1. Software Updates Guide
  2. Deploying ESUs with Force Spec Merge Using Change Assistant and AIS (Release 9.2.9.3)

Deploying ESUs with Force Spec Merge Using Change Assistant and AIS (Release 9.2.9.3)

Starting with Tools Release 9.2.9.3, you can force merge object changes to a target environment when updates are applied using Change Assistant with AIS (Application Interface Server). The Force Spec Merge option enables you to bypass object evaluation process in Update Manager (which only merges the objects which are new or updated by Oracle) and merge the object, regardless of whether the incoming object is new or not. You can save significant time by mass updating objects with their pristine versions into a target system environment using Change Assistant rather than updating one object at a time using the Work With Software Updates application.

This section discusses how to:
  • Verify the Update Center and AIS connection preferences.
  • Search for ESU packages on the Oracle JD Edwards Update Center using Change Assistant.
  • Download and deploy ESU with Force Spec Merge.
  • Review the ESU deployment reports.
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Prerequisites

To deploy ESUs with the Force Spec Merge feature using Change Assistant, ensure that:

  • The latest Planner ESU or Tools Rollup ESU is available on the Update Center.

  • The latest versions of UDOs JDE_ORCH_UpdateManager_Deploy and JDE_SREQ_UpdateManager_Deploy are deployed.

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 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 Multi-Platform ESU Packages on the Update Center

  1. Select Search for Packages from the Change Assistant tree node.
  2. In the Advanced Search screen, set these criteria:
    • Type: Select Electronic Software Updates.
    • Release: Select 9.2.
    • Platform: Select Multi-platform.
    • Target Environment: Select PS920 or a valid target environment to deploy the package.
    • Search by Names: If required, enter any additional information to reduce the scope of the search.
  3. Click Search. The search result displays ESU packages as per the search criteria.
    Note: The search results are environment aware. The packages that are already deployed to the specified environment are grayed out and not available for selection.
    Note: You can show or hide the deployed packages using the Show and Hide Toggle buttons buttons.

Downloading and Deploying ESU Packages with Force Spec Merge

  1. Click Delete Icon on the toolbar to deselect all packages.
  2. Select one or more ESU packages. You can also select packages that are already deployed.
  3. Click Download To and Deploy and select the location. The Web Deploy Environment Selection form is displayed.
    Note: When AIS is active, the downloaded packages are imported to the package repository F96700R.
  4. In the Web Deploy Environment Selection form, deselect Backup.
  5. Select the target environment PS920, and then select the Force Spec Merge checkbox for the selected target environment.
  6. Click OK to start the download and deploy the ESU package. The system downloads the selected ESU package and starts deploying it.
  7. In the Change Assistant Deployment Summary screen, click Show Details to view the Deployment Summary screen. When the deployment completes, the system displays the Batch Activity report.

Reviewing ESU Package Deployment Reports

After deploying the software package using Change Assistant, you can verify the batch activity report.
  1. On successful completion of the deployment, the system displays the Batch Activity report. Note that the Force Spec Merge value in the report is set to true.
  2. In the Change Assistant Deployment Summary window, click the ESU package name to review the deployment summary report for the package. You can also drill into the package summary from the Batch Activity report.

  3. In the Report(s) section of the report, review the detailed reports, Deploy Software Update on Web (R96701W) and Spec Merge for Web Deploy (R98700W) reports.

    • The Deploy Software Update on Web (R96701W) report shows the force spec merge of all objects in the PS920 environment.
    • The Spec Merge for Web Deploy (R98700W) report shows all the objects replaced during ESU package deployment.