Showing the Usages of a Variable

You can display the business rules that use variables. When you show the usages of a variable, this information is displayed:

  • The names of the business rules that are using the variable

  • The application names of the business rules that are using the variable

  • The plan types of the business rules that are using the variable

  • The owners of the business rules that are using the variable

  • Whether the business rules that are using the variable are deployed

  • Whether the business rules that are using the variable are validated

  • A description of the business rules that are using the variable

To show the usages of a variable:

  1. From the System or Filter view, click the Variable Designer icon.
  2. In the Variable Navigator, select the database object that contains the variable whose usages you want to see. The variables defined for that object are displayed on the Replacement and Execution tabs in the Variable Designer.
  3. Right-click the variable whose usages you want to see, and select Show Usages.
  4. After you review the information, click OK.