Configure an output column in a decision table

An output column contains the output of a decision table. This is usually an offer or content that the decision model variant returns to the experiment.

You can configure an output column to derive information from the following:

Offer knowledge source - use an offer knowledge source to return the next best offer from your organization's offer catalog.
Guest data from the guest context service - for example, you might have a decision table that calculates an ancillary discount based on the guest's loyalty tier and propensity to purchase score. You can configure the Output column to use the guest.insurance propensity score and apply a multiple to determine the discount percent.
Output from a data system.
Output from an analytical model.
Output from a programmable decision.

You can add additional output columns to a decision table at any time.

Note

Before you can configure an output column, you must create a decision table.

To configure an output column:

On the Decision Table tab, in the Output column, click Add Output Column.
In the Add Output Column window, in the Name of Column field, enter an intuitive name for the output that you want to capture in this column. The name you enter displays as a column header.
In the Create Output Reference, field, enter the output you want to use, for example, propensity_score. This enables you to use the returned output as an input into other decisions.
Select one of the following radio buttons:
- Offer - select if you are configuring the Output Column to contain an offer.
- Expression - select if you are configuring the Output Column to contain a value.
In the Choose Type field, select the type of output value for the condition:
- String - a text value.
- Integer - a number value.
- Long - an integer that is longer than the size of the standard integer type. This is useful for large numbers.
- Boolean - a binary value that can either be true or false.
- Double - represents an integer with decimal values. This is useful for monetary values.
- Date - represents a date value format.
Click Add.
To continue creating the decision table, you can add rules to the decision table.

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