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# What do decision tables look like for business users?

> How non-technical policy owners read and manage rules as decision tables.

A decision table is a simple, spreadsheet-like grid of rules — **conditions on
the left, outcomes on the right**. If you can read a spreadsheet, you can read a
decision table. This format separates policy from code, so compliance teams and
business analysts can change approval thresholds, routing logic, and other rules
directly, test them, and publish live updates without waiting on developers —
while keeping a transparent audit trail.

[Read the full post →](https://aletyx.ai/decision-tables-for-business-users/)

## Where to go next

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  <Card title="Decision Tables" icon="table" href="/docs/drools/decision-tables/overview">
    The decision table model in depth, from structure to evaluation.
  </Card>

  <Card title="First Table" icon="play" href="/docs/drools/decision-tables/first-table">
    A hands-on walkthrough building your first decision table.
  </Card>

  <Card title="What is DMN?" icon="diagram-project" href="/docs/faq/concepts/what-is-dmn">
    The standard behind decision tables and visual decision modeling.
  </Card>

  <Card title="DMN" icon="diagram-project" href="/docs/architecture/decisions/dmn/overview">
    How DMN models decisions visually using tables and FEEL expressions.
  </Card>

  <Card title="Decisions Guide" icon="book-open" href="/docs/guides/decisions">
    Step-by-step guidance for authoring and running decisions.
  </Card>

  <Card title="DMN in Playground" icon="play" href="/docs/components/playground/dmn-tutorial">
    Try editing and running decision tables in the Aletyx Playground.
  </Card>
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