1. Applications Installation Guide for UNIX with IBM DB2 for Linux, UNIX, and Windows
  2. Understanding Packages

Understanding Packages

Building and testing packages provides a method to create a package, to define and build a package, to deploy packages to both servers and Development Clients, and to troubleshoot the packages. These features use a step-by-step director process and include package assembly, package build, and package deployment.

Package build is used to set up a Development Client or server with Release 9.2 software. Examples scenarios include:

  • Setting up a new Development Client

  • Deploying custom solutions to all or to selected users

  • Creating a new pathcode for development

  • Deploying a fix

  • Changing the package from a full to a partial package on some Development Clients

There are options to define three different package types, to build and define packages with custom solutions, and to distribute them through two different deployment options. These options are available to a single server, to a Development Client or user, or to selected machines, groups, or individual users. These options can be delivered using just-in-time or scheduled installation methods.

You must define, build, and deploy a custom package in order to include any modifications (changed or added business functions or applications) into a package for deployment to Development Clients (for example, DV920FA or DV920PA).

The system administrator is required to build and test packages at the server level. An installer may complete the process for the Development Clients. These processes can take several hours, depending on the scope of your business. The procedures take place on the Deployment Server in the deployment environment as user JDE. Release 9.2 installation must be completed on the Enterprise Server before building and testing packages. The time required to build packages to the Development Client varies depending on the database being used.

The package build and assembly process includes many critical tasks that must be successfully completed to install the packages correctly. This section includes a list of known issues associated with the package build, assembly, and deployment process and gives instructions for avoiding them. Before building a package, review these instructions to successfully complete this process.

See Also

Package Build in the JD Edwards EnterpriseOne Tools Package Management Guide for information about how to build and deploy packages.

JD Edwards EnterpriseOne Tools Development Standards for Business Function Programming Guide for information on how to convert business functions to support Unicode text strings.