Installing Decision Center and Decision Center Express components

You must run Installation Manager to install one or more Decision Center components on your workstation.

Install Operational Decision Manager with Installation Manager:

1. From the Installation Manager welcome page, select Install.
2. Select the installation packages that correspond to your installation needs and license entitlements. Then, click Next.

   If your application server is WebSphere Application Server, ensure that you select the profile templates that correspond to the Operational Decision Manager component you are installing. When you select Decision Center, make sure that you also select the Decision Center profile templates for WebSphere Application Server.

   You can install one or all of the packages on the same workstation.

3. Review the license agreements for the selected packages. If you agree, select I accept the terms of the license agreements, and then click Next. If you select I do not accept the terms in the license agreements, you cannot continue with the installation.
4. Select a package group:
   1. Select Create a new package group to create a new package group for Operational Decision Manager.

      The default package group is Operational Decision Manager V8.8.

      Important:

      On Windows 7, you can change the default installation directory to a location outside of Program Files and Program Files (x86) to avoid user privilege conflicts.

      The Program Files and Program Files (x86) directories are protected. You must install Operational Decision Manager with the same user privileges that you use to install Installation Manager to run your programs correctly. For example, if you want to install under Program Files, you might have to install as an administrator. To avoid issues, install the product in a directory outside the Program Files or Program Files (x86).

   2. Select Use the existing package group to install the compatible components into an existing package group. If Decision Server Rules is already installed on your computer, you can install Decision Center in the same package group. They will share the same installation directory.
   3. Click Next to continue.
5. Optional: Check the check box Extend an existing Eclipse only if you want to install the package by extending an existing version of Eclipse. Then, click Next.
6. Select the languages to install for this package, and then click Next.
7. Select the product features that you want to install, and then click Next.

   A set of features is already selected by default.

8. Select Application Server Location, and browse to your installation of WebSphere Application Server where you want to deploy the applications, and then click Next. For example <IBM_InstallDir>/WebSphere/AppServer.

   Operational Decision Manager only supports JDK7. Make sure to use an IBM® WebSphere server where the SDK Java™ Technology Edition version 7.0.5 or later is installed.

9. Select Server Security, and enter a user ID and password for the sample server profile on WebSphere Application Server, and then click Next. Your user ID and password must not contain any white spaces. For example:
   • User ID: odmadmin
   • Password: odmadmin

   You use the user ID and password to connect to the WebSphere Application Server administrative console, the Event Widgets and the Events Administration console.

10. Select the type of your license: Decision Center or Decision Center Express.
11. On the Summary page, review the selected features before you install the packages, and then click Install.
12. Wait until the installation is complete, and then click Finish.