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                        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.

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          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.

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          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:

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          _______________________________________________________
          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.













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