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About Data Types
The following table lists the data types that are supported in Rules Development:
Icon
Data Type
Description
Supported in ...
Boolean icon
Boolean
True or false.
Decision table conditions
Decision table assignment results
Decision tree conditions
Decision tree assignment results
Event rule sources
Event rule assignment results
Boolean list icon
Boolean list
A one-dimensional boolean array.
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Decision tree assignment results
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Byte icon
Byte
Signed integer. The value must be greater than or equal to –128 but less than or equal to 127.
Decision table conditions
Decision tableassignment results
Decision tree conditions
Decision tree assignment results
Event rule sources
Event rule assignment results
Byte array icon
Byte array
A one-dimensional byte array.
Decision table assignment results
Decision tree assignment results
Event rule assignment results
Byte list icon
Byte list
A one-dimensional byte array.
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Decision tree assignment results
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Character icon
Character
A single unicode character.
Decision table conditions
Decision table assignment results
Decision tree conditions
Decision tree assignment results
Event rule sources
Event rule assignment results
Character list icon
Character list
A one-dimensional character array.
Decision table assignment results
Decision tree assignment results
Event rule assignment results
Date icon
Date
Date and time.
Decision table conditions
Decision table assignment results
Decision tree conditions
Decision tree assignment results
Event rule sources
Event rule assignment results
Date list icon
Date list
A one-dimensional date array.
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Decision tree assignment results
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Document icon
Document
A data structure that is a container for other variables. Documents can contain variables of any other data type. The contents of a document (IData object) are stored as key/value pairs where the variable name is the key.
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Decision tree assignment results
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Document list icon
Document list
A one-dimensional array of IS document types.
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Decision tree assignment results
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Double icon
Double
Double-precision floating point number.
Decision table conditions
Decision table assignment results
Decision tree conditions
Decision tree assignment results
Event rule sources
Event rule assignment results
Double list icon
Double list
A one-dimensional double array.
Decision table assignment results
Decision tree assignment results
Event rule assignment results
Float icon
Float
Standard-precision floating point number. Floats are converted to doubles when mapping the IS document type to a data model.
Decision table conditions
Decision table assignment results
Decision tree conditions
Decision tree assignment results
Event rule sources
Event rule assignment results
Float list icon
Float list
A one-dimensional float array.
Decision table assignment results
Decision tree assignment results
Event rule assignment results
Integer icon
Integer
Signed integer. The value must be greater than or equal to -2147483648 but less than or equal to 2147483647.
Decision table conditions
Decision table assignment results
Decision tree conditions
Decision tree assignment results
Event rule sources
Event rule assignment results
Integer list icon
Integer list
A one-dimensional integer array.
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Decision tree assignment results
Event rule assignment results
Long icon
Long
Signed integer. The value must be greater than or equal to –9223372036854775808 but less than or equal to 9223372036854775807.
Decision table conditions
Decision table assignment results
Decision tree conditions
Decision tree assignment results
Event rule sources
Event rule assignment results
Long list icon
Long list
A one-dimensional long array.
Decision table assignment results
Decision tree assignment results
Event rule assignment results
Short icon
Short
Signed integer. The value must be greater than or equal to -32768 but less than or equal to 32767.
Decision table conditions
Decision table assignment results
Decision tree conditions
Decision tree assignment results
Event rule sources
Event rule assignment results
Short list icon
Short list
A one-dimensional short array.
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Decision tree assignment results
Event rule assignment results
String icon
String
String of characters.
Decision table conditions
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Decision tree conditions
Decision tree assignment results
Event rule sources
Event rule assignment results
String list icon
String list
A one-dimensional string array.
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Decision tree assignment results
Event rule assignment results
String table icon
String table
A two-dimensional string array.
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Decision tree assignment results
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