Interact
basic installation checklist
This section provides a summarized, high-level overview of the steps required to perform a basic installation of
Interact
. Each of the steps listed here is explained in more detail elsewhere in this documentation, as indicated.
Prepare data sources
1.
Step: Create databases or schemas
Work with a database administrator to create the databases or schemas for the
Interact
runtime and design time system tables.
2.
Step: Create the ODBC or native connections on the Campaign machine
If necessary, create the ODBC or native connections to the database that holds the design environment test run tables.
3.
Step: Configure the web application server for your JDBC driver
Add the database drivers to the classpath of the web application servers where the design time and runtime components are installed.
4.
Step: Create JDBC connections in the web application server
Create JDBC connections to the
Interact
,
Campaign
, and
Marketing Platform
system tables, using the required and recommended JNDI names.
Install
IBM
®
Interact
1.
Step: Obtain the IBM installers
Download or locate the media containing the
IBM
®
,
Interact
, and
Interact
report package installers.
2.
Information required to install all IBM EMM products
Gather the required database and web application server information.
3.
Step: Run the IBM EMM installer
With the
Marketing Platform
installed, install the
Interact
components.
Configure
IBM
®
Interact
before deployment
1.
Step: Create and populate the Interact system tables
Use the provided SQL scripts to create and populate the
Interact
design time and runtime system tables.
2.
Step: Register Interact manually, if necessary
If the installer was unable to register
IBM
®
Interact
, use
Marketing Platform
utilities to register manually.
Deploy
IBM
®
Interact
1.
Step: Deploy IBM Interact
Follow the deployment guidelines to deploy the
Interact
runtime component (the design time component is deployed when
Campaign
is deployed).
Configure
IBM
®
Interact
after deployment
1.
Step: Create the Interact system users
Set up system users to access the runtime and design environments.
2.
Steps: Set Interact configuration properties
Set the required database properties to configure the design and runtime environments on the Settings > Configuration page.
3.
Step: Verify your Interact installation
Log in to
Campaign
to verify the design environment, and access the runtime URL provided in this guide to verify the runtime environment.
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