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Decision tables and decision trees are tightly linked to the BAL language and each row or branch represents a rule. It is in fact a BAL rule that is translated into an IRL rule, using the standard BAL translator, when executing or deploying the decision table or decision tree.
The condition and action expressions are input to the Decision Table / Tree Editor using the Rule Editor (a BAL syntactic editor) and the BAL language.
Decision tables and decision trees use the same set of properties as BAL.
bindingMode
, used by the Rule Editor when editing test or action expressions
alternate
, used to assign natural language-like names to fields and methods of BOM classes
translation
used when translating BAL rules to IRL rules
Decision tables and decision trees can be seen as new ways to edit a set of correlated BAL rules.
Note |
The collection capabilities of BAL, such as the number of operators, are not supported in decision tables and trees. |
For more information on BAL, refer to the Business Action Language User's Manual.
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