Create Decision Table for Auto Approval Conditions

A Decision Table allows users to define complex business rules and decision logic using a tabular format. Decision tables are particularly useful for automating decision-making processes within workflows, approvals, or other business processes.

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We will create a decision table to assess the arrangement type and numbers of days and return an auto-approval result that we can access in our Main flow.

Return to App Engine Studio to Build the Decision Table

1. Go to the tab with the App Engine Studio.
   

2. Click on "Logic and Automation (1)".
   

3. Click the +Add button.
   

4. Select the Decision tile.
   

5. Click the Begin button.
   

6. Set up your decision table.

   	Field Name	Field Value
   ➊	Name	Telework Auto Approval
   ➋	Accessible from	This application scope only
   ➌	Click on the Continue button.

   

7. Click the Edit Decision Table button.
   

8. Click the ⨁ Add button next to Inputs.
   

9. Populate the following:

   	Field Name	Field Value
   ➊	Label	Telework Case
   ➋	Type	Reference
   ➌	Table	Telework Case

   

10. On the Input row you just created, click Add condition column.
    

11. Populate the NEW CONDITION COLUMN form.

    	Field Name	Field Value
    ➊	Condition Column Label	Arrangement
    ➋	Description	Type of Arrangement
    ❸	Data to Evaluate	Field
    ❹	Field	Telework Case.arrangement
    ❺	Default operator	is
    ❻	Click on the Done button.

    

12. Add another condition column.

    1. Click the plus button ⨁ next the condition we just created.

    2. Select "Add condition column".
       

13. Populate the NEW CONDITION COLUMN form.

    	Field Name	Field Value
    ➊	Condition Column Label	Days per Week
    ➋	Description	Days per Week
    ❸	Input	Telework Request
    ❹	Data to Evaluate	Field
    ❺	Field	Telework Case.days_per_week
    ❻	Default operator	less than or is
    ❼	Click on the Done button.

    

14. In the results column, click ⨁ Add result column.
    

15. Populate the NEW RESULT COLUMN form.

    	Field Name	Field Value
    ➊	Result Column Label	Auto Approved
    ➋	Description	Is telework auto approved
    ❸	Result Type	True/False
    ❹	Click on the Done button.

    

16. Let's define our first decision row, by clicking into row 1.
    

17. Populate the Arrangement Condition.

    	Field Name	Field Value
    ➊	Operator	is
    ➋	Value	Situational Telework

    

18. Populate the Number of Days Condition.

    	Field Name	Field Value
    ➊	Operator	less than or is
    ➋	Value	3
    ❸	Click on the value in the Auto Approved column (currently false).

    

19. Change the result for Auto Approval to true.

    1. Switch the result to true.

    2. Click the OK button to continue.
       

20. Let's add our next decision row by clicking ⨁ Add new deicion row
    

21. Populate the Arrangement Condition.

    	Field Name	Field Value
    ➊	Operator	is
    ➋	Value	Situational Telework

    

22. Populate the Number of Days Condition.

    	Field Name	Field Value
    ➊	Operator	greater than
    ➋	Value	3

    

23. Let's add another decision row by clicking ⨁ Add new deicion row

24. Populate the Arrangement Condition.

    	Field Name	Field Value
    ➊	Operator	is not
    ➋	Value	Situational Telework

    

25. Let's save our work by clikcing the Save button.
    

Bonus

Test diffent scenarios before modifying the Main Flow.