2 Installation Overview

Oracle Application Server 10g Forms and Reports Services is an Oracle Application Server 10g installation option. It is highly recommended that you read this guide in its entirety to ensure a successful installation and optimize the capabilities of this release.

To install Oracle Application Server 10g Forms and Reports Services, follow these steps:

1. Read the latest version of the following Release Notes for the most current information:

   • Oracle Forms Developer Release Notes

   • Oracle Reports Developer Release Notes

2. Start the Oracle Universal installer (OUI). The Welcome screen appears.

3. On the Welcome screen, click Next.

4. On the Specify File Locations screen, enter the following information:

   • Name: Enter a name to identify this Oracle home. The name cannot contain spaces and has a maximum length of 16 characters.

     Example: OH_FRSA_904

   • Destination Path: Enter the full path to the destination directory. This is the Oracle home. If the directory does not exist, the OUI creates it. If you want to create the directory beforehand, create it as the oracle user; do not create it as the root user.

     Example: /opt/oracle/frstand_904

5. Click Next.

6. The Language Selection screen appears. By default, the OUI installs Oracle Application Server 10g Forms and Reports Services with text in English and in the operating system language. If you need to install additional languages, select them from the available languages list. Click Next.

7. The Specify Instance Name and ias_admin Password screen appears.

   • Instance Name: Enter a name for this instance. Instance names contain alphanumeric and underscore characters only. If you have more than one Oracle Application Server 10g Forms and Reports Services instance on a computer, the instance names must be unique.

   • ias_admin Password and Confirm Password: Set the password for the ias_admin user. This is the administrative user for the instance.

8. Click Next.

9. The Provide Outgoing Mail Server Information screen appears. Enter the outgoing mail (SMTP) server used by Oracle Application Server Reports Services. Click Next.

10. The Summary screen appears. This window lists all the components that will be installed.

11. Click Install to complete the installation. The Summary screen shows the progress of the installation.

Note: At any time during the installation, click Cancel to exit.