Creating a Condition Component

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.

Note:

Condition components can be used in Oracle Hyperion Financial Management, Oracle Hyperion Planning, and Oracle Essbase block storage business rules and custom templates.

To create a condition component:

1. In System View, right-click a rule or a template, and then select Open.
2. 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.

3. Optional: 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.
4. 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:
   1. In DTP, select a design-time prompt.
   2. In Operator, select an operator: = = or <>.
   3. In Value, use the dropdown list to select a value. You cannot type in this field.
   4. Repeat these steps to create as many statements in the condition as you need.

   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.

5. 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.
6. 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.
7. Do one of these tasks:

   • Enter the condition statements in the Condition text box.

   • Click Add Condition to use the Condition Builder to create the condition statements. See Using the Condition Builder to Create Conditional Statements.

8. Enter comments for the condition component, and then click .