PK46311: upgrade of WAS 6.1, Documentation is misleading

IBM Rational Application Developer, Version 7.0.0.4

APAR status

• Closed as documentation error.

Error description

• Environment:
  - Windows XP SP2
   - Rational Application Developer v.7.0
  Reproducible Y/N:Y
  Description of problem:
  The documentation is RAD help is misleading.
  http://publib.boulder.ibm.com/infocenter/radhelp/v7r0m0/index.js
  p?topic=/com.ibm.ws.ast.st.common.ui.doc/topics/twmaint.html
  for example in particular :  WebSphere
  

Local fix

Problem summary

• In regards to the following topic:
  http://publib.boulder.ibm.com/infocenter/radhelp/v7r0m0/inde
  x.jsp?topic=/com.ibm.ws.ast.st.common.ui.doc/topics/twmaint.
  html
  The WebSphere Application Server fix pack are no longer
  package as executable JAR file.  In addition, the
  installation instructions are outdated.
  

Problem conclusion

• The following is the corrected version of this topic:
  WebSphere Application Server maintenance releases
  You can apply maintenance releases (also known as fix pack)
  for the WebSphere Application Server integrated with the
  development workbench, IBM Rational Software Development
  Platform.
  The fix packs for the WebSphere Application Server are
  located under the Download section at the following Web
  site:
  http://www.ibm.com/software/webservers/appserv/was/support/.
  Follow the installation instructions by reviewing the Readme
  of the WebSphere Application Server fix pack.
  When you are prompt for the directory path to apply the fix
  pack, you need to specify a directory where the fix pack is
  going to install on top of the IBM WebSphere Application
  Server integrated in the IBM Rational Software Development
  Platform by typing:
  x:\runtimes\server_name
  where x is the directory path where the IBM Rational
  Software Development Platform is installed and server_name
  is the server you are using:
  -express_v51 for WebSphere Application Server - Express
  v5.11
  -base_v51 for WebSphere Application Server v5.11
  -base_v6 for WebSphere Application Server v6.0.x1
  -base_v61 for WebSphere Application Server v6.1
  An example directory path to install the fix pack on top of
  the IBM WebSphere Application Server integrated in the IBM
  Rational Software Development Platform is:
  C:\Program Files\IBM\SDP70\runtimes\base_v61
  Delivered in Rational Application Developer V7004.
  

Temporary fix

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