The course begins with an overview of Operational Decision Management components and installation. You learn how to configure WODM modules for various topologies, and how to manage security.

This course also covers synchronization, deployment, and release management for rule and event projects. You monitor rule execution and event processing, examine methods to enhance system performance, and troubleshoot issues.

Throughout the course, hands-on exercises reinforce lecture content. You gain practical experience with WODM V8 by completing configuration tasks, working with fine-grained project permissions, managing deployments, monitoring performance, and applying problem determination techniques.

OBJECTIVE

• Describe the IBM WebSphere Operational Decision Management technical architecture
• Define installation tasks
• Explain topology options for clustered environments
• Complete basic configuration of Decision Server Rules, Decision Server Events, and Decision Center
• Manage user and group authentication and authorization
• Synchronize projects across business and development environments
• Manage project deployment from Rule Designer and Decision Center
• Audit decisions through Decision Warehouse
• Manage versions, baselines, and multiple releases in Decision Center
• Provide strategies for enhancing performance
• Troubleshoot server environments with administration consoles
• Monitor business event processing with PMI tools and Business Space dashboards.

AUDIENCE

This intermediate course is designed for administrators who install, configure, and administer WebSphere Operational Decision Management.

TOPICS

IBM WebSphere Operational Decision Management

Course introduction
Introducing IBM WebSphere Operational Decision Management V8
Operational Decision Management: Business rules
Exercise: Operational Decision Management in action
Programming with business rules
Exercise: Setting up rule applications
Developing Business Object Models
Exercise: Working with the BOM
Orchestrating rule execution
Exercise: Working with ruleset parameters, ruleset variables, and rule packages
Exercise: Working with ruleflows
Exercise: Creating ruleset archives
Authoring rules
Exercise: Exploring action rules
Exercise: Authoring action rules
Exercise: Authoring decision tables and decision trees
Enhancing the rule authoring experience
Exercise: Managing XOM and BOM updates
Exercise: Working with action rule templates
Exercise: Working with static domains
Exercise: Creating dynamic domains with Microsoft Excel
Searching and querying rules
Exercise: Searching and querying rule projects
Debugging rules
Exercise: Executing rules locally
Exercise: Debugging a ruleset
Enabling business rule management
Exercise: Enabling business rule management
Exercise: Synchronizing dynamic domains
Enabling tests and simulations
Exercise: Enabling tests and simulations
Deploying rules and XOMs
Exercise: Deploying rules and XOMs
Executing rules with Rule Execution Server
Exercise: Exploring the Rule Execution Server Console
Exercise: Executing rules with Rule Execution Server in Java SE
Exercise: Executing rules with Rule Execution Server in Java EE
Exercise: Executing rules as an HTDS web service
Auditing and monitoring ruleset execution
Exercise: Auditing ruleset execution
Exercise: Testing execution of deployed rulesets
Introducing decision governance
Exercise: Applying decision governance in Decision Center
Course summary

Administering IBM WebSphere Operational Decision Management

Course introduction
Introducing WebSphere Operational Decision Management for administrators
Exercise: Exploring the WebSphere Operational Decision Management installation
Configuring WebSphere Operational Decision Management
Exercise: Configuring Rule Execution Server and Decision Center
Managing user roles and permissions
Exercise: Customizing user access and enforcing security in Decision Center
Synchronizing across environments
Exercise: Synchronizing across business and development environments
Managing deployment
Exercise: Managing deployment
Administering Rule Execution Server
Exercise: Exploring the Rule Execution Server console
Auditing decision traces through Decision Warehouse
Exercise: Auditing ruleset execution through Decision Warehouse
Monitoring execution and performance
Exercise: Monitoring rule execution and performance
Managing baselines and multiple releases
Exercise: Managing baselines and multiple releases
Configuring Decision Server Events
Exercise: Configuring Decision Server Events
Administering Decision Server Events
Exercise: Administering Decision Server Events
Monitoring event execution
Exercise: Monitoring event execution
Course summary.