Rule Builder > Decision Tables and Trees > Structure of Decision Tables and Trees > Actions and Action Sets

Action definitions are represented by columns on the right side of a decision table that consist of cells containing the actions to be carried out. In a decision tree these are represented by action nodes that contain action sets -- an action is a line in an action set.

Action definitions represent the action part of a decision table / tree and are assigned an action expression, which must be either a void method of the BOM or the assignment of an attribute.

In the decision table / tree, action expressions are expressed using the BAL language.

Each final decision node of a decision tree is associated with an action node containing an action set. An action set is a leaf of the decision tree that groups several actions. An action specifies the values of the argument of the action expression that forms the action.

For example, if the decision table / tree defines the following two actions:

  • apply discount ... to the shopping cart
  • display ... message
  • Then the couple:

  • 5, Hello
  • is an action set whose two actions are:

  • apply discount 5 to the shopping cart
  • display Hello message
  • See Also

    Creating a New Action Node | Creating a New Test Link | Editing an Action | Action Editing Operations | BAL, Decision Tables, and Decision Trees


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