Oracle® Retail Mobile Merchandising
Installation Guide
Release 14.1.1
E64455-02
August 2015
Oracle® Retail Mobile Merchandising Installation Guide, Release 14.1.1
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Primary Author: Nathan Young
Contributors: Steve Line, Daniel Balm, Matthew Scheele, Gopal Edara, Harish Ramamurthi
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Contents
Send Us Your Comments........................................................................................ vii
Preface..................................................................................................................... ix
Audience................................................................................................................................................ ix
Documentation Accessibility........................................................................................................... ix
Related Documents............................................................................................................................. ix
Customer Support................................................................................................................................ ix
Review Patch Documentation........................................................................................................... x
Improved Process for Oracle Retail Documentation Corrections........................................... x
Oracle Retail Documentation on the Oracle Technology Network........................................ x
Conventions............................................................................................................................................ x
1 Preinstallation Tasks............................................................................................ 1
Technical Concepts.............................................................................................................................. 1
Technical Specifications..................................................................................................................... 1
Runtime Support and Certification Matrix........................................................................... 1
Build Time Support...................................................................................................................... 1
2 Installing and Setting up the Application.............................................................. 3
Prerequisites........................................................................................................................................... 3
Extracting Installer Artifacts.............................................................................................................. 3
Installing the MAF Extension............................................................................................................ 3
Configuring JDeveloper for iOS Deployment................................................................................ 3
Creating a Workspace from the Archive........................................................................................ 4
Configuring Application Settings.................................................................................................... 6
Configuring Application for iOS Deployment............................................................................. 6
Deploying Application to .ipa File................................................................................................... 9
Platform Security Deployment........................................................................................................ 10
A Appendix: Installation Order............................................................................... 11
Enterprise Installation Order.......................................................................................................... 11
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This Installation Guide describes the requirements and procedures to install this Oracle Retail Mobile Merchandising release.
This Installation Guide is written for administrations that help push Oracle Retail Mobile Merchandising to the App Store.
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For more information, see the following documents in the Oracle Retail Mobile Merchandising Release 14.1.1 documentation set:
§ Oracle Retail Mobile Merchandising Release Notes
§ Oracle Retail Mobile Merchandising User Guide
§ Oracle Retail Mobile Merchandising Implementation Guide
§ Oracle Retail Mobile Merchandising Security Guide
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When you install the application for the first time, you install either a base release (for example, 14.1) or a later patch release (for example, 14.1.1). If you are installing the base release or additional patch releases, read the documentation for all releases that have occurred since the base release before you begin installation. Documentation for patch releases can contain critical information related to the base release, as well as information about code changes since the base release.
To more quickly address critical corrections to Oracle Retail documentation content, Oracle Retail documentation may be republished whenever a critical correction is needed. For critical corrections, the republication of an Oracle Retail document may at times not be attached to a numbered software release; instead, the Oracle Retail document will simply be replaced on the Oracle Technology Network Web site, or, in the case of Data Models, to the applicable My Oracle Support Documentation container where they reside.
This process will prevent delays in making critical corrections available to customers. For the customer, it means that before you begin installation, you must verify that you have the most recent version of the Oracle Retail documentation set. Oracle Retail documentation is available on the Oracle Technology Network at the following URL:
http://www.oracle.com/technetwork/documentation/oracle-retail-100266.html
An updated version of the applicable Oracle Retail document is indicated by Oracle part number, as well as print date (month and year). An updated version uses the same part number, with a higher-numbered suffix. For example, part number E123456-02 is an updated version of a document with part number E123456-01.
If a more recent version of a document is available, that version supersedes all previous versions.
Oracle Retail product documentation is available on the following web site:
http://www.oracle.com/technetwork/documentation/oracle-retail-100266.html
(Data Model documents are not available through Oracle Technology Network. You can obtain them through My Oracle Support.)
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The installer should understand the following technical concepts:
§ JDeveloper 12.1.3
§ Application servers
§ XML manipulation
§ Apple Enterprise Development setup and deployment
§ Certificate creation and deployment
Mobile Operating System |
Version |
Mobile Application Framework (MAF) Certified Devices |
MAF Supported Devices |
RGBU Certified Devices |
8.1, 8.2 |
§ iPhone 6 (8.2) § iPhone 6 (8.1) § iPhone 5S (8.2) § iPhone 5 (8.1) § iPad 4th gen (8.2) § iPad 4th gen (8.1.2) § iPad 3rd gen (8.1) § iPad Air 2nd gen (8.1.3) § iPad Air 1st gen (8.1) § iPad Mini 3rd gen (8.1) § iPad Mini 1st gen (8.1) |
§ iPhone (4S, 5, 5S, 5C, 6, 6 Plus) § iPod Touch (5th generation) § iPad (2nd, 3rd and 4th generation) § iPad Mini (1st, 2nd and 3rd generation) § iPad Air (1st and 2nd generation) |
§ iPhone 6 § iPad Mini 1st gen |
Mobile Platform |
Mobile SDK Version |
Native development tool version |
JDeveloper Version |
MAF Version |
iOS SDK 8.1, iOS SDK 8.2 |
Xcode 6.1.x, 6.2.x or 6.3.x |
Oracle JDeveloper 12.1.3 |
2.1.2 |
This chapter describes how to install and configure JDeveloper and Oracle Retail Mobile Merchandising for iOS deployment.
Deploying Oracle Retail Mobile Merchandising for use on an iOS device requires that you have a computer running Mac OS X set up for iOS development. For more information on the set up, including provisioning profiles and certificates, see Apple’s documentation at https://developer.apple.com/. Additionally, you must have installed JDeveloper, Xcode and Oracle MAF extension. For more information, see their respective documentations.
File |
Contents |
maf-2.1200.20150423-1326-RELEASE.zip |
This is the MAF extension that must be installed in Jdeveloper (see “Installing the MAF extension” below). |
MerchMobileArchive.maa |
The main application archive. (Required to install or customize Oracle Retail Mobile Merchandising) |
PlatformMobileArchive.maa |
The platform archive. (Required for some customizations.) |
PlatformMobileSecurity.ear |
The security EAR. (see “Platform Security Deployment” below). |
To install the MAF extension on already installed Jdeveloper, see Installing Mobile Application Framework with JDeveloper.
When you reach “Installing the MAF Extension in Jdeveloper” step 2, click the “Install from Local File” radio button and then locate and select the maf-2.1200.20150423-1326-RELEASE.zip file (from “Extracting Installer artifacts” above). Then skip to step 6.
Configure JDeveloper using the following steps:
1. Launch JDeveloper.
2. Open the Preferences dialog from the JDeveloper menu.
3. Scroll down to Mobile Application Framework and expand it.
4. Select iOS Platform.
5. In the first box, select the Automatically Add to iTunes directory.
6. Fill in both the Provisioning Profile field with the location of the provisioning profile file and enter the name of the provisioning profile in the following field.
7. Enter the name of the signing identity corresponding to your development certificate.
For more details on configuring JDeveloper to deploy to an iOS device, see Oracle Mobile Application Framework Installing Oracle Mobile Application Framework 2.1.2 documentation.
Note: The profile mentioned in the picture is only for reference and customers must setup their own provisioning profiles to distribute the application.
When you launch JDeveloper, you encounter an empty workspace (assuming no other application was open when you last closed it, in which case the first couple screens look slightly different). The first thing that must be done is to create a new application from the provided .maa files. Use the steps that follow:
|
1. Open the New Application dialog (or open the general New dialog and select Applications).
2. Select MAF Application from Archive File and click OK.
3. In the wizard that opens, select the .maa file you want to create a custom application from (the main Merchandising app is packaged as MerchMobileArchive.maa). For instructions on how to retrieve MerchMobileArchive.maa see section Extracting Installer content .
4. Enter a name for your application.
5. You can also change where the application will be saved (by default, <workspace>/<application name>).
6. Click Finish when you have entered the necessary information.
For instructions on how to configure settings such as service connections, see Configuring the Application Section in the implementation guide.
To configure Mobile Merchandising for iOS deployment, use the following steps:
1. Open the MerchMobile workspace.
2. Open the application properties.
3. Under Deployment, select the iOS-Release deployment profile.
4. Confirm that under iOS Options you have the correct application bundle and name (for more information about application bundles, refer to Oracle Fusion Middleware Developing Mobile Applications with Oracle Mobile Application Framework Documentation.)
5. Confirm that the application deploys in Release Mode.
6. Check the other settings as needed.
7. Click OK.
Note: If Oracle Retail Mobile Merchandising is already deployed to a device, it is recommended to delete it from the device before redeploying it again.
To deploy Mobile Merchandising to .ipa file, use the following steps:
1. In the Application menu, select Deploy-><Profile Name>.
2. Select Deploy to distribution package.
3. Press Finish to begin deployment.
For Enterprise app distribution refer to https://developer.apple.com/library/ios/documentation/IDEs/Conceptual/AppDistributionGuide/Introduction/Introduction.html.
For other deployment options, see Oracle Fusion Middleware Developing Mobile Applications with Oracle Mobile Application Framework documentation.
For instructions on how to retrieve PlatformSecurity.ear see the section Extracting Installer content. Once the PlatformSecurity.ear is available, refer to the WebLogic Instructions for how to deploy ear file to a WebLogic domain in the Oracle Fusion Middleware Oracle WebLogic Server Administration Console Online Help 11g Release 1.
Oracle Retails recommends the deployment of PlatformSecurity.ear to all the domains where Allocation and ReSA Services are deployed. Please see deployment diagram in the Implementation Guide.
This section provides a guideline as to the order in which the Oracle Retail applications should be installed. If a retailer has chosen to use some, but not all, of the applications the order is still valid less the applications not being installed.
Note: The installation order is not meant to imply integration between products.
1. Oracle Retail Merchandising System (RMS), Oracle Retail Trade Management (RTM)
2. Oracle Retail Sales Audit (ReSA)
3. Oracle Retail Extract, Transform, Load (RETL)
4. Oracle Retail Active Retail Intelligence (ARI)
5. Oracle Retail Warehouse Management System (RWMS)
6. Oracle Retail Invoice Matching (ReIM)
7. Oracle Retail Price Management (RPM)
Note: During installation of RPM, you are asked for the RIBforRPM provider URL. Because RIB is installed after RPM, make a note of the URL you enter. To change the RIBforRPM provider URL after you install RIB, edit the remote_service_locator_info_ribserver.xml file.
8. Oracle Retail Allocation
9. Oracle Retail Mobile Merchandising (ORMM)
10. Oracle Retail Central Office (ORCO)
11. Oracle Retail Returns Management (ORRM)
12. Oracle Retail Back Office (ORBO)
13. Oracle Retail Store Inventory Management (SIM)
14. Oracle Retail Predictive Application Server (RPAS)
15. Oracle Retail Demand Forecasting (RDF)
16. Oracle Retail Category Management (RCM)
17. Oracle Retail Replenishment Optimization (RO)
18. Oracle Retail Analytic Parameter Calculator Replenishment Optimization (APC RO)
19. Oracle Retail Regular Price Optimization (RPO)
20. Oracle Retail Merchandise Financial Planning (MFP)
21. Oracle Retail Size Profile Optimization (SPO)
22. Oracle Retail Assortment Planning (AP)
23. Oracle Retail Item Planning (IP)
24. Oracle Retail Item Planning Configured for COE (IP COE)
25. Oracle Retail Advanced Inventory Planning (AIP)
26. Oracle Retail Analytics
27. Oracle Retail Advanced Science Engine (ORASE)
28. Oracle Retail Integration Bus (RIB)
29. Oracle Retail Service Backbone (RSB)
30. Oracle Retail Financial Integration (ORFI)
31. Oracle Retail Point-of-Service (ORPOS)
§ Oracle Retail Mobile Point-of-Service (ORMPOS) (requires ORPOS)
32. Oracle Retail Markdown Optimization (MDO)
33. Oracle Retail Clearance Optimization Engine (COE)
34. Oracle
Retail Analytic Parameter Calculator for Markdown Optimization
(APC-MDO)
35. Oracle
Retail Analytic Parameter Calculator for Regular Price Optimization
(APC-RPO)
36. Oracle Retail Macro Space Planning (MSP)
The Oracle Retail Enterprise suite includes Macro Space Planning. This can be installed independently of and does not affect the installation order of the other applications in the suite. If Macro Space Planning is installed, the installation order for its component parts is:
§ Oracle Retail Macro Space Management (MSM)
§ Oracle Retail In-Store Space Collaboration (ISSC) (requires MSM)
§ Oracle Retail Mobile In-Store Space Collaboration (requires MSM and ISSC)