Readme document for the SAP ERP 6.0 Adapter Fixpack 7.1.0.1 Date: 12/17/2008 (C) Copyright International Business Machines Corporation 2008. All rights reserved. US Government Users Restricted Rights - Use, duplication or disclosure restricted by GSA ADP Schedule Contract with IBM Corp. ==================================================================================== Table of Contents ==================================================================================== 1. Introduction 2. Contents 3. Installation instructions 4. Resolved issues 5. Notices, copyrights, and trademarks ==================================================================================== 1. Introduction ==================================================================================== This readme document provides information about the version 7.1.0.1 fix pack release for Maximo Enterprise Adapter for SAP. This readme document describes the contents of this fix pack, provides installation instructions, and a list of the fixed issues in this release. Prerequisites - Make sure that you have installed all products in the order listed: - IBM Maximo Asset Management 7.1 - Maximo Base Services 7.1.1.4 fix pack - IBM Maximo Enterprise Adapter 7.1 (for SAP ERP 6.0) - Ensure that the middleware servers are running, including the MXServer application server and the Maximo application. - If installing the fixpack on BEA WebLogic, shutdown the server before running the install program. - Back up your database. If upgrading from version 6 to 7 apply this update before you upgrade your maximo database and your adapter. =================================================================================== 2. Contents ==================================================================================== The following items are included: 1) SAPERP60Fixpack.zip ---------------------- This zip package contains the 7.1.0.1 fix pack for Maximo Enterprise Adapter for SAP ERP 6.0. ==================================================================================== 3. Installation instructions ==================================================================================== Install this fix pack as follows: 1) Download the SAPERP60Fixpack.zip file, into a temporary directory on the administrative system. For example, C:\temp 2) Using Windows Explorer, go to the directory where your solutionInstallerGUI.bat file is located (for example, home dir\SMP\bin). 3) Double-click the solutionInstallerGUI.bat file in your drive folder. The IBM Tivoli Base Services window opens. 4) Select a language for your installation and click "OK". 5) From the Process Solution Installer Introduction panel, click "Next". 6) From the Choose PSI Package panel, click "Choose", navigate to the SAPERP60Fixpack.zip file (for example, C:\temp\SAPERP60Fixpack.zip), select it, click "Open" and click "Next". Once a package has been selected and opened, the process solution installer performs a series of validation checks to verify that the package you selected is valid. The system is checked to ensure that the package has not already been deployed, or, if the package is intended as an upgrade, the system is checked to ensure the base package has already been installed. 7) From the Package Validation Results panel, review and verify the information displayed, and click "Next". 8) Select the "I accept the terms in the license agreement" option and click "Next". The Add Features screen opens. 9) If you installed your adapter on BEA WebLogic Server or you have not used the Middleware installer, skip to step 12. 10) From the Middleware Login Information panel, enter the credentials for which you are being prompted, and click "Next". The contents of this panel are constructed dynamically, and depend on the type of package that you are installing. Once you have entered the requested user IDs and passwords, the process solution installation wizard validates the credentials by connecting to the middleware servers using the supplied credentials. 11) After the credentials have been verified, a package options panel is displayed and details the deployment options that the package supports. Check the Defer Maximo Application Redeployment and Clear the Defer the Upgrade of the Maximo Database checkboxes, and click "Next" The process solution installer performs a system check to ensure that all system requirements necessary for the package to be installed are present. Click Next to advance. 12) From the Pre-Install Summary panel, review and verify the information displayed, and click "Next". The process solution installer begins the installation process. You can view the progress on the screen. When the installation is complete, the Package Successfully Deployed panel opens. If the installation fails, a message displays the step that failed. Do not proceed to the next step until you have resolved the error and the package has been installed successfully. 13) From the Package Successfully Deployed panel, click "Next". 14) From the Install Another Package panel, leave the Install Another Package check box cleared and click “Done” to exit the wizard. 15) Rebuild and redeploy the Maximo EAR file. ==================================================================================== 4. Resolved issues ==================================================================================== The following issues was resolved in this fix pack release: ISSUE: 08-21959 Application: Maximo Enterprise Adapter for SAP ERP 6.0 Description: Create Reservation against WBS elements fails when using BAPI processing Replaced files: SAP-Side\function groups\ZBC_M2S\Z_BC_CREATE_RESERVATION_BAPI ===================================================================================== 5. 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