Decision Designer Components

Toolbar

The toolbar offers basic editing and designer-resizing controls.

Toolbar Icon	Name	Description
	Undo	Reverts the last action.
	Redo	Repeats the last action.
	Designer toggle	Expands or retracts the decision designer.

Sidebar

The sidebar offers controls to access different aspects of decision modeling. Each of these controls functions as a toggle, enabling you to view or hide the corresponding panel.

Sidebar Icon	Name	Description
	Palette	Opens the diagram palette with the input data element and all decision types. From the palette, drag and drop elements onto the canvas to use them in your diagram. See Add Decisions and Create Input Data.
	Services	Opens the Services panel, where you can create decision services. See Expose Decisions as Services.
	Types	Opens the Types panel, where you can define a new type definition. See Define Custom Data Types.
	Test decision model	Opens the Test Decision Model panel. See Test a Decision Model.
	Properties	Opens the Properties panel, where you can edit a node's properties. Note: This icon appears on the sidebar when you select an input or decision node on the canvas, and it opens the corresponding properties panel when clicked. See Add Decisions and Create Input Data.
	View or edit decision logic	Opens the decision logic page, where you can view or edit a decision's logic. Note: This icon appears on the sidebar when you select a decision node on the canvas, and it opens the corresponding logic page when clicked. See Configure a Decision's Logic.

Canvas

The decision canvas is the central area where you can create a diagram that represents your decision model, using the elements in the palette.

Additionally, the canvas provides the following two functions:

Canvas Icon	Name	Description
	Search	Searches for a decision node on the canvas using the name you enter.
	Enable highlight mode toggle	When enabled, highlights the node you select on the canvas.

Canvas Overview

The canvas overview panel, located at the bottom-left corner, provides a quick overview of your entire canvas. You can collapse or expand it as needed.

It contains the following controls:

Canvas Overview Icon	Name	Description
	Zoom in	Zooms in on the canvas.
	Zoom out	Zooms out on the canvas.
	Reset view	Resets the canvas to its default view.
	Collapse overview toggle	Collapses or expands the Canvas Overview panel.

A Snapshot of the Designer

The following image shows a decision model in the designer, with the Palette panel open.

This image shows an example decision model in the decision designer. The canvas overview panel at the left is collapsed. The central canvas contains a decision model, which has an input data element connected to two supporting decisions that are in turn connected to a main decision. The diagram palette is located to the right of the canvas and is described later in this guide.