INSTALLATION INSTRUCTIONS FOR HOT FIX 63AB03 ON WINDOWS BEFORE DOWNLOADING: The hot fix 63AB03 addresses the issue in SAS Activity-Based Management 6.3.1 software on Windows as documented in the "Issue(s) Addressed" section of the hot fix download page: http://ftp.sas.com/techsup/download/hotfix/abm63.html#63ab03 IMPORTANT NOTE(S): 1. Before applying this hot fix, you must have SAS Activity-Based Management 6.3.1 installed on your system. 2. All currently active SAS Activity-Based Management 6.3.1 sessions must be terminated before applying this hot fix. You must also have Administrator Privileges on your machine and all currently active SAS sessions, servers and services must be terminated before applying this hot fix. AFTER DOWNLOADING: Step 1) Make a Backup copy of: C:\Program Files\SAS\Activity-Based Management Solution\Enterprise Server\Bin\sas.abcm.Datatier.BTDBInterfaces.dll C:\Program Files\SAS\Activity-Based Management Solution\Enterprise Server\Bin\sas.abcm.Datatier.BTDBInterfaces.tlb C:\Program Files\SAS\Activity-Based Management Solution\Enterprise Server\Bin\sas.abcm.Datatier.DAL.SQLExt.dll Step 2) Unregister sas.abcm.Datatier.BTDBInterfaces.dll using "gacutil.exe" Run the following CMD/DOS command: "C:\WINDOWS\Microsoft.NET\Framework\v1.1.4322\gacutil.exe" /u "C:\Program Files\SAS\Activity-Based Management Solution\Enterprise Server\Bin\sas.abcm.Datatier.BTDBInterfaces.dll" (If your Windows or ABM path is not the default paths, modify the paths accordingly) Step 3) Update all of the above files using the hotfix version. Note a) If you didn't install ABM on the default path, modify the path accordingly. Note b) If you have Access Denied or other copying problems, make sure you temporarily give "Everyone" Full Control on the "Bin" folder "Security" tab. Then try updating the files again. Step 4) Register sas.abcm.Datatier.BTDBInterfaces.dll using "gacutil.exe" Run the following CMD/DOS command: "C:\WINDOWS\Microsoft.NET\Framework\v1.1.4322\gacutil.exe" /i "C:\Program Files\SAS\Activity-Based Management Solution\Enterprise Server\Bin\sas.abcm.Datatier.BTDBInterfaces.dll" (If your Windows or ABM path is not the default paths, modify the paths accordingly) This completes the installation of hot fix 63AB03 on Windows.