Allow more complex condition rule authoring in SAS Visual Investigator for a data object

[EyalGonen]

The UI for condition rules authoring in SAS VI Data Object on SAS Viya is limiting.

For example, I am unable to achieve this expression below using the SAS VI user interface when defining a condition for a Data Object - I cannot set the parentheses correctly around the OR condition so I am highlighting the problem below in bold:

((VAR1='v1') or (VAR2='v2') or (VAR3='v3')) and (VAR4='v4') and (VAR5='v5')

In general, the UI for defining condition rules is very basic and limiting especially when using a combination of AND and OR. There is also no option to manually write down the condition without using the UI for even more complex rules.

Unfortunately we need this capability for a big project and a Tech Support case was opened CS0330566

[pmvi]

Thanks for raising this suggestion.
Based on current capabilities, more complex logic like this may require restructuring the condition across multiple rule groups, rather than expressing it directly with nested parentheses.
To better understand the requirement and where this becomes challenging, could you clarify:

• Is the main gap the inability to group conditions (AND/OR precedence), or are there additional expression needs beyond this?
• Does restructuring the logic into multiple condition groups work for your scenario?
• How complex do these rules typically get (e.g., number of fields or combinations)?
• Is this a pattern you need to use regularly, or only in specific scenarios?