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Rational RequisitePro Fix Pack 12 (7.1.2.12) for 7.1.2

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Abstract

IBM Rational RequisitePro 7.1.2.12 has been made generally available and contains fixes to version 7.1.2 including all predecessor fix packs.

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Table of Contents
Sections Description

This section provides an overview on what is new in this release with a description of any new functions or enhancements when applicable.

This section provides information related to the impact of this release to allow you to assess how your environment may be affected.

This section provides important information to review prior to the installation of this release.

This section provides the direct link to obtain the download package for installation in your environment.

This section provides the installation instructions necessary to apply this release into your environment.

This section contains a link to the known problems (open defects) identified at the time of this release.
Supporting Documentation
Document Description

A detailed list of the supported hardware, operating systems and information related to IBM and third party software requirements.

A detailed list of the supported web browsers and web servers are supported by IBM Rational RequisitePro client for web (RequisiteWeb) 7.1.x.

The information center provides you with user assistance for the product. You can view, browse, and search online information related to the product. You can also visit IBM Product information page the to browse for additional information centers.

Click to review a complete list of the defects (APARs) resolved in this release including a list of resolved defects for the entire version family.

Prerequisites

Rational RequisitePro 7.1.2

IBM Installation Manager version 1.6.3.1.

Installation Instructions

Review the installation instructions below:

Before installing this fix pack, review the following technote for dependencies and installation requirements: Updating an IBM Rational Team 7.1.x, 7.0.3.x, or 7.0.2.x installation through IBM Installation Manager.

There are two options available for updating to this fix pack:

  • Option 1. You can use the Update feature in IBM Installation Manager to update the software from a remote IBM repository. This method requires a connection to the Internet on the computer performing the update.
  • Option 2. If you are behind a firewall or otherwise unable to use the online update mechanism, you can download the update repository, extract it to a local server (creating a local repository), add that repository to Installation Manager on computers on your network, and use the Update feature to perform the installation.

The steps for these options are described as Options 1 and 2, below.

Before beginning the upgrade, close Rational RequisitePro. If you are upgrading an installation with the Web components (RequisiteWeb), perform the following tasks:

  • Use your Windows Computer Management to stop the following services:
    • IBM HTTP Server 6.1 - RationalSDLC
    • IBM WebSphere Application Server V6.1 - RWP ReqWeb Servlet
  • Copy the catalog.txt file and store it elsewhere in your file system. By default, this file is located here:
    C:\Program Files\IBM\RationalSDLC\RequisitePro\ReqWeb\projects
  • If you previously specified an alternate installation location, copy the config.txt file and store it elsewhere in your file system. By default, this file is located here: 
    C:\Program Files\IBM\RationalSDLC\profiles\profile2\installedApps\DefaultNode\ReqWeb.ear\ReqWeb.war\WEB-INF\classes
  • If you previously customized the Rational Web Platform for RequisiteWeb, as described in Configuring the IBM Rational Web Platform, make copies of the httpd.conf, ssl.conf files, and any other files you modified.

After you finish upgrading the RequisiteWeb installation, restore your copy of the catalog.txt and other backup files to the directories in which they were previously located.

After upgrading, if you cannot open the RequisiteWeb help, you might need to recreate the cache as described in the technote Unable to open RequisiteWeb help after performing an update.

Option 1. Update online using a remote IBM repository

  1. Open the IBM Installation Manager by selecting Start > All Programs > IBM Installation Manager > IBM Installation Manager.
  2. Click Update. The Installation Manager checks for updates. If a new version of Installation Manager is available, you must install it before you can continue the Rational RequisitePro installation. Click Yes at the prompt to update Installation Manager. If your Installation Manager is current, go to step 4.
  3. Click OK at the prompt to restart Installation Manager. Click Update.
  4. On the Update Packages page, select the package group IBM Rational SDLC and click Next.
  5. Select the fix pack release and click Next.
  6. If prompted, accept the license agreement and click Next.
  7. If prompted, select features you want to install and click Next.
  8. At the Review summary information page, click Update.
  9. When the update completes and you are informed that packages were installed successfully, click Finish to close the Update Packages windows.
  10. Close the IBM Installation Manager.

Option 2. Download the update repository and update locally

  1. Download the repository zip file from the download package table in this document.
  2. Extract files to a directory on a local server that you want to use as the update repository.
  3. On each computer that has Rational RequisitePro installed, start the IBM Installation Manager by selecting Start > All Programs > IBM Installation Manager > IBM Installation Manager.
  4. In Installation Manager, click File > Preferences > Add Repository. Enter the path to the local update repository and click OK. Click OK to close the Preferences window.
  5. Click Update. The Installation Manager checks for updates. If a new version of Installation Manager is available, you must install it before you can continue the Rational RequisitePro installation. Click Yes at the prompt to update Installation Manager. If your Installation Manager is current, go to step 7.
  6. Click OK at the prompt to restart Installation Manager. Click Update.
  7. On the Update Packages page, select the package group IBM Rational SDLC and click Next.
  8. Select the fix pack release and click Next.
  9. If prompted, accept the license agreement and click Next.
  10. If prompted, select features you want to install and click Next.
  11. At the Review summary information page, click Update.
  12. When the update completes and you are informed that packages were installed successfully, click Finish to close the Update Packages windows.
  13. Close the IBM Installation Manager.

See the article Using IBM Installation Manager for Enterprise Deployment and the related Installation Manager documentation or contact Support for assistance.

For information on deploying Rational RequisitePro in an enterprise environment, see the IBM Installation Manager Enterprise articles.

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The following sections provide detailed information related to this release.

How critical is this fix?

Impact Assessment
Impact Description

Corrective

This is a maintenance release. It contains fixes for client-reported and internally found defects.

Test Results

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Definitions

Regression: An error in the Maintenance Delivery Vehicle (MDV) that produces incorrect or unexpected behavior causing a supported feature to stop functioning as designed.
This includes:

  • Coding errors that cause a regression
  • Documentation or packaging problems that cause a regression
  • Errors reported in a new function delivered in a MDV that cause a regression

Incomplete: An error in the MDV has not regressed, but does not work as designed.
This includes:

  • Fixed APARs which did not solve the original problem but did not break anything new
  • APARs reporting documentation errors, such as readme errors, that cause problems applying an MDV but do not lead to a regression

Notes:
  • Regression and incomplete APARs are considered fix-in-error or MDV-in-error
  • Definitions above apply only to valid APARs that result in product fixes (APARs returned as working-as-designed are not assessed for being fix-in-error)
  • Issues in major releases due to new functionality do not apply in this definition

There are no known regressions to report.

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Problems Solved

Defects resolved

Click the Fix List link in the table of contents above to review a list of the problems solved in this release.

Known Side Effects

The following defects were not resolved in this release:

Review the following list of open defects.

APAR

Description
PM96108RequisitePro-RPE integration; XML datasource adapter is not returning correct output
PM96648RequisitePro System Requirements do not mention MSXML 4.0 which is required for successful installation

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Change History

What's new

No new features or functions.

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Document Information

Modified date:
20 July 2018

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