[jboss-jira] [JBoss JIRA] (DROOLS-1851) Guided Decision table: Multiple 'otherwise' for sub-group support

[Jozef Marko (Jira)]

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Jozef Marko closed DROOLS-1851.
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    Resolution: Rejected


[~tkobayashi] thank you for confirmation.

> Guided Decision table: Multiple 'otherwise' for sub-group support
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>                 Key: DROOLS-1851
>                 URL: https://issues.jboss.org/browse/DROOLS-1851
>             Project: Drools
>          Issue Type: Feature Request
>          Components: Guided Decision Table Editor
>    Affects Versions: 5.5.0.Final
>            Reporter: Toshiya Kobayashi
>            Assignee: Michael Anstis
>            Priority: Major
>         Attachments: otherwise.png, repository_export_otherwise.xml
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> If you set 'otherwise' for a cell, it equals to the rest of all defined values in the column. The request is accepting multiple 'otherwise' and it equals to the rest of all defined values in the sub-group. What is 'sub-group'? The intuitive approach is that Guvnor recognizes 'sub-group' from left to right. So if you have the same value cells (= so you can merge) in the left next column, it is the one sub-group for the 'otherwise'. It might be easier to understand with the image (See attached otherwise.png).
> Words from a customer:
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> 1. I think the simplest approach to defining sub-groups will be to evaluate conditions from Left to right. So for the example I have provided Flight# will be the first sub-group, Airline the next sub-group. However if a different approach can be provided to create the sub-groups that would be acceptable as long as it is easy to create and visualize the sub-groups, specially for the Business Users.
> 2. I think the sub-groups could be the default behavior. When multiple otherwise would be supported for a column an approach would be needed to understand the sub-group to which one otherwise applies, and the sub-group to which the 2nd otherwise applies within the same column. However from a backward compatibility perspective a toggle could be created (since currently otherwise can be on any row in the column).
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> I think the key part is if we can implement it without newly introduced meta-data. If you think we need to be more specific, please let me know.



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