Hot fix I25001 addresses the issue(s) in SAS Web Report Studio Help and Documentation 4.31_M1 on z/OS as documented
in the Issue(s) Addressed section of the hot fix download page:
https://tshf.sas.com/techsup/download/hotfix/HF2/I25.html#I25001
IMPORTANT NOTES
1. You must have SAS Web Report Studio Help and Documentation 4.31_M1 installed on your system before
applying this hot fix. Refer to Usage Note 35968 for instructions
on how to determine which product releases you have installed.
2. All currently active SAS sessions, daemons, spawners and servers must
be terminated before applying this hot fix.
3. The hot fix installer has a graphical user interface that requires
the use of an X11 server. If an X11 server is not available at
your site, the silent installation process described below may
be used.
4. SAS Hot Fixes are installed into new datasets after which they can be
promoted to your production libraries. Several new datasets will be
created in this process.
DOWNLOAD INSTRUCTIONS
FTP I25001pt.zip to a UNIX file system directory on z/OS. This can be
done in one of three ways:
Option 1) Download hot fix I25001pt.zip to your PC. When downloading a
SAS 9.3 hot fix, you must choose to "save" the hot fix. After
downloading the file to the PC, FTP the I25001pt.zip file to
your working directory in USS by issuing the following commands:
NOTE: It is recommended to FTP the file(s) to the default USS
directory <SASHOME>/InstallMisc/HotFixes/New. If this
USS directory does not exist on your system, you should create
it before beginning the FTP process.
binary
put I25001pt.zip /uss_directory/I25001pt.zip
quit
Option 2) From z/OS, FTP to ftp.sas.com using userid=anonymous and
password=your.email&address
Once you are logged on, "cd" to the following directory:
/techsup/download/hotfix/HF2/I/I25/I25001/xx/mvs
Issue the following commands to place the ZIP file in your working
directory in USS:
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get I25001pt.zip /uss_directory/I25001pt.zip
quit
Option 3) From z/OS, submit a batch job to FTP to ftp.sas.com using using
userid=anonymous and password=your.email&address
See sample JCL:
//FTPFIX EXEC PGM=FTP
//SYSPRINT DD SYSOUT=D
//FTPOUT DD SYSOUT=D
//SYSIN DD *
ftp.sas.com (exit
anonymous your.email&address
binary
cd /techsup/download/hotfix/HF2/I/I25/I25001/xx/mvs
get I25001pt.zip /uss_directory/I25001pt.zip (repl
quit
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INSTALLATION INSTRUCTIONS
The I25001 hot fix for SAS Web Report Studio Help and Documentation 4.31_M1 will be installed using the SAS Deployment
Manager (SDM). By default, the SDM will search in the <SASHOME>/InstallMisc/HotFixes/New
directory for hot fixes to be applied, but will also prompt for a location if you have
downloaded hot fixes to a different directory.
After downloading I25001pt.zip, follow the instructions for applying hot fixes in the
SAS Deployment Wizard and SAS Deployment Manager 9.3: User's Guide.
POST-INSTALLATION INSTRUCTIONS
This hot fix requires post-installation steps that will update the web application deployed to your
application server.
Step 1: Re-build Web Applications
In order for this step to execute correctly, the Metadata Server must be running.
1.1 Set the DISPLAY environment variable, for example
$ export DISPLAY=<displayname>:0
1.2 Invoke the SAS Deployment Manager 9.3
From the SASDeploymentManager directory launch sasdm.exe, for example
$ cd <SASHOME>/SASDeploymentManager/9.3
$ ./sasdm.sh
1.3 Select a language in the Choose Language box
1.4 Select Rebuild Web Applications
1.5 Select Configuration Directory or Enter the Configuration Directory and Level that needs to be updated
1.6 Specify Connection Information, including the sasadm User ID and Password
1.7 Select Help Viewer for Midtier App 9.3 as the Web Application to Rebuild
1.8 Verify the information on the Summary screen and select Start
1.9 Select Finish when the deployment is complete
This process will update the Help Viewer for Midtier App ear in <CONFIGDIR>/Lev1/Web/Staging and
place the updated exploded ear in <CONFIGDIR>/Lev1/Web/Staging/exploded. The
Help Viewer for Midtier App ear includes:
Step 2: Re-deploy Web Applications
2.1 Re-deploy the updated ear listed above to the web application server you are using based on the instructions appropriate for your web application server. See SAS 9.3 Intelligence Platform: Middle-Tier Administration Guide, Third Edition for more details.
This completes the installation of hot fix I25001 on z/OS.