Deprecated features
The features that are listed in this table are deprecated or removed. Best practice is to migrate from deprecated features as soon as possible.
| Deprecated feature | Module | Recommended migration | Deprecated | Removed |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Decision Server Events |
Decision Server Events |
The capabilities provided by Decision Server Events have been replaced by corresponding capabilities in Decision Server Insights. Decision Server Insights is a scalable transactional event processing system with rule-based temporal reasoning and analytics capabilities. |
Operational Decision Manager V8.8.1 |
Not applicable |
Rule Solutions for Office |
Rule Solutions for Office |
The Decision Center Business console provides a powerful web-based decision table editor. Since V8.8.1, this includes exporting a decision table to Excel. |
Operational Decision Manager V8.8.1 |
Not applicable |
Scorecard Modeler |
Scorecard Modeler |
Implement a scoring system based on regular decision tables, or invoke an external scoring service. |
Operational Decision Manager V8.8.1 |
Not applicable |
Business Rules Embedded |
Business Rules Embedded |
Adopt Decision Center and its web components for a custom UI, and Decision Server Rules for execution with the decision engine. |
Operational Decision Manager V8.8.1 |
Not applicable |
Custom business rule languages |
Decision Server Rules and Decision Center |
The recommended approach is to use the business action language. If this is not sufficient, consider technical rules. |
Operational Decision Manager V8.8.1 |
Not applicable |
Rule templates |
Decision Server Rules and Decision Center |
Copy and paste rule artifacts in the Decision Center Business console. |
Operational Decision Manager V8.8.1 |
Not applicable |
Decision trees |
Decision Server Rules and Decision Center |
Use decision tables or ruleflows. |
Operational Decision Manager V8.8.1 |
Not applicable |
Managed Transparent Decision Services (MTDS) |
Decision Server Rules |
Use HTDS or create your own web service around RES session with the Java API. |
Operational Decision Manager V8.8.1 |
Not applicable |
Classic rule projects |
Decision Server Rules and Decision Center |
V8.8.0 replaces classic rule projects with
decision services. See the following section for an overview of how
decision services work in Decision Server Rules and comparison with classic rule projects. Information on migrating to decision services is available here: Learn more... |
Operational Decision Manager V8.8.0 |
Not applicable |
Decision Validation Services |
Decision Server Rules and Decision Center |
Use testing and simulation features in the Decision
Center Business
console. |
Operational Decision Manager V8.8.0 |
Not applicable |
COBOL code generation |
Rule Designer and Decision Center |
Use the COBOL Generation Project Migration
wizard to migrate your Rules for COBOL project to a zRule Execution
Server for z/OS® compatible rule project. Note: The COBOL
code generation user interface is no longer displayed in Rule
Designer by
default. To display the COBOL code generation user interface in Rule
Designer,
add the following parameter in the file <InstallDir>/eclipse.ini:
|
Operational Decision Manager V8.5 |
Not applicable |
| Deprecated feature | Module | Recommended migration | Deprecated | Removed |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Truth Maintenance System (TMS), logical (in insert) IRL keyword and insertLogical(object) method |
Rule engine for Rule Designer Context: RetePlus execution mode. |
Write the equivalent rules manually. |
Operational Decision Manager V8.5.1 |
Not applicable |
Finders in the RetePlus algorithm |
Rule engine for Rule Designer Context: RetePlus execution mode. |
Use the navigation of BAL rules. |
Operational Decision Manager V8.5.1 |
Not applicable |
RetePlus literal, sorted, and priority ordering modes |
Rule engine for Rule Designer Context: RetePlus execution mode. |
Use the literal and priority ordering modes with the sequential or the Fastpath algorithm. Learn more... |
Operational Decision Manager V8.5.1 |
Not applicable |
iterator and matchedclasses keywords and ilrTupleIterator interface |
Rule engine for Rule Designer Context: sequential execution mode. |
This specialized feature has been redrawn as part of a simplification process and has no replacement. |
Operational Decision Manager V8.5.1 |
Not applicable |
Sequential manual optimization:
|
Rule engine for Rule Designer Context: sequential execution mode. |
Use the FastPath algorithm instead. |
Operational Decision Manager V8.5.1 |
Not applicable |
IlrRuleTaskRunner and IlrTaskRunner |
Rule engine for Rule Designer Context: ruleflow. |
The new engine does not require the use of this feature anymore. |
Operational Decision Manager V8.5.1 |
Not applicable |
Ruleflow completion flag |
Rule engine for Rule Designer Context: ruleflow. |
This specialized feature has been redrawn as part of a simplification process and has no replacement. |
Operational Decision Manager V8.5.1 |
Not applicable |
IlrContext.out |
Rule engine for Rule Designer |
Use IlrContext.note(String) instead. |
Operational Decision Manager V8.5.1 |
Not applicable |