Deprecated and removed features

The features that are listed in the following tables are deprecated or removed.

A deprecated feature is a feature that is supported but no longer recommended. Typically, a new feature replaces the deprecated feature, which might be removed from future releases. As a good practice, upgrade from a deprecated feature to its recommended replacement as soon as possible.

Table 1. Deprecated features
Deprecated feature	Module	Recommended migration	Deprecated	Removed
Decision Server Insights	Decision Server Insights	None	Operational Decision Manager V8.10.5.1	Not applicable
Decision Center Enterprise console	Decision Center Enterprise console	Decision Center Business console Learn more...	Operational Decision Manager V8.10.5	Not applicable
Decision Center modeling decision services	Decision Center Business console	Automation Decision Services Learn more...	Operational Decision Manager V8.10.5	Not applicable
Support for IBM Integration Bus	IBM Integration Bus	Manually define IBM Integration Bus events in the business model. Learn more...	Operational Decision Manager V8.10.4	Not applicable
IBM Cloud Private deployment	IBM Operational Decision Manager on IBM Cloud Private	Move to one of the following options: - Operational Decision Manager on Certified Kubernetes Learn more... - Operational Decision Manager in the context of the IBM Cloud Pak® for Business AutomationLearn more....	Operational Decision Manager V8.10.3	Removed from V8.10.4. Still available in V8.10.3.
Global entity aggregates	Decision Server Insights	Use shared aggregates. Learn more...	Operational Decision Manager V8.10.0	Not applicable
Predictive scoring agents	Decision Server Insights	Use Java agents. Learn more...	Operational Decision Manager V8.10.0	Not applicable
Support for Oracle WebLogic Server	All modules	Move to another supported application server. Learn more...	Operational Decision Manager V8.10.0	Not applicable
Java™ Management Extensions (JMX) public API for RuleApp and ruleset management in Rule Execution Server	Decision Server Rules	Use session management for local or the REST API for remote use. Learn more... Note: JMX public API for Rule Execution Server notification is not deprecated. You can still use this part of API.	Operational Decision Manager V8.10.0	Not applicable
Smart folders in the Enterprise console	Decision Center	Use the Business console to view your rule artifacts. Learn more...	Operational Decision Manager V8.10.0	Not applicable
Custom (fine-grained) permission profiles	Decision Center	The Business console proposes simplified permission profiles. Combine these with the decision governance framework. Learn more...	Operational Decision Manager V8.10.0	Not applicable
Manual locking of rule artifacts	Decision Center	Rule artifacts are locked implicitly when you edit them, and the decision governance framework locks rule artifacts to non-participants. Learn more...	Operational Decision Manager V8.10.0	Not applicable
IBM WebSphere MQ V7.5	Decision Server Insights	Use IBM WebSphere MQ V8.0 or V9.0. Learn more...	End of support	Operational Decision Manager V8.10.0
Operational Decision Manager Pattern		Move to one of the following options: - Operational Decision Manager on Certified Kubernetes Learn more... - Operational Decision Manager in the context of the IBM Cloud Pak for Business AutomationLearn more....	Operational Decision Manager V8.9.2	Operational Decision Manager V8.10.0
Support for IBM DB2 10.5 for Linux, UNIX and Windows	All modules	Use IBM DB2 11.1 for Linux, UNIX and Windows. Learn more...	Operational Decision Manager V8.9.1	Not applicable
Support for Java 7	All modules	Use Java 8. Learn more...	Operational Decision Manager V8.9.1	Operational Decision Manager V8.10.0
Enterprise JavaBeans (EJB) API for Rule Execution Server	Decision Server Rules	Use POJO rule sessions. Learn more...	Operational Decision Manager V8.9.1	Operational Decision Manager V8.10.0
Message-driven rule beans (MDB) API for Rule Execution Server	Decision Server Rules	Use POJO rule sessions. Learn more...	Operational Decision Manager V8.9.1	Operational Decision Manager V8.10.0
Insight Map Viewer	Decision Server Insights	As an alternative to using the Insight Map Viewer to represent geospatial attributes on a map, you can follow the steps in the following article on ODMDev Center: Viewing maps in Decision Server Insights	Operational Decision Manager V8.9.0.1	Operational Decision Manager V8.9.1.0
Import wizard	Decision Server Rules and Decision Center	Use the Samples Console in Rule Designer to import samples and tutorials. Learn more...	Not applicable	Operational Decision Manager V8.9.0
Classic rule engine	Decision Server Rules and Decision Center	The decision engine replaces the classic rule engine. Information on migrating to the decision engine is available here: Learn more... See the section for information on how the decision engine compares with the classic rule engine: Learn more...	Operational Decision Manager V8.9.0	Not applicable
Connectivity discard property	Decision Server Insights	The `thread.retry.count.before.discard` property is no longer used to specify the minimum number of times a delivery failure is reattempted. You can now use the `thread.max.retry.count` property to set the minimum number of times a delivery failure is reattempted before it is discarded. Learn more...	Operational Decision Manager V8.9.0	Not applicable
Rule completeness analysis	Decision Center	You can validate rule completeness through proper testing scenarios, as well as activation of gap and overlap checking in decision tables. Learn more...	Operational Decision Manager V8.9.0	Not applicable
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. Learn more...	Operational Decision Manager V8.8.1	V8.9.0
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. Learn more...	Operational Decision Manager V8.8.1	V8.9.0
Scorecard Modeler	Scorecard Modeler	Implement a scoring system based on regular decision tables, or invoke an external scoring service. Learn more...	Operational Decision Manager V8.8.1	V8.9.0
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. Learn more...	Operational Decision Manager V8.8.1	V8.9.0
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. Learn more...	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. Learn more...	Operational Decision Manager V8.8.1	Not applicable
Decision trees	Decision Server Rules and Decision Center	Use decision tables or ruleflows. Learn more...	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. Learn more...	Operational Decision Manager V8.8.1	Operational Decision Manager V8.10.0
Classic rule projects	Decision Server Rules and Decision Center	V8.8.0 replaces classic rule projects with decision services. 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. Learn more...	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. Learn more... 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: `-Dcobol.code.gen=true`	Operational Decision Manager V8.5	Not applicable