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Analytics Applications Installation Overview

A Siebel Business Analytics Applications installation has three main parts. You should perform the installation in the sequence listed below.

1. Siebel Business Analytics Platform

   You must install the Siebel Business Analytics platform before you install Siebel Business Analytics Applications. For information about installing the Siebel Business Analytics platform, see Siebel Business Analytics Platform Installation and Configuration Guide.

2. Siebel Business Analytics Applications

   Instructions for installing Siebel Business Analytics Applications are contained in Running the Analytics Applications Installation Wizard (Windows). When you run the installation wizard, the following components are installed:

   • Prebuilt metadata content

     This metadata content is contained in the Analytics repository file (SiebelAnalytics.rpd).

   • Prebuilt reports and dashboard content

     This content is contained in the Analytics Web Catalog file (SiebelAnalytics.webcat).

   • Prebuilt Informatica content

     This content includes Extract-Transform-Load (ETL) repository objects, such as mappings, sessions, and workflows, and is contained in the Informatica repository file (Siebel_DW_Rep.rep).

   • DAC metadata repository files

     This content includes repository objects, such as tables, subject areas, execution plans, and tasks, and is contained in XML files.

3. Informatica PowerCenter

   Instructions for installing Informatica PowerCenter are contained in Running the Informatica PowerCenter Installation Wizard (Windows). When you run the installation wizard, you will be instructed to select the following components for installation:

   • PowerCenter Server
   • PowerCenter Repository Server
   • PowerCenter Client

NOTE:  The computers on which you install Siebel Business Analytics need to meet the conditions specified in System Requirements and Supported Platforms for Siebel Analytics Applications on Siebel SupportWeb.