Preface

Oracle Retail Installation Guides contain the requirements and procedures that are necessary for the retailer to install Oracle Retail products.

This document provides detailed instructions on how to install an RDF domain using a configuration created with the RPAS Configuration Tools. This document does not describe how to create the actual configuration. Refer to the Oracle Retail Demand Forecasting Configuration Guide for information on creating a configuration.

Supplemental Installation Guides

Supplemental installation guides are referenced in this document. These guides must be obtained before beginning the installation process:

Oracle Retail Predictive Application Server Installation Guide
Oracle Retail Predictive Application Server Administration Guide for the Classic Client
Oracle Retail Predictive Application Server Administration Guide for the Fusion Client
Oracle Retail Predictive Application Server Configuration Tools User Guide

Read these documents in their entirety before starting the installation.

Audience

This document is intended for an Management Information System (MIS) administrator that needs to install the RPAS software and create RDF domains.

This Installation Guide is written for the following audiences:

Database administrators (DBA)
System analysts and designers
Integrators and implementation staff

Documentation Accessibility

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Access to Oracle Support

Oracle customers that have purchased support have access to electronic support through My Oracle Support. For information, visit http://www.oracle.com/pls/topic/lookup?ctx=acc&id=info or visit http://www.oracle.com/pls/topic/lookup?ctx=acc&id=trs if you are hearing impaired.

Supplemental Documentation

The following document is available through My Oracle Support at the following URL: https://support.oracle.com

Oracle Retail Demand Forecasting 14.1.2 Cumulative Fixed Issues (Note ID 2096104.1)

This document details the fixed issues and defects for all RDF, Curve, and Grade patch releases prior to and including the current release.

Customer Support

To contact Oracle Customer Support, access My Oracle Support at the following URL:

https://support.oracle.com

When contacting Customer Support, please provide the following:

Product version and program/module name
Functional and technical description of the problem (include business impact)
Detailed step-by-step instructions to re-create
Exact error message received
Screenshots of each step you take

Review Patch Documentation

When you install the application for the first time, you install either a base release (for example, 14.1) or a later patch release (for example, 14.1.2). If you are installing the base release, additional patch, and bundled hot fix releases, read the documentation for all releases that have occurred since the base release before you begin installation. Documentation for patch and bundled hot fix releases can contain critical information related to the base release, as well as information about code changes since the base release.

Improved Process for Oracle Retail Documentation Corrections

To more quickly address critical corrections to Oracle Retail documentation content, Oracle Retail documentation may be republished whenever a critical correction is needed. For critical corrections, the republication of an Oracle Retail document may at times not be attached to a numbered software release; instead, the Oracle Retail document will simply be replaced on the Oracle Technology Network Web site, or, in the case of Data Models, to the applicable My Oracle Support Documentation container where they reside.

This process will prevent delays in making critical corrections available to customers. For the customer, it means that before you begin installation, you must verify that you have the most recent version of the Oracle Retail documentation set. Oracle Retail documentation is available on the Oracle Technology Network at the following URL:

http://www.oracle.com/technetwork/documentation/oracle-retail-100266.html

An updated version of the applicable Oracle Retail document is indicated by Oracle part number, as well as print date (month and year). An updated version uses the same part number, with a higher-numbered suffix. For example, part number E123456-02 is an updated version of a document with part number E123456-01.

If a more recent version of a document is available, that version supersedes all previous versions.

Oracle Retail Documentation on the Oracle Technology Network

Oracle Retail product documentation is available on the following web site: