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Decision Asset Management (DAM) is the subsystem where users store and organize all decision-related assets and records in a consistent, governed way inside workspaces. As an end user, you use DAM mainly to find, open, and manage documents and business objects safely across dev, test, and production environments. It provides a foundation for managing both raw files and structured objects that are used across decision modeling, simulation, execution, and training.
What DAM does
- Keeps all decision assets (files and structured business data) in one place, organized by workspace.
- Tracks every change as a new revision, so you can safely update content without losing history.
- Applies permissions per workspace, so only the right people can see or change assets.
DAM Supports Two Layers:
- Document Management
- Object Management
Workspaces
- A workspace is the boundary for collaboration and governance
- Those are isolated environments such as
dev,test,prod, or by business unit (underwriting,claims, etc.) - Everything you work with (documents and objects) lives inside a workspace, and access permissions, retention policies, and visibility are enforced per workspace.
Objects Management
Object Management in DAM (Decision Asset Management) allows users to define, store, version, and reuse structured, typed objects across projects and teams. Unlike raw files in Document Management, these objects are execution-ready, semantically validated, and tightly integrated with runtime components such as LiveContext and DecisionLang.
Unlike Document Management (which handles unstructured files), Object Management deals with typed, structured, and executable entities, giving your platform true object and collection management capabilities.
What is an Object?
An object is a structured instance of a known type (e.g., Customer, Quote, Scenario.Input). Each object:
- Is typed according to a Fact Concept
- Has a schema that enforces validation rules
- Can be referenced in execution (DDG, CDM, AI Trainers)
- Is stored with revision history
- Lives in a workspace for governance and collaboration
Using DAM in Workbench
- In Workbench, Asset Management gives you an explorer-style view to browse workspaces, folders, documents, and objects.
- From there, it enables users to register object types, manage access-controlled workspaces, and organize decision assets in a folder-like structure.
Read more about Asset Browser here.