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{{Short description|Software for business rules}}
'''IBM Operational Decision ManagementManager''' ('''ODM''') is IBM's [[Business Rule Management System]] (BRMS). IBM ODM also incorporates IBM's implementation of Businessbusiness Eventevent Processing capabilitiesprocessing (also called Complex Event '''Processing''', or [[Complexcomplex event processing|CEP]].) capabilities.
 
IBM ODM can be installed both independently and as an application running on [[WebSphere Application Server]].
 
This software is currently in V8.911.0 (as of October 2022).
 
==Business rules and events==
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==== Example ====
 
A policy states that a borrower's initial loan must not exceed 3 times their annual salary.
The Business Rule would read:<br />
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==== Examples ====
 
If a [[credit card]] transaction occurs outside a customer's country, then that customer should be called to confirm the card is not being used fraudulently.<br />
''If Country of Card Usage is not equal to Customer's home country then trigger the sending of a message to call that customer.''
 
At a bank some customers are not allowed to become overdrawn and some are:<br />
''If a customer tries to withdraw funds allowing their account to drop below $0 and they are allowed:''<br />
:''permit transaction''
otherwise:<br />
:''disallow transaction''
 
===Decision tables===
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''A rule flow is constructed, from a start node to the different rules that must be considered and finishing at the end node.''
 
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===Score card===
This is a [[statistical model]] that applies a numerical score to an object, such as a customer or an account. The same attributes are applied when calculating this score for each item.<br />
An example of this is a [[Credit scorecards]].
 
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==Version history==
Prior to its release at V7.5, the parts of ODM were available as separate products:<br />
* [[ILOG JRules]], coming from the [https://web.archive.org/web/20090122054110/http://www-03.ibm.com/press/us/en/pressrelease/26403.wss acquisition of ILOG]<br />
* [[WebSphere Business Events]], coming from the [https://archive.today/20120720044108/http://www-03.ibm.com/press/us/en/pressrelease/23376.wss acquisition of Aptsoft].
 
{| class="wikitable"
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! Version !! General Availability !! Comments
|-
| 1 || 1996 || First version of JRules
|-
| 3.5 || May 2001 || Re-architected to be based on XML.<ref>[http://www.theserverside.com/discussions/thread/6852.html ILOG Unveils ILOG JRules 3.5]</ref>
|-
| 4.0 || March 2002 ||
|-
| 4.5 || late 2002 || Introduced decision tables, rule flow editor.
|-
| 5.0 || 2005 ||
|-
| 5.1 || June 2005 || <ref>[https://www.ibm.com/software/support/lifecycleapp/PLCDetail.wss?q45=E823844A98558U58 JRules 5.1.0 Announcement Letter]</ref>
|-
| 6.0 || early 2006 || Introduced Rule Studio (Eclipse-based editor and flat files) and Rule Team Server (web app and repository), which replace Rule Builder (custom app and repository).
|-
| 6.1 || late 2006 ||
|-
| 6.5 || January 2007 || Introduced Transparent Decision Services, semantic queries.<ref>[https://www.ibm.com/software/support/lifecycleapp/PLCDetail.wss?q45=I179578W79453V24 JRules 6.5.0 Announcement Letter]</ref>
|-
| 6.6 || July 2007 || <ref>[https://www.ibm.com/software/support/lifecycleapp/PLCDetail.wss?q45=A718447L23868M12 JRules 6.6.0 Announcement Letter]</ref>
|-
| 6.7 || February 2008 || <ref>[https://www.ibm.com/software/support/lifecycleapp/PLCDetail.wss?q45=K926504J36068J46 JRules 6.7.0 Announcement Letter]</ref>
|-
| 7.0 || July 2009 || Introduced Decision Validation Services (DVS), which replaces Rule Scenario Manager (RSM).<ref>[https://www.ibm.com/software/support/lifecycleapp/PLCDetail.wss?q45=R832847Z27587B09 JRules 7.0.0 Announcement Letter]</ref>
|-
| 7.1 || June 2010 || <ref>[https://www.ibm.com/software/support/lifecycleapp/PLCDetail.wss?q45=A774096A72788R08 JRules 7.1.x Announcement Letter]</ref>
|-
| 7.5 || December 2011 || The first release of ODM as a combined package, released for distributed and z/OS systems.
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| 8.0 || June 2012 || This version introduced the Business Console, providing an interface to the product more closely mirroring the social media style.
|-
| 8.0.1 || December 2012 || Included Byte code generation for Java, a REST API for Rules Execution Server, and a new high -performance engine for z/OS.<ref>[httphttps://www.ibm.com/commondocs/ssien/fcgi-binannouncements/archive/ssialias?subtype=ca&infotype=an&appname=iSource&supplier=897&letternum=ENUS212-326 ODM V88.0.1 Announcement Letter]</ref>
|-
| 8.5|| June 2013 || New Decision Governance Framework; Further integration options.<ref>[httphttps://www.ibm.com/commondocs/ssien/fcgi-binannouncements/ssialias?infotype=AN&subtype=CA&htmlfid=897archive/ENUS213-125 ODM V88.5 Announcement Letter]</ref>
|-
| 8.6 || June 2014 || Improvements to the Business Console.<ref>[httphttps://www.ibm.com/commondocs/ssien/fcgi-binannouncements/archive/ssialias?subtype=ca&infotype=an&appname=iSource&supplier=897&letternum=ENUS214-147 ODM V88.6 Announcement Letter]</ref>
|-
| 8.7 || December 2014 || Improved Business Console, restructured product packaging.<ref>[httphttps://www.ibm.com/commondocs/ssien/fcgi-binannouncements/archive/ssialias?subtype=ca&infotype=an&appname=iSource&supplier=897&letternum=ENUS214-415 ODM V88.7 Announcement Letter]</ref>
|-
| 8.8 || November 2015 || Improved Business Console, improved cross version compatibility.<ref>[https://www.ibm.com/docs/en/announcements/archive/ENUS215-347 ODM 8.8 Announcement Letter]</ref>
|-
| 8.9.0 || March 2017 || Improved Business Console, improved DevOps automation, and improved integration with API management products.<ref>[httphttps://www.ibm.com/commondocs/ssien/fcgi-binannouncements/archive/ssialias?subtype=ca&infotype=an&appname=iSource&supplier=897&letternum=ENUS217-070 ODM V88.9.0 Announcement Letter]</ref>
|-
| 8.9.1 || November 2017 || Enhanced Business Console. More detailed error messages at compilation and execution. Docker support.<ref>[https://www.ibm.com/docs/en/announcements/archive/ENUS217-441 ODM 8.9.1 Announcement Letter]</ref>
|-
| 8.9.2 || March 2018 || Support for IBM Cloud Private. Simplified product structure, including ODM for developers that is available at no charge for development and evaluation purposes.<ref>[https://www.ibm.com/docs/en/announcements/archive/ENUS218-080 ODM 8.9.2 Announcement Letter]</ref>
|-
| 8.10.0 || December 2018 || New decision modeling capability in Decision Center. Rule Designer based on Eclipse 4.7.3. Trial version for developers.<ref>[https://www.ibm.com/docs/en/announcements/archive/ENUS218-336 ODM 8.10.0 Announcement Letter]</ref>
|-
| 8.10.1 || March 2019 || Various enhancements in Decision Center.<ref>[https://www.ibm.com/support/knowledgecenter/SSQP76_8.10.x/com.ibm.odm.distrib.overview/shared_whatsnew_topics/con_whats_new8101.html ODM 8.10.1 What's New]</ref>
|-
| 8.10.2 || June 2019 || Various enhancements in Decision Center. Can test from Rule Designer.<ref>[https://www.ibm.com/support/knowledgecenter/SSQP76_8.10.x/com.ibm.odm.distrib.overview/shared_whatsnew_topics/con_whats_new8102.html ODM 8.10.2 What's New]</ref>
|-
| 8.10.3 || December 2019 || Support for OpenId Connect authentication. Improved performance in Decision Center.<ref>[https://www.ibm.com/support/knowledgecenter/SSQP76_8.10.x/com.ibm.odm.distrib.overview/shared_whatsnew_topics/con_whats_new8103.html ODM 8.10.3 What's New]</ref>
| 8.5|| June 2013 || New Decision Governance Framework; Further integration options.<ref>[http://www.ibm.com/common/ssi/fcgi-bin/ssialias?infotype=AN&subtype=CA&htmlfid=897/ENUS213-125 ODM V8.5 Announcement Letter]</ref>
|-
| 8.10.4 || June 2020 || Improved incremental migration. Decision Center: Session timeout settings, Creating branches from snapshots. Improvements on Certified Kubernetes.<ref>[https://www.ibm.com/support/knowledgecenter/SSQP76_8.10.x/com.ibm.odm.distrib.overview/shared_whatsnew_topics/con_whats_new8104.html ODM 8.10.3 What's New]</ref>
| 8.6 || June 2014 || Improvements to the Business Console.<ref>[http://www.ibm.com/common/ssi/fcgi-bin/ssialias?subtype=ca&infotype=an&appname=iSource&supplier=897&letternum=ENUS214-147 ODM V8.6 Announcement Letter]</ref>
|-
| 8.10.5 || December 2020 || Decision Center configuration improvements and REST API. RES configure maxRunningTime and supports OPEN API. Improvements on Certified Kubernetes.<ref>[https://www.ibm.com/support/knowledgecenter/SSQP76_8.10.x/com.ibm.odm.distrib.overview/shared_whatsnew_topics/con_whats_new8105.html ODM 8.10.3 What's New]</ref>
| 8.7 || December 2014 || Improved Business Console, restructured product packaging.<ref>[http://www.ibm.com/common/ssi/fcgi-bin/ssialias?subtype=ca&infotype=an&appname=iSource&supplier=897&letternum=ENUS214-415 ODM V8.7 Announcement Letter]</ref>
|-
| 8.811.0 || NovemberJune 20152022 || ImprovedRelease Business Console, improved cross version compatibility.notes<ref>[httphttps://www.ibm.com/commondocs/ssien/fcgi-binodm/ssialias8.11.0?subtypetopic=ca&infotype=an&appname=iSource&supplier=897&letternum=ENUS215notes-whats-347new ODM V8.8.11.0 AnnouncementWhat's LetterNew]</ref>
|-
| 9.0.0 || December 2024 || Release notes<ref>[https://www.ibm.com/docs/en/odm/9.0.0?topic=notes-whats-new ODM 9.0.0 What's New]</ref>
| 8.9 || March 2017 || Improved Business Console, improved DevOps automation, and improved integration with API management products.<ref>[http://www.ibm.com/common/ssi/fcgi-bin/ssialias?subtype=ca&infotype=an&appname=iSource&supplier=897&letternum=ENUS217-070 ODM V8.9 Announcement Letter]</ref>
|}
 
==Websites claiming or suggesting that ODM is a notable piece of software==
[httphttps://expert-tech.blogspot.com/2012/01/business-rules-ilog-and-websphere.html Technology Blog]<br />
[http://www.iconsolutions.com/IBM-Software/WODM/ Icon Solutions]<br />
[http://ruleshub.com/ilog-jrules-wodm-ibm Rules Hub]<br />
[http://expert-tech.blogspot.com/2012/01/business-rules-ilog-and-websphere.html Technology Blog]<br />
[http://jtonedm.com/2011/10/06/first-look-ibm%E2%80%99s-next-step-in-decision-management/ James Taylor on Everything Decision Management]
 
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==External links==
* [httphttps://www-01.ibm.com/softwarecloud/decisionautomation-managementsoftware/operationalbusiness-decision-management/websphere-operational-decision-management/about/ IBM ODM]
* [https://www.ibm.com/marketplace/operational-decision-manager IBM ODM Marketplace]
* [ftphttp://public.dhe.ibm.com/software/emea/de/websphere/WSW14061USEN.pdf WebSphere Operation Decision Management Whitepaper]
* [http://pic.dhe.ibm.com/infocenter/dmanager/v8r5/index.jsp IBM ODM V8.5 Information Center]
* [http://www.linkedin.com/groups/IBM-WODM-4200480 Linked In ]
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* [http://www-01.ibm.com/software/websphere/ WebSphere Software]
* [http://www.websphere.org/ World Wide WebSphere User Group]
* [http://itbriefing.net/modules.php?op=modload&name=News&file=article&sid=245695&newlang=eng&topic=15&catid=29 BodyMedia Selects IBM Software]{{Dead link|date=January 2020 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }}
* [https://bitbucket.org/odm-accelerator/about/wiki/Home ODM Accelerator for IBM Operational Decision Manager]
 
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