DIGITAL AV-MN87B-TE Read This First DECdecision Version 1.1 MSC This network kit contains the DECdecision[TM] V1.1 MSC soft- ware, and the DECdecision Installation and System Manage- ment Guide. The DECdecision Release Notes are included in the DECdecision save sets. During the installation, you are prompted to print or read the Release Notes. After the in- stallation, you can obtain a copy of the Release Notes by printing the text file SYS$HELP:DECISION011.RELEASE_NOTES. DECdecision V1.1 MSC requires VMS V5.3-1. VMS V5.3-1 con- tains important fixes to known VAXTPU problems that cause fatal errors in the Access component. Before you install DECdecision, you should make sure that your system has VMS V5.3-1 or higher and DECwindows V2.0 installed. However, if you are unable to upgrade to VMS V5.3-1 and you still want to install DECdecision, you can install DECde- cision on a VMS V5.3 system by defining the logical DECI- SION$IGNORE_VERSION to be TRUE. The DECdecision Installation and System Management Guide contains complete instructions for installing DECdecision V1.1 MSC. We strongly suggest you read the guide before pro- ceeding with the installation. Software License Information If you are currently running DECdecision V1.0 or T1.1 and are upgrading to V1.1 MSC, you do not need to re-register your software license. Your current license is still ac- tive. (continued on other side) If you are installing DECdecision for the first time, you need to obtain a software license. You can use VTX to ob- tain a product authorization key (PAK) by following these steps: 1. At the DCL $ prompt, type VTX PAK. 2. In VTX, select Option 1 - Software Product Authoriza- tion Keys. 3. VTX asks a series of questions to verify that you are a Digital employee. 4. After you have successfully answered the verification questions, select Option 1 - One PAK By Product Name. 5. Specify the PAK name DECDECISION-USER 6. Follow the instructions provided by VTX to generate a .COM file that you can execute to register your new PAK. Then exit from VTX. 7. At the DCL $ prompt, execute the .COM file to register and load the DECdecision license. If you are installing DECdecision on a VAXcluster, you must also load the license on all nodes that will be run- ning DECdecision. See Chapter 3 of the DECdecision In- stallation and System Management Guide for instructions. Upgrading from DECdecision V1.0 or T1.1 to V1.1 MSC If you have already installed DECdecision V1.0 or T1.1, you do not need to repeat the following installation procedures when upgrading to V1.1 MSC: o Registering and loading your software license o Preparing and converting your databases DECdecision V1.1 MSC requires VMS V5.3-1. However, you can install DECdecision on a VMS V5.3 system by defining the logical DECISION$IGNORE_VERSION to be TRUE. (continued on next page) 2 How to Report Problems If you find bugs or encounter problems using DECdecision V1.1 MSC, you should report them through the DECdecision QAR system. You can continue to ask questions in the notes files (RE- GAL::DECdecision and REGAL::DECdecision_bugs), but if you find a bug, we strongly recommend that you enter a QAR. If not, we cannot guaran- tee an answer or that the problem will be fixed. To access the DECdecision QAR databases: $ Set Host VIA, REGAL, RAB, or 2HOT Username: DECISION_QAR Password: QAR The QAR system displays the following list of databases. Choose one by typing the name at the QAR prompt. _______________________________________________________ Database_name________Description_______________________ DECCHART DECchart problem reports DECDECISION DECdecision problem reports (install, kit, etc) DECDECISION_ACCESS DECdecision Access problem reports DECDECISION_BUILDR DECdecision Builder problem reports DECDECISION_CALC DECdecision Calc problem reports DTIF DTIF table converters problem reports _______________________________________________________ Some common commands for new QAR users are listed below: (continued on other side) 3 _______________________________________________________ QAR>_Command_____Description___________________________ PAGE Turns paging on so that long QAR's scroll one page at a time DIR View the last 20 QAR's NEXT View the next page of QAR's BACK View the previous page of QAR's 5 Read QAR 5 ENTER Enter a QAR. You are then prompted to an- swer questions. DIR ABSTRACT FOO View all QAR titles containing the string FOO _______________________________________________________ For more information about the QAR system, copy the QAR User's Guide from HNGOVR::QAR$PUBLIC:QARUSERGUIDE.PS or .LN03. © Digital Equipment Corporation. 1989, 1990. All rights reserved. 4