Contents

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Preface

• Audience
• Downloading Oracle Communications Documentation
• Related Documents
• Documentation Accessibility
• Document Revision History

1 Pricing Design Center Installation Overview

• Overview of PDC 11.2 Installation
• Overview of the PDC Complete Software Installation Procedure
• Overview of the PDC Upgrade Procedure
• Overview of the PDC Patch Set Installation
• Ensuring a Successful PDC Installation

2 Pricing Design Center System Requirements

• Software Requirements
  • Supported Operating Systems
  • Additional Software Requirements
  • About Critical Patch Updates
• Hardware Requirements
• Information Requirements
  • PDC Installation Details
  • Pricing Design Center WebLogic Server Connection Information
  • PDC Database Connection Information
  • PDC Schema Information
  • PDC User Information
  • Keystore Credentials Information
  • BRM Integration Pack Installation Details
  • BRM Server Information
  • BRM Pipeline Manager Database Information
  • Transformation Cross-Reference Database Information
  • Transformation Cross-Reference Schema Information
  • Migration Cross-Reference Database Information
  • Migration Cross-Reference Schema Information
  • Migration User Information

3 Pricing Design Center Pre-Installation Tasks

• Pre-Installation Tasks for the Complete PDC Software Installation
  • Installing and Configuring Oracle Database
  • Configuring the PDC Database
    • Setting the Database Time Zone
    • Tuning the Database
  • Installing JRE/JDK
  • Installing and Configuring Oracle WebLogic Server
    • Downloading and Installing Oracle WebLogic Server
    • Installing Oracle Application Development Runtime
    • Creating the Oracle WebLogic Server Domain
    • Configuring SSL for the WebLogic Server Domain
    • Configuring the SSL Protocol Version
  • Setting the JAVA_HOME Environment Variable
  • Enabling JRE Permissions
  • Enabling Compatibility View in Internet Explorer 11
  • Installing and Configuring BRM
    • Enabling BRM-PDC Integration
  • Obtaining the PDC Software
    • Obtaining the PDC 11.2 Software
    • Obtaining the PDC 11.2 Patch Set 1 Software
• Pre-Installation Tasks for the PDC Software Upgrade
  • Shutting Down the Current Instance
  • Backing Up the Current Installation
  • Installing the ECE Patch Set
  • Installing the BRM Patch Set
  • Installing JRE/JDK
  • Enabling the SSL Port for the WebLogic Server Domain
• Pre-Installation Tasks for the PDC Patch Set Installation
  • Granting Permissions for Required Files

4 Installing Pricing Design Center Complete Software

• About Installing PDC
• Installing PDC by Using GUI
• Installing PDC and BRM Integration Pack
• Installing PDC
• Installing BRM Integration Pack
• Installing PDC in Silent Mode
  • Creating a Response File
  • Installing PDC and BRM Integration Pack in Silent Mode
• About Installation Logs

5 Upgrading Pricing Design Center Software

• About Upgrading PDC
• Upgrading PDC by Using GUI
• Upgrading PDC and BRM Integration Pack
• Upgrading PDC to 11.2
• Upgrading BRM Integration Pack
• Upgrading PDC in Silent Mode
  • Creating a Response File
  • Upgrading PDC and BRM Integration Pack in Silent Mode
• Restoring the Previous Installation

6 Pricing Design Center Post-Installation Tasks

• Post-Installation Tasks for the Complete PDC Software Install
  • Creating a PDC User
  • Adding the PDC User to a Group
  • Starting the Transformation Engines
  • Restricting Tablespace Quota for a Schema User
  • Cleaning up Sample BRM Data
  • Running SyncPDC
  • Loading Sample Data
  • Creating Service-Event Maps
• Post-Installation Tasks for the PDC Upgrade
  • Upgrading the PDC Database Schema
  • Migrating Offer Profiles from BRM into PDC
• Post-Installation Tasks for the PDC Patch Set Installation
  • Running the PDC Upgrade Scripts

7 Verifying the Pricing Design Center Installation

• Verifying the PDC Installation
• Verifying the BRM Integration Pack Installation

8 Uninstalling Pricing Design Center

• Uninstalling PDC
• Uninstalling BRM Integration PackInstallation and System Administration Guide
• Uninstalling PDC Using the Silent Mode
• Uninstalling BRM Integration Pack Using the Silent Mode

9 Administering Pricing Design Center

• PDC Administrator Tasks
  • Managing PDC Security
  • Monitoring PDC
  • Managing PDC
    • Managing the PDC Database
    • Managing the PDC WebLogic Server
  • Managing the PDC Transformation Process
    • About the Transformation Engines
    • About the Target Engine Load Utilities
    • About the ECE Pricing Updater
    • Troubleshooting Transformation Errors
    • Starting the Transformation Engines
    • Stopping the Transformation Engines
  • Changing Encrypted Passwords in the Configuration Files
    • Changing the Encrypted WebLogic Server Domain Password
    • Changing the Encrypted Transformation Cross-Reference Database Password
    • Changing the Encrypted Migration Cross-Reference Database Password
    • Changing the Encrypted PDC User Password
    • Changing the Encrypted BRM Database Password
  • Changing the SQL and EclipseLink Log Level for PDC
  • Backing Up and Restoring PDC
    • Backing Up a Directory
    • Restoring a Complete System Backup

10 Troubleshooting Pricing Design Center

• Troubleshooting Checklist
• Using Error Logs to Troubleshoot PDC
  • PDC GUI Logs
  • Transformation Engine Logs
• Diagnosing PDC Problems
• Getting Help for PDC Problems