Create a synonym for a variable
Create a synonym for a variable
You can define synonyms
for variables in your rules to make rules more succinct. To create a synonym for a variable in Word:
- Put the cursor on a new blank line in your rule document. Type the synonym using the following syntax: <synonym text> is <variable text>.
- Click the Table Legend button on the Oracle Policy Modeling toolbar.
TIP: Alternatively you can use the keyboard shortcut Alt+L.
- Thereafter in your rules document you can refer to the variable using just the synonym text.
Example
a is the cost of school fees
b is the cost of school uniforms
c is the cost of school excursions
the total school cost = a + b + c