Release notes - IBM SPSS Data Collection Survey Reporter Developer Kit 6 Patch 1

Contents

• Description
• Compatibility issues with earlier versions
• System requirements and installation
• Known problems

Description

Refer to Readme.txt in the root installation directory for information pertaining to the IBM SPSS Data Collection license agreement.

System requirements and installation

When you run the IBM SPSS Data Collection Survey Reporter Developer Kit 6 Patch 1 installer on your machine, it will verify that the Survey Reporter Developer Kit applications are installed, and install only the required application files. If the Survey Reporter Developer Kit is not installed, you must first install the applications from the IBM SPSS Data Collection Survey Reporter Developer Kit 6 installation CD.

Important:

• Ensure that you backup all customizable files prior to installing the patch. For example, many of the application configuration files can be customized to meet your business requirements. The patch will overwrite these files.
• Ensure all applications are closed before starting the patch installation. The IBM SPSS Data Collection Survey Reporter Developer Kit 6 Patch 1 installer may initiate a system reboot to complete the installation procedure.

Caution:

Do not attempt to install IBM SPSS Data Collection Survey Reporter Developer Kit 6 Patch 1 over the following products:

• Release 5.6 or earlier.

Installing the patch

Copy the IBM SPSS Data Collection Survey Reporter Developer Kit 6.00.010.exe file to your computer, and double click the file. You will need to have administrative privileges, and if you installed the products using a specific user, you should log on to the machine as that user to install the patch.

Uninstalling the patch

You cannot use the Windows Control Panel > Add or Remove Programs feature to uninstall the patch. If you need to uninstall the patched application, you can do so by running the patch executable file.

Notes

• IBM SPSS Data Collection does not support products patched at different levels. When the patch installer prompts you to select which products to upgrade, any products currently installed on your system are selected by default. If you elect not to patch a product installed on your system, the patch installer removes that product.
• When you install the patch, it will add an entry to the Windows Control Panel > Add or Remove Programs list, indicating that it is present.
• If Windows automatically repairs a product after the patch has been installed, you will need to uninstall and install the patch again in order to restore the patched files for the repaired product. A repair will typically occur only after one or more product files have been deleted. When a repair takes place, the product installation dialog may appear after you start the product, and details of the repair may also be logged in the Windows event log.
• If you uninstall the patch, it will delete all the new files that it installed but it cannot restore the original versions of files that it updated. Therefore, uninstalling the patch can result in the Survey Reporter Developer Kit not working correctly.

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

Compatibility issues with earlier versions

Known problems