Defining a Package Build
Access the Package Selection form.
Find and select the defined package that you want to build.
If the package definition has a status of In Definition, you must change the status to Assembly-Definition Complete before you build the package. To change the status, select the package and select Activate from the Row menu.
On the Package Selection form, in the Express Option pane, select one of these options:
Option
Description
Director
Select this option if you want to configure the package build. Director enables you to navigate the package build definition forms.
Express
Select this option if you want to accept the default build parameters. Express enables you to accept the default options for the package build and skip the package build definition forms.
If you selected the Express option, skip to the Reviewing Package Selections task. If you selected the Director option, continue with the next task.
On the Package Build Location form, select one or both of these options:
Option
Description
Client
Select to indicate that the package is being built for installation on client workstations.
Server(s)
Select to indicate that the package is being built for installation on one or more servers.
If you are building a package for client workstations only, click Next and proceed to step 10.
If you are building a server package, you can specify the Shared Location for the shared spec database and click Next.
Note: The default shared spec database is always the central objects data source for the package path code.To select a server on the Server Selection form, and then double-click the row header for the server.
A check mark indicates your selection. You can select multiple servers.
Note: Servers are automatically selected for an update package. They are selected based on the server selection of the parent package.Click Next.
On the Build Specification Options form, select Build Options to take the package definition and copy and convert objects from the central data source to the replicated format used by workstations.
Complete these fields and click Next:
Field
Description
All Specification Tables
Select this option if you want to build all specification tables into the package.
Individual Specification Tables
Select this option if you would like to select individual tables to include in the package. All of the tables listed on the Individual Specifications Selection form will be included in the package.
Stop Build Option
Indicate the point at which the system should stop the build. You can continue building on all errors, stop building on specification errors, stop building on business function errors, or avoid compressing when errors exist.
Replace jde.ini
For update packages, indicate if you want a new jde.ini file delivered with the package. Leave this unchecked unless the jde.ini file has changed. For example, the jde.ini may change when you perform upgrades or when you re-configure in release master.
If you chose to build individual specification tables, the Individual Specification Selection form appears.
To indicate that you do not want to build a specification table, clear its option.
You can clear multiple options.
Click Next.
For a full package or for an update package that includes business functions or tables with table event rules, the Business Function Options form appears.
Complete these fields and click Next:
Field
Description
Build Mode
Specify the build mode, such as debug or optimize.
Stop-Build Option
Specify what action to take if errors occur while building business functions.
Build BSFN Documentation
Specify whether you want to build the documentation for the functions.
Clear Output Destination First
Indicate if you want the destination directory for the functions to be cleared before the build.
On the Compression Options form, select Compress Client Options if you would like to compress the client package.
Select this option to compress the applications included in the package, and to specify options for the compression process.
Important: After applying JD Edwards EnterpriseOne Tools 9.2, the Data.CAB needs to be compressed for the first full package for any path code where you are building a client package with Tools 9.2. Failure to do this will result in errors during the client installation because it will not be able to decompress the Data.cab. On the Compression tab, for Compression Options, select "Compress Data" in order to compress the data.CAB. Also, if you did not get the Tools Release through Server Manager, select "Compress Foundation". This only needs to be checked for the first package for each pathcode.If you are compressing the client package, select from these options:
Option
Description
All Client Directories
Select to compress all of the directories listed on the Individual Directory Selection form.
Individual Client Directories
Select to compress only certain directories which you specify.
Compress Data
Indicate whether to compress the data in a package after the package is created. Compress Data compresses the Supported Local Database that is associated with this package.
Compress Foundation
Indicate whether to compress the foundation files in the package after the package is created. Compress Foundation compresses the foundation that is associated with the package.
Select Compress Server Options if you would like to compress the server package.
Select this option to compress the applications included in the package, and to specify options for the compression process.
You should select Compress Server Options if you plan to build the package on one enterprise server and deploy it to another enterprise server.
If you are compressing the server package, select from these options:
Option
Description
All Server Directories
Select to compress all of the directories listed on the Individual Directory Selection form.
Individual Server Directories
Select to compress only certain directories which you specify.
Click Next.
If you chose to compress individual directories, the Individual Directory Selection form appears.
On the Individual Directory Selection form, indicate that you want to compress a directory for the client or server by clicking its option to select it and click Next.
You can select multiple options.
If the package does not include features, skip to the next task.
On the Build Features form, if you want to build a feature.inf file with the package, select the Build Feature INFs option.
When you select this option, the Compress and Build options become available.
See Configuring Features During the Package Build Definition.
Click Next.
Review the package build selections and click End.