Before you can deploy and configure Decision Validation Services, you must install Rule Execution Server and its console. You go through a sequence of steps to ensure a successful configuration.
Before you deploy and configure Decision Validation Services, install
the following software:
- Optionally, install Rule Designer.
- Install Rule Execution Server and Decision Center, and configure both applications.
Note: On WebSphere® Application Server, Decision Validation Services uses
the default Work manager wm/default to run simulations
and tests in managed threads. Therefore, make sure that it is defined
in the application server where you configure Decision Validation Services. For
more information about configuring a work manager by using the WebSphere Application Server administration
console, see the topic "Configuring work managers" in the WebSphere Application Server information
center.
What steps to follow
The
following table summarizes the steps to configure Decision Validation Services.
Note: You
can also perform the configuration by following the steps in Configuring Rule Execution Server on WebSphere Application Server for z/OS® using wsadmin scripts.
| Step | Mandatory/Optional | |
|---|---|---|
| Step 1: Creating Decision Warehouse database resources Tip:
If you have used the Rule Execution Server console to create database resources (see Populating a database using the Rule Execution Server console), this step is not necessary. |
Optional | |
| Step 2: Deploying the Decision Validation Services archive for the first time This archive is the default SSP archive packaged with the installer. |
Optional. Do this step if you want to check the availability of the feature. You can also use the default archive if you have an XML XOM in which case the SSP archive does not have to be repackaged. | |
| Step 3: Checking the availability of Decision Validation Services | Optional | |
| Step 4: Packaging Decision Validation Services by using Ant | Optional | |
| Step 5: Redeploying the Decision Validation Services archive |  |
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