These notes support a software program that bears the name SupportPac LA71: IBM Operational Decision Manager Integration for WebSphere Process Server. Information in this document, including URLs and other Internet Web site references, is subject to change without notice and is provided for information purposes only.
| Introduction | The general description of this product. |
| Software Requirements | The software requirements to install this release. |
| Deprecated features | Lists deprecated feature with earlier version. |
| Installing and Uninstalling | Instructions for installing and uninstalling SupportPac LA71. |
| Known Limitations | Known limitations and suggested workarounds. |
| End-User License Agreement Location | The location of the End-User License Agreement after installation of this product. |
SupportPac LA71: IBM Operational Decision Manager Integration for WebSphere Process Server provides integration developers with more convenient ways to encorporate decision services provided by IBM Operational Decision Manager (ODM) into business processes running on IBM Business Process Management solutions such as WebSphere Process Server and IBM Business Process Manager.
The SupportPac provides plugins for the BPM Integration Development Environments (IBM Integration Designer) that can:
Using this integration, developers can define a business process in the BPM IDE and use ODM to define the business rules. The business logic is externalized from your application and can be edited and modified by business experts without requiring detailed knowledge of Java or J2EE.
The integration provides the following capabilities.
This Readme assumes that the reader has a basic understanding of IBM Decision Management and IBM Business Process Management products.
To install and use SupportPac LA71: IBM Operational Decision Manager for WebSphere Process Server you need the following software installed on your computer.
| Software | Comments |
|---|---|
| IBM Operational Decision Manager: Decision Server Decision Center (optional) |
Version 8.5 and later Fix Packs |
| BPM Integration Development Environment | IBM Integration Designer Version 8.5 and later Fix Packs |
| BPM Runtime or Test Environment | IBM BPM 8.5 and later Fix Packs (Process Center, Process Server or Integration Designer WTE 8.5 and later Fix Packs) |
You can use SupportPac LA71: IBM Operational Decision Manager for WebSphere Process Server on any of the following operating systems.
The following feature are deprecated in SupportPac LA71 v2.2:
For support on BPM and ODM v7.5 and later Fix Packs use LA71 v1.7.1.
If you need to have access to an older version of the LA71 SupportPac compatible with earlier versions of the products, please contact ODM support.
This section contains information on how to install and uninstall SupportPac LA71: IBM Operational Decision Manager Integration for WebSphere Process Server and IBM Operational Decision Manager Decision Wizard.
Installation steps:
| Notes: You need to set the permission of the script to Allow executing file as program if you want the script can run after double clicked. Or you can run the script in Terminal. |
Uninstallation steps:
Contact IBM Operational Decision Manager customer support to find out how to access the list of known limitations on the product. The IBM Operational Decision Manager customer support you depend on is defined in the Exhibit A of your maintenance agreement. For support on WebSphere Process Server, IBM Business Process Manager or IBM Integration Designer you should contact the support defined for that product.
Limitations of note are listed in the following table:
| Limitations | Comments & Workarounds |
|---|---|
| XML Parameters with default namespace in XML Schema are not supported | For rulesets using XML parameters, you should always define an XML schema namespace. |
| Ruleset Parameter of XML array type is not supported | If you have a Ruleset Parameter of XML array type defined in the Ruleset, a runtime exception will be thrown when invoking the corresponding JRules ruleset. |
| When working with BPM 8.5, the locale used to author rules in Process Designer must match that used in Decision Center | If the locales do not match, it is not possible to synchronize between Rule Designer and Decision Center. The rules must be manually refactored as described in the BPM tutorial task 2 |
| When working with BPM 8.5 and importing HTDS services into Process Designer, limitations apply due to business object and namespace restrictions. | In BPM 8.5 HTDS services can be discovered from Decision Server. Business Objects with the same name and different namespaces are renamed on the import but the automatic renaming breaks down in more complex situations. This renaming is described in the BPM Tutorial task 3. |
| If you install IID and BPM Process Server on the same machine, the IID test component may not work properly. | In BPM 8.5 advance installation, There is an issue of test compoennt deployed to BPM process center from local IID. You had to use a remote IID to trigger the test component deployed to Process Center. Otherwise, You need to login WAS Administrative Console and uninstall/install TestController application mannually with EAR file |
| can be used to test modules or components. In BPM 8.5 advance installation, There is an issue of test compoennt deployed to BPM process center from local IID. You had to use a remote IID to trigger the test component deployed to Process Center. |
You can find a copy of the End-User License Agreement in the licence directory, in the file LI_en.
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