Uninstalling Rational Publishing Engine

Use the IBM® Installation Manager uninstaller to uninstall Rational® Publishing Engine.

Before you begin

  • If they are running, close the Document Studio and Launcher applications.
  • If you have stored snippets or other files in your RPE_HOME\source\snippets directory or have customized any source examples, copy them to a backup directory.

Procedure

What to do next

When you uninstall Rational Publishing Engine, the workspace folders are not removed as all the settings are preserved for reuse if the same version is reinstalled.

For a complete uninstallation:
  • Delete the workspace folders from the default location APPDATA\IBM\Rational\RPE_installation_date.
  • If the shortcuts were not removed from your desktop during the uninstallation, delete them. If the shortcuts cannot be deleted, restart your computer.

Removing Document Builder

Remove the applications from your application server.

Procedure

  • WebSphere® Application Server:
    1. Stop the application ( com.ibm.rpe.web.app.ear or rpeng.warand dgaas.war) .
    2. Uninstall the application.
    3. Delete the RPE profile from the WebSphere Application Server application files.
    4. Stop WebSphere Application Server.
  • Apache Tomcat:
    1. Stop the applications (rpeng.war and dgaas.war)
    2. Shut down Apache Tomcat.
    3. Delete CATALINA_HOME/webapps/rpeng.war file.
    4. Delete CATALINA_HOME/webapps/dgaas.war file.
    5. Delete CATALINA_HOME/webapps/rpe folder.
    6. Delete CATALINA_HOME/temp/RPE, if such folder exists.
    7. Start Apache Tomcat.

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