You create condition components from within business rules or templates. Unlike script and formula components, condition components cannot be created as independent objects. They are linked to the business rule or template for which they are created. They cannot be shared.
To create a condition component:
In the System View, expand the Financial Management, Planning, or Essbase application type, the application, and the calculation type (for Financial Management), the plan type (for Planning), or the database (for Essbase). Then do one of these tasks, depending on whether you want to create the condition in a rule or template:
If you want to create it in a rule, expand Rules, right click the rule you want to open, and select Open.
If you want to create it in a template, expand Templates, right click the template you want to open, and select Open.
After you determine where in the flow chart you want to create the condition, from the New Objects Palette, drag the Condition component and drop it into that location in the flow chart.
The Condition object is displayed as a diamond with a question mark in the flow chart.
On Condition, enter a caption to identify the condition component. The caption is displayed above the component in the flow chart of any rule or template that uses the condition.
Users creating a condition component for a template only: Select Use Design Prompt if you want to use a design time prompt in the condition component. Then in the condition grid, define a condition for the design time prompt by performing these tasks:
In Value, enter or select a value for the design time prompt.
Repeat these steps to create as many statements in the condition as you need.
Tip:
Click the plus (+) and minus (-) icons to add and delete rows from the
Note:
If you use a design time prompt to define the condition, you cannot enter a condition in, or use the Condition Builder to build a condition for, the Condition box.
Financial Management users only: Select Enable Timer so the time taken to process the condition component is recorded in the log file when the business rule is launched. You can enable the timer for rules, rulesets, and components. The process time is included in the log file for every object whose timer is enabled. For example, if you have a rule whose timer is enabled and the rule contains three condition components whose timers are enabled, the time taken to process the rule, and each condition component in the rule, is recorded.
Planning and Essbase users only: If you want to create a member block, click the Ellipsis icon, and select a member or function. By default, processing of a condition component calculation starts with the first member you enter in the grid. If you want to start processing with another member, enter the member or function name in Member Block, or click the Ellipsis icon to pick one from the Member Selector. See About Adding Members and Functions to a Component.
Enter the condition statements in the Condition field.
Click Add/Edit Condition to use the Condition Builder to create the condition statements. See Using the Condition Builder to Create Conditional Statements (Financial Management, Planning, and Essbase Block Storage Application Users Only) and complete step 4 through step 13.