1 What's New in This Release

This section lists changes described in this version of the documentation to support 11g Release (11.1.1) of the software.

1.1 What's New in Oracle Fusion Middleware Configuration Guide for Oracle Business Intelligence Applications

This guide includes the following changes:

This revision contains no new features. Minor updates were made throughout the guide.
This guide includes the mandatory post-installation tasks for Oracle Business Intelligence Applications (for more information, see Chapter 4, "Setting Up Oracle Business Intelligence Applications"). These setup tasks must be performed after Oracle Business Intelligence Applications has been installed using the Oracle Fusion Applications installer.
Functional Configuration is performed in a Task-based guided format using Oracle BI Applications Configuration Manager and Oracle Functional Setup Manager (FSM). For each Offering that you are deploying, Oracle Functional Setup Manager provides a list of tasks that must be performed to configure that Offering. For more information, see Chapter 6, "Performing Functional Configuration".
Maintenance and Administration of Functional Configuration Data is performed using Oracle BI Applications Configuration Manager. For more information, see Chapter 7, "Administering and Maintaining Functional Configuration Data".

Note:

If you are a Fusion Applications Imlementor, refer to Chapter 6, "Performing Functional Configuration" for information about configuring Offerings and Modules.

1.2 System Requirements and Certification

Refer to the system requirements and certification documentation for information about hardware and software requirements, platforms, databases, and other information. Both of these documents are available on Oracle Technology Network (OTN).

The system requirements document covers information for Oracle Business Intelligence and WebLogic, such as hardware and software requirements, minimum disk space and memory requirements, and required system libraries, packages, or patches:

http://www.oracle.com/technology/software/products/ias/files/fusion_requirements.htm

The certification document covers supported installation types, platforms, operating systems, databases, JDKs, and third-party products for Oracle Business Intelligence Applications:

http://www.oracle.com/technology/software/products/ias/files/fusion_certification.html