Adding a Literal Value

You can add a literal value to a decision table cell.

To add a literal value:

1. Open the decision table as described in Opening a Decision Entity.

2. Click the cell you want to modify.

3. Modify the value info as required:

Note: The literal value must match the data type as specified in About Data Type Assignment.

For this data type ...	You can do this ...
Boolean	Select true or false from the drop down list.
Date	a. Click the icon. b. Select a date from the calendar. c. To select a time of day, click the icon (optional). Note: The default time is 00:00:00 PM. d. Drag and drop the clock hands. e. To switch between AM and PM, click the current symbol in the clock. f. Click .
Byte Character Double Float Integer Long Short	Type the literal value.
String	Type the literal value.

4. Press ENTER.