Using a remote decision service

To transition from having rules logic that is embedded in process applications to using external decision services that are provided by IBM® Operational Decision Manager (ODM), you can include a decision from a remote (or external) IBM ODM Rule Execution Server in your process application as an external service.

Before you begin

  • Export the rules to a rule project file, as described in Exporting rules and decision tables for use in Rule Designer.
  • Using IBM ODM Rules Designer, import the project .zip file to create a new Rule Studio project.
    1. Click File > Import > General > Existing Projects into Workspace.
    2. Click Select archive file. Click Browse to navigate to the location where you saved the exported rule project file and select the file.
    3. Select an existing project where the rules will be imported, or create a new Rule Studio project, then click Finish.
    4. Deploy the imported rules to the Rule Execution Server.
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About this task

After you have exported rules from workflow designer and imported the rule project into IBM ODM Rule Designer, you can discover that decision service and create an external service that you can use in your process application.
Tip: For information about using IBM ODM business rules with workflows, see Using IBM ODM business rules.