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Output Columns

Output columns contain data that is not evaluated during the configuration matching process. Output column data contains information about a configuration without being part of the configuration definition itself. Use an output column to define items and events that exist as a result of a user selecting a configuration in the application. An item or event can be a variable that is defined, text that is displayed, or an image. Output columns hold the recommended solution for the user-selected choices.

Every Configuration table must contain at least one output column, called RULE. Interactive Designer automatically adds this column whenever you create a new Configuration table. The RULE column defines the text, called an exception message, that appears in the application to guide users when they select an invalid configuration.

In the Configuration Table Editor, cells in the RULE column are usually empty for the DATA Row Types and filled in for the EXCEPTION Row Types. This is because the Exception Row Types define invalid product configurations. Cells in other output columns, such as a column that defines a variable, may contain data only in the DATA Row Sets, because their existence is dependent on a valid configuration instead.


 Siebel Interactive Designer Administration Guide 
 Published: 18 April 2003