1 Introduction

This document provides instructions on installing Oracle Retail Merchandise Financial Planning Retail. It provides detailed instructions on how to install a Merchandise Financial Planning Retail (MFPlan) domain using a configuration created with the RPAS Configuration Tools. This document does not describe how to create the actual configuration.

Supplemental installation guides are referenced in this document. The Oracle Retail Predictive Application Server Installation Guide and Oracle Retail Predictive Application Server Configuration Tools User Guide must be obtained prior to beginning the installation process. Read these documents in their entirety before beginning the installation.

About This Document

This document contains information for full and patch installations:

Chapter 2, "Full Installation: UNIX Environments". Refer to this section if you are performing a full installation.
Chapter 3, "Patch Installation". Refer to this section if you are performing a patch installation.

Read this entire guide before beginning the installation process to ensure you understand the installation process and have all the necessary documentation, hardware, and software available.

Hardware and Software Requirements

Table 1-1 provides information about the current release.

Table 1-1 Hardware and Software Requirements

Requirement	Details
Supported RPAS Version	14.1.2
Oracle Retail Batch Script Architecture (BSA)	14.1.2
Required Software	Java Development Kit (JDK) 1.7u91 Note: There are specific JDK versions needed for each of the supported operating systems for the Oracle Retail Predictive Application Server (RPAS). For the list of JDK versions, see the Oracle Retail Predictive Application Server Installation Guide. Note: When installing Java, avoid enabling AutoUpdate because it may update the Java version without prompting.

Requirement

Details

Supported RPAS Version

14.1.2

Oracle Retail Batch Script Architecture (BSA)

14.1.2

Required Software

Java Development Kit (JDK) 1.7u91

Note: There are specific JDK versions needed for each of the supported operating systems for the Oracle Retail Predictive Application Server (RPAS). For the list of JDK versions, see the Oracle Retail Predictive Application Server Installation Guide.

Note: When installing Java, avoid enabling AutoUpdate because it may update the Java version without prompting.

Note:

RPAS applications, such as Merchandise Financial Planning, run on the Oracle Retail Predictive Application Server (RPAS) platform. For information about the hardware and software requirements for RPAS, see the supported RPAS version of the Oracle Retail Predictive Application Server Installation Guide.

Verify that the UNIX operating system is updated to the currently supported version, which can be found in the ”Hardware and Software Requirements” section of the supported RPAS version of the Oracle Retail Predictive Application Server Installation Guide.

Supported Oracle Integration Technology

The following Oracle integration technology is supported:

Oracle Data Integrator (ODI) 11.1.1.7

Supported Oracle Retail Products

MFP is part of the Oracle Retail Fashion Planning Bundle.The Fashion Planning Bundle is the integration of Item Planning (IP), Clearance Optimization Engine (COE), Assortment Planning (AP), Merchandise Financial Planning (MFP), and Size Profile Optimization (SPO) as a full-suite planning solution for fashion retailers.

Table 1-2 provides information about the supported Oracle Retail products.

Table 1-2 Supported Oracle Retail Products

Product	Version
Oracle Retail Assortment Planning (AP)	14.1.2
Oracle Retail Item Planning (IP)	14.1.2
Oracle Retail Item Planning Configured for COE (IP COE)	14.1.2
Oracle Retail Merchandising Analytics	14.1.2
Oracle Retail Merchandising System (RMS)	14.1.2

Requesting Infrastructure Software

If you are unable to find the necessary version of the required Oracle infrastructure software (database server, application server, WebLogic, and so on.) on the Oracle Software Delivery Cloud, you should file a non-technical &rsquor;Contact Us' Service Request (SR) and request access to the media. For instructions on filing a non-technical SR, see My Oracle Support Note 1071023.1 – Requesting Physical Shipment or Download URL for Software Media.

Road Map for Installing Merchandise Financial Planning Retail

This guide explains how you can install and set up the MFP Retail application. In order to install MFP Retail for production, you must perform the following tasks in a sequence:

Task	Description
Pre-installation Tasks
1.	Install and set up the RPAS Infrastructure. For more information, refer to the Oracle Retail Predictive Application Server Installation Guide.
2.	Install and set up the RPAS Client. RPAS Release 14.1.2 includes the RPAS Classic Client and RPAS Fusion Client. For more information, refer to the Oracle Retail Predictive Application Server Installation Guide.
3.	Oracle Retail Batch Scripting Architecture (BSA) must be installed prior to installing MFP Retail. For information about installing BSA, see the Oracle Retail Batch Script Architecture Implementation Guide.
Installation Task
4.	Access the MFP Retail installation software and install the application. For more information, see Chapter 2, "Full Installation: UNIX Environments".

Note:

Refer to chapter, ”Creating a Multi-solution Taskflow” in the Oracle Retail Predictive Application Server Configuration Tools User Guide for information about the Multi-solution Taskflow.