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About Decision Trees

 
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Use a decision tree to record if .. then logic that calculates a value from a set of test conditions organized as a tree structure on the Decision tab, with the 'base' of the tree at the left.

 

Where referenced

Rules of four other types can reference decision trees:

 

Access

Use the Application Explorer to access decision trees that apply to work types in your current work pool. Use the Records Explorer to list all decision trees available to you.

 

Development

The Decision tab offers various formats and choices, depending on settings on the Results tab:

 

Delegation

After you complete initial development and testing, you can delegate selected rules to line managers or other non-developers. Consider which business changes might require rule updates and if delegation to a user or group of users is appropriate.

For more details, see Delegating a rule or data type.

 

Category

Decision tree rules are instances of the Rule-Declare-DecisionTree class. They are part of the Decision category.

 

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