IBM Rational Synergy for Microsoft Source Code Control Interface version 7.2.1 readme

IBM Corporation
25 September, 2013

 

 

This file contains last-minute product information and updates to IBM Rational Synergy for Microsoft Source Code Control Interface 7.2.1

It is divided into the following sections:

For the latest news and information on IBM Rational Synergy for Microsoft Source Code Control Interface, visit the Web site at http://www.ibm.com/software/rational/support/.


System requirements

To run IBM Rational Synergy for Microsoft Source Code Control Interface 7.2.1 you need:

  • One of the following operating systems installed on your computer:
    • Windows Server 2003 R2 Standard Edition
    • Windows 7

For additional information on system requirements, including recommended configurations, visit the Rational Support Web site at: http://www.ibm.com/software/awdtools/synergy/support/

At the time of writing, the third party products tested with IBM Rational Synergy for Microsoft Source Code Control Interface 7.2.1 are:

  • Microsoft Visual C++ 6.0
  • Microsoft Visual Basic 6.0
  • Sybase Powerbuilder 10.5 

For the latest information about third party products that are supported with IBM Rational Synergy for Microsoft Source Code Control Interface, visit the Support Web site.

Operating system locales supported by IBM Rational Synergy for Microsoft Source Code Control Interface 7.2.1

The IBM Rational Synergy for Microsoft Source Code Control Interface is certified only in the following locales:

Japanese, Korean, PRC/Simplified/GBK Chinese, Traditional/Big-5 Chinese, and C. IBM supports use in any locale using the Latin-1 character set or the Windows extension CP 1252; however, such locales have not been tested.

For additional information on system requirements, including recommended configurations, visit the Support Web site.

Compatible products

·         IBM Rational Synergy 7.2.1

·         IBM Rational Rhapsody 8.0

Installing IBM Rational Synergy for Microsoft Source Code Control Interface 7.2.1

·         Users with previous integration should uninstall the older version before installing the new version.

·         To start the installation process, double click the setup.exe.  You can find setup.exe in the integrations\msscci folder of your Synergy 7.2.1 client installation.

·         For Microsoft Visual Studio, Microsoft Visual Studio file types need to be installed into each IBM Rational Synergy database. See documentation for details.

·         For PowerBuilder, PowerBuilder file types need to be installed into each IBM Rational Synergy database. See documentation for details.

·         For Visual C++ Interface, IBM Rational Synergy toolbar will be installed and the user needs to customize to get the Studio Bar. See documentation for details.

·         CCM_HOME environment variable must be set in order to work properly for the IBM Rational Synergy for Microsoft Source Code Control Interface 7.2.1 The CCM_HOME environment variable is set automatically during the installation. User should not remove or alter manually.

·         For PowerBuilder Interface, you must configure PowerBuilder to use JRE 1.6. Follow these instructions to configure:

1.       Install JRE 1.6.

2.       Rename the existing JRE folder from PowerBuilder under the PowerBuilder installation directory.
By default, it is C:\Program Files\Sybase\Shared\PowerBuilder\jdk1.4.2_06\jre.

For example, rename
C:\Program Files\Sybase\Shared\PowerBuilder\jdk1.4.2_06\jre
to
C:\Program Files\Sybase\Shared\PowerBuilder\jdk1.4.2_06\jre_org

3.       Replace the JRE with the JRE 1.6 under the PowerBuilder installation directory.
By default, it is C:\Program Files\Sybase\Shared\PowerBuilder\jdk1.4.2_06\jre.

·         For Rhapsody, Rhapsody file types need to be installed into each IBM Rational Synergy database. Follow these instructions to install Rhapsody file types:

1.       Start the Synergy Client

2.       Select Tools > Start Synergy CLI

3.       Set your role to ccm_admin by running the command ccm set role ccm_admin

4.       Locate the <MSSCCI installation directory>\bin\rhapsodytypes.xml. By default, it is in C:\Program Files\IBM\Rational\Synergy for MSSCCI\bin.

5.       From the command prompt, run command:

ccm typedef -import “C:\Program Files\IBM\Rational\Synergy for MSSCCI\bin\rhapsodytypes.xml

If the command fails to import the typedef, ensure that you have the permission needed to access rhapsodytypes.xml file.

6.       Verify the Type Definition Installation with the following commands:

ccm query -n rhapsodytypes
ccm attr -l @


Known problems

·         A warning message will show during uninstalling IBM Rational Synergy 7.2.1 if uninstalling IBM Rational Synergy 7.2.1 before IBM Rational Synergy for Microsoft Source Code Control Interface 7.2.1

Warning message: “Environment variable CCM_HOME is set to <path>. This may cause problem during installation.”

·         For IBM Rational Synergy for Microsoft Source Code Control Interface with PowerBuilder 10.5. The Library Painter and System Tree do not reflect the correct status of the library entries after you check in your current task. You should perform Refresh Status from PowerBuilder by selecting the corresponding PBL file in the Library Painter.

·         “Create Project from Synergy” operation is not functional in Visual Basic.

·         The help documentations have not been updated for this release.

For details of other known problems in IBM Rational Synergy for Microsoft Source Code Control Interface 7.2.1, and how to resolve them, visit the support center on the Support Web site.


Contacting Support

If the self-help resources have not provided a resolution to your problem, you can contact IBM® Software Support. IBM Software Support provides assistance in resolving product issues.

For more details about enrolling in Passport Advantage and submitting problems, see the “Contacting IBM Software Support” topic in the Rational Synergy information center at http://pic.dhe.ibm.com/infocenter/synhelp/v7m2r0/topic/com.ibm.help.common.rational.doc/topics/t_contactingibmsoftwaresupport.html.


 

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