Learn why you should upgrade
Each release of Operational Decision Manager brings you new features and improvements. By upgrading, you ensure continued support for your installation.
IBM® releases interim fixes and fix packs to improve supported versions of the product, and the IBM support team is available to work with you on supported versions as well. To benefit from these resources, you must upgrade your installation regularly.
Upgrading gets you...
- New features for developing and deploying rule applications
- Ongoing improvements in performance and functionality
- Security updates
- Continued compatibility between Operational Decision Manager and your current environment
- Support from IBM experts
- Rolling upgrades that let you gradually update components while keeping your system running.
- Faster delivery of new features through more frequent update packages through continuous delivery. This service also provides extended support for releases that are declared as long-term support releases.
- Optional: Hybrid solutions that use related products.
The following table shows the introduction and deprecation of features starting with Operational Decision Manager 8.0. The table uses the following icons:
: The feature is included in the version.
: The feature is deprecated and no longer developed.
: The feature is removed and the version is the first not to include the feature.
| Feature | 8.0 | 8.5 | 8.6 | 8.7 | 8.8 | 8.9 | 8.10 | 8.11 | 8.12 | 9.0 | 9.5 | 9.6 |
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