Create a synonym for a variable

You can define synonyms for variables in your rules to make rules more succinct. To create a synonym for a variable in Word:

  1. Put the cursor on a new blank line in your rule document. Type the synonym using the following syntax: <synonym text> is <variable text>.
  2. Click the Table Legend button on the Oracle Policy Modeling toolbar.
    TIP: Alternatively you can use the keyboard shortcut Alt+L.
  3. Thereafter in your rules document you can refer to the variable using just the synonym text.

Example

a is the cost of school fees

b is the cost of school uniforms

c is the cost of school excursions

the total school cost = a + b + c