Managing Environment Variables

To install Infor Lawson Core Technology successfully, a number of environment variables must be set. To ensure that your system is set up correctly, create a script to manage variables. You will run the script before you start the installation.

Use the following example to create a script to manage and set environment variables that are required to install Lawson.

Create a script to set environment variables

As you work through the pre-installation requirements, add required variables for your configuration to the script.

Example script for AIX

Note: In the following script, substitute your Environment name for the LawEnvName variable, for example lsfprod1.

#**START REQUIRED**********************************

#For Permissions

umask 0000


#For JAVA
export JAVA_HOME=/usr/java18

#For JAVA on AIX
export LAW_JAVA_BIN=$JAVA_HOME/bin

#For Perl
unset PERL_BADLANG
export PERL_HOME=/opt/perl5

#Added for Cobol and C Compiler
export COBDIR=/opt/cobol
export COBLIB=$COBDIR/lib
export PATH=$COBDIR/bin:$JAVA_HOME/bin:$PERL_HOME/bin:/usr/vac/bin:/usr/vacpp/bin:$PATH

#AIX only 
#export LANG=en_US

#**END REQUIRED***********************************

#**START WEB PRODUCTS*****************************

#If using IBM HTTP Server
export IHS_HOME=/IBM/IBMIHS
export WEBDIR=/lsfprod1/web

#For WebSphere Application Server
export WAS_HOME=/IBM/WebSphere/AppServer
export WAS_LOGS=$WAS_HOME/profiles/LawEnvName/logs/LawEnvName_app

#If using optional IBM MQ
#export BPM_ADDTL_CLASSPATH=/usr/mqm/java/lib/com.ibm.mq.jar:/usr/mqm/java/lib/
#										connector.jar
#export LIBPATH=/usr/mqm/java/lib:$LIBPATH

#**END WEB PRODUCTS********************************


#**START DB****************************************

#If using DB2
#export DB2HOME=/opt/sql/db2/db2v9/sqllib
#export DB2INSTANCE=db2v9
#export PATH=$DB2HOME/bin:$PATH

#If using AIX and DB2
#export LIBPATH=/usr/lib:$JAVA_HOME/lib:$DB2HOME/lib:$LIBPATH

#If using ORACLE
#export ORACLE_HOME=/opt/app/oracle/product/11.2.0/db_1
#export PATH=$ORACLE_HOME/bin:$PATH

# If using ORACLE AND IBM Security Directory Server
#export PATH=/opt/IBM/ldap/V6.3/bin:$ORACLE_HOME/bin:$PATH

#If using AIX and Oracle
#export LIBPATH=$ORACLE_HOME/lib:$LIBPATH

#**STOP DB******************************************