Patch readme for IBM Rational RequisitePro Fix Pack 7.0.0.9



This document provides information about IBM® Rational® RequisitePro®, version 7.0.0.9 (Fix Pack 9 for 7.0).



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Contents



This document contains the following sections:



About this release 

Installation information 

Fixes in this fix pack 

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About this release



This Fix Pack 7.0.0.9 for Rational RequisitePro includes all interim fixes and fix packs subsequent to version 7.0. This fix pack is a full product install of Rational RequisitePro. Fix packs and other maintenance releases are available at IBM Rational Support on the Web (http://www.ibm.com/software/rational/support/upgrades/). For a link to the download page for this fix pack and other resources, see the "Installing and upgrading" section in the Rational RequisitePro information center: http://publib.boulder.ibm.com/infocenter/reqpro/v7r1m0/index.jsp



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Installation information



Platform: Windows 

Prerequisite: 7.0 



IMPORTANT UPGRADE INFORMATION: Please read the following document prior to upgrading version 7.0 of IBM® Rational® ClearCase®, ClearQuest®, RequisitePro®, ProjectConsole(TM) and SoDA® to this fix pack version: http://www.ibm.com/support/docview.wss?uid=swg21251131



For instructions on applying a fix pack or interim fix to Rational products, see technote #1242322, available at http://www.ibm.com/support/docview.wss?rs=0&uid=swg21242322



When installing from a release area that was created from CD media or ISO, only single languages are supported. For more information, see technote #1239528, available at http://www.ibm.com/support/docview.wss?&uid=swg21239528



For details on installing Rational software, see the IBM Rational RequisitePro Installation and Upgrade Guide, 7.0, which is available at the IBM Publications Center and is installed with Rational RequisitePro by default in the following location: C:\Program Files\Rational\RequisitePro\doc\books\rp_install.pdf. 



Installation limitation: 



When installing RequisitePro, do not use non-ASCII or double-byte characters for the installation path. (RATLC01005677) 



Prerequisites to installation on the RequisiteWeb server: 

Prior to upgrading the installation of the RequisiteWeb components, perform the following steps. 

1. Verify that all RequisiteWeb users are logged out of RequisiteWeb. 

2. Reboot the RequisiteWeb server before installing the fix pack. 

3. Verify that all RqProxy.exe processes have been ended in the Task Manager. 

This information is also available in the Rational Support technote 1256183 (http://www.ibm.com/support/docview.wss?uid=swg21256183).



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Fixes in this fix pack 



This fix pack includes fixes from previous 7.0 interim fixes and fix packs. For a list of fixes in this fix pack and previous releases, see "Fixes in Rational RequisitePro version 7.0 fix packs" at http://www.ibm.com/support/docview.wss?rs=997&uid=swg27015955.



To review details of a fix, search for the Authorized Problem Analysis Report (APAR) number (ICxxxx or PKxxxx) at the IBM Rational RequisitePro Support Web site (http://www.ibm.com/software/awdtools/reqpro/support/). Paste the APAR number in the "Enter search terms" field.