You receive an error that the JAVA_HOME variable is not set even if you have set JAVA_HOME

On Mac OS X, after starting the installation of Maximo® Anywhere, you receive an error that the JAVA_HOME variable is not set even if you have set JAVA_HOME in your .bash_profile.

Symptoms

You receive an error that the JAVA_HOME variable is not set.

Resolving the problem

Setting JAVA_HOME in .bash_profile does not affect applications started from Finder or Dock. Create an environment.plist file in ~/Library/LaunchAgents/ with this content, substituting your actual level of JDK:

<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?>
 <!DOCTYPE plist PUBLIC "-//Apple//DTD PLIST 1.0//EN" "http://www.apple.com/DTDs/PropertyList-1.0.dtd">
 <plist version="1.0">
 <dict>
   <key>Label</key>
   <string>my.startup</string>
   <key>ProgramArguments</key>
   <array>
     <string>sh</string>
     <string>-c</string>
     <string>
     launchctl setenv JAVA_HOME /Library/Java/JavaVirtualMachines/jdk1.7.0_06.jdk/Contents/Home/
     </string>

   </array>
   <key>RunAtLoad</key>
   <true/>
 </dict>
 </plist>

The plist activates after you reboot the system. You can also use launchctl load ˜/Library/LaunchAgents/environment.plist to launch it immediately.

Restart Installation Manager and retry the installation.