Preparing to install Operational Decision Manager
Before you install Operational Decision Manager, check your environment to make sure that you have everything that you need. As a minimum, you must make a note of the custom resource parameter values that are needed for a data source and an LDAP configuration.
About this task
The following diagram highlights the options that you have when you select to install
the decisions
pattern. You must select one or more components, and you must then
make sure that you prepare everything that is needed by these components before you apply your
custom resource.

Choose at least Decision Center or Decision Server Runtime to have a minimum environment configuration.
You must configure a database for Operational Decision Manager to persist data. The database schema is then created automatically in the configured database.
A Lightweight Directory Access Protocol (LDAP) server and Operational Decision Manager customization can also be prepared.
Procedure
What to do next
Operational Decision Manager can include extra components. If you want to install these components in your deployment, then you must also follow the instructions to prepare them.
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After you complete all of the preparation steps for all of the capabilities that you want to install, go ahead and create a production deployment. For more information, see Creating a production deployment.