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  • All Articles
  • Capture Automation
  • Content Automation
    • Best Practices
      • Performance and Scalability
      • Using Containers
    • Content Software Updates
      • Software updates for Content Navigator
        • Content Navigator v 3.0.3
        • Content Navigator v 3.0.4
        • Content Navigator v 3.0.5
        • Content Navigator v 3.0.6
      • Software updates for Daeja ViewONE
        • Daeja ViewONE v 5.0.3
        • Daeja ViewONE v 5.0.4
        • Daeja ViewONE v 5.0.5
        • Daeja ViewONE v 5.0.6
      • Software updates for FileNet Content Manager
        • FileNet Content Manager v 5.5.0
        • FileNet Content Manager v 5.5.1
        • FileNet Content Manager v 5.5.2
        • FileNet Content Manager v 5.5.3
    • Customizing & Extending
      • Creating plug-ins to Content Navigator
      • Customizing and Extending Content Navigator
      • Customizing Daeja ViewONE
      • Developing applications with Content Navigator
    • Getting Started
      • Getting Started with Business Automation Content Services on Cloud
  • Decision Automation
    • A developerWorks article guide to using ODM with Watson Cognitive services
    • Machine Learning scoring and Rule engines in z/OS
    • What you can find here
    • Best Practices
      • Decision Server Insights
        • Decision Server Insights – Operational Monitoring
        • Effects of Event Distribution on Performance in Solution Design
        • If a DSI cluster is unstable try changing the heartbeat policy
        • ODM Decision Server Insights – Basic Rule Writing
        • ODM Decision Server Insights — Advanced Rule Writing
        • ODM Decision Server Insights – Intermediate Rule Writing
        • DSI exceptions: Is it a false alarm or something that needs my attention
      • ODM on z/OS
        • Making IBM ODM Decision Services portable across z/OS and distributed platforms
        • High Availability for ODM Rule Execution Server Console using VIPA
      • Rule Authoring
        • A dozen design tips to improve decision service performance
        • A checklist to improve the performance of Decision Center
        • 2 Part series on Best Practices for ODM decisions
        • Successful ODM Rule Authoring for Business and IT
        • Using extenders to make Boolean attributes easy for business users
        • A practical guide on using the Decision Center archive repository tool
      • Rule Execution Server
        • A checklist to improve the performance of Rule Execution Server
        • Protecting decision services in WebSphere Liberty
        • Tutorial: Implementing IBM Operational Decision Manager RES console for high availability
      • Top ten tips to improve performance of ODM on ESX
      • Decision service lifecycle on IBM Cloud Private
      • Planning for ODM disaster recovery
    • Business Operations Connect
      • Decision Connect
        • How to expose the API of an executable decision service in ODM with a Swagger description
        • Using ODM Decision Connect to expose Managed Decision API’s to Cloud Applications
    • ODM Capabilities
      • Decision Server Insights
        • Decision Server Insights – Technical Overview
      • ODM on Cloud
        • Permission Management with IBM Operational Decision Manager on Cloud
    • ODM Online Education
      • ODM on Cloud
      • ODM Version 8.10.x
      • ODM Version 8.9
      • ODM Version 8.9.1
      • ODM Version 8.9.2
      • ODM Version 8.8
      • ODM Version 8.7
      • ODM Version 8.6
      • ODM Version 8.5
    • ODM Software Updates
      • ODM Express, Server Software Updates
    • Recommended Reading on ODM
      • IBM Redbooks
    • Solutions
      • IBM RPA with Automation Anywhere and ODM
      • ODM and Analytics
        • Build Scala Apps that Combine IBM ODM Decisions, Big Data and Machine Learning
        • ODM Business Rules with Apache Spark Batch operations
      • ODM and API Connect
      • ODM and IBM Business Process Manager
    • Support
      • ODM Tech Notes
  • Process Modeling
  • Task Automation (RPA)
    • IBM Robotic Process Automation with Automation Anywhere
      • Combining IBM RPA and IBM Datacap to automate desktop tasks that require data extraction form documents
      • Use RPA to complete a BPM activity within an end-to-end business process
      • Use BPM to handle exception cases for RPA
      • Use ODM to make a decision within a RPA activity
      • Use RPA to assist a business user when completing a BPM task
    • IBM Digital Business Automation and UiPath Integration
    • IBM Digital Business Automation and Blue Prism Integration
  • Workflow Automation
    • What you can find in the Workflow Technical Articles section of the Community
    • Workflow Software Updates
      • Business Automation Workflow software updates
      • Business Process Manager software updates
    • Capabilities & Architecture
      • Case
      • Process
    • Frequently Asked Questions
      • Integration Designer Terminology
      • Updating Hosts File to Connect to a New Server
    • Getting Started
      • Getting started with Business Automation Workflow
      • Getting Started with BPM and BPM on Cloud
    • Good Practices
      • High-Quality Processes
        • Good practice – Diligently deal with faults when invoking external services
        • Good practice – Do not use IBM BPM as a system of record
        • Good practice – Ensure the health of your BPMN processes by using the JavaScript loop detector and process monitor
        • Good practice – Mark system tasks for deletion when you create them
        • Good practice – Turn off auto-tracking in BPDs if it is not required
        • Good practice – Use governance processes for snapshot installations
        • Good practice – Use IBM BPM Advanced, an enterprise service bus, or both to expose services to your business processes that use BPMN
        • Good practice – Use the facade pattern for Advanced Integration services
        • Good practice – Use the right process for the job
        • Good practice – Use the sync-over-async invocation pattern with caution
      • Maintainability
        • Good practice – Avoid mutually dependent toolkits
        • Good practice – Back up your IBM BPM data regularly
      • Methodology
        • Good practice – Ensure business processes have a business owner
        • Good practice – Plan for and perform non-functional testing
        • Good practice – Plan for disaster recovery
        • Good-practice resource – Learn about IBM BPM from an expert
        • Good-practice resource – Learn about troubleshooting IBM Business Process Manager
        • Good-practice resource – Learn how to best use the Process Portal search index
        • Good-practice resource – New to IBM BPM? Start with the Hiring tutorial
        • Good-practice resource – Read the coaches IBM Redbooks publication
        • Good-practice resource – Use the IBM BPM Center of Excellence and Program to Project Redbooks
        • Introduction to Macro Design, Part 1
        • Good-practice resource – Tune your IBM BPM performance
      • Operations
        • Good practice – Have a plan for regularly upgrading IBM BPM
        • Good practice – Monitor the Process Federation Server embedded Elasticsearch service by using the Head utility
      • Performance
        • Good practice – Avoid excessive use of server-side JavaScript
        • Good practice – Avoid large business objects in a process or service
        • Good practice – Avoid multiple sequential system lane activities
        • Good practice – Place Process Center near where your Process Designer users are physically located
        • Good practice – Purge data regularly
        • Good practice – Use efficient SQL statements
        • Good practice – Use query tables for BPEL processes
      • Security, Topology, Installation, Configuration, and Migration
        • Good practice – Plan your release-to-release migration
        • Good practice – Specify configuration values in 100Custom.xml
        • Good practice – Use an offline process server for production
        • Good practice – Use the rolling upgrade option when you update IBM BPM
        • Good practice resource – Implementing Disaster Recovery
        • Good-practice resource – Implement the appropriate IBM BPM production topology
        • Good-practice resource – Secure your IBM BPM environment
          • BPM Security – Keep up to date with security fixes
        • Good-practice resource – Use the IBM Business Process Manager Interactive Installation and Configuration Guide or the Interactive Migration Guide
      • Separation of Concerns
        • Good practice – Divide the labor when you author custom coach views
      • Toolkit Tips
        • Tips for designing effective toolkits
    • Tips & Tricks
    • Tutorials
      • A tutorial on decisions in process applications: action rules and decision tables
      • Hiring Tutorial
        • Hiring tutorial: Process requirements
        • Hiring tutorial: Model the process
          • Hiring tutorial: Create the process application
          • Hiring Tutorial: Create the process
          • Hiring tutorial: Add activities and events
          • Hiring Tutorial: Model teams
          • Hiring tutorial: Add sequence flows
          • Hiring tutorial: Add event gateways
          • Hiring tutorial: Add a timer intermediate event
          • Hiring tutorial: Create process variables
          • Hiring tutorial: Conduct Playback Zero
        • Hiring tutorial: Implement the process
          • Hiring tutorial: Create business objects
          • Hiring tutorial: Implement the timer intermediate event
          • Hiring tutorial: Implement gateways
          • Hiring tutorial: Conduct Playback One
        • Hiring Tutorial: Create the user interface
          • Hiring Tutorial: Plan the user interface
          • Hiring tutorial: Create the coach view for the position request data
          • Hiring tutorial: Create the coach view for position data
          • Hiring tutorial: Create the coach view for person data
          • Hiring tutorial: Create the Create Position Request CSHS client-side human service
          • Hiring tutorial: Create the coaches for the Create Position Request CSHS client-side human service
          • Hiring tutorial: Complete the flow for the Create Position Request CSHS human service
          • Hiring tutorial: Create the GM Approval CSHS client-side human service
          • Hiring tutorial: Conduct Playback Two
        • Hiring Tutorial: Validating coach data
          • Hiring Tutorial: Add validation to the create position request coach
          • Hiring Tutorial: Playback Three
    • Upgrades and Migration
      • Migrating from IBM BPM to Business Automation Workflow
      • Migrating In-Flight BPM Instances
  • DBA Platform and Solutions
    • Platform Deployment Options
    • Solutions
      • A developerWorks article guide to using BPM in Cognitive Business Operations solutions
      • Business Operations Connect
        • Process Connect

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  • Capture Automation

  • Content Automation

    FileNet, CMOD, CM8 and IER/ICC information

  • Decision Automation

    IBM Operational Decision Manager related content

  • Process Modeling

    Blueworks Live information

  • Task Automation (RPA)

  • Workflow Automation

    Business Automation Workflow, IBM BPM and IBM Case Manager information

  • DBA Platform and Solutions

    Solutions is where we document some of the joint integrations and use cases for DBA

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