Compact presentation

Sometimes the reason for large decision ta­bles are conditions that are actually extended but have been defined as several limited condi­tions.

Example of three limited and mutually exclusive conditions

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It should be noted that these conditions are logically mutually exclusive:

  • If one condition is fulfilled,

  • the others must not be fulfilled.

This results in an increased effort when defining the relationships in the rules.

Alternatively: Only one extended condition

The three limited conditions can be replaced with a single extended condition with three values:

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