How Do I Manually Create a Package?
DETAILS :
How do I manually create a package?
1. Create a new folder and within that folder create three new folders named the following:
Database
Files
Reports
Note that the Reports folder is only needed if you wish for server reports to be included in your package. Local Reports are included in the Files folder.
2. Make a backup of the SQL database for Opcenter APS using Microsoft SQL Management Studio. Name the backed up file data.bak and copy to the Database folder.
3. From the location where Opcenter APS is launched from, copy the files that are relevant to running the configuration and paste to the Files folder. Typically the copied files will be as shown below, plus any extra that might be specific to your configuration.
4. If you are using Server Reports and you want them included in your package, you will need to download these from the Report Server for the applicable rdl files that you want packaged up and save those to the Reports folder you created in their applicably named sub folders.
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5. Select all of the folders that you created in step 1, right-click and choose the option that you have available to create a zip file. For example:
A .zip file will be created.
6. Rename the .zip file extension to .prpkg
7. Your package is now complete. You may want to double check your package has been created successfully by double clicking on the .prpkg file and clicking Next on the welcome screen that shows and then examining the Basic Options screen to make sure the appropriate options look enabled, such as the Configuration File and Local Reports and Database sections. The screen should look similar to this:
If the package was created or zipped up incorrectly, the screen might look like this with all options greyed out:
Check that when the zip file was created it was created at the right folder level with the Database, Files, and/or Reports folders selected when the zip was made. Other things to check are that the folder names are exactly correct, the database name is data.bak etc.
Creating a Package From the Opcenter APS Desktop Option
OS: n/a
OS Version: n/a
Product: OPCENTER_APS
Application: SC_ULTIMATE
Version: V18
Function: COMMON
SOLUTION:
If a support package file needs to be created manually for some reason, this can be done by following these steps:1. Create a new folder and within that folder create three new folders named the following:
Database
Files
Reports
Note that the Reports folder is only needed if you wish for server reports to be included in your package. Local Reports are included in the Files folder.
2. Make a backup of the SQL database for Opcenter APS using Microsoft SQL Management Studio. Name the backed up file data.bak and copy to the Database folder.
3. From the location where Opcenter APS is launched from, copy the files that are relevant to running the configuration and paste to the Files folder. Typically the copied files will be as shown below, plus any extra that might be specific to your configuration.
4. If you are using Server Reports and you want them included in your package, you will need to download these from the Report Server for the applicable rdl files that you want packaged up and save those to the Reports folder you created in their applicably named sub folders.<figure 5. Select all of the folders that you created in step 1, right-click and choose the option that you have available to create a zip file. For example:
A .zip file will be created.6. Rename the .zip file extension to .prpkg
7. Your package is now complete. You may want to double check your package has been created successfully by double clicking on the .prpkg file and clicking Next on the welcome screen that shows and then examining the Basic Options screen to make sure the appropriate options look enabled, such as the Configuration File and Local Reports and Database sections. The screen should look similar to this:If the package was created or zipped up incorrectly, the screen might look like this with all options greyed out:
Check that when the zip file was created it was created at the right folder level with the Database, Files, and/or Reports folders selected when the zip was made. Other things to check are that the folder names are exactly correct, the database name is data.bak etc.
NOTES AND REFERENCES
Creating a Package From the Opcenter APS Desktop Option
HARDWARE/SOFTWARE CONFIGURATION
Platform: naOS: n/a
OS Version: n/a
Product: OPCENTER_APS
Application: SC_ULTIMATE
Version: V18
Function: COMMON
ASSOCIATED COMPONENTS
SC Ultimate
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