Contents

Release Notes

- Data Conversions

- Software Support

- Product Enhancements

- Enhanced Platform Support

- New Fields

- Modified Field

- ASOG Issues Implemented

- Fixes in This Release

- Documentation Accessibility

Oracle® Communications MetaSolv Solution ASR

Release Notes

Release 53.0

E75742-03

February 2017

This document describes the enhancements that are introduced and the Access Service Ordering Guidelines (ASOG) issues that have been implemented in Oracle Communications MetaSolv Solution Access Service Request (ASR) 53.

This document consists of the following sections:

- Data Conversions

- Software Support

- Product Enhancements

- ASOG Issues Implemented

- Fixes in This Release

See ASR Installation Guide for instructions about installing ASR 53.

Data Conversions

The ASR53BD.sql file is included in this release. The installer provides all upgrades to MetaSolv Solution executable files and stored procedure files (Procs directory).

Software Support

MetaSolv Solution 6.3.0.x supports ASR 53 on the following software versions:

- Oracle Enterprise Linux Server 6.6 (or later) and 7.0 (or later)

- Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server 6.6 (or later) and 7.0 (or later)

- AIX 7.1 Update 1

- HP Itanium 11.31 Update 7

- Oracle Solaris 11

- Windows Server 2012 R2

- Oracle WebLogic Server 12.2.1.2

- Oracle Database 12c R1

- JacORB 3.8

MetaSolv Solution 6.2.1.x supports ASR 53 on the following software versions:

- Oracle Linux Server release 5.5 (Carthage)

- Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server 5

- Oracle Solaris 10 update 5/08 or higher (on a SPARC machine)

- AIX 6.1 or higher (on a POWER6 machine)

- HP-UX 11.23 or higher (on an Itanium machine. 32-bit and 64-bit JAVA supported)

- Windows Server 2008 R2

- Oracle WebLogic Server 10.3.1

- Oracle Database 11g R2

- JacORB 2.3.1

Product Enhancements

This section describes new enhancements in ASR 53.

Enhanced Platform Support

ASR now supports updated operating systems and underlying software systems. See "Software Support" for more information.

New Fields

Additional Circuit Information (ACI) Form

- Power Type and Voltage (PTV)

- Related Circuit ID (RCID)

End User Special Access (EUSA) Form

- Related Circuit ID (RCID)

Switched Ethernet Services (SES) Form

- Power Type and Voltage (PTV)

Transport Form

- Related Circuit ID (RCID)

Modified Field

Access Service Request Number (ASR NO) Field

- The existing definition of the Access Service Request Number (ASR NO) field has been modified in the following forms:

- Additional Circuit Information (ACI)

- Administrative (ADMIN)

- Clarification/Notification Request (C/NR)

- Confirmation Notice (CN)

- Dedicated Internet Service (DIS)

- End Office Detail (EOD)

- End User Special Access (EUSA)

- Enhanced Customer Interface (ECI)

- Ethernet Virtual Connection (EVC)

- Feature Group A (FGA)

- Multipoint Service Legs (MSL)

- Network Assignment Information (NAI)

- Open Billing (OB)

- Permanent Virtual Connection (PVC)

- Ports Configuration (PC)

- Private Internet Protocol (PIP)

- Ring/Additional Ring Information (ARI)

- Service Address Location Information (SALI)

- Switched Ethernet Services (SES)

- Translation Questionnaire (TQ)

- Transport

- Trunking

- Virtual Concatenation (VCAT)

- Virtual Connection (VC)

- WATS Access Line (WAL)

ASOG Issues Implemented

Table 1 describes the Access Service Ordering Guidelines (ASOG) issues that have been implemented in this release.

Table 1 ASOG Issues

Issue Number

Description

3525

The UI and API usage validation changes have been implemented for the Response Type Requested (RTR) field in the ADMIN form.

The valid entry changes for the Number of Virtual Connections (NVC) field have been implemented in the following forms:

- Transport

- EUSA

The valid entry notes changes for the following fields have been implemented in the ADMIN form:

- Ethernet Virtual Connection Indicator (EVCI)

- Permanent Virtual Connector Indicator (PVCI)

The valid entry notes changes for the following fields have been implemented in the EVC form:

- User Network Interface (UNI) Reference Number (UREF)

- User Network Interface Activity Indicator (UACT)

3544

Added new Power Type and Voltage (PTV) field in the following forms:

- ACI

- SES

3547

The valid entry changes and valid entry notes changes for the General Exchange Tariff Options Code (GETO) field have been implemented in the SES form.

The valid entry changes valid entry notes changes for the following fields have been implemented in the EUSA form:

- GETO (PRILOC)

- GETO (SECLOC)

3548

Added new Related Circuit ID (RCID) field in the following forms:

- ACI

- EUSA

- Transport

The format changes for the following fields have been implemented in the EUSA form:

- Link Management Protocol (LMP)

- NNI or UNI (N/U)

- Broadband Service Category (BSC)

- End to End Test (ETET)

3492

The UI and API usage validation changes and definition changes have been implemented for the ASR NO field in various forms. See "Access Service Request Number (ASR NO) Field" for the list of forms in which these changes have been implemented.

Fixes in This Release

Table 2 lists the customer-reported bugs that have been fixed in this release.

Table 2 Fixed Bugs

BugDB Number

Description

22737500

Issue

When you try to supplement an ASR order without changing the version, the application returns the following error:

ORA-01403: no data found

This issue occurs only when the Capture ASR Audit and Supplement History preference is enabled.

Resolution

The code has been corrected and now the application does not return any error when you try to supplement an ASR order without changing the version.

22917647

Issue

When running the asr_master.sql script in a UNIX environment, you receive the following errors:

SP2-0310: unable to open file "VALPC.SQL"
SP2-0310: unable to open file "VALASR.sql"
SP2-0310: unable to open file "valpip.SQL"
SP2-0310: unable to open file "valdis.SQL"
SP2-0310: unable to open file "VALPVC.SQL"

Resolution

The code has been corrected and now you no longer receive these errors when running the asr_master.sql during ASR installation.

23017353

Issue

When you create an ASR order using the importTRANSPORT CORBA API, the values in the LD1, LD2, LD3, and SATH fields are changed in the Service Address Location Information (SALI) form when you open the order using the GUI.

Resolution

The code has been corrected and now the values in the LD1, LD2, LD3, and SATH fields remain unchanged when you create an ASR order using the importTRANSPORT ASR CORBA API.

23057749

Issue

Duplicate rules exist in the ASR_GUIDELINE_RULE table.

Resolution

The code has been corrected and now duplicate rules do not exist in the ASR_GUIDELINE_RULE table.

23577181

Issue

This issue occurs in situations where you create an end user location in the End User Location Maintenance window with both MSAG and OBF addresses. When you specify the OBF address on an ASR order using the SASN field and also specify a different name in the EUNAME field, the application creates a new end user location instead of reusing the existing end user location's information (other than the location name).

Resolution

The code has been modified and now when creating an end user location in the End User Location Maintenance window with both MSAG and OBF addresses, if you specify the OBF address on an ASR order using the SASN field and also specify a different name in the EUNAME field, the application does not create a new end user location; instead, it reuses the existing end user location's address (other than the location name).

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