What's new

Take advantage of the latest technologies in decision management through Operational Decision Manager and Operational Decision Manager on Certified Kubernetes. Discover the new features, supported software, and major improvements in the components.

This page lists the significant changes in this release. The entries below include links to additional resources. To use this information offline, see Offline documentation.

Highlights

This list shows the major changes in version 9.5. Follow the bookmarks to see more information and other new features.
  • Important: Updated URL to reach Decision Center Java™ APIs
  • Dedicated runtime pods for Kubernetes
  • Improved Rule Execution Server console user interface
  • Testing IBM® Machine Learning integration in Rule Designer
  • Software support for Java 21, Eclipse 4.34, and FIPS 140-3
  • Server support for Liberty 25.0.0.3, JBoss® 8.0 and Tomcat 10.1
  • New security Decision Center REST APIs

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Use these links to quickly find information about specific components:

General

Event emitter changes
Changes to the event emitter properties for Business Automation Insights:
  • Alias for the event emitter plug-in: ODMEventEmitter replaces ODMEmitterForBAI.
  • Plug-in properties: com.ibm.rules.eventemitter.plugin replaces com.ibm.rules.emitter.plugin
  • New information Learn more
Updated system requirements
This release supports the following software and standard:
  • Java 21
  • Eclipse 4.34
  • FIPS 140-3
Support for new application servers:
  • Liberty 25.0.0.3 and future fix packs
  • JBoss EAP 8.0 (replaces earlier versions)
  • Tomcat 10.1 (replaces earlier versions)
Tip: Always check IBM® Operational Decision Manager detailed system requirements External link opens a new window or tab before installing or upgrading components.
Updated internal elements
Updated parts of Operational Decision Manager:
Deprecated and removed features
The following features are deprecated or removed in Operational Decision Manager 9.5.0. For more information, see Deprecated and removed features.
  • Removed APIs:
    • ilog.rules.decisioncenter.model.reporting (Decision Center)
    • ilog.rules.decisioncenter.model.reporting.impl (Decision Center)
    • ilog.webui.dhtml.x (Rule Designer)
  • Deprecated API:
    • ilog.rules.monitor.* (Rule Designer)
  • Deprecated databases
    • MariaDB
    • IBM Db2® for z/OS® for Decision Center
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Operational Decision Manager Rule Designer

Testing machine learning integration
After you set up an IBM Machine Learning integration, you can test it in Rule Designer. New information Learn more
Build optimization settings
New settings enable you to shorten further the build time of large projects. When your rule projects grow larger, you can usually improve the performance of Rule Designer by using build configurations that are better suited to large projects. New information Learn more
Continuing rule analysis
Now you can continue an analysis of your rules. You can set a limit on the number of rules to analyze in a decision service. The analysis runs until it reaches the limit and produces a report. Now you can click the Continue Rule Analysis button in the report to continue running the analysis on the unchecked rules. New information Learn more
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Operational Decision Manager Rule Execution Server

Improved Rule Execution Server console
The Rule Execution Server console has been given a makeover. Its decade-old interface has been swapped for a more modern, user-friendly UI. The console keeps its proven functionality, but it is easier to navigate and organized to improve your experience. New information Learn more
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Operational Decision Manager Decision Center

Important: Updated URL to reach Decision Center Java APIs
The URL for the IlrSessionFactory.connect() method has been changed. The URL must now reference the Decision Center API module, which is usually deployed as /decisioncenter-api. In previous releases, the URL references the Business console module, which is usually deployed as /decisioncenter. New information Learn more
Close button
The editors in the Business console now include a close button. When you finish working on an artifact, you can click the button to close the file or navigate back to the decision artifacts by using the breadcrumbs. When you make changes to an artifact, you must save them before you use the close button. New information Learn more
Security APIs
The REST APIs include new security endpoints for decision service branches:
  • Groups: Provides a list of the groups that are associated with a branch.
  • Security (get): Shows the security on a branch.
  • Security (post): Enforces security on a branch.
  • securityInheritedFrom: Shows the security that a branch has inherited from another branch.
  • New information Learn more
API for interchange files
You can work with a decision service that is transferred in an interchange file. After you define a decision service in another application, you can put it in a JSON interchange file. Then, you use a REST API to place the decision service in Decision Center, where you develop it further in the Business console. New information Learn more
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Operational Decision Manager on Certified Kubernetes

Dedicated runtime pods
Now you can create dedicated runtime pods for specific rulesets. Running the rulesets isolated in the pods lets you fine tune their allocated resources. Other rulesets run in the default runtime pods. New information Learn more
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