Decision tables in the classic environment

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title: Decision tables in the classic environment
description: In the classic environment, you can develop a table to use for your decision answer records. You then associate an answer record to each decision on your decision table. This answer record is returned when the decision is reached based on your inputs.
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# Decision tables in the classic environment

In the classic environment, you can develop a table to use for your decision answer records. You then associate an answer record to each decision on your decision table. This answer record is returned when the decision is reached based on your inputs.

**Note:** Workflow Studio decision tables provide a new intuitive interface to create decision tables. For more information, see [Workflow Studio](https://raw.githubusercontent.com/ServiceNow/ServiceNowDocs/australia/markdown/build-workflows/workflow-studio.md).

-   **[Create a decision table to resolve complex decisions](https://raw.githubusercontent.com/ServiceNow/ServiceNowDocs/australia/markdown/australia/application-development/decision-tables/create-a-decision.md)**  
Create a decision table to help you resolve a complex decision that depends on multiple factors.

**Parent Topic:**[Decision Tables](https://raw.githubusercontent.com/ServiceNow/ServiceNowDocs/australia/markdown/australia/application-development/decision-tables/decision-table.md)