1. Starter Kit
  2. Introduction

1 Introduction

Welcome to the Oracle Retail Inventory Planning Optimization Cloud Service-Demand Forecasting / Inventory Planning Optimization Cloud Service-Lifecycle Allocation and Replenishment Starter Kit. This chapter outlines the contents of this guide, discusses the updated components with respect to the previous version, lists hardware and software requirements, and defines commonly used notations and terms.

Using this document allows users to:

  • Install the Oracle Retail Predictive Application Server Cloud Edition (RPASCE) Windows Starter Kit

  • Launch ConfigTools and application plug-ins for modifying an existing or developing a new application configuration.

  • Validate the configurations using scripts in Cygwin

  • Download and launch Virtual Machines

About This Document

This document contains information for installation of the Starter Kit components.

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

Hardware and Software Requirements

Table 1-1 describes the hardware and software requirements for the Starter Kit.

Note:

Java can be acquired for Microsoft Windows at: www.java.com.

Table 1-1 Starter Kit Hardware and Software Requirements

Requirement Details

Supported Operating Systems for RPAS Configuration Tools

Microsoft Windows 10

Note: Oracle Retail assumes that the retailer has ensured its Operating System has been patched with all applicable Windows updates.

RPAS Configuration Tools requires 64-bit Java 1.8 or later.

Required Software

  • Java 8 JDK (required to support the RPAS Cloud Edition Configuration Tools.)

  • Microsoft 2015 Runtime Libraries

  • VirtualBox

  • Cygwin

Microsoft 2015 Runtime Libraries

Ensure that these Microsoft 2015 Runtime Libraries are installed to enable RPAS

RPAS Cloud Edition Configuration Tools and other RPAS utilities:

  • vc_redist.x64.exe

  • vc_redist.x86.exe

Download these libraries from this link:

https://www.microsoft.com/en-us/download/details.aspx?id=48145

Note: Use Microsoft Visual C++ 2015 or higher for use with RPAS Cloud Edition Configuration Tools and other RPAS utilities.

Cygwin

64-bit installation of Cygwin

Cygwin provides a Unix-like environment under Windows. You must install Cygwin to emulate UNIX commands (required for running some RPAS Cloud Edition Configuration Tools utilities on Windows).

Cygwin Installation Requirement Notes

The following notes pertain to the RPAS hardware and software requirements.

Installation Requirements for Cygwin

For some RPAS Cloud Edition Configuration Tools utilities on Windows, you must install Cygwin to emulate UNIX commands. You can find more information about downloading this product at: http://www.cygwin.com.

  1. Cygwin should be installed under this directory:

    C:\cygwin

    Note:

    Only use this folder and do not install under C:\Program files or any other folders with spaces to avoid file path conversion issues.

  2. Select Use System Proxy Settings for install to display a list of mirror sites.

    WARNING:

    In addition to the default packages that are installed, make sure to select the mksh, unzip, and zip packages to be installed.

Starter Kit Components

For information on installing the Starter Kit, refer to Installing on a Windows Environment.

For information on installing the VM related software refer to RPASCE Virtual Machine

Hardware and Software Requirement Notes

The following notes pertain to the RPAS hardware and software requirements:

  • An application for unzipping (.zip) components must be installed and used for extracting the RPAS Configuration Tools.

  • You must install Cygwin to emulate UNIX commands (required for running some RPAS Configuration Tools utilities on Windows). You can find more information about downloading this product at: http://www.cygwin.com.

Table 1-2 indicates which software components are needed for each task.

Table 1-2 Software Requirements Notes

Item Details

Task

Use the Configuration Tools to create or modify solutions.

Typical User

Solution/ Product Administrator

Platforms

Windows 10

RPAS Server

Yes

RPAS Clients

No

Configuration Tools

Yes

Java

Yes

Terms

The following table lists terms that are used in this guide:

Term Definition

RPASCE

The Oracle Retail Predictive Application Server Cloud Edition provides the foundation for Oracle Retail solutions such as Oracle Retail Inventory Planning Optimization Cloud Service-Demand Forecasting/ Inventory Planning Optimization Cloud Service-Lifecycle Allocation and Replenishment (IPOCS-Demand Forecasting / IPOCS-Lifecycle Allocation and Replenishment), Merchandise Financial Planning (MFPCS), and Assortment Planning (APCS). RPASCE does not include any business logic, but it enables the solutions to store, manipulate and retrieve data. It provides the solutions with a standard interface based on wizards, templates, workbooks, and batch processes.

PDS

Planning Data Store. Database containing the data and metadata for RPAS applications.

RPAS Configuration Tools

The tools used to configure an RPAS solution. For more information, refer to the Oracle Retail Predictive Application Server Configuration Tools User Guide