Issue: When you attempt to install EPM System clients via EPM System Installer on a Windows client machine that already has an EPM System client installed via MSI, the installer does not start. For example, you have installed the Essbase Spreadsheet Add-in MSI on the Windows client machine, and you need to install the Interactive Reporting client on that machine via EPM System Installer. When you run EPM System Installer installtool.cmd, the installer does not start, and the prerequisites check says that .oracle.products is missing.
This issue occurs because running an MSI installer first creates EPM_ORACLE_HOME that does not include the .oracle.products file, which the MSI installer does not use.
Solution: Create an .oracle.products file under EPM_ORACLE_HOME; for example, C:\Oracle\Middleware\EPMSystem11R1\.oracle.products. Put the following content in the file:
<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8" standalone="no"?>
<softwareRegistry>
<userLocale>en_US</userLocale>
<hyperionHome id="1">
<installLocation>c:\Oracle\Middleware\EPMSystem11R1</installLocation>
<products>
</products>
</hyperionHome>
</softwareRegistry>Note: | Adjust <installLocation> to fit your installation location. This example uses the default location. |