Defining a Software Master

To define a software master:

1. Sign in to a JD Edwards EnterpriseOne workstation using the development environment where the modifications exist, such as DV900.

2. From Product Packaging (GH962), select Product Packages (P9640).

3. On Work With Software Mastering, click Add.

4. On CD Configuration Director, click Next.

5. On CD Information, complete these fields:

   • Name

     Enter a unique name for the software master definition that you are adding, such as E900UPDATE. This name must exactly match the name of the package to be included, and it must be in all uppercase letters.

   • Release

     Enter the release for the software master definition, such as E900. This is the release that is currently installed on the client workstation that you are using.

   • Type

     Specify the type of CD that you want to master. In this case, it is an ASU CD (option 09) which is the default. If you select an option other than 09, the software displays an error message when you press Next. This field indicates which software template to use when you further define the master. Templates include the build steps and directory structure that is necessary to create a software master.

   • Build Phase

     Enter the development phase that the software master definition represents, such as alpha, beta, or general availability.

   • Description

     (Optional) Enter a description of the software master definition.

   • Image Path

     Enter the directory path where you want the software master definition to reside on the JD Edwards EnterpriseOne Product Packaging build machine (for example, d:\E900\PP). The directory that you indicate will be the root directory for the software master that you create. It will contain the contents of the master. After you create the image, the CD can be burned through the CD burner software.

6. Click Next.

   If you chose a template that appears on the list of values when you click the Search button for the Type field, but the template is not on the enterprise, the CD Template Does Not Exist form appears. You have probably entered the incorrect release number. Click OK to continue adding the software master definition, or click Cancel to stop adding the definition.

   If the template that you chose using the Type field was set up to include packages, the CD Packages form appears.

7. Select the update package that includes the objects for the update disk.

   You can either select an existing update package or create a new one. To ensure that the update package is defined correctly, note that:

   • You can use only update packages for this process.

   • The package name must be the same name as the product package that was previously defined, and it must be in all uppercase letters.

   • The package should be created from its very beginning.

   • The update package must always include specifications, build specifications, build business functions, and compression.

     If the package is not compressed, then product packaging will not work correctly because JD Edwards EnterpriseOne Product Packaging looks only for cab files to copy to the image.

8. If the package is undefined, the Select Package Build form automatically appears; otherwise, click Select Package.

   You can also add packages by clicking New Package Build or Package Assembly.

9. On Select Package Build, if you need to assemble or define a package or both, select one of these from the Form menu:

   • Pkg Assembly

   • Pkg Build

     Note: Make sure that you compress any packages that you build.

     See Setting the Package Build Application to the Mastering Mode.

10. On the Select Package Build form, find and select a package, and then click Select.

11. On CD Packages, select the package marker that appears.

    For an ASU CD, only one package is required. For other types of software masters, more than one package might be required.

12. Click Next.

    If the template that you chose was set up to include change table configurations, after you click Next, the JD Edwards EnterpriseOne Change Table Director form appears.

13. Continue to the next task, which explains how to configure the change tables.