Overview¶
Aletyx Decision Control transforms how organizations manage business decisions. Instead of scattering business logic across code, spreadsheets, and documents, Decision Control provides a unified platform where business analysts and developers collaborate to author, test, and deploy decision models with enterprise-grade governance and full lifecycle management.
What is Decision Control?¶
Decision Control is your complete solution for managing business decisions as reusable, testable, and governable assets. Think of it as version control and CI/CD for your business rules, but specifically designed for decision models used by business teams.
What You Can Do:
- Author Decisions Visually: Create decision models using industry-standard DMN notation in your browser with no coding required
- Test Naturally: Ask questions in plain English to test your decisions and see instant results
- Deploy Safely: Move models through Dev → Test → Production with automated governance checks
- Stay Compliant: Built-in approval workflows ensure no one can approve their own changes (four-eyes principle)
- Integrate Easily: REST APIs let any application execute your decisions in milliseconds
- Audit Everything: See who changed what, when, and why, which is essential for regulatory compliance
Why Decision Control Matters:
Traditional decision management requires developers to hand-code business logic, making changes slow and error-prone. Decision Control lets business analysts directly model and test decisions, then deploy them through governed workflows, eliminating the developer bottleneck.
Core Capabilities¶
Work the Way You Think¶
Decision Control adapts to how different roles work:
For Business Analysts:
- Authoring UI: Visual editor for creating decision tables and logic, similar to Excel but with validation built in
- Prompt UI: Test your decisions by asking questions in plain English: "What happens if income is $85,000 and credit score is 720?"
For Compliance & Risk Teams:
- Management UI: See all models across environments, track who approved what, and ensure nothing goes to production without proper review
For Developers:
- REST APIs: Call any decision from your application with a simple HTTP request
- Standard DMN Format: Models use open standards, not proprietary formats
All three interfaces work together, and changes in one are immediately reflected in the others.
Choose Your Edition¶
Decision Control grows with your organization. Each edition builds on the previous, adding capabilities as your needs expand:
| Edition | What You Get | Best For |
|---|---|---|
| Pioneer | Core DMN authoring and execution | Teams starting with decision automation |
| Innovator | + Natural language testing (Prompt UI) | Enabling business analysts to test without technical knowledge |
| Horizon | + Multi-environment management + Governance workflows | Organizations requiring compliance and audit trails |
| Keystone | + Advanced analytics + Priority support | Enterprise-wide decision management at scale |
Governed Progression Through Environments Keystone Horizon¶
Like software code, your decision models move through standard environments with governance at each step:
How It Works:¶
- Development: Business analysts create and test models freely
- Test/UAT: Subject matter experts validate with real scenarios
- Production: Only approved models serve live traffic
Each environment is completely isolated, so you cannot accidentally break production while experimenting in dev.
Built-In Compliance¶
Decision Control enforces governance without requiring manual oversight:
Four-Eyes Principle: Sarah cannot approve her own model. Tom (with the right role) must review it. This separation of duties is automatic.
Flexible Workflows:
- Standard Workflow: Normal path with business + risk review
- Fast-Track: Emergency changes with mandatory post-review
- Self-Service: Pre-approved changes for low-risk updates
Complete History: Every change is tracked:
- Who: Which user made the change
- When: Exact timestamp
- What: Which model and version changed
- Why: Required justification for the change
Perfect for audits, compliance reviews, and understanding "what happened?"
Architecture at a Glance¶
Decision Control is built on three major components that work together to deliver comprehensive decision management:
The Three Pillars:
- Aletyx Decision Control Tower: Your central command center providing unified access to all Decision Control capabilities across environments
- Decision Control Application: The core DMN execution engine with integrated authoring, testing, and management interfaces (deployed per environment)
- Governance API: Orchestrates approval workflows, enforces compliance policies, and maintains complete audit trails
All components run as containerized workloads in Kubernetes with enterprise-grade security and authentication via Keycloak.
Real-World Use Cases¶
Financial Services¶
The Challenge: A regional bank has loan officers making approval decisions differently across 50 branches. Regulators require consistent, auditable decisions.
With Decision Control:
- Risk managers create standardized credit scoring models in the Authoring UI
- Branch managers test scenarios using natural language: "30-year mortgage, $300k, income $85k, credit score 720"
- Compliance approves models for production after review
- All 50 branches use the same logic, with every decision fully auditable
Result: Consistent decisions, faster approvals, and audit-ready documentation.
Healthcare¶
The Challenge: Insurance company processes thousands of prior authorization requests. Clinical guidelines change frequently, causing delays and errors.
With Decision Control:
- Clinical staff model authorization rules based on current guidelines
- Nurses test with real patient scenarios before deployment
- Updates go live in days (not months) with full approval history
- Every authorization decision is explainable and traceable
Result: Faster patient care, reduced administrative burden, regulatory compliance.
Regulatory Compliance¶
The Challenge: A financial services firm must prove to auditors that no unauthorized person changed production risk rules.
With Decision Control:
- Every rule change requires two-person approval (four-eyes principle)
- Complete audit trail shows who changed what, when, and why
- Auditors can see the exact model version used on any date
- Reports demonstrate separation of duties and change control
Result: Audit passes with minimal preparation, compliance team works efficiently.
How Decision Control Fits Your Architecture¶
Decision Control is designed to work with your existing systems:
Call Decisions from Any Application: Simple REST API calls execute decisions. Your Java, Python, Node.js, or .NET application sends JSON, gets a decision back in milliseconds.
# Example: Check loan eligibility
curl -X POST https://decision-control.yourcompany.com/api/execute \
-H "Content-Type: application/json" \
-d '{"income": 85000, "creditScore": 720, "loanAmount": 250000}'
Event-Driven Architecture: Integrate with Kafka for high-volume, asynchronous decision processing, which is perfect for streaming data scenarios.
Use Your Existing Identity Provider: Decision Control integrates with your SSO (Single Sign-On) via OAuth2/OIDC. Users log in with their corporate credentials.
Deploy Where You Need: Runs in your Kubernetes cluster (on-premises or cloud). You control where your decision logic lives.
See Integration and APIs for detailed integration patterns and examples.
Try It Now¶
Want to see Decision Control in action right now? Get up and running in under 2 minutes:
docker run --rm --name decision-control \
-p 8080:8080 \
registry-innovator.aletyx.services/decision-control-innovator:1.1.7
Then open http://localhost:8080 to start creating decision models!
For detailed Docker setup instructions including PostgreSQL, Docker Compose, and configuration options, see the Docker Deployment section in Setup and Configuration.
Getting Started¶
Choose your path based on your role:
For DevOps/Platform Teams
Deploy Decision Control in your Kubernetes cluster. Learn how to deploy all components, configure authentication, and set up environments.
Setup and Configuration →For Business Analysts & Decision Modelers
Create and test your first decision model. Learn how to author decision tables, test with natural language, and submit for approval.
Usage Scenarios →For Compliance & Risk Managers
Understand approval workflows and audit capabilities. Learn how approval processes work, the four-eyes principle, and audit trail features.
Governance Workflow →For Application Developers
Integrate decision execution into your application. Learn how to call decisions via REST API and integrate with your systems.
Integration and APIs →Learn More¶
- Architecture: Understand how Decision Control components work together
- Deploy on AWS: Get started with Decision Control on AWS Marketplace
- FAQ & Troubleshooting: Common questions and solutions
- Contact Sales: Ready to deploy? Contact Aletyx for licensing and support options
