You can use decision services that are defined in IBM Decision
Intelligence, a development system powered by
watsonx AI. You work on them in the Decision Center Business console.
Before you begin
You must have access to Decision Intelligence
Decision Assistant, which is not included in
Operational Decision Manager. You use the chat
interface in the editor to compose a decision solution. Then, you download the solution in a JSON
interchange file that is formatted specifically for Operational Decision Manager.
For more information about the Decision Assistant, see IBM Decision
Intelligence
.
About this task
In this task, you apply a REST API to the JSON interchange file to create a corresponding
decision service in Decision Center.
Then, you open the decision service in the Business console to check its contents. You can fix
errors in artifacts, run tests and simulations, and deploy a RuleApp to Rule Execution Server. The decision service is similar
to those normally created in Rule Designer and Decision Center.
Procedure
To work with a decision service from the Decision Assistant:
-
Define a decision solution for Operational Decision Manager in the Decision Assistant in Decision Intelligence.
In the Decision Assistant chat interface, you use a prompt
(/ODM) to produce a project for Operational Decision Manager.
- Download the solution as a JSON interchange file.
The chat interface shows a
button to download the file. When you click the button, a compressed file is placed on your
computer.
- Follow the instructions for the interchange REST API: Applying an
interchange file
The REST API applies the specifications in the JSON file to
create a corresponding decision service in Decision Center.
- Verify the decision service in the Business console.
Navigate to the Library in the Business console and open the new decision service, which has
the name of the JSON file. It contains rule artifacts like those found in decision services that are
made in
Rule Designer and
Decision Center.
The following
artifacts are included the new decision service:
- Business object model
- Business rules
- Ruleflow
What to do next
You should check the contents of the decision service for errors and fix them. You can then
run the decision service to check its results. You can generate an Excel scenario file to run tests
and simulations. As with any decision service, you can deploy rulesets to Rule Execution Server for further testing, and
eventually for use with client applications.