Additional Software to Install for Use with Financial Analyzer

Why you need to install additional software

If you want to use the Oracle Express Spreadsheet Add-In (hereinafter referred to as "Express Spreadsheet Add-In") or allow users to access Financial Analyzer through the Web, you must install and configure additional software. If you think you will want to use these features at any time in the future, you should install the software listed in the following topics before you install Financial Analyzer. You can install the additional software after you install Financial Analyzer if you decide that you need it later, but the installation process will be easier if you install the additional software first.

Financial Analyzer Web access

Software requirements

If users will access Financial Analyzer through the Web, you must install the following components on the same network as Express Server:

• Oracle Express Web Agent 6.3.3 (hereinafter referred to as "Express Web Agent") software. Install this software from the Express Server CD-ROM.

• Web listener software. Oracle Corporation recommends that you install Oracle Web Application Server, which has a Web listener plus additional features.

For detailed instructions on how to install and configure each of these components, see the documentation for each component.

For information about configuring Financial Analyzer for Web access once you have installed the required components, see "Configuring Financial Analyzer for Web Access".

Browser requirements

Users who will access Financial Analyzer through the Web must have one of the following browsers installed on the PC:

• Netscape, version 4.7.4 or higher.

• Microsoft Internet Explorer, version 5.01 or 5.5, with Java Virtual Machine (JVM) 5.x.

Oracle Corporation recommends the following minimums for browser cache settings:

• Memory cache -- 4MB (Netscape only).

• Disk cache -- 5MB.

Oracle Express Administrator

You must install Oracle Express Administrator (hereinafter referred to as "Administrator") release 6.3.2.1 if you want to use it in conjunction with Financial Analyzer. Install Administrator from the Express Client CD-ROM. For detailed instructions about installing and configuring Administrator, refer to the Express Installation and Configuration Guide and the Express Installation Help system.

Express Spreadsheet Add-In

You must install the Express Spreadsheet Add-In if you want to use it in conjunction with Financial Analyzer. For detailed installation instructions, refer to the Oracle Express Spreadsheet Add-In User's Guide.