Decision set (dictionary item)

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For automation interface information about a Decision Set, see Decision set (automation interface).

A Decision Set is a set of choices made for the inclusion or exclusion of Variants for Variation Points.

Create a Decision Set through a Modeler explorer pane: right-click a Package, and select New > Variability > Decision Set.

After creating a Decision Set you can use the Decision Set Editor or Variant Selector to specify which Variants are included and excluded in that Decision Set:

• To open the Decision Set Editor for a Decision Set: right-click the Decision Set, and then click Edit.

For information about using the Decision Set Editor, click one of the links below

◦ Choosing variants to include and exclude through the decision set editor

◦ How the status of a variant can be set - decision set editor

◦ How the status of a variation point can be set - decision set editor

◦ Opening the decision set editor

◦ Overview of the decision set editor

◦ Resolving inconsistencies in a decision set - decision set editor

• To open the Variant Selector for a Decision Set: on the Tools tab, click Variant Selector.

For information about using the Variant Selector, click one of the links below:

◦ Choosing variants to include and exclude through the variant selector

◦ How the status of a variant can be set - variant selector

◦ How the status of a variation point can be set - variant selector

◦ Overview of the variant selector

◦ Resolving inconsistencies in a decision set - variant selector

◦ Starting the variant selector

After setting up a Decision Set you can create a Product Model using that Decision Set. For information about creating a Product Model from a Product Line Model using a Decision Set, see Overview of creating product models.

In the Modeler panes, a short-cut symbol

on the Variant's icon indicates that the item is a stub.

The following sections provide information about how a Decision Set is used in the model.

Properties

In addition to the standard properties a Decision Set has these properties:

• Visibility

Owned by

Model

Package

Owns

Comment

Dependency —The Dependency is owned jointly by the Decision Set and the other associated item. The access permissions you have to a Dependency are determined by the access permissions of the dependent item.

Defined in these parts of the model

Variability Model

Shown on these diagrams

None.

Can be linked to these dictionary items

A Decision Set can be linked to the following items.

Stereotype

Like most other items in a Model, a Decision Set can be linked to an Activity Partition, Comment, Frame Box, General Node, General Flow, General Flow Diagram Node, Constraint (applied), General Flow Diagram Flow or Swimlane.