README for PTF U469690 for IBM DB2 IMRM

This README file provides information on fixes and new function contained in this fix patch for IBM DB2 Intelligent Miner for Relationship Marketing (IMRM). This fix patch is the first one applicable to IMRM version 6.1.0.0, and it upgrades IMRM to version 6.1.0.1.

This README file contains the following topics:

Fixes in This PTF

The following fixes are included in this PTF.

Problems Found Solutions Provided
The IMRM servlets code had problems with name mapping when the following conditions were true:
  • The machine used for the IMRM server had its name defined only in the hosts file and not on the network.
  • An alias name was defined for this machine.
  • This alias was defined to the network.
Because the IMRM servlet code could not resolve the name mapping from the alias to the real hostname, servlets could not be started in IMRM.		 Now you can use the IMRM server name that is defined in the hosts file to start servlets.
IMRM users could not use the user-defined directory for writing temporary files for a look-aside buffer while running RBF and Tree Classification. Only Segmentation was supported. With this fix, you can use the directory defined in the bda.im.workingdir parameter in the environment file to write temporary look-aside buffer files for running RBF and Tree Classification.
IMRM could run only as an application on Windows NT. With this fix, IMRM runs as a Windows NT service.
APARs IY06631 and IY06632 existed with regard to refreshing project data, especially in Customer Focus. This fix improves refreshing project data in the following areas:
  • Saving a copy of the historical data.
  • Handling the null records in the production data in Customer Focus.
  • Updating the dataset when an underlying data change in Oracle occurs.

Installation Instructions for AIX

There are three PTF files, one for each of the Telco, Insurance, and Finance/Banking releases. Each PTF file is named U469690.bff. The version number for the PTF is 6.1.0.1. Using media containing the PTF file appropriate for the IBM DB2 IMRM version installed on your system, take the following steps:

  1. Become the root user.
  2. Use the "smit" or "smitty" program to install the PTF file.

Installation Instructions for Windows NT

There are three PTF files, one for each of the Telco, Insurance, and Finance/Banking releases. Each PTF file is a self-extracting zip file named U469690.exe. Using media containing the PTF file appropriate for the IBM DB2 IMRM version installed on your system, take the following steps:

  1. Stop the IMRM server. That is done by taking the following steps:
    1. Click on Start.
    2. Select Programs.
    3. Select IBM DB2 Intelligent Miner for Relationship Marketing, or whatever folder name was entered when IMRM was installed.
    4. Click on STOP IBM DB2 Intelligent Miner for Relationship Marketing.
  2. Run the PTF executable zip file from the media. You are prompted for the directory name where you want to unzip the file.
  3. Enter the name of a temporary directory, or use the default value of C:\TEMP. This extracts the PTF installation files into the specified temporary directory.
  4. Run the PTF installation executable. It is in disk1\Setup.exe in the temporary directory you selected in the previous step. The InstallShield installer program will begin to run.
  5. Choose the appropriate Setup Language, and click on OK.
  6. Read the Welcome screen, and click on Next.
  7. Select the correct Program Folder. The default value is IBM DB2 Intelligent Miner for Relationship Marketing. The correct value is whatever folder name was specified when IBM DB2 IMRM was installed. If this value is not the same as the default value, use the list box of existing folder names to select the correct folder name. NOTE: Be very sure that the value is correct, because the PTF unconditionally removes the folder selected and everything in it! When the value is correct, click on Next.
  8. Read the Copying Files window and review the information. Most of the information is taken from the system environment variables, whose values were set at the time of the original IMRM installation. If the values are correct, click on Next.
  9. See the Setup Complete window. Make sure that the radio button Yes, I want to restart my computer now. is selected, and click on Finish.
  10. After the reboot, verify that the IBM DB2 IMRM service is installed and running. One way is to take the following steps:
    1. Bring up the Control Panel.
    2. Double click on Services.
    3. Verify that there is a line for a service named IMRM_NT_service with a Status value of Started and a Startup value of Automatic. If there is such a line and it is correct, close the Services window. Otherwise, contact IBM for assistance.