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This Readme file contains last-minute product information and updates to IBM® Rational® System Architect® V11.3. Issues fixed in this release are specified in the ‘Fixed Problems’ section. This Readme is divided into the following sections:

• System Requirements
  
• Operating System Locales
  
• Compatible Products
  
• Installing Rational System Architect V11.3
  
• Obtaining a license
• What's new in version 11.3
  
• Known Problems
  
• Fixed Problems
  
• Contacting Support
  
• Notices

For the latest news and information on Rational System Architect, visit the http://www.ibm.com/software/rational/support/.

System Requirements

Rational System Architect V11.3 is supported on the platforms listed below.  Rational System Architect is supported on Windows Vista 32-bit architectures. 

Clients

• Microsoft Windows Vista (with SP 1) - Please note that installing Rational System Architect V11.3 on this platforms requires that User Access Control be disabled so the Microsoft .Net Framework can be installed as required. If the UAC is enabled, the Rational System Architect installation cannot be completed.
• Microsoft Windows XP (with SP 2 or SP 3)
• Microsoft Windows 2000 (with SP 4)
  
• Note: Starting with Rational System Architect 10.4, Microsoft Windows NT® (with SP 6), Microsoft Windows ME and Microsoft Windows 98 are no longer supported. 

Servers

• Microsoft Windows 2000 Server (with SP 4)
• Microsoft Windows 2000 Advanced Server (with SP 4)
• Microsoft Windows 2003 Server Standard Edition (R 2)
• Microsoft Windows 2003 Server 32-bit Enterprise Edition (R 2)

Terminal Server Environments

• Terminal Server:
  
  • Microsoft Windows 2000 Professional
  • Microsoft Windows 2003 Server Standard
  • Microsoft Windows 2003 Server Enterprise Edition

• Citrix Presentation Server 4.5 (Advanced Edition):
  
  • Microsoft Windows 2000 Server
  • Microsoft Windows 2000 Advanced Server
  • Microsoft Windows 2003 Server Standard (R 2)
  • Microsoft Windows 2003 Server Enterprise 32-bit (R 2)
  
  
• VMWare Workstation 6.0:
  
  • Microsoft Windows 2000 Server Standard
  
  
• VMWare ESX Server 4.0 on:
  
  • ALP Strategic Windows Client and Server Platforms

Minimum System Requirements

The minimum system requirements for running Rational System Architect on the platforms listed above are as follows:

• Administrative privileges on the system (during installation only).
• Pentium®-class PC, 500 MHz or higher, minimum of 256 MB of RAM, Super VGA monitor (with the screen resolution set to at least 800 x 600, small fonts setting).
• Disk space: 2GB during installation and 300 MB after the install is complete. This allows third-party software to be installed as needed (e.g. Microsoft’s .Net Framework, etc.).
• The latest service packs and system upgrades available from Microsoft http://update.microsoft.com/)
• Microsoft Internet Explorer 6.0 and 7.0 (NOTE: This in no way requires you to use IE as your preferred browser.). Go to http://www.microsoft.com/windows/ie/downloads/default.mspx for the latest IE browser.
  

Note: If you are planning to use SQL Server Express 2005 on the same machine, please review the minimum requirements needed for the SQL Express. Go to Microsoft's website http://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/library/ms143441.aspx for more information.

Additional Products Used or Installed:

Rational System Architect uses or installs the following products: 

• Microsoft MSI -- Version 3.0
• MDAC -- Version 2.7 (with SP 1)
• Microsoft XML Parser -- Version 3.0 (with SP 7)
• Microsoft VBA -- Version 6.3
• Microsoft .Net Framework -- Version 2.0
• Rational System Architect is based in part on software from Colosseum Builders, Inc.
• International Proofreader™ English (US and UK) text proofing system © 2003 by Vantage Technology Holdings, Inc. For full copyright information, see the 'Rational System Architect User Guide,' available on the support site and in the Documentation DVD of your installation package.
• Java™ Runtime Environment – Minimum version required is JRE 1.5. Older versions of the JRE render SVG diagrams incorrectly and cause them to display an ‘Applet Loading’ message.

Network Requirements:

Rational System Architect is designed to work in a LAN environment or stand-alone computers. To work concurrently with other users, the following setup is recommended:

• 100 Mbps connections between all clients and the central database that is being used to house encyclopedia projects.
• 100 Mbps Ethernet network with users getting high throughput rates. Typical throughput rates on 100 Mbps LAN’s will range from 40-60 Mbps for upstream and downstream data transfer.
• Optionally, Rational System Architect is supported by Citrix Metaframe Presentation Server 4.0 on Windows 2000 Server, Windows 2003 Server Standard, and Windows 2003 Server Enterprise.

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

At the time of writing, the third party products tested with Rational System Architect V11.3 are:

• Microsoft Office 2000
• Microsoft Office XP
• Microsoft Office 2003
• Microsoft Office 2007
• Microsoft Windows Vista (with SP 1)
• Microsoft Visual Basic 6 (with SP 5)
• Microsoft Internet Explorer 6 and Microsoft Internet Explorer 7 Browsers
• Mozilla Firefox 3.0 Browser
• Crystal Reports 10, 11

Rational System Architect supports the following database repositories for encyclopedias:

• Microsoft SQL Server 2000
• Microsoft SQL Server 2005
• Microsoft SQL Server Express
• Oracle 10g Database

For the latest information about third party products supported by Rational System Architect, visit http://www.ibm.com/software/awdtools/systemarchitect/support.

Operating System Locales

Rational System Architect is supported on all locales. Specific tests are performed on the English, Japanese, Chinese, Korean, and German versions of the Windows operating systems listed above.

What's new in version 11.3

• For details of new features that have been implemented into Rational System Architect V11.3, view the Whatsnew.htm file provided in the C:\Program Files\IBM\Rational\System Architect Suite\11.3\System Architect directory or in the Rational System Architecte Information Center: http://publib.boulder.ibm.com/infocenter/rsdp/v1r0m0/index.jsp.

Compatible Products

All Rational System Architect supporting products, such as Rational System Architect XT, Rational System Architect Compare, Rational System Architect Publisher and Rational System Architect Catalog Manager must be at the same exact version as Rational System Architect, so if you upgrade Rational System Architect, you must upgrade these other products as well. These supporting products are uninstalled and installed automatically by the Rational System Architect installer. The only supporting product that does not need to be upgraded along with an upgrade of Rational System Architect is SA Viewer, part of Rational System Architect Simulator II.

Rational System Architect integrates with other Rational products as follows:

• The Rational System Architect DOORS Interface 11.3, available with Rational System Architect V11.3, is compatible with DOORS 9.0. 9.1, and 9.2.
• The Rational System Architect Change™ integration supports Rational Change 4.7, 5.0, and 5.1.
• The Rational System Architect Focal Point™ Integration supports Rational Focal Point™ server V6.2 or higher.

Rational System Architect XT - You can now install Rational System Architect XT on the same computer as Rational System Architect. Among the key requirements are the following:

• You have to install the same version of each product.
• You must install Rational System Architect before install Rational System Architect XT over it.
• When you install Rational System Architect XT over Rational System Architect, the installation is incremental, therefore you cannot choose a different installation path for Rational System Architect XT in this scenario.
• You cannot run Rational System Architect while Rational System Architect XT is being run by clients on the Rational System Architect XT server.

For more information, please see the 'Rational System Architect and Rational System Architect XT Installation Guide,' located in your installation package or in the Rational System Architect Information Center: http://publib.boulder.ibm.com/infocenter/rsdp/v1r0m0/index.jsp.

Installing Rational System Architect V11.3

IMPORTANT NOTE: Rational System Architect V11.3 is a full installation. If you have SA V11.2 (with Service Pack 1), SA V11.1 or earlier installed on your computer, you must uninstall those versions before you install SA V11.3.

Installation Prerequisite

Rational System Architect and the Rational System Architect for DOORS® Interface require that the Microsoft® Windows® Installer 3.1 service be installed on the operating system of the target computer. If it is not present, the installation stops and you are notified how to obtain and install the Windows Installer 3.1.

To install Rational System Architect V11.3, proceed as follows:

1. Make sure you uninstall earlier Rational System Architect versions from your computer.
2. Download Rational System Architect V11.3.
3. Open the folder into which you downloaded the software and click on the Rational System Architect V11.3 installation file.

Rational System Architect's paid add-on products, IBM Rational System Architect Compare™, IBM Rational System Architect Publisher™ and IBM Rational System Architect Simulator II™, along with its SA Viewer simulation engine, are installed with Rational System Architect. These products are enabled by purchased licenses made available through license files.

Obtaining a license for Rational System Architect

To obtain a license for Rational System Architect V11.3, please contact your Sales Account Manager. 

Known problems

For details on how to resolve known Rational System Architect V11.3 problems visit http://www.ibm.com/software/awdtools/systemarchitect/support and follow the link to Product information.

Creating Workspaces
IMPORTANT: You cannot create workspaces on encyclopedias residing on SQL Server 2000.

Changing default diagram properties for 'MoDAF AcV-2 Acquisition Progamme'
All values in the 'Behavior' tab of the 'MoDAF AcV-2 Acquisition Progamme' diagram properties are set to 'F' by default. You can change them to 'T' by default by inserting the code below into the encyclopedia's USRPROPS.TXT file, as follows:

1. In Rational System Architect, open the encyclopedia you wish to modify.
2. Click Tools and select Encyclopedia File Manager.
3. Click Export file, select USRPROPS.TXT and click the '...' (ellipsis) button to the right of the External file name field.
4. Select a target folder, name the file USRPROPS.TXT and click Save.
5. Click Export and click OK in the confirmation dialog.
6. Click Exit.
7. With a text Editor open the exported USRPROPS.TXT file and insert the following code:

   DIAGRAM "AcV-2 Acquisition Programme"
   {
   PROPERTY "MilestonesAndPhaseColorsBasedOnTopmostProject" { DEFAULT "T" }
   PROPERTY "ShowPinkAsPreMilestoneColorOnly" { DEFAULT "T" }
   PROPERTY "RulesCheckBasedOnTopmostProject" { DEFAULT "T" }
   PROPERTY "RunRulesCheckAutomatically" { DEFAULT "T" }
   }

   Each PROPERTY above is a field name in the 'Behavior' tab of the 'MoDAF AcV-2 Acquisition Progamme' Diagram Properties dialog. When enabled, the properties behave as described by their field names below. When not enabled, they behave as otherwise described. The field names are as follows:

• Milestones filtered by topmost project, phase colours come from settings in topmost project - Otherwise drawn according to project contents.
• Use pink as the default only for the pre-first milestone colour when not filtering - Otherwise, default for 1st phase drawn is pink. Note, enabling this property is not necessary because it is used only when the first property is not set. It is included here for completeness.
• RulesCheckBasedOnTopmostProject - Otherwise based on Model Project.
• Run rules check automatically - Otherwise run only on request.

8. Save and close the USRPROPS.TXT file.
9. In Rational System Architect, click Tools and select Encyclopedia File Manager.
10. In the Destination encyclopedia field, click the '...' button, select the encyclopedia and click OK.
11. In the Action group, select Import file.
12. In the External file name field, click the '...' button, select the USRPROPS.TXT file that you edited and click Open.
13. Click Import.
14. Click OK in the confirmation dialog and click Exit.
15. Reopen the encyclopedia for the new default values to take effect when you create new MoDAF AcV-2 Acquisition Progamme diagrams.
    
    Optionally, to have new encyclopedias you create use the new default values, copy the USRPROPS.TXT file that you edited to the Rational System Architect application folder (usually C:\Program Files\IBM\Rational\System Architect Suite\11.3\System Architect).

Fixed Problems

For details of problems that have been resolved in Rational System Architect V11.3, view the Whatsnew.htm file provided in the C:\Program Files\IBM\Rational\System Architect Suite\11.3\System Architect directory or in the Rational System Architecte Information Center: http://publib.boulder.ibm.com/infocenter/rsdp/v1r0m0/index.jsp.

Contacting Support

Please visit our IBM Rational support site at: http://www.ibm.com/software/rational/support/telelogic/
You will find a one-sheet reference guide about how to best contact support in your geography.

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