Decision Tables Completing the New or Save As form
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Create a decision table by selecting Decision Table from the Decision category.

A decision table has two key parts:

Field	Description
Applies To	Select the class to which this decision table applies. Decision table rules can apply to an embedded page. On the Decision Table form, you can use the keywords Top and Parent in property references to navigate to pages above and outside the embedded page. If you use these keywords, include the class and absolute name — or a symbolic name using Top or Parent — on the Pages & Classes tab.
Purpose	Choose a unique name that indicates the purpose of the rule. Begin the name with a letter and use only letters, digits, and a dash character.

For general information on the New form, see Completing the new rule dialog box. For general information on the Save As form, see How to enter rule keys using Save As.

Rule resolution

Full rule resolution applies to this rule type. When searching for decision tables, the system:

• Filters candidate rules based on a requestor's RuleSet list of RuleSets and versions
• Searches through ancestor classes in the class hierarchy for candidates when no matching rule is found in the starting class
• Finds circumstance-qualified rules that override base rules; supports rule redirection
• Finds time-qualified rules that override base rules

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