Preface

Welcome to Oracle Discoverer 4i!

This guide explains how to configure and customize Oracle Discoverer 4i Plus and Oracle Discoverer 4i Viewer after they have been installed as part of Oracle9i Application Server.

This guide does not explain how to install Oracle Discoverer 4i. For information about installation, refer to the Oracle9i Application Server Installation Guide.

To use this guide effectively, we recommend you are already familiar with HTTP servers and database concepts.

For the latest information, please read the Oracle Discoverer 4i Release Notes in conjunction with this guide.

Intended Audience

This guide is intended for Discoverer Administrators.

Conventions

EUL, the End User Layer^TM, refers to the metadata interface between the database and Discoverer.

Convention	Meaning
. . .	Vertical ellipses in examples indicate omitted information not necessary for the example.
. . .	Horizontal ellipses in statements or commands indicate omitted material not necessary for the statement or command.
boldface text	Boldface type in text indicates a command name, menu name, file name, keyboard keys, or other choice or selection.
italic text	Italic type indicates a term defined in the text, the glossary, or in both locations. It can also represent a variable, and be used to provide emphasis.
< >	Angle brackets enclose user-supplied names.
[ ]	Brackets enclose optional clauses from which you can choose one or none.
Menu name | Command	Text in this format conveys a sequence of choices, i.e., choose the menu, then the command under that menu.
Courier text	Text in this format indicates a command line to be typed.