Context Variables Available in Test Tables

The following runtime context variables are used in OpenL Tablets and their values can be specified in OpenL test tables using syntax _context_.<context name> in a column header:

Context	Context name in rule tables	Type	Related versioning properties	Property names in rule tables	Description
Current Date	currentDate	Date	Effective / Expiration dates	effectiveDate, expirationDate	Date on which the rule is performed. It is not equal to today’s date.
Request Date	requestDate	Date	Start / End Request dates	startRequestDate, endRequestDate	Date when the rule is applied.
Line of Business	lob	String	LOB (Line of Business)	lob	Line of business the rule is applied for.
US State	usState	Enum	US States	state	US state where the rule is applied.
Country	country	Enum	Countries	country	Country where the rule is applied.
US Region	usRegion	Enum	US Region	usregion	US region where the rule is applied.
Currency	currency	Enum	Currency	currency	Currency with which the rule is applied.
Language	lang	Enum	Language	lang	Language in which the rule is applied.
Region	region	Enum	Region	region	Economic region where the rule is applied.
Canada Province	caProvince	Enum	Canada Province	caProvinces	Canada province of operation where the rule is applied.
Canada Region	caRegion	Enum	Canada Region	caRegions	Canada region of operation where the rule is applied.
Nature	nature	String	Nature	nature	User-defined business meaning value a rule is applied to.
locale	locale	java.lang.Locale	n/a	n/a	Property commonly used for internationalization and localization purposes.

For more information on how property values relate to runtime context values and what rule table is executed, see Business Dimension Properties and Rules Runtime Context.