IBM WebSphere(R) Transformation Extender Pack for NCPDP Version 4.2 Release Notes (rev. 1) June 2006 (C) Copyright IBM Corporation 2006. All Rights Reserved. ===================================================================== CONTENTS ===================================================================== 1. About this release - Documentation notes 2. Installation notes - Installation prerequisites - Installation instructions - HIPAA interpretation 3. Uninstall instructions 4. New or changed behavior 5. Known issues 6. Contacting customer support 7. Notices and trademarks ===================================================================== 1. ABOUT THIS RELEASE ===================================================================== The file provides release notes for the IBM WebSphere Transformation Extender (WTX) Pack for the National Council of Prescription Drug Providers (NCPDP) version 4.2. NOTE Throughout these release notes, "install_dir\" is used to indicate the path where the product is installed. The default path for Windows is: C:\Program Files\IBM\IBM WebSphere Transformation Extender 8.1 Documentation notes ------------------- Documentation for the IBM WTX Pack for NCPDP is available in an InfoCenter as well as in Portable Document Format (PDF). To access the documentation you must first install IBM WTX version 8.1.0 and the IBM WTX Pack for NCPDP. Accessing the InfoCenter ------------------------ To access the InfoCenter: 1. From the Start menu select: Start > IBM WebSphere Transformation Extender 8.1 > Start the InfoCenter 2. When the InfoCenter opens, select Pack for NCPDP from the navigation pane on the left side of the InfoCenter window. 3. After you have finished using the InfoCenter return to the Start menu and select: Start > IBM WebSphere Transformation Extender 8.1 > Dismiss the InfoCenter Accessing the PDF ----------------- The PDF for this Healthcare Pack, and all other Healthcare Packs, installs in the following directory: install_dir\docs\healthcare\ To access the PDF, begin at the Windows Start menu and select: Start > IBM WebSphere Transformation Extender 8.1 > Pack for NCPDP > Pack for NCPDP Documentation ===================================================================== 2. INSTALLATION NOTES ===================================================================== IBM WTX products include a simple installation program. Procedures differ slightly based upon the product being installed and the platform being used. However, specific instructions in the installation program lead you through the details of the installation. NOTE Before you begin installing an IBM WTX product, close any other programs that may be running on your computer. Having other programs running may cause installation errors. Installation prerequisites -------------------------- IBM WTX version 8.1.0 must be installed before installing the Pack for NCPDP. Installation instructions ------------------------- You can install IBM WTX products: - From the Electronic Software Distribution (ESD) site OR - From the CD-ROM From the ESD site ----------------- To install IBM WTX products from the ESD site: 1) Download the file from the ESD site. 2) If you are installing on a different machine, transfer the file (in binary mode) to the target machine. 3) On Windows, run the corresponding .EXE file. OR On UNIX, untar the image and run DSTXINST. 4) Follow the instructions presented in the installation program. From the CD-ROM --------------- Instructions are presented by platform (either Windows or UNIX). Windows platform ----------------- To run Windows-based IBM WTX products, your computer system should meet the following minimum requirements: - personal computer (Pentium III-based processor with a monitor and a mouse or compatible pointing device) with at least 1 GB of hard-disk space and 256 MB of RAM NOTE Depending upon the product components you choose to install and the size and complexity of your data and maps, additional RAM or hard disk space may be required. Additional system requirements, if any, are listed in the documentation for each product component. To install an IBM WTX product on a Windows platform: 1) Insert the IBM WTX product CD into the CD-ROM drive. 2) If the installation program starts automatically within a few moments, skip to Step 4. OR If it does not start within a few moments, from the Start menu, select Run. 3) Enter D:\setup.exe to execute the installation program in the root directory of the IBM WTX product CD where D: represents the appropriate letter of your CD-ROM drive. 4) Follow the instructions presented in the installation program. HIPAA interpretation -------------------- Development and testing is based on IBM's interpretation of the official specifications available before release. It is the responsibility of each user to perform appropriate testing before placing any of the IBM WTX Pack for NCPDP objects into a production environment. ===================================================================== 3. UNINSTALL INSTRUCTIONS ===================================================================== - To uninstall IBM WTX Pack for NCPDP product components from Windows platforms, from the Start menu, select Settings > Control Panel > Add/Remove Programs. Highlight the product component to be uninstalled and click Add/Remove. - To uninstall IBM WTX Pack for NCPDP products from UNIX platforms, your current directory must not be within the IBM WTX Pack for NCPDP installation directory tree. The uninstall script does not delete the main installation directory itself. This installation directory must be manually removed. For example, if the product was installed into directory /Program Files/IBM/IBM WebSphere Transformation Extender n.n, you could do the following: cd /IBM rm -rf ./IBM WebSphere Transformation Extender n.n Either individual components or the entire IBM WTX installation can be removed. Below the directory in which the products are installed is a subdirectory named /dstx_install that contains the uninstall scripts. To remove the product or a component, execute the corresponding uninstall script (from a directory outside the /install_dir/directory) by providing the full path, similar to the following command: install_dir/dstx_install/item_to_be_removed.uninstall where install_dir is the directory in which IBM WebSphere Transformation Extender n.n was installed and item_to_be_removed is the component or product to be uninstalled. ===================================================================== 4. NEW OR CHANGED BEHAVIOR ===================================================================== Documentation ------------- This release of the product features stand-alone documentation for the IBM WTX Pack for NCPDP. ===================================================================== 5. KNOWN ISSUES ===================================================================== There are no known issues at this time. ===================================================================== 6. 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