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ODM interim fix 002 for 8.12.0.1

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IBM ODM interim fix 002 has been made generally available and contains fixes to version 8.12.0.1 including all predecessor fixes.
Identifier: 8.12.0.1-WS-ODM-IF002

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Sections Description

The Prerequisites section provides important information to review prior to the installation of this release.

The Components impacted section provides the list of Operational Decision Manager components affected by this interim fix.

The Installation instructions section provides the installation instructions necessary to apply this release into your environment.

the APARs and Known issues resolved

The Download package provides the direct link to the download package for installation in your environment.

Prerequisites

Before downloading the interim fix, perform the following steps:

For on premise installation:

  1. You have installed IBM Installation Manager 1.9 or newer
  2. You have installed Operational Decision Manager 8.12.0.1
For Kubernetes installation:
Add the ODM helm repository to your helm installation: 
helm repo add ibm-helm https://raw.githubusercontent.com/IBM/charts/master/repo/ibm-helm

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Components impacted

The following components in Operational Decision Manager are directly affected by this interim fix:
  • Decision Center
  • Rule Execution Server
  • Rule Designer
  • Build Command

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Installation Instructions

Before installing this interim fix, download the interim fix to a dedicated location: 8.12.0.1-WS-ODM-IF002.zip

This interim fix includes all fixes from previous versions on the 8.12.0.1-WS-ODM component.

To install the interim fix, ODM on premise instructions :

  • Install the interim fix using one of the following methods:
    • Installation using the IBM Installation Manager UI
      1. Select File > Preferences > Repositories.
      2. Click Add Repository, browse to select the downloaded zip file, and confirm.
      3. Back in the main UI, select Update and follow the instructions.
    • Silent installation using IBM Installation Manager commands
      1. Find the fix ID with the command:
      2. imcl listAvailableFixes com.ibm.websphere.odm.dc.v812_8.12.0.2023 -repositories <zip-location>/com.ibm.odm.<your_app_server>_8.12.0.1-IF002.zip
        or
        imcl listAvailableFixes com.ibm.websphere.odm.ds.rules.v812_8.12.0.2023 -repositories <zip-location>/com.ibm.odm.<your_app_server>_8.12.0.1-IF002.zip
        Both will give the same result but use the correct one depending on DC or DS, as it could impact the uninstall.
        The fix ID has the following pattern:
        com.ibm.odm.<your_app_server>.v812-fix_2.0.0.
      3. Install with the command:
        imcl install <fix ID> -repositories <zip-location>/com.ibm.odm.<your_app_server>_8.12.0.1-IF002.zip -installationDirectory <odm_home>
      4. The ifix zip and fix ID depend on the appserver.

To install the interim fix, ODM on Kubernetes instructions :

  • Using images in registry:
Set $name to the name of the ODM deployment.
  1. Retrieve helm values for your deployment: 
    helm get values $name > myodmvalues.yaml
  2. Upgrade your deployment with helm: 
    helm upgrade $name -f myodmvalues.yaml ibm-helm/ibm-odm-prod --version 23.2.2

For ODM on premise, perform the necessary tasks after installation

Once the installation is complete you can close Installation Manager.

Refer to the Problems solved section and perform the necessary steps depending on the impacted component you need to fix.

If your application embeds jars, repackage your application using the modified jars found in ODM_HOME/teamserver/lib and ODM_HOME/executionserver/lib.

Note: The interim fix does not update the Sample Server.

Interim Fix specific steps:

Decision Center

Find the Decision Center archive file corresponding to your application server under ODM_HOME/teamserver/applicationservers and redeploy it.

  • jboss/jrules-teamserver-JBOSS.ear
  • tomcat/decisioncenter.war
  • tomcat/decisioncenter-api.war
  • tomcat/decisionmodel.war
  • WLP/decisioncenter.war
  • WLP/decisioncenter-api.war
  • WLP/decisionmodel.war

Rule Execution Server

RES Console

If your are using the Execution Server Console, find the EAR corresponding to your application server under ODM_HOME/executionserver/applicationservers.

  • jboss/jrules-res-management-JBOSS.ear
  • tomcat/res.war
  • WLP/res.war

HTDS

If you are using the HTDS application, redeploy the application located in ODM_HOME/executionserver/applicationservers.

  • joss/jrules-res-htds-JBOSS.ear
  • tomcat/DecisionService.war
  • WLP/DecisionService.war

XU

Find the XU rar corresponding to your application server under ODM_HOME/executionserver/applicationservers and redeploy it.

  • jboss/jrules-res-xu-JBOSS.rar

Testing&Simulation

For testing and simulations in ODM, redeploy the application found in ODM_HOME/executionserver/applicationservers.

  • jboss/jrules-ssp-JBOSS.ear
  • tomcat/DecisionRunner.war
  • WLP/DecisionRunner.war

Rule Designer

To install the fix:

  1. Restart Rule Designer.
  2. Click Help > Check for Updates.
  3. Make sure IBM Decision Server Rule Designer is checked.
  4. Click Next.
  5. Review the terms of the license agreement and Click Finish.
  6. Proceed with the installation.

If you have not installed Rule Designer from ODM_HOME/studio/update-sites/, copy the new update sites into your location before applying the above procedure.

Build Command

For the Build Command command line tool, find the modified jar under
ODM_HOME/buildcommand/rules-compiler/rules-compiler.jar.

If you are using the Build Command Maven plugin, redeploy the plugin in your environment:

  • To deploy to a remote Maven repository, use the following command:
    mvn deploy:deploy-file -Dfile=rules-compiler.jar -DpomFile=rules-compiler-maven-plugin.pom
  • You can also test the plugin locally by running the following command:
    mvn install:install-file -Dfile=rules-compiler.jar -DpomFile=rules-compiler-maven-plugin.pom

For ODM on Kubernetes, perform the necessary tasks after installation

Once the installation is complete you can close Installation Manager.

Refer to the Problems solved section and perform the necessary steps depending on the impacted component you need to fix.

If your application embeds jars, repackage your application using the modified jars found in https://DC_URL/assets/decision-center-client-api.zip

Rule Designer

To install the fix:

  1. Start Eclipse.
  2. Click Help > Check for Updates. You should see listed and checked:
  3. IBM Decision Server Designer Base 8.12.0.1-IF002 IBM ODM for Developers - Rule Designer 8.12.0.1-IF002
  4. Click Next.
  5. In the Install dialog, click Next.
  6. In the Review Licenses dialog, select I accept the terms of the license agreement, and then click Finish. The installation might take a few seconds to complete. If a security warning about the validity of the software opens, click OK to proceed with the installation.
  7. If you are prompted to restart Eclipse, click Yes.

Download Package

Click the link in the Download Options column:
Downloads
Download Release Date Language Size Download Options
8.12.0.1-WS-ODM-IF002 26 February 2024 Language Independent -
ODM Chart based on ODM 8.12.0.1 IF002 26 February 2024 Language Independent -

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Problems Solved

Interim fixes include security fixes, those included in this version are detailed in the February security bulletin.

This interim fix delivers images that include operating system level and other open source libraries. Vulnerabilities (CVEs) for these libraries are published regularly.

This interim fix includes fixes for these libraries to address:

CVE-2024-26130, CVE-2023-0687, CVE-2024-0985, CVE-2023-3446, CVE-2023-3817, CVE-2023-5678, CVE-2023-50387, CVE-2023-50868, CVE-2020-21469, CVE-2024-25260

Previous interim fixes are included in this interim fix.

The following are all the new fixes:

Fixes in interim fix 002 (8.12.0.1-WS-ODM-IF002):

  • DT225086: MOUSE SCROLL WHEEL BEHAVES INCORRECTLY WITH RULEFLOW VERTICAL SCROLLBAR
  • DT245998: CLASSCASTEXCEPTION DURING EXECUTION WITH DECISION ENGINE AND RETEPLUS ALGORITHM
  • DT248043: RULE DESIGNER DOES NOT REFRESH ARTIFACTS AFTER SYNCHRONIZATION
  • DT255199: CANNOT SELECT MULTIPLE STRING LITTERAL DOMAINS WITH NEW DECISION TABLE EDITOR IN JAPANESE
  • DT257383: MERGING 2 DIFFERENT DECISION SERVICES MAY FAIL WITH AN UNEXPECTED ERROR MESSAGE
  • DT257645: AN UNEXPECTED ERROR HAS OCCURRED WHEN CREATING A BRANCH
  • DT259407: [ODMOC] DECISION CENTER ANT TASKS SHOULD SUPPORT A NEW AUTHENTICATION MECHANISM BASED ON AUTHORIZATION HEADER
  • DT260734: ERROR DEPLOYING JBOSS XU IN A DIFFERENT SEVER

The following are all the previous fixes:

Fixes in interim fix 001 (8.12.0.1-WS-ODM-IF001):

  • DT224492: PROGRESS BAR GOING OVER 100% DURING SYNCHRONIZATION
  • DT228214: RULE DESIGNER FAILS TO CREATE A NEW PROJECT FROM DECISION CENTER OUTSIDE THE WORKSPACE
  • DT242986: CRE RULESET MAY USE TOO MUCH MEMORY DURING LOAD
  • DT243634: DECISION RUNNER CAN'T MANAGE A NULL STATIC ARRAY IN THE OUTPUT CAUSING A NPE IN THE TEST REPORT
  • DT244751: INCORRECT RESPONSE TO INVALID GET REQUESTS TO HTDS APPLICATION
  • DT246076: RULE DESIGNER NEW DECISION TABLE EDITOR MAY NOT REPORT A GAP WARNING
  • DT246657: CLASSCASTEXCEPTION IN DECISION TABLE CHECKER
  • DT246899: UPDATE OF A RULE-PACKAGE DOES NOT AUTOMATICALLY CLEAR IRL FILES CACHE
  • DT247044: DECISION CENTER MAY USE THE INCORRECT ENGINE MODE TO DEPLOY
  • DT247567: RULE DESIGNER THROWS CONCURRENTMODIFICATIONEXCEPTION EXCEPTION WHEN WORKING ON A LARGE RULE PROJECT
  • DT247691: DEADLOCK WHEN CLEANING THE RES EXECUTION UNIT CONNECTION POOL
  • DT255318: PARSINGREENTRY EXCEPTION WHEN DEPLOYING A RULESET IN RULE DESIGNER
  • DT255364: ERROR THE SPECIFIED FOLDER WAS NOT FOUND WHEN DELETING A RULE IN THE BUSINESS CONSOLE

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Change History

2024-03-01: Add list of CVEs

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Worldwide

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Problems (APARS) fixed
New: DT225086, DT245998, DT248043, DT255199, DT257383, DT257645, DT259407, DT260734. Previous: DT224492, DT228214, DT242986, DT243634, DT244751, DT246076, DT246657, DT246899, DT247044, DT247567, DT247691, DT255318, DT255364.

Document Information

Modified date:
01 March 2024

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ibm17109987

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