IBM® Rational® Programming Patterns 9.6.2 iFix 7

Purpose

This Interim Fix applies to IBM® Rational® Programming Patterns 9.6.2. It contains fixes for client-reported and internally found defects.

Installation prerequisites

This update requires that you have already installed one of the packages listed in the above section.

Installation instructions

Rational Programming Patterns Client

1. Extract RPP962_iFix007_Client.zip to a temporary directory.

For example, on Windows:

c:\temp

2. Installation Manager Updates.

Start Installation Manager and add the "diskTag.inf" file path (of the sub directory "disk1") in the Repositories list of the Preference tool of Installation Manager

For example:

c:\temp\RPP962_iFix007Client\disk1\diskTag.inf

Click OK and go back to the Installation Manager main page.

3. Installation.

In Installation Manager, click on "Update" and choose the Package to update then follow the Installation Instructions.

Rational Programming Patterns Server

For an installation on z/OS, see the explanations in “Rational Programming Patterns Server for z/OS”.

1. Extract RPP962_iFix007_Server.zip to a temporary directory.

For example, on Windows:

c:\temp

2. Installation Manager Updates.

Start Installation Manager and add the "diskTag.inf" file path (of the sub directory "disk1") in the Repositories list of the Preference tool of Installation Manager

For example:

c:\temp\RPP962_iFix007Server\disk1\diskTag.inf

Click OK and go back to the Installation Manager main page.

3. Installation.

In Installation Manager, click on "Update" and choose the Package to update then follow the Installation Instructions.

Rational Programming Patterns Server for z/OS

1. Extract RPP962_iFix007_Server_zOS.zip to a temporary directory.

For example, on Windows:

c:\temp

2.The extraction produces the following two files: one prefixed by IBM.HAKF962 and one prefixed by IBM.HAL3962.

For the installation you must choose:

- IBM.HAKF962 for RTC lower than 6.0.3

- IBM.HAL3962 for RTC 6.0.3 and higher

3. Upload the file you have chosen to z/OS and install it with SMP/E.

See the details in the Rational Programming Patterns Installation Guide, chapter 10, subchapter “Updating the server on z/OS”.

2. Installation Manager Updates.

Start Installation Manager and add the "diskTag.inf" file path (of the sub directory "disk1") in the Repositories list of the Preference tool of Installation Manager.

For example:

c:\temp\RPP962_iFix007Server\disk1\diskTag.inf

Click OK and go back to the Installation Manager main page.

3. Installation.

In Installation Manager, click on "Update" and choose the Package to update then follow the Installation Instructions.

Associated level of Pacbase

It is recommended to use the Migration procedures packages provided in RPP 9.6.2 iFix 6 when working on the migration process from Pacbase to RPP.

APAR corrected in RPP 9.6.2 iFix 7

APAR	Summary
PH17660	Generation of a Server entity fails with Java exception
PH17976	Undo on COBOL program turns "PACBASE-CONSTANT" area to specific code
PH18075	Content of VALUE clause exceeds column 72 in COBOL source code
PH18081	Numerous exceptions thrown when opening a program from history