Decision Table (SAP Library - Variant Configuration (LO-VC))

Decision Table

Decision tables are a special display variant of tables. Before you can display the value combinations in the form of decision tables, you need to fulfill the following requirements:

A finite number of values must be allowed for the characteristics. If characteristics with the Additional values allowed indicator are in the table, you cannot create a decision table.

Each line must contain a value for each characteristic.

Only one value can be entered for single-value characteristics. You can enter several values for a multiple-value characteristic. There is an AND relationship between these values.

Decision tables multiply out all the combinations of the values entered. The combinations can be displayed in the form of a matrix or as a list. The combinations you have already entered are selected. However, you can also select other combinations or deselect selected combinations. If you switch from the decision table back to the original display mode, you see the changed combinations there.

You can restrict further the values to be displayed for the combinations in a decision table by choosing Goto ® Value set.

To display the decision table as a matrix, proceed as follows:

Choose the Table display pushbutton and select the Decision table indicator. Enter Matrix as the display format.

Confirm.

You see all the possible combinations of the values entered as a matrix.

You can select the valid combinations in the bottom line. The selected columns are displayed in color.

You can select a combination and display it in the first column.

You can change the display format of the decision table at any time and display the combinations as a list.

To do this, choose the Table display pushbutton and select the List combinations indicator.

You see the valid combinations as lines of a list. You can select valid combinations using the plus or minus sign at the end of each line.