Contents


List of Figures

List of Tables

About This Document

Audience
What's in This Document
Documentation Conventions
The Document Online
How to Use the Online Help
Related Documentation
Product Support

How to Report Problems

Chapter 1 Planning to Install BuyerXpert

Assumptions About the Site Installer
Installation Checklist
Requirements

Hardware Requirements
System Requirements
Software Requirements

Completing the Installation Worksheet
Installation Roadmap

Chapter 2 Installing Oracle Database

Hardware Requirements
Installing Oracle
Create an Oracle Instance

Chapter 3 Installing iPlanet Servers Software

What You Should Know About the iPlanet Application Server

Application Server Components

Installing iPlanet Web Server (iWS)
Installing Actuate
Installing iPlanet Application Server (iAS)

Reloading Configuration Files
Checking iAS Installation
Enabling the Database with iAS
Creating an iPlanet Directory Server (LDAP) Instance

Configuring the Process Manager

Creating Another Oracle User

Chapter 4 Installing BuyerXpert

Preparing to Unload the Distribution Media

BuyerXpert CD-ROM Contents

Verifying the Database and Server Installations
Information About Sample Data

Sample Data in Directory Server
Sample Data in Oracle

Pre Installation Setup for Requisition Archival/Restore

Pre Installation Setup
Global Transactions
Running db_setup.sh
Enable Global Transactions in IAS
Verify the configuration details

Installing BuyerXpert Software
Post Installation Configuration for PO/Requisition Archival

PM Related Configuration for Archival
Configuring Actuate for BuyerXpert
Creating Catalogs in Catalog Manager
Creating Membership Indexes

Running the Process Builder
Importing Timecard Application
Preparing the Seed Data Storage

Preparing the Directory Server Data Storage
Preparing the Oracle Data Storage
Loading the Application Seed Data

Chapter 5 Installing Additional Software

Installing iPlanet ECXpert
Installing iPlanet Portal Server

Installing iPlanet Portal Server
Adding a New Domain

Portal Deployment

Deploying the Authentication Modules
Deploying the Channels
Copying the Required Libraries
Configuring the iPlanet BuyerXpert Webserver
Adding the Channels to the User's Profile
Testing Single Sign-on

Installing Reuters Multi-Currency Live Feed

HTML Format
XML Format
Before Installing
Installation of Multi-Currency Live Feed

Chapter 6 Shutting Down, Starting and Uninstalling BuyerXpert

Shutting Down Procedures

Shutting Down BuyerXpert
Shutting Down Directory Server
Shutting Down iPlanet Application Server
Shutting Down iPlanet Web Server

Starting Procedures

Starting iPlanet Web Server
Starting iPlanet Application Server
Starting Directory Server
Starting BuyerXpert

Uninstalling BuyerXpert

Appendix A New Sample Data

Sample Data

Company Name - Buyer Company

User Groups
Roles
Locations
Org Units
Time Card Creators

Appendix B Troubleshooting

I Can't Log In to Administrator.apm or Express.npm When Creating and Verifying PM Cluster
I Cannot Add to the Cart with Sample Data
When Trying to Restart iWS Instance from Web Server Admin, the Following Error Displayed:
I Get a Login Error When Trying to Log in Using the Sample Data
I Cannot See the Sample Catalog After Installation
Workflow deployment failed; descriptor failed an internal sanity check.

Index