Preface

Welcome to Oracle Discoverer 3i Viewer!

This guide explains how to configure and customize Oracle Discoverer 3i Viewer after it has been installed as part of Oracle Internet Application Server.

This guide does not explain how to install Oracle Discoverer 3i Viewer. For information about installation, refer to the Oracle Internet Application Server Installation Guide.

To use Oracle Discoverer 3i Viewer and this guide effectively, you should be familiar with HTTP servers and database concepts.

For the latest information, please read the Oracle Discoverer 3i Viewer release notes in conjunction with this guide.

Intended Audience

This guide is intended for the person who is maintaining Oracle Discoverer 3i Viewer. Most likely this will be a server administrator.

Conventions

EUL, the End User Layer^TM, refers to the metadata interface between the database and Discoverer.

Convention	Meaning
. . .	Vertical ellipses in examples indicate omitted information not necessary for the example.
. . .	Horizontal ellipses in statements or commands indicate omitted material not necessary for the statement or command.
boldface text	Boldface type in text indicates a command name, menu name, file name, keyboard keys, or other choice or selection.
italic text	Italic type indicates a term defined in the text, the glossary, or in both locations. It can also represent a variable, and be used to provide emphasis.
< >	Angle brackets enclose user-supplied names.
[ ]	Brackets enclose optional clauses from which you can choose one or none.
Menu name | Command	Text in this format conveys a sequence of choices, i.e., choose the menu, then the command under that menu.
Courier text	Text in this format indicates a command line to be typed.