Manage constants for business rules

The Constants tab of the Business Rules page displays all defined constantsClosed A value that cannot be altered during normal execution of the software. (Contrast with "variable."). From this tab, you can create, edit, and delete constants to use in business rules.

To open this tab, navigate to Administration > Program Management > Business Rules, and click the Constants tab.

The table in the Constants tab has the followings , which are all read-only.
Column Name Description
Name Name of the constant.
Type A constant type listed below, in Constant types.
GUI-editable

Indicates whether this constant is editable in the user interface.

  • If this constant is editable, you can double-click the corresponding row to edit it in the Edit Constant page.

  • If this constant is not editable, you can edit it only in the Source tab, as described in Manage business rules in XML.
Value

Value of the constant.

Add a constant

  1. Click New and then select the constant type, which are listed below, in Constant types.

  2. In the Create Constant page, complete the fields, which depend on the constant type you selected. These are listed below, in Constant types.

  3. Click Save.

Edit a constant

  1. Double-click a row in the table.

  2. In the Edit Constant page, update the fields, which depend on the constant type you selected. These are listed below, in Constant types.

  3. Click Save.

Delete a constant

  1. Click a row in the table to highlight a constant.

  2. Click Delete.
    A warning message confirms that you want to delete the constant.
  3. Click Confirm.

Constant types

Field Description
Type

Boolean. Read-only. Specified when creating the constant.
Override an existing Program Rules constant Select this check box to override an existing Program Rules constant.
Name Name of the constant.
Value

Select one of the following from the drop-down list:

  • True

  • False

Field Description
Type

Date. Read-only. Specified when creating the constant.
Override an existing Program Rules constant Select this check box to override an existing Program Rules constant.
Name Name of the constant.
Value The date that is the constant value.
Field Description
Type

Duration. Read-only. Specified when creating the constant.
Override an existing Program Rules constant Select this check box to override an existing Program Rules constant.
Name Name of the constant.
Value

The duration that is the constant value, in the following fields:

  • Year(s)

  • Month(s)

  • Day(s)

  • Hour(s)

  • Minute(s)

  • Second(s)
Field Description
Type

Number. Read-only. Specified when creating the constant.
Override an existing Program Rules constant Select this check box to override an existing Program Rules constant.
Name Name of the constant.
Value The number that is the constant value.
Field Description
Type

String. Read-only. Specified when creating the constant.
Override an existing Program Rules constant Select this check box to override an existing Program Rules constant.
Name Name of the constant.
Value Enter a string as the constant value.