Determining Which Server Component to Install

Introduction

Before you can create a user of any type, you must first use Installer to install an environment for that user. This environment, called a component, contains shell databases and configuration files for that user.

Your first task is to determine which component you will install. The following server components are available for Financial Analyzer:

• Super administrator

• Administrator

• Cluster

• Web

• Single Sign-On

Super administrator component

You must install a Super administrator component before installing any other component type.

After installing this component, all other users of this component will be created through the Super administrator workstation using the Users option from the Manage menu. For detailed information about how to perform this task, refer to the topic "Creating Users" in the Financial Analyzer Help system.

Administrator component

If you install an Administrator component you must create the personal database for that component by creating an Administrator workstation using the superior Administrator workstation. For detailed information about how to perform this task, refer to the topic "Creating Users" in the Financial Analyzer Help system.

Cluster component

If you have installed a cluster component you can install the Budget workstation personal databases for that component by creating Budget workstations in the Administrator of that component. For detailed information about how to perform this task, refer to the topic "Creating Users" in the Financial Analyzer Help system.

Note: If you are installing more than one Administrator component that will use the same instance of Express Server, see Appendix B for information about renaming shared databases.

Web component

You should only install the Financial Analyzer Web component separately if you want to place the Web component on a different computer from the one that Express Server is running on.

Single Sign-On component

You should install Single Sign-On only if you plan to use this functionality with Oracle Applications for Financial Analyzer Web users. For detailed information about how to perform this task, refer to the topics "Implementing Single Sign-on" and "Procedure: Installing Single Sign-On".