Previewing decision tables

You can display and sort information about a decision table in the preview window.

About this task

You can preview a decision table and sort its contents in the Business console. You can also display information about selected items.

The following steps take you through preview features.

1. Click your decision table in Decision Artifacts. A preview of the table opens. To open a different artifact, click the file in the column of decision artifacts. You can also filter the artifacts by using the All Projects and All Types buttons.
2. Select your decision table in Decision Artifacts, and click Open Decision Table View.
3. To display information about an item in a decision table, such as a column, row, or error tag:
   1. Point at the item in the decision table. A preview window opens.
   2. Check the preview window for information about the selected item. In the image above, the pointer is at the beginning of a row, and the preview window shows the rule that is formed by the cells in the row.
4. To view the preconditions:
   1. Click Preconditions to display the preconditions. The preview shows the rule statement for the preconditions.
   2. Click Preconditions again to hide the preconditions.
5. To sort the contents of a column in a decision table:
   1. Hover your mouse over a condition column header in your decision table. The table displays two arrows next to the title of the column.
   2. Click the arrows. The console organizes the cells of the column in ascending order. The smallest value is at the top, and the largest value is at the bottom.
   3. Click the arrows again. The console organizes the cells in the column in descending order. The largest value is at the top, and the smallest value is at the bottom.
   4. Click Reset . The table returns to its original layout.
   The behavior of the sorting depends on the row ordering mode.