Preface

Welcome to Oracle Discoverer 3i Viewer Edition. This guide to Oracle Discoverer 3i Viewer Edition Installation and Administration explains how to install and configure Oracle Discoverer 3i Viewer Edition for business use via the web.

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

Intended Audience

This guide is intended for the person who is installing the Oracle Discoverer 3i Viewer Edition . Most likely this will be a departmental user.

Conventions

Discoverer refers to Oracle Discoverer 3i Viewer Edition

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

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.