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Oracle® Insurance XML Configuration Guide Release 9.4.1.0 E23637_01

# EXPRESSION

## Description

Expressions are used to perform calculations or business process. They can only return one value.

TYPE=EXPRESSION
Element | Attribute | Attribute Value | Element Value
<MathVariable> | TYPE | EXPRESSION | Expression that may use field names, MathVariables, numbers and operators.
| LOG | Yes: the result is stored in AsActivityMath table to be used by other activities. No: the result is not stored. This is the default behavior. |
| ROUND | Integer that will set the rounding for numeric data types. |

## XML Example

<MathVariable VARIABLENAME="ExampleMV" TYPE="EXPRESSION" DATATYPE="DECIMAL">MVOne + MVTwo</MathVariable>

IMPORTANT: Go to Operators available for EXPRESSION writing to see what operators you may use for creating Expressions.

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