Postinstallation checklist

After you install Rational® Publishing Engine, review and complete all of the necessary tasks on the post-installation checklist.

These tasks involve deploying and configuring the web applications, then installing the client applications for the report designers and report generators.

Tip: Print icon For your convenience, you can print out this checklist to ensure that you complete all of the necessary tasks. Check off each row as you complete the task.

WebSphere Application Server

Table 1. Postinstallation tasks for WebSphere Application Server
Task Check when complete Task details
Prerequisite: Complete the Installation checklist. Go to the help topic about this task.
If the web applications must be manually deployed, deploy the Remote services application. Go to the help topic about this task.
If you are using WebSphere Application Server 7 or 8, set the class loading policies. Go to the help topic about this task.
If you are using WebSphere Application Server 8, set the com.ibm.ws.classloader.encodeResourceURLs flag. Go to the help topic about this task.
Configure users for the Remote services application. Go to the help topic about this task.
If you installed the Reporting Data Services Adapters and the remote applications must be manually deployed, deploy the Reporting data services application. Go to the help topic about this task.
If you installed the Reporting Data Services Adapters, deploy them. Go to the help topic about this task.
If you installed the Reporting Data Services Adapters, configure them. Go to the help topic about this task.
If necessary, configure the help content. Go to the help topic about this task.
Install the Document Studio and Launcher clients for users. Go to the help topic about this task.
Configure the user clients for remote publishing. Go to the help topic about this task.
Administer the Remote services components. Go to the help topic about this task.

Apache Tomcat

Table 2. Postinstallation tasks for Apache Tomcat
Task Check when complete Task details
Prerequisite: Complete the Installation checklist. Go to the help topic about this task.
Deploy the Remote services application. Go to the help topic about this task.
Configure users for the Remote services application. Go to the help topic about this task.
If you installed the Reporting Data Services Adapters, deploy the Reporting data services application. Go to the help topic about this task.
If you installed the Reporting Data Services Adapters, deploy them. Go to the help topic about this task.
If you installed the Reporting Data Services Adapters, configure them. Go to the help topic about this task.
If necessary, configure the help content. Go to the help topic about this task.
Install the Document Studio and Launcher clients for users. Go to the help topic about this task.
Configure the user clients for remote publishing. Go to the help topic about this task.
Administer the Remote services components. Go to the help topic about this task.

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