1. Implementing Order Management
  2. Use Visual Information Builder

Use Visual Information Builder

Use a drag-and-drop interface to create a business rule. Visualize data, visualize your business processes, and implement business logic.

Examine a Predefined Rule's Behavior

Observe how the rule editor establishes a condition.

  • If task type is shipment, then set the connector to Connect to Oracle Shipping

Do it.

  1. In the Setup and Maintenance work area, go to the task.

    • Offering: Order Management

    • Functional Area: Orders

    • Task: Manage External Integration Routing Rules for Sales Orders

  2. On the Manage External Interface Routing Rules page, notice the predefined routing rules.

    Use this page to.

    • Activate or inactivate a rule.

    • Create a new rule.

    • Change the rule priority.

    • View, modify, duplicate, or delete a rule.

    • Publish active rules.

  3. Right-click Shipping Task Routing, then click Actions > Edit.

  4. Click IF, then notice the phrase Task Type is Equal to Shipment.

  5. Click DO, then notice the phrase Set Connector Name, Connector Name: Connect to Oracle Shipping System.

  6. Click Close.

Guidelines

Follow these guidelines when you use Visual Information Builder:

  • You can't use a decision table. If you create a rule in Oracle Business Rules that uses a decision table, and if you prefer to use Visual Information Builder to replace this rule, then use the IF-THEN-ELSE structure in Visual Information Builder to replace the decision table.

  • If you create an If-Then-Else rule in Visual Information Builder, and if the rule involves an extensible flexfield, and if you decide to stop using Visual Information Builder and instead use Oracle Business Rules after you migrate business rules, then you must make sure that you create at least one segment for your context when you set up your flexfield. For background, see Set Up Extensible Flexfields in Order Management and Migrate Business Rules in Order Management.

  • Don't use Visual Information Builder and Oracle Business Rules at the same time in the same implementation. Use Visual Information Builder or Oracle Business Rules for all your rules.

  • You can't create a global variable and use it in your rule.

  • You can't create collections of objects in conditions.

  • Don't reference an object that includes the text _Obsolete when you create your rule. _Obsolete indicates that the business rule might no longer support the object in the current or future update.

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