Hot fix I40003 addresses the issue(s) in SAS Merchandise Intelligence 4.2_M3 on Windows as documented
in the Issue(s) Addressed section of the hot fix download page:
http://ftp.sas.com/techsup/download/hotfix/HF2/I40.html#I40003
I40003 is a "container" hot fix that contains the following "member" hot fixes which will update the software components
as indicated. See the Container Hot Fixes section in the
Maintenance Install Tool (MIT) Usage Guide
for more information about container hot fixes.
I42001 for SAS Merchandise Intelligence Client 4.2_M3
I45001 for SAS Merchandise Intelligence Mid-Tier 4.2_M3
I44001 for SAS Merchandise Intelligence Plug-in for SAS Management Console 4.2_M3
J01001 for SAS Merchandise Intelligence Server 4.2_M2
I43001 for SAS Merchandise Solutions Configuration Workbench 4.2_M3
I93002 for SAS Promotion Optimization 4.2_M2
Please perform below step on all SAS Merchandise Intelligence Client machines before
installing Merchandise Intelligence client pieces for hotfix.
Make a backup of the file config.ini, then delete config.ini from following client installation directory:
<SASHOME>\SASMerchandiseIntelligenceClient\4.2\configuration
Please perform below step on all SAS Merchandise Solutions Configuration Workbench machines before
installing Merchandise Solutions Configuration Workbench pieces for hotfix.
Make a backup of the file config.ini, then delete config.ini from following client installation directory:
<SASHOME>\SASMerchandiseSolutionsConfigurationWorkbench\4.2\configuration
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.
The installer downloaded is I40003wn.exe.
When downloading SAS 9.2 hot fix packages, you must choose to Save the hot fix to disk, then execute the install from the saved location. Attempting to install a hot fix directly from the download page results in the error documented in SAS Note 37104.
Note: If your Windows operating system is Windows Vista, Windows 7 or Windows Server 2008, it may be necessary to "right-click" I40003wn.exe and select "Run as administrator".
See the Maintenance Install Tool (MIT) Usage Guide for more details on the installation of hot fixes.
The content of this hot fix is listed in the hot fix manifest.
This completes the installation of I40003. You must perform any "Post-Installation Instructions" documented below
to successfully complete the deployment of this hot fix.
For each product installed, click the link to be redirected to post-installation instructions.
I42001 for SAS Merchandise Intelligence Client 4.2_M3
I45001 for SAS Merchandise Intelligence Mid-Tier 4.2_M3
I44001 for SAS Merchandise Intelligence Plug-in for SAS Management Console 4.2_M3
J01001 for SAS Merchandise Intelligence Server 4.2_M2
I43001 for SAS Merchandise Solutions Configuration Workbench 4.2_M3
I93002 for SAS Promotion Optimization 4.2_M2
I42001 for SAS Merchandise Intelligence Client 4.2_M3
The installation of the hot fix to the SAS Merchandise Intelligence Client assumes that
the client is installed in
C:\Program Files\SAS\If the client is installed in a location other than C:\Program Files\SAS, the file
<SASHOME>\SASMerchandiseIntelligenceClient\4.2\configuration\config.inimust be manually modified. All occurences of
C:\Program Files\SAS\must be changed the location to where the client is installed. You should confirm that the SASVersionedJarRepository paths are correct for your installation.
I45001 for SAS Merchandise Intelligence Mid-Tier 4.2_M3
Updates to the SAS Merchandise Intelligence Mid-Tier 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:
Note: The metadata server must be up and running before the web application is re-built.
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\StagingA backup of the original ear file will be placed in the directory
<SASCONFIGDIR>\Lev1\Web\Staging\Backup
1. Re-deploy the SAS Merchandise Intelligence Mid-Tier 4.2 web application (only). Details are provided at
Note: Select sas.miserver4.2.ear when re-deploying the web application.2. Stop and restart the Web application server.
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.
I44001 for SAS Merchandise Intelligence Plug-in for SAS Management Console 4.2_M3
NONE
J01001 for SAS Merchandise Intelligence Server 4.2_M2
NONE
I43001 for SAS Merchandise Solutions Configuration Workbench 4.2_M3
The installation of the hot fix to the SAS Merchandise Solutions Configuration Workbench
assumes that the client is installed in
C:\Program Files\SAS\If the client is installed in a location other than C:\Program Files\SAS, the file
<SASHOME>\SASMerchandiseSolutionsConfigurationWorkbench\4.3\configuration\config.inimust be manually modified. All occurences of
C:\Program Files\SAS\must be changed the location to where the Configuration Workbench is installed. You should confirm that the SASVersionedJarRepository paths are correct for your installation.
I93002 for SAS Promotion Optimization 4.2_M2
NONE
After completing all of the post-install sections above, run your weekly ETL and back-end jobs.
This completes the installation of hot fix I40003 on Windows.