6.6. DMN designer navigation and properties in Business Central

The DMN designer in Business Central provides the following additional features to help you navigate through the components and properties of decision requirements diagrams (DRDs).

DMN file and diagram views

In the upper-left corner of the DMN designer, select the Project Explorer view to navigate between all DMN and other files or select the Decision Navigator view to navigate between the decision components, graphs, and boxed expressions of a selected DRD:

図6.60 Project Explorer view

dmn designer project view

図6.61 Decision Navigator view

dmn designer nav view
dmn designer nav view2
注記

The DRD components from any DMN models included in the DMN file (in the Included Models tab) are also listed in the Decision Components panel for the DMN file.

In the upper-right corner of the DMN designer, select the Explore diagram icon to view an elevated preview of the selected DRD and to navigate between the nodes of the selected DRD:

図6.62 Explore diagram view

dmn designer preview
DRD properties and design

In the upper-right corner of the DMN designer, select the Properties icon to modify the identifying information, data types, and appearance of a selected DRD, DRD node, or boxed expression cell:

図6.63 DRD node properties

dmn designer properties

To view the properties of the entire DRD, click the DRD canvas background instead of a specific node.

DRD search

In the upper-right corner of the DMN designer, use the search bar to search for text that appears in your DRD. The search feature is especially helpful in complex DRDs with many nodes:

図6.64 DRD search

dmn designer search
DMN decision service details

Select a decision service node in the DMN designer to view additional properties, including Input Data, Encapsulated Decisions, and Output Decisions in the Properties panel.

図6.65 Decision Service details

dmn decision service details