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                           SIM202
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                      Version 2.0.2
               ReadMe updated on 2006-05-05


|  Table of Contents
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A. Introduction
B. Prerequisites
C. Full Installation for Personal Oracle
D. Installing Oracle Forms runtime Patch 18


|  A. Introduction 
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This readme is intended as a high level overview of the SIM202 installation 
process.  THIS IS NOT A SUBSTITUTE FOR READING THE SIM 202 INSTALLATION 
INSTRUCTIONS.



|  B. Prerequisites
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 SYSTEM REQUIREMENTS
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- Windows 95/98/2000/NT/XP
- Oracle 8.1.7 or higher DBMS
- STORET Data Entry Module v2.0 Installed on your machine
- 64 MB RAM
- 400 MB free space on a local drive (for SIM tablespace files)

 SAVING CONFIGURATIONS
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If you wish to save your import configurations from a previous installation of 
SIM, you must copy these configurations using the Copy/Load Configuration 
utility in SIM BEFORE running the SIM v2.0.2 installation.

 UNINSTALL PREVIOUS SIM INSTALLATIONS
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If you currently have a previous copy of SIM installed, we strongly recommend 
that you uninstall your previous version of SIM before installing SIM v2.0.2. 
This can be done with the Uninstall program provided with your previous version 
of SIM.  A shortcut can be found in the SIM Group in the Windows Start Menu.



|  C. Full Installation for Personal Oracle
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WARNING: The SIM 2.0.2 Setup Program is designed for users with STORET running 
on an instance of Personal Oracle on their own desktop machine.  If you wish to 
install SIM onto a shared Oracle Instance (on your network) you should perform a 
"Software Only" installation onto your desktop machine and have your database 
administrator perform the "Database Server Only" installation (which is 
available as a separate download from the website).

Run SIM202_Setup.exe to begin the SIM v2.0.2 setup process.  Follow each 
step carefully and refer back to the SIM202 INSTALLATION INSTRUCTIONS during the 
setup for further guidance.



|  D. Installing Oracle Forms runtime Patch 18
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WARNING: It is very important that you refer to the SIM202 INSTALLATION 
INSTRUCTIONS for further guidance in installing this Patch.  There are very 
specific steps that need to be followed closely to avoid corrupting your SIM 
installation.

The SIM application was developed with a product known as Oracle Forms.  During 
the testing of SIM version 2.0.2 there was an issue discovered where the 
application would abnormally exit intermittently after closing or transitioning 
to a new form.  This doesn't appear to be a critical issue as it doesn't corrupt 
your data, but it can be frustrating if it occurs frequently.  This issue was 
traced to a bug in the Oracle Forms product itself, rather than SIM.  To ensure 
that the SIM v2.0.2 software runs correctly on your machine, it is highly 
recommended that your version of the Oracle Forms Runtime be properly patched to 
patch level 18.  If you have a standard STORET installation, no patches have 
been applied to your software.  
  