Installation Instructions for Hot Fix B82003

Windows for x64

Hot fix B82003 addresses the issue(s) in SAS Merchandise Intelligence 4.2 on Windows for x64 as documented in the Issue(s) Addressed section of the hot fix download page:

http://ftp.sas.com/techsup/download/hotfix/HF2/B82.html#B82003

This hot fix contains updates to the following software components:

SAS Merchandise Intelligence Server 4.2
SAS Size Profiling 2.2
SAS Merchandise Intelligence Mid-Tier 4.2

IMPORTANT NOTES

1. You must have SAS Merchandise Intelligence 4.2 installed on your system before applying this hot fix. Refer to SN-35968 for instructions on how to determine which product releases you have installed.

2. Files delivered in this hot fix will be backed up during the installation process. However, it is good general practice to back up your system before applying updates to software.

3. You must have the appropriate administrative privileges to perform the steps described in these instructions.

4. All servers except the SAS Metadata Server must be shut down as follows
   • Stop the MI Mid-Tier Server. To stop the MI Mid-Tier Server, stop the Web application server, which also stops the MI Mid-Tier Server.
   • Stop the SAS Services Application (Remote Services).
   • Ensure that all stored processes are finished.
   • Stop the SAS object spawner or stop all server sessions, and then ensure that all server sessions have finished running.
   • (Optional) Stop the SAS/CONNECT spawner and the SAS Deployment Tester.

5. This hot fix should be installed using the same userid who performed the initial software installation.

6. You must deploy the hot fix in the following timeframe
   • after your weekly activity has completed
   • before the weekly ETL and back-end job

INSTALLATION

If the updated components of this product are installed on multiple operating systems, you must download the hot fix for the appropriate operating system(s) and follow the installation instructions provided to complete the deployment of this hot fix.

To install this hot fix execute the following steps.

1. The installer downloaded is B82003x6.exe.

2. Execute B82003x6.exe

This will initiate the installation wizard, which will guide you through the hot fix installation process.

See the Maintenance Installation Tool (MIT) documentation for more details on the installation of hot fixes.

POST-INSTALLATION INSTRUCTIONS

Post-Installation Instructions for the Middle Tier

Updates to the SAS Merchandise Intelligence Mid-Tier 4.2 provided in this hot fix require that the Web Application be rebuilt and redeployed. If this component is installed on Windows, follow the steps below to rebuild and redeploy the web application:

Re-build Web Application

In order for this step to execute correctly, the Metadata Server must be running.

1. Invoke the SAS Deployment Manager 9.2

From the SASDeploymentManager directory launch config.exe.
SAS Deployment Manager is installed in the following default location:

<SASHOME>\SASDeploymentManager\9.2

2. Select a language in the Choose Language box

3. Select Rebuild Web Applications

4. Select Configuration Directory or Enter the Configuration Directory and Level that needs to be updated

5. Specify Connection Information, including the sasadm User ID and Password

6. Select SAS Merchandise Intelligence Mid-Tier 4.2 as the Web Application to Rebuild

7. Verify the information on the Summary screen and select Start

8. Select Finish when the deployment is complete

This process will update the SAS Merchandise Intelligence Mid-Tier 4.2 ear in

<SASCONFIGDIR>\Lev1\Web\Staging

<SASCONFIGDIR>\Lev1\Web\Staging\Backup

1. Re-deploy the SAS Merchandise Intelligence Mid-Tier 4.2 web application (only). Details are provided at

http://support.sas.com/documentation/cdl/en/biwaag/63536/HTML/default/viewer.htm#/documentation/cdl/en/biwaag/63536/HTML/default/a003308992.htm

Note: Select sas.miserver4.2.ear when re-deploying the web application.

Note for WebLogic: If the SAS Merchandise Intelligence Mid-Tier is not started automatically after following the instructions in the link above, you will need to manually start it from the WebLogic Admin Console.

Alternative Method: The SAS Merchandise Intelligence Mid-Tier can be re-deployed to WebLogic using the following steps. The equivalent steps for WebSphere are documented in the Replace the entire application method in the detailed document link above.

1. Ensure all the services are running, including WebLogic Admin Console and Managed Server, i.e. SASServer1.

2. Login to WebLogic Admin Console.

3. Click on Lock and Edit.

4. Select the sas.miserver4.2 ear and click on the Update button.

5. Accept the default path and click on OK.

6. Click on the Activate changes button.

The web application server does not need to be restarted after using the alternative method. The Activate changes step will restart the SAS Merchandise Intelligence Mid-Tier internally.

Post-Installation Instructions for the Client Tier (SAS Size Profiling Only)

To finish deploying the hot fix, you must locate your copied profiles, and then unpublish and delete the copied profiles. (These profiles are missing store group membership data). You can then recopy and publish the profiles.

1. To locate copied profiles, use the Profiles view and check the Independent profiles only check box to search for all independent profiles in the system.

2. Unpublish the profiles that were published from copied profiles. This will clean up the published profile library for the profiles that are missing store group membership.

3. Delete the copied profiles since these profiles do not have the appropriate store group membership data.

4. If you need to re-publish the above profiles:

a. Re-copy those profiles.
b. Make your changes to the newly-copied profiles.
c. Re-publish the newly copied profiles.

This completes the installation of hot fix B82003 on Windows for x64.