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How to use Fixed Value and Field Value Options in a business rule

Example 1A use case for Fixed Value in business rules is creating straightforward calculations involving no condition e.g. Salary multiplied by 20%.  Using the IF-THEN-ELSE structure, Fixed Values can

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Example 1

A use case for Fixed Value in business rules is creating straightforward calculations involving no condition e.g. Salary multiplied by 20%. Using the IF-THEN-ELSE structure, Fixed Values can be used in the IF Box like as shown below.

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Example 2

Here is an example where the if condition consists of a Field as the Data Source and Fixed Value for its comparison value. In order to use a database field as part of the logic simply select Field as the Data Source.

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When selected, type the name of the field to use.

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Note, you will need to use the right keywords to search the field you wish to use.

Once the database field is selected, the name appears in the field. To select a possible value for that field, select Fixed Value.

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When selected, the values for the selected Database field are displayed.

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Note: when a database field is a date field, a data picker is displayed and when the field is a currency field, a currency selector pop up window is presented.

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