When you create an input, you can add the input to any rule set in the rule
specification.
To create an input in basic mode,
perform the following steps:
On the Explore page, open the rule specification.
In the toolbar, select
Manage Inputs
.
The
Input Management
dialog box opens. The dialog
box lists the current inputs in the rule specification.
Click
Add Input
.
You can see up to 100 inputs in the
Input Management
dialog box. Any additional inputs will not appear in the dialog box.
Set the following properties on the input:
Name. The name of the input.
You can enter alphanumeric characters, underscore characters, and
spaces.
Data Type. The data type of the
column in the business data set that the input represents. You can
select a date/time, float, integer, or string data type.
Maximum Length. The maximum
character length of the data values in the input data column.
Scale. The number of digits
that can follow a decimal point in a float value.
Description. A text description
of the input. The description is optional.
Usage. A column that
indicates the number of times that each input appears in a rule
statement in the rule specification.