I am using Rational Application Developer version 7.5.4 on 64-bit Windows OS (i5). I would like to create custom profiles for development. We hav been using RAD 7.5.4 on Windows XP before. On Windows 7 (64 bit) machines the "Run Profile Management Tool" button is disabled.Any help on how to get the PMT to run on 64 bit machine is much appreciated.
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Maybe it is too late but you need to do right-click and select "Run as Administrator". You have to do it even if you are already logged in as Administrator.

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After a two day struggle I have hit a solution to get the PMT to run on Windows 7 (64 bit). Download the manageProfilesInteractive batch file and run to create and manage profile.

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Try running RAD as Administrator.

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1In fact, when you do not run as administrator, it's the Delete button below that is disabled and profiles are marked as read-only. My mistake. – svachon Sep 24 '12 at 15:37
I guess that since you're on 64-bit platform, WebSphere AS (that RAD comes with) is also 64-bit, and no PMT is available. That's why I think the Run PMT button is disabled.
Quoting Creating application server profiles:
Supported configurations: You cannot use the Profile Management Tool to create profiles for WebSphere Application Server installations on 64-bit architectures except on the Linux for zSeries platform. However, you can use the Profile Management Tool on other 64–bit architectures if you use a WebSphere Application Server 32–bit installation.
I can't find a relevant information from Rational Application Developer's Information Center.

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your answer should go as a comment. It doesn't provide any directions on how to get the PMT to run. May be an alternative should be good. – Cid Sep 23 '12 at 02:35
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1There's no PMT on 64-bit platforms and that's a short answer. You should revert to using manageprofiles or the batch file you mentioned below as an alternative yet not distributed with the server binaries. – Jacek Laskowski Sep 23 '12 at 18:38
In my case, I installed the Liberty servers on a new installation of RAD 9.1 and apparently they do not come with the "manageprofiles.sh" which disables the Run Profile Management button. To fix this, I installed the non-Liberty servers and then I was able to use the profile management tool.

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