Oracle Business Intelligence Publisher Desktop
Oracle Business Intelligencee Publisher Desktop, a Windows application, is a design tool that allows you to create layouts for Oracle BI Publisher. The BI Publisher Desktop installation is included on the Oracle Business Intelligence CD-ROM in the folder Server_Ancillary\Oracle_Business_Intelligence_Publisher\BI_Publisher_Desktop.
NOTE: Oracle BI Publisher Desktop does not need to be installed for the XMLP server, nor does the XMLP server need to be installed for the Publisher Desktop. They are independent.
This guide primarily explains how to install BI Publisher on application servers such as OC4J or Oracle Application Server. However, you can also deploy BI Publisher on other J2EE application servers, such as Tomcat or Websphere. To deploy BI Publisher with other J2EE application servers, use the instructions in the file Install.pdf provided with the files for more information. See also the topic Deploying BI Publisher with Other J2EE Application Servers.
To install BI Publisher Desktop, see the topic Installing Oracle BI Publisher Desktop.