Release notes - IBM® SPSS® Data Collection Developer Library 6

IBM® SPSS® Data Collection Developer Library 6 is available. Compatibility, installation, and other getting-started issues are addressed.

Description

IBM SPSS Data Collection Developer Library (DDL) is an information-rich resource for anyone learning about and working with Data Collection products. The DDL comes with a number of samples, including scripts, tools, example data, and source code.

Refer to DataCollection6ProductLicenseNotices-final-utf8.txt in the root directory of the installation CD\DVD for information pertaining to IBM SPSS Data Collection 3rd party acknowledgments.

Compatibility issues with earlier versions

Data Collection Developer Library 6 no longer supports the following features:

Scriptwriter Station This tool is no longer available.
Microsoft compiled HTML based help (CHM). Starting with the 6 release, the Data Collection Developer Library help system is no longer available in .chm file format. The help system is now provided via the IBM Eclipse Help System.

System requirements and installation

For information on system requirements and installation, see the IBM SPSS Data Collection Developer Library 6 Installation Guide. The guide is located on the installation CD at: CD:/Documentation/<language>/DDL_Installation_Guide.pdf

Known problems

At time of publication, the following issues were known:

You may experience missing help topics when the Data Collection Developer Library is installed after the Data Collection applications are installed. You can restore the missing topics by manually deleting the IBM Eclipse Help System’s cache files:
1. Navigate to the Windows Control Panel > Administrative Tools > Services and stop the DataCollectionHelpCenterService service.
2. Go to C:\Program Files\Common Files\IBM\SPSS\DataCollection\6\Documentation\ibm_help\eclipse and delete the workspace directory.
3. Open the configuration directory and delete the four child directories (org.eclipse.core.runtime, org.eclipse.equinox.app, org.eclipse.osgi, and org.eclipse.update). Take care that you DO NOT delete the file config.ini.
4. Restart the DataCollectionHelpCenterService service.
All of the help system topics should now display as expected.
For more information, refer to ClearQuest defect # ECM00144484.

Related information

Technical Support is available to maintenance customers. Customers may contact Technical Support for assistance in using products or for installation help for one of the supported hardware environments. To reach Technical Support, see the SPSS web site at http://support.spss.com.

Release notes - IBM SPSS Data Collection Developer Library 6

Contents

Description

Compatibility issues with earlier versions

System requirements and installation

Known problems