From our previous blog post we have seen how easy it is to setup a seamless integration between the XI 52 and XC 10. In this blog post, we dive into a little more detail of the seamless integration by understanding how datapower encodes and decodes the cache key. Datapower XI 52 uses the URL […]
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WebSphere Commerce: Omni-Channel Experience
What is Omni-Channel? Have you heard of Multi-Channel and Omni-Channel? Why e-Commerce retailers are moving towards Omni-Channel implementation? Let’s understand what it is and why it is important. Today’s tech savvy and smart shoppers expect the same price, the same merchandise, same promotions and discounts across every channel, regardless of how they come into contact […]
What’s New in IBM Operation Decision Manager V8.6
IBM Operational Decision Manager enables flexibility within organizations to quickly respond and adapt to changing business conditions. The release themes of V8.6 are Instant, Seamless, and Insightful. ODM is Instant, providing automated governance and operational decision-making at internet speed responsiveness. ODM is Seamless, it provides consistency through integrated operations decisions across lines of business and IT, and […]
What’s new with IBM InfoSphere Information Server Version 11.3
Well I know I’m a little late on this but I figured if you haven’t heard already this would be a great blog post to inform you of the latest update to IBM’s InfoSphere Information Server Version 11.3. For those that don’t know IBM’s InfoSphere Information Server Version 11.3, the following platform is made […]
Manage data better with IBM InfoSphere
IBM states, “The InfoSphere Platform provides all the foundational building blocks of trusted information, including data integration, data warehousing, master data management, big data and information governance.[1]” They cannot be anymore right! Managing data has been more complex through the years as companies are trying to bring in more data (Big Data) for their business […]
What do your tea-leaves say about your online experience?
A tea-leaf fortune reader uses the symbols and the patterns formed by the residue of tea in a fine light-colored china cup to predict one’s fortune or future. The art of tea-leaf reading is an intuitive and creative form of divination. In today’s world, we have a much more sophisticated approach and no longer have […]
Converting BSO member formulas to MDX
Overview: MDX (Multi-Dimensional query Expression Language) is the data manipulation language for Essbase which is used to convert the BSO outline Calculation scripts to ASO outline calculation. Aggregate outline performs calculations dynamically and can be compared with the BSO dynamic formulas. MDX language is supported by ASO and BSO but the Calc language is specific […]
Digital Experience Conference: More Than a Name Change
Mark Polly, Director at Perficient, is packing his bags to head out to the renamed Digital Experience Conference next week. In the past this conference has been called “Exceptional Web Experience” and “Portal” conference and the new name reflects not only the market changes taking place, but also IBM’s approach to the market. The market […]
Introduction to Decision Modeling Notation
Decision management is increasingly becoming an important facet of Business Process Automation. This means that building decision models as a way to specify the requirements is more critical in business rules projects. The Object Management Group Board of Directors voted to publish the Decision Model and Notation (DMN) as a specification earlier this year. It provides […]
Exposing a BPD as a WebService in IBM BPM Process Designer
There are two common scenarios in IBM BPM Process designer while integrating with Web Services. It can be either inbound or outbound integration. Outbound Integration involves the Business Process Definitions (BPD) invoking external Web Services as part of the process. It is a straight forward configuration – Giving WSDL url in web service integration activity […]
Upcoming Webinar: Transform Unstructured Data into Relevant Data
Recent studies indicate more than 90% of the world’s data was created in the last 2 years, and the cost of maintaining that data is increasingly becoming a liability for IT, Legal and Business groups. As the amount of structured and unstructured data dramatically expands, the expense of maintaining data stores is outpacing the reduction […]
The Power of IBM Cognos Framework Manager
Jim Miller, Senior Solutions Architect at Perficient, recently wrote a blog post about sessions, calculations and filters in Framework Manager: In Framework Manager, an expression is any combination of operators, constants, functions, and other components that evaluates to a single value. You can build expressions to create calculation and filter definitions. Acalculation is an expression that you […]