DecisionTable | Metadata API Developer Guide

File Suffix and Directory Location

DecisionTable components have the suffix .decisionTable and are stored in the decisionTables folder.

Version

DecisionTable components are available in API version 51.0 and later.

Special Access Rules

To use this metadata type, your Salesforce org must have the Loyalty Management or the Rebate Management license.

Fields

Field Name	Field Type	Description
decisionTableParameters	DecisionTableParameters	Required. Parameters that you specify in a decision table.
description	string	Description of the decision table.
lastSyncDate	string	Required. Latest date on which the decision table was refreshed.
setupName	string	Required. Name of the decision table, which appears in Salesforce Setup.
sourceObject	string	Required. Object that contains the rules based on which the decision table must provide outcomes.
status	DecisionTableStatus (enumeration of type string)	Required. Status of the decision table. Valid values are: `Draft` `Inactive` `Active` `ActivationInProgress`

DecisionTableParameters

Represents an input or output field of a decision table.

Fields

Field Name	Field Type	Description
fieldName	string	Required. API name of the fields that selected as an input or output for the decision table.
isGroupByField	boolean	Indicates whether an input field is used to group the business rules of the decision table.
operator	DecisionTableOperator (enumeration of type string)	Required. Operator used for the input field. Valid values are: `Equals` `NotEquals` `LessThan` `LessOrEqual` `GreaterThan` `GreaterOrEqual` `Matches` `ExistsIn` `DoesNotExistIn`
sequence	integer	The sequence in which input fields are processed. This field is available in API version 52.0 and later.
usage	DecisionTableParameterType (enumeration of type string)	Required. Usage type of a field. The usage type can be one of the following values: `INPUT` `OUTPUT`

Declarative Metadata Sample Definition

The following is an example of a DecisionTable component.

1<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?>
2<DecisionTable xmlns="http://soap.sforce.com/2006/04/metadata">
3   <decisionTableParameters>
4      <fieldName>IsDeleted</fieldName>
5      <operator>Equals</operator>
6      <usage>INPUT</usage>
7   </decisionTableParameters>
8   <decisionTableParameters>
9      <fieldName>IsActive</fieldName>
10      <usage>OUTPUT</usage>
11   </decisionTableParameters>
12   <decisionTableParameters>
13      <fieldName>LimitNumber</fieldName>
14      <operator>Equals</operator>
15      <usage>INPUT</usage>
16   </decisionTableParameters>
17   <decisionTableParameters>
18      <fieldName>LimitStartDate</fieldName>
19      <usage>OUTPUT</usage>
20   </decisionTableParameters>
21   <decisionTableParameters>
22      <fieldName>GivenBadgeCount</fieldName>
23      <operator>Equals</operator>
24      <usage>INPUT</usage>
25   </decisionTableParameters>
26   <decisionTableParameters>
27      <fieldName>Name</fieldName>
28      <operator>Equals</operator>
29      <usage>INPUT</usage>
30   </decisionTableParameters>
31   <description>Sample DT created for md-common tests</description>
32   <setupName>Sample DT</setupName>
33   <sourceObject>WorkBadgeDefinition</sourceObject>
34   <status>Draft</status>
35</DecisionTable>

The following is an example package.xml that references the previous definition.

1<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?>
2<Package xmlns="http://soap.sforce.com/2006/04/metadata">
3   <fullName>Sample DT Package</fullName>
4   <description>Package created for md-common tests</description>
5   <types>
6      <members>Sample_DT</members>
7      <name>DecisionTable</name>
8   </types>
9   <types>
10      <members>DSL_Sample</members>
11      <members>Sample_DT_Default</members>
12      <name>DecisionTableDatasetLink</name>
13   </types>
14   <version>51.0</version>
15</Package>