Introduction

This 30-minute Oracle by Example (OBE) describes how to deploy UN cumulative language packages using Change Assistant with the Application Interface Services (AIS) server connection.

In this OBE, you will:

    1. Verify the Change Assistant Update Center and AIS connection preferences.
    2. Search for language packages on the Oracle JD Edwards Update Center using Change Assistant.
    3. Download and deploy the Swedish UN9 cumulative language update package SWE_UN9 using Change Assistant.
    4. Review deployment reports for the UN cumulative update package SWE_UN9.

Background

Starting with Tools Release 9.2.26.0, you can use Change Assistant with the Application Interface Services (AIS) server connection to deploy language packages.

You can deploy the following language packages using Change Assistant:
  • Cumulative (UN) language packages
  • Language fix packages
  • Language update packages

This enhancement enables you to deploy language packages without any dependency on the Windows Deployment Server.

Applying language updates using the web client enables remote patch management and automation.

Task 1: Verifying Change Assistant Update Center and AIS Connection Preferences

To verify the JD Edwards Update Center and the AIS Server connections:

  1. Launch Change Assistant from your desktop.

    The Token Authentication form is displayed if you have not provided the credentials or have an expired token.

      Token Authentication Form    
    Token Authentication Form
    1. Click OK in the Token Authentication form. 
    2. Enter your login credentials and authenticate to launch Change Assistant.
  2. In Change Assistant, from the Edit menu, select Preferences. The Preferences form is displayed.
      JD Edwards EnterpriseOne and World Change Assistant - Preferences Navigation
    JD Edwards EnterpriseOne and World Change Assistant - Preferences Navigation
  3. In the Authentication tab, verify the Update Center credentials.
             JD Edwards EnterpriseOne and World Change Assistant - Preferences 
    JD Edwards EnterpriseOne and World Change Assistant - Preferences
  4. In the AIS tab, enter valid EnterpriseOne AIS credentials.
            Preferences Form - AIS Tab
    Preferences Form - AIS Tab
    • Authorization: Basic
    • USERID: AIS User ID
    • Password: AIS Password
    • Environment: Target AIS Environment
    • Role: *ALL
    • URL: AIS URL
  5. Ensure that the Disable AIS Connection checkbox is not selected.
  6. Click OK to save the preferences. The Status Bar at the bottom of the screen verifies the connections.
             AIS/REST Connection Status
    AIS/REST Connection Status

Task 2: Searching for UN Cumulative Language Packages on the Update Center

To search for multi-platform UN cumulative update package on the JD Edwards Update Center using Change Assistant:

  1. Select Search for Packages from the Change Assistant tree node.
  2. In the Advanced Search section, set these criteria:
    • Type: Select Cumulative Updates.
    • Release: Select 9.2.
    • Platform: Select Multi-platform.
    • Target Environment: Select PS920 or a valid target environment to deploy the package.
    • Search by Names: If required, enter any additional information to reduce the scope of the search.
          JD Edwards EnterpriseOne and World Change Assistant - Advanced Search 
    JD Edwards EnterpriseOne and World Change Assistant - Advanced Search
  3. Click Search. The search result displays cumulative packages as per the search criteria.
            JD Edwards EnterpriseOne and World Change Assistant - Search Results
    JD Edwards EnterpriseOne and World Change Assistant - Search Results

    The search results are environment aware. The packages that are already deployed to the specified environment are grayed out and not available for selection. You can show or hide the deployed packages using Show and Hide Toggle Buttons buttons.

Task 3: Downloading and Deploying a UN Cumulative Language Package Using Change Assistant

To download and deploy the UN9 cumulative update language package file SWE_UN9:

  1. On Change Assistant, click delete button on the toolbar to deselect all packages.
  2. Select the UN cumulative language package SWE_UN9. The UN language package name is in the format of <language>_UN9. All UN language packages are UN9 dependent. In this scenario, the UN9 cumulative package is already deployed.
            JD Edwards EnterpriseOne and World Change Assistant
    JD Edwards EnterpriseOne and World Change Assistant
  3. Click Download To and Deploy and select the location. The Web Deploy Environment Selection form is displayed. When the Application Interface Services (AIS) server is active, the downloaded packages are imported to the EnterpriseOne Software Archive Repository table (F96700R).
           Change Assistant - Download To and Deploy
    Change Assistant - Download To and Deploy
  4. In the Web Deploy Environment Selection form, select Replace checkbox to replace data in the selected environment.

    Note:

    If the batch contains both language updates and software updates, the form displays selections for both types of updates.

    • Language Package Options: Replace/Append

    • Software Updates Options: Backup, Create OMW Project and Package Assembly, Automate Special Instructions, Skip Spec Merge, and Force Spec Merge in the grid.
            Web Deploy Environment Selection Form
    Web Deploy Environment Selection Form
  5. Deselect Backup.
  6. Select the target environment PS920 checkbox.
  7. Click OK to start the download and deploy the package. The system downloads the selected language package and starts deploying it.

    Note:

    Deploying each UN language package may take up to 30 minutes.
  8. In the Change Assistant Deployment Summary form, click Show Details to view the Deployment Summary screen. When the deployment completes, the system displays the Batch Activity report.
             Change Assistant Deployment Summary Report
    Change Assistant Deployment Summary Report

Task 4: Reviewing the UN Cumulative Language Package Deployment Using Change Assistant

After deploying the UN language package using Change Assistant, verify the Batch Activity report.

  1. On successful completion of the deployment, the system displays the Batch Activity report. Verify that the Replace value in the report is set to false and the report contains link to the Package Activity Report for the deployed package SWE_UN9.
             Batch Activity Report
    Batch Activity Report
  2. Click SWE_UN9 link to review the SWE_UN9 Summary report. The Report(s) section provides links to the R96701L and R98403XB Versions.
             Package Activity Summary Report
    Package Activity Summary Report

  3. Review the Language Update Web Deploy (R96701L) report and the four versions of the Load XML Data to Table (R98403XB) report.

More Learning Resources

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