Use this guide to help plan your Oracle Essbase Analytics Link for Hyperion Financial Management installation and configuration.
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This guide is for administrators who install, configure, and manage Oracle Enterprise Performance Management System products. It assumes the following knowledge:
Security and server administration skills
Windows administration skills and or UNIX/Linux administration skills
Web application server administration skills
A strong understanding of your organization's security infrastructure, including authentication providers such as Oracle Internet Directory, LDAP, or Microsoft Active Directory, and use of SSL
A strong understanding of your organization's database and server environments
A strong understanding of your organization's network environment and port usage
Table 1 lists the tasks for installing and configuring Analytics Link.
Table 1. Documentation Roadmap
| Task | Reference |
|---|---|
| Meeting system requirements and prerequisites | Preparing to Install Analytics Link |
| Installing Analytics Link | Installing Analytics Link |
| Configuring Analytics Link for Oracle WebLogic Server (for use with EPM System 11.1.2.0 and later product releases) | Configuring Analytics Link for EPM System Release 11.1.2.0 or 11.1.2.1 |
| Configuring Analytics Link for Apache Tomcat (for use with EPM System pre-11.1.2.0 product releases) | Configuring Analytics Link for EPM System Pre-11.1.2.0 Releases |
| Enabling Analytics Link Administration Services Console Plug-in | Enabling Analytics Link Administration Services Console Plug-in |
| Uninstalling Analytics Link | Uninstalling Analytics Link |