Rational Method Composer Fix Pack 1 (7.5.2.1) for version 7.5.2

Rational Method Composer, Version 7.5.2.1

Supporting Documentation

Document	Description
Release information	A description of the new features, known restrictions and links to other important information.
Detailed System Requirements	A detailed list of the supported hardware, operating systems and information related to IBM and third party software requirements.
Information Center	Browse or search on-line information related to the deployment, configuration and usage of the product.

Note: You do not need to download the compressed files that contain the update; IBM Installation Manager downloads and installs the update directly from the IBM update repository.

To update Rational Method Composer to version 7.5.2.1 using IBM Installation Manager (On-line update):

1. Close Rational Method Composer.
2. Start the IBM Installation Manager by selecting Start > All Programs > IBM Installation Manager > IBM Installation Manager.
3. Click Update. The Installation Manager checks for updates. If a new version of Installation Manager is available, you must install it before you can continue the Rational Method Composer installation. Click Yes at prompt to update Installation Manager. If your Installation Manager is current, go to step 5.
4. Click OK at the prompt to restart Installation Manager. Click Update.
5. On the Update Packages page, select IBM Rational Method Composer 7.5. Click Next.
6. On the "Select the updates for fixes to install" page, verify the Version 7.5.2.1 check box is selected. Click Next.
7. Accept the license agreement and click Next.
8. On the "Select features you want to install" page, click Next.
9. On the "Review summary information" page, click Update.
10. When the update is completed and you are informed that packages were installed successfully, click Finish to close the Update Packages windows.
11. Exit the IBM Installation Manager.
12. Confirm the update was successful by using the Help menu in Rational Method Composer and selecting About IBM Rational Method Composer. You should see: Version: 7.5.2.1.

If you download and install this fix pack locally, follow these steps:

1. From the "Download Package" section below, download rmc7521.update.zip.
2. Extract rmc7521.update.zip to a folder, <TARGET_DIR>.
3. Launch IBM Installation Manager.
4. Select File > Preferences and click Add Repository.
5. Enter the location <TARGET_DIR>\disk1 and select diskTag.inf in the Add Repository window and click OK.
6. Click OK to close the Preferences window.
7. Click Update on the main Installation Manager screen and update Rational Method Composer V7.5.2 by following step 5 of the on-line update procedure.

Removing the fix pack
If you updated a previously installed version to version 7.5.x, you can revert to the previous version by using the roll back feature of Installation Manager.

The rollback feature uninstalls the updated resources and reinstalls the resources from the previous version. You can only roll back one version level at a time.

To remove the update:

1. Close Rational Method Composer.
2. Start the IBM Installation Manager by selecting Start > All Programs > IBM Installation Manager.
3. Click Roll Back to display the Roll Back Packages window.
4. On the " Select the packages you want to roll back to" page, select a version that has been installed on your machine to roll back, and then click Next.
5. On the " Review rollback information" page, click Roll Back. A progress bar is displayed.
6. When the update completes and you are informed that packages were rolled back successfully, click Finish to close the Update Packages windows.
7. Exit IBM Installation Manager.

For details on defects resolved in this Fix Pack, refer to the Fix List document.