6.5 Configuring Oracle Reports Components

Beginning in Oracle Reports 11g Release 1 (11.1.1), it is recommended that configuration should be done only through Oracle Enterprise Manager.

Using Oracle Enterprise Manager and JMX Console, you can view and update configuration using the following menu selections in Oracle Enterprise Manager:

Table 6-2 Configuration Menu Selections

Select	To Display
Reports > Administration > Basic Configuration	Reports Server Basic Configuration page.
Reports > Administration > Advanced Configuration	Reports Server Advanced Configuration page. Includes Help icon for detailed page information.
Reports > Administration > Forms/Reports Common Configuration	Forms Reports Common Component Configuration page (rwbuilder, rwserver, rwrun, and font/printer related information).
In target navigation pane, Farm_ClassicDomain > Reports > Reports Tools component node	Reports Tools Component Configuration page (rwbuilder, rwrun, rwclient,rwconv, rwrqm configuration file info, rwnetwork configuration file info, and PDS info).
Reports Bridge > Administration > Bridge Configuration	Reports Bridge Configuration page.
On Reports Application page, for example reports( WLS_REPORTS): Reports > Administration > Basic Configuration	Reports Application Basic Configuration page.
On Reports Application page, for example reports( WLS_REPORTS): Reports > Administration > Advanced Configuration	Reports Application Advanced Configuration page. Includes Help icon for detailed page information.
On Reports Server home page: Reports > Logs > Log Configuration	Reports Server Log Configuration page.
On Reports Tools home page: Reports > Logs > Log Configuration	Reports Tools Log Configuration page.
On Reports Application home page: Reports > Logs > Log Configuration	Reports Application Log Configuration page.
On Reports Bridge home page: Reports Bridge> Logs > Log Configuration	Reports Bridge Log Configuration page.

Note:

For those pages that include a Help icon, click the Help icon to access the page-level help. Complete the elements on the page using the descriptions in the Help topic for the page.

6.5.1 Configuring a Mail Server

Oracle Reports 11g Release 1 (11.1.1) provides the option to configure the Mail Server element from the Enterprise Manager. To configure the Mail Server element:

1. Navigate to the Reports Server Home Page.

2. From the Reports menu, select Administration > Basic Configuration

   The Reports Server Basic Configuration page is displayed.

3. In the Reports Server Parameters section, enter the name of the mail server in the Mail Server field.

4. Click Apply.

Note:

If the mail server is secure:

• You have to manually add the following property to the rwbuilder.conf/rwserver.conf file:

  <property name="enableSSL" value="yes"/>

  OR

• You have to add the enableSSL property and the value "Yes" in the System MBean Browser Page.