IBM(R) InfoSphere(R) Master Data Management Collaboration Server - Advanced Catalog Management, Version 11.0.0, Test Fix 3 is now available. This test fix can be used with InfoSphere MDM Collaboration Server V11.0.0 or V11.0.0 Fix Pack 1. This release notes document addresses installation and known problems.
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Description of this test fix
Advanced Catalog Management for WebSphere Commerce is an InfoSphere MDM Collaboration Server solution accelerator. InfoSphere MDM Collaboration Server solution implementation team can leverage the asset for implementing a retail solution for catalog management with customization and extensions quickly.
This test fix includes all the fixes and enhancements delivered in Advanced Catalog Management, Version 11.0.0 Text Fix 2.
It is strongly recommended that you apply the test fix only to a test system. Test fixes do not undergo official IBM testing.
The following fixes were included in this test fix as a result of an authorized program analysis report (APAR). You can search for and view existing APARs here: InfoSphere MDM Collaboration Server Support site. You can also review the associated PMR (if one is identified) for the fix, with the Electronic IBM Service Request tool Web site: Service Requests.
Installing text fix 3
Before you install this test fix, you must have installed InfoSphere MDM Collaboration Server, Version 11.0.0. In particular, make sure that you have applied all configuration changes. For example, any schema changes and common.properties updates as documented in the Requirements section of those release notes.
The steps for installing this test fix include:
Step 1. Preparing to install the test fix
Before you install the test fix, make sure to complete these steps:
$TOP/bin/go/svc_control.sh --action=stop --svc_name=scheduler
$TOP/bin/go/svc_control.sh --action=short_status--svc_name=workflowengine
If no events are running, shut down the workflow engine manually by running the following shell script:
$TOP/bin/go/svc_control.sh --action=stop --svc_name=workflowengine
$TOP/bin/go/abort_local.sh
Running the abort_local.sh shell script does not affect any of the other JVM services.
You should have separated the code of your custom implementation from the code shipped in Advanced Catalog Management. The installation will overwrite your current files with updated versions from the test fix. In particular, you must back up your ACM source code and any other artifacts that you have customized. If you have made changes in the code shipped in Advanced Catalog Management, you will need to manually merge your changes back. Until you separate your own code from the shipped ACM code, you will need to keep restoring your code every time you apply an ACM patch.
Step 2. Installing the test fix
See Installing and configuring Advanced Catalog Management for InfoSphere MDM Collaboration Server in the information center for detailed information to enable you to install and configure Advanced Catalog Management.
Step 3. Verifying the installation
Every time that you install a test fix, verify that the installation was successful. To verify the installation of this test fix, complete these steps:
The shell script, start_local.sh, located in the $TOP/bin/go directory, starts all the services that you need to run InfoSphere MDM Collaboration Server.
The --redeploy command ensures that all Web services are properly re-deployed.
The svc_control.sh supports starting multiple services from the same command:
svc_control.sh --action=start --svc_name=<service name>[--svc_name=<service name>]
svc_control.sh --action=start --svc_name=appsvr --svc_name=admin --svc_name=scheduler
This process should only take approximately 30-40 seconds, depending on the speed of your CPU processor.
Important: For InfoSphere MDM Collaboration Server running WebSphere Application Server, as part of a new installation or an upgrade to an existing installation, use the redeploy option when running the start_local.sh script to ensure the Web services are deployed to the InfoSphere MDM Collaboration Server application. In order to redeploy existing Web services, you need to select the redeploy option when restarting InfoSphere MDM Collaboration Server with WebSphere Application Server. When you use the redeploy option it ensures that the Web services are redeployed.
Important: For InfoSphere MDM Collaboration Server running on the Oracle WebLogic server, use the redeploy option when you run the start_local.sh script at startup. You need to use the redeploy and waitforappsvr command options as shown in the following syntax:
start_local.sh --redeploy --waitforappsvr=<number of seconds>
or
svc_control.sh --action=start --svc_name=admin --svc_name=scheduler [ --svc_name=appsvr --redeploy [--waitforappsvr=<number of seconds>] ]
- where the <number of seconds> is the number of seconds (positive integer) that the deployment command will wait for the appsvr services to become ready to initiate the re-deployment of Web services. The default value of this option is 5 seconds.
The waitforappsvr option must be used with the redeploy option. When the waitforappsvr option is omitted in a command with the "redeploy" option, the default value of waitforappsvr takes effect.
Users are advised to supply values slightly greater than the required startup time of the appsvr service, which can be monitored using the rm_status.sh command as shown in step 6.2 below. Too low a value for the waitforappsvr option can result in errors with stack dump on screen or log files.
The --svc_name=appsvr option in the svc_control.sh command must be accompanied by the redeploy and optionally the waitforappsvr command options.
Run the $TOP/bin/go/rmi_status.sh script and verify that the following services have started correctly:
Known problems
Known problems are documented in the Support knowledge base at http://www-947.ibm.com/support/entry/portal/overview/software/information_management/infosphere_master_data_management_collaboration_server. As problems are discovered and resolved, the IBM Support team updates the knowledge base. By searching the knowledge base, you can quickly find workarounds or solutions to problems.
You can search for and display a list of all published technotes for InfoSphere MDM Collaboration Server. For information about how to search all published technotes, see Searching knowledge bases
You can search for keywords within this complete list of technotes.
Contacting IBM Support
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After you define the problem gather background and diagnostic information, and determine the severity of the problem, you can submit your problem to IBM Support in one of the following ways:
If the problem you submit is for a software defect or for missing or inaccurate documentation, IBM Support creates an Authorized Program Analysis Report (APAR). The APAR describes the problem in detail. Whenever possible, IBM Software IBM Support provides a workaround that you can implement until the APAR is resolved and a fix is delivered. IBM publishes resolved APARs on the IBM Support web site daily, so that other users who experience the same problem can benefit from the same resolution.
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