Installing Spreadsheet Add-in

To install Spreadsheet Add-in:

Ensure that Microsoft Excel is installed with the Visual Basic Option.
Download the Spreadsheet Add-in ZIP file from the Oracle Software Delivery Cloud, unzip the file to a temporary location, and launch Spreadsheet Add-in.exe.

If you are installing Spreadsheet Add-in using Remote Desktop, install using an admin console session. (Launch Remote Desktop using mstsc /admin or mstsc /console).

If you are using Spreadsheet Add-in as a Power User instead of as an Administrator, you must manually set ESSBASEPATH.

If the EPM_ORACLE_HOME environment variable is defined, Spreadsheet Add-in is installed in EPM_ORACLE_HOME/products/Essbase/EssbaseClient by default. If the EPM_ORACLE_HOME environment variable is not defined, Spreadsheet Add-in is installed in EPM_ORACLE_HOME/products/ExcelAddin by default.

The Spreadsheet Add-in installer creates a start menu item: Oracle, Essbase, Essbase Client.

To run silent installations for Spreadsheet Add-in:

Open a command line prompt.
Navigate to the directory of the Spreadsheet Add-in installer.
Run the following command:
```
Spreadsheet Add-in.exe" /S /v"/qn INSTALLDIR=targetPath FOR_CURRENT_USER=user /l*v log"
```
where:
- targetPath — the installation directory. The default value is c:/Oracle/Middleware/EPMSystem11R1. If the EPM_ORACLE_HOME environment variable is defined, this value is ignored.
- user — specify 1 to install Spreadsheet Add-in for all users or 2 to install Spreadsheet Add-in for the current user only. The default value is 1.
- log — the path for log files.
For example:
```
Spreadsheet Add-in.exe" /S /v"/qn INSTALLDIR=C:\Oracle\ FOR_CURRENT_USER=1
/l*v C:\ESS_install.log"
```