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Consume Decision Tables Asynchronous Events with Apex Code

Trigger actions by using Apex code when decision table operations complete asynchronously.

Required Editions

Available in: Lightning Experience
Available in: Enterprise, Unlimited, and Developer Editions for clouds that have Business Rules Engine enabled
User Permissions Needed
To create, edit, and activate a decision table: Rule Engine Designer
To run decision tables:

Rule Engine Designer

OR

Rule Engine Runtime
  1. Open the Developer Console.
  2. Click Create New
  3. Click Apex Trigger.
  4. Select DecisionTableActionEvent.
    Select the DecisionTableActionEvent to trigger a Platform-Event Triggered Flow when decision table operations complete asynchronously.
  5. Add the provided trigger code: 
    trigger deci on DecisionTableActionEvent (after insert) {
for (DecisionTableActionEvent event : Trigger.new) {
// Log the event details to the debug log
System.debug('*** APEX DecisionTableActionEvent received! ' +
'Event ID: ' + event.DecisionTableApiName +
', Event Message: ' + event);

// Add more debug statements for specific fields based on your requirements
// Example: System.debug('New Status: ' + event.New_Status__c);
}
}
  6. Save the trigger.

To trigger the event, activate your decision table.

To make sure that the event is consumed, in Debug Logs:

  • Set Traced Entity Type to Automated Process:
  • Set Apex logging to FINER or FINEST.
  • Set the Expiration Date to a future date.

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