Ledger Analysis 5 = P01 Y N
SET Ledger Analysis 6 = ABC X  
SET Ledger Analysis 6 = 123   X