1 Introduction

This guide provides the full and patch installation instructions for Advanced Inventory Planning (AIP) version 14.1.2.

About the AIP Installation Process

If you are installing the application for the first time, you can install either a base release (for example, 14.1) or a later patch release (for example, 14.1.1). If you are installing a software version other than the base release, be sure to read the documentation for each patch release (since the base release) before you begin installation. Patch documentation can contain critical information related to the base release and code changes that have been made since the base release.

The process described in this document begins after the .zip files have been properly downloaded from http://edelivery.oracle.com. License keys for licensed products must be obtained before beginning the installation process.

About This Document

This document describes how to install AIP 14.1.2, or upgrade a 13.2.x.x or later installation to AIP 14.1.2. The AIP installation consists of the following components:

• The Oracle® Retail Predictive Applications Server (RPAS) version 14.1.0 domain using a configuration established by Oracle Retail developers.

• An online component based on Java and Oracle.

Detailed instructions for unpacking the software and installing both the RPAS and the online portion of the AIP 14.1.2 solution appear in this guide.

Before you begin installing AIP, you should read the Oracle Retail Predictive Application Server Installation Guide. Additional documentation may be required during the installation process and is referenced where applicable.

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

Note: AIP Java/Oracle, AIP on Oracle, and AIP Oracle are often used interchangeably to refer to those parts of AIP that access the Oracle relational database. This includes the Data Management and Order Management GUI components and a host of UNIX shell scripts and PL/SQL modules.