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Deploying Configurations Using Change Assistant with the AIS Server Connection - Web Client

Beginning with Tools Release 9.2.9, JD Edwards EnterpriseOne Update Manager supports the deployment of Configuration packages using Change Assistant with the Application Interface Services (AIS) Server connection.

This section discusses how to:
  • Verify the Update Center and AIS connection preferences.
  • Search for Data Packs or EnterpriseOne Sample packages on the Oracle JD Edwards Update Center using Change Assistant.
  • Download Configuration packages as a batch.
  • Deploy the packages as a server batch and review the deployment report.

Verifying Update Center and AIS Connections

To verify the JD Edwards Update Center and the AIS Server connections:

  1. Launch Change Assistant from your desktop.
  2. From the Edit menu, select Preferences. The Preferences form is displayed.
  3. In the Authentication tab, enter valid Update Center credentials.
  4. In the AIS tab, enter these valid EnterpriseOne AIS credentials.
    • Authorization: Basic
    • USERID: AIS User ID
    • Password: AIS Password
    • Environment: Target AIS Environment
    • Role: *ALL
    • URL: AIS URL
  5. Ensure that the Disable AIS Connection option is not selected.
  6. Click OK to save the preferences. The Status Bar at the bottom right of the screen verifies the connections.

Searching for Configuration Packages on the Update Center Using Change Assistant

  1. Select Search for Packages from the Change Assistant tree node.
  2. In the Advanced Search screen, set these criteria:
    • Type: Select Configurations (Data Packs).
      Note: EnterpriseOne Sample packages can also be deployed using this feature.
      Note: Packages classified as Configurations that start with DME are not Configurations. They are Data Model.zip files that can be extracted using Change Assistant.
    • Release: Select 9.2.
    • Platform: Select All Platforms.
    • Target Environment: Select PS920 or a valid target environment to deploy the package.
    • Search by Names - Name: Enter DP*.
  3. Click Search. The search result displays all the data packs available on the Update Center.
    Note: The search results are environment aware. The packages that are already deployed to the specified environment are grayed out and not selected. The UDO packages that are already in the repository are also not selected.
    Note: You can show or hide the deployed packages using the Show and Hide Toggle buttons toggle buttons.

Downloading Configuration Packages as a Batch

  1. Click Delete Icon on the toolbar to deselect all packages.
  2. Select one or more data packages.
  3. To download the selected packages to the default location as a batch, click Download To.
    Note: When AIS is active, the downloaded packages are imported to the package repository F96700R. After download completes, the Status of the downloaded packages changes to In Repository.

Deploying Configuration Packages as a Batch

  1. Select Work with Server Batches from the tree node.
  2. Select the batch containing the downloaded packages. The Packages tab on the Batch Details pane lists all the packages in the batch.
  3. Select Deploy New Batch Deploy Buttonfrom the Toolbar. Alternatively, you can click the Batch Actions tab and then click New Deploy Action. The Web Deploy Environment Selection form is displayed.
  4. Click OK to start the deployment. You will see prompts warning of data replacement.
  5. Click Show Details on the Change Assistant Deployment Summary page to review the deployment steps.
  6. On completion of deployment, the Batch Summary report detailing the status of each package deployed is shown.
    Note: Click the package link within the Batch Summary report to review the individual package activity.