There are many new features and functions in IBM® InfoSphere® Master Data Management
Collaboration Server Version
11.4.
InfoSphere MDM Collaboration Server is
included in InfoSphere MDM
Enterprise Edition and InfoSphere MDM
Collaborative Edition.
InfoSphere MDM Collaboration Server enables
companies to create a single, up-to-date repository of product information
that can be used throughout their organization for strategic business
initiatives.
Key changes to the product include:
- Migration support for InfoSphere MDM Collaboration Server users
- The following topics document the new migration paths from previous InfoSphere MDM Collaboration Server versions
to version 11.4:
- Migration support for Advanced Catalog Management (ACM)
- Advanced Catalog Management (ACM) version 11.0 FP5 introduces
several new features. In order to use these new features, you must
update the data model. For more information, see Migrating
Advanced Catalog Management.
- Banking Solution Sample
- The Banking Solution Sample is a sample data model that is implemented
in the collaborative MDM for banking product offer data management.
For more information, see Banking Solution Sample.
- Banking Solution Toolkit
- The Banking Solution Toolkit is used for publishing solution metadata
(for example, Spec) and product data (for example, Category and Product)
from the collaborative MDM and the physical MDM. For more information,
see IBM InfoSphere physical MDM.
- Java API Enhancements
- Enhanced InfoSphere MDM Collaboration Server Java
APIs for the unified spec xml support. For more information, see IBM
Javadoc Documentation and Object
schema.
- Application and Stack Upgrade
- The following new stack upgrades are supported by InfoSphere MDM Collaboration Server:
- Upgrade Rational Architect Developer to 9.1
- Upgrade WebSphere Portal Server to 8.5
- Documentation Updates
- The following items are new or are updates to the documentation: