We are pleased to announce that IBM Cloud Pak for Business Automation version 25.0.0 is available from June 20, 2025.

The platform core now supports the newest versions of bundled components: 

• Business Automation Workflow (BAW) 25.0  

• FileNet Content Manager (FNCM) 5.7.0 

• Automation Decision Services 25.0

• Operational Decision Manager (ODM) 9.5.0 

• Business Automation Insights (BAI) 25.0

• Robotic Process Automation (RPA) 23.0.0 

• BPM 20.0.2 

• ICN 3.0.20 

Platform-Wide Enhancements: Modern, Modular, Resilient 

What’s new at the platform level? 

• FISMA Readiness & Audit Logging

1. Meets U.S. federal compliance requirements (NIST AU-2 and AU-3)

2. Supports standardized CADF-format audit logs

3. Native integration with SIEM tools like IBM QRadar

4. Enables continuous platform-wide monitoring

• Support for AWS ROSA HCP

1. Enables fast provisioning and autoscaling on Red Hat OpenShift Service on AWS (ROSA)

2. Supports enterprise-grade deployments on managed OpenShift clusters

• Enhanced Direct Upgrades & Quality Assurance

1. In-place upgrades now supported across components

2. Enhanced quality validation to detect and prevent deployment issues

• Network Policy Enhancements

1. Aligns with Cloud Pak foundational services to support template-based network policies

2. Simplifies cluster-level security management

• PostgreSQL Replaces MongoDB

1. PostgreSQL is now the default backend for Decisions and Document Processing

2. Reduces licensing costs and simplifies management with a widely adopted open-source enterprise database

• Platform & Database Runtime Upgrades

1. Support for IBM Db2 12.1 and PostgreSQL 17

2. Built-in support for Java 21 (Sumeru) for enhanced runtime performance and long-term support

• AWS RDS for Db2

1. Enables clients to leverage their preferred cloud-managed database services, such as AWS RDS for Db2, simplifying migration from on-premises deployments to CP4BA on AWS ROSA.

Software Component Enhancements

Workflow Automation:

Key New Features: 

• IBM Workflow Assistant, powered by watsonx.ai, helps users find, understand, and complete tasks efficiently by generating summaries, managing teams, and creating content like emails and feedback.

• Organisations can deploy watsonx.ai on their own infrastructure, ensuring data privacy, regulatory compliance, and control over which foundation models are used.

• Supports on-demand deployment of foundation models and custom models, enabling tailored generative AI capabilities for specific business needs.

• Enhancements in Designer allow maintaining and redeploying a single version of a case project while working on new versions, boosting productivity.

• Advanced search capabilities across tasks and processes, with full task history tracking, including lifecycle events and business data changes, for better visibility and auditability.

•Workflow automations can now be exposed as IBM MQ services, enabling asynchronousinteractions with external systems using AsyncAPI definitions. 

•Supports in-flight instance migration from Business Automation Workflow to Cloud Pak for Business Automation across major databases (Db2, Oracle, SQL Server) without data loss.

•New document view features include drag capability improving user experience in managing documents.

Decision Management: 

Key New Features: 

Automation Decision Services (ADS) 

• Use the search feature in the data model editor to locate where custom data types are used across a decision service, with direct navigation and pinning for quick access.

• Now supports Byte, Short, BigInteger, Float, Double, and BigDecimal, enabling more precise and flexible data definitions.

• Specify the version of external libraries directly in Decision Designer—no need to delete and re-import older versions. 

• New string functions enable advanced pattern matching and AI integration. Deployment safeguards now prevent overwriting archives unless explicitly allowed via a query parameter.

Operational Decision Manager (ODM) 

• Support for Java 21 and Eclipse 4.34, ensuring compatibility with the latest development environments.

• Enhanced integration with IBM Machine Learning in Rule Designer, enabling smarter decision automation. 

• A more intuitive and streamlined Rule Execution Server console UI for better usability and efficiency. 

• Introduction of new security-focused REST APIs for Decision Center, improving automation and integration with external systems

Business Automation Insights: 

Key New Features: 

• Boolean-Based Grouping: Create true/false filters for dashboards in a single click. 

• CSV/TSV Data Export: Export your KPIs, trends, and SLA data instantly for reporting. 

• Dashboard Filtering Enhancements: Apply multiple logic filters at once—no custom scripts required. 

• Dynamic Chart Views: Create intuitive, real-time visualizations of process health and SLA performance. 

Content Services:

Key New Features: 

• Reduced Downtime with Configurable Platform Engine Values: Customize upgrade parameters to fit your enterprise SLAs. 

• New role-based deployment templates and integration flexibility across workloads. 

Ready to Explore CP4BA 25.0? 

 Read the Documentation