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Oracle® Fusion Middleware Installation Guide for Oracle Business Intelligence Applications
11g Release 1 (11.1.1.7)

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C Oracle BI Applications Installation and Configuration Screens

This appendix describes the options available when you are installing and configuring Oracle BI Applications.

C.1 Welcome (When Running Business Analytics Applications Suite Installer)

This screen introduces you to the Oracle Business Analytics Applications Suite installer. The navigation pane on the left summarizes the tasks the installer will help you complete. Each item in the navigation pane represents a specific installer screen that will prompt you for information required to install the software.

Before you run the Business Analytics Applications Suite installer, you must complete the following prerequisites:

For more information on installing the prerequisites for Business Analytics Applications Suite installer, see the section titled "Installing Prerequisites for Oracle BI Applications," in Oracle Fusion Middleware Installation Guide for Oracle Business Intelligence Applications.

C.2 Specify Installation Location (When Running Business Analytics Applications Suite Installer)

Use this screen to specify where the Oracle Fusion Middleware home is installed.

The following table describes the fields on this screen.

Field Description

Oracle Middleware Home

Specify the path to the directory for an existing Oracle Middleware home where Oracle BI EE has been installed.

If you do not know the location of the directory, click Browse to locate the directory on your system.

Oracle Home Directory

Specify the Oracle home for BI, for example, Oracle_BI1. Do not specify any other Oracle home or choose to create a new one. The Oracle home for Business Intelligence directory is where the software binary files for Oracle BI Applications and Operational Planning Applications will be installed.


If you are installing on a Microsoft Windows operating system:

C.3 Welcome (When Running the configApps.bat/sh File)

This screen introduces you to the Oracle Business Analytics Applications Suite configuration process.

Before you run the configApps.bat/sh file, you must complete the following prerequisites:

C.4 Extend BI Domain

Use this screen to specify details for the WebLogic Administration Server domain.

The following table describes the fields on this screen.

Field Description

Host Name

The host name of the computer on which the WebLogic Administration Server domain exists. This field is read-only.

Port

Specify the port number over which the WebLogic Administration Server domain communicates. The default is 7001.

User Name

Specify the user name for logging into the WebLogic Administration Server.

User Password

Specify the password for logging into the WebLogic Administration Server.


C.5 Specify Installation Location (When Running the configApps.bat/sh File)

The following table describes the fields on this screen.

Field Description

Middleware Home

The path to the directory for an existing Oracle Middleware Home where Oracle BI EE has been installed.

The value in this field is read-only.

Oracle Home

The Oracle home for BI, which is the location where Oracle BI EE, Oracle BI Applications, and Operational Planning Applications files are installed.

The value in this field is read-only.

WebLogic Server Home

The directory name for the WebLogic Server. The installer automatically creates this directory inside the Oracle Middleware home. The default name for this directory is "wlserver_" followed by the version number. For example, wlserver_10.3.

The value in this field is read-only and is the host name you specified in the Middleware Home field.

Domain Home

The home directory for the domain associated with the Oracle Business Intelligence system. The value in this field is read-only.

Instance Home

The path to the Oracle Instance directory.

The installer installs component configuration files and runtime processes in the Oracle Instance directory. Runtime components write to this directory only. The directory that you identify for the Oracle Instance can be located anywhere on your system, and does not need to be inside the Oracle Middleware home.

The value in this field is read-only.

Instance Name

The name of the Oracle Business Intelligence instance. By default, the location is based on the value in the Instance Home field. This directory is commonly referred to as ORACLE_INSTANCE.

The value in this field is read-only.


If you are installing on a Microsoft Windows operating system:

For more information about the Middleware home and the Oracle home requirements, see "Oracle Fusion Middleware Directory Structure and Concepts" in Oracle Fusion Middleware Installation Planning Guide.

C.6 Configure Components

Use this screen to select the components that you need to configure.

To deploy Oracle BI Applications, select:

C.7 RPD Encryption Password

Use this screen to specify the password used to encrypt the Oracle BI Applications RPD.

The following table describes the fields on this page.

Field Description

RPD Password

Specify the password used to encrypt the RPD.

Confirm RPD Password

Confirm the password used to encrypt the RPD.


C.8 BI Applications Administrator User

Use this screen to specify the BI Applications Administrator user details. This user will be created in the Oracle WebLogic Server embedded LDAP. Note the credentials you enter for this user. This user has full access to Oracle BI Applications Configuration Manager and to the Oracle Data Integrator repository for Oracle BI Applications.

The following table describes the fields on this page.

Field Description

Username

Specify a username for the Oracle BI Applications Administrator.

Password

Specify a password for the Oracle BI Applications Administrator.

Confirm Password

Confirm the password.


C.9 MDS Schema

Use this screen to specify connection details for the MDS schema.

The following table describes the fields on this screen.

Field Description

Database Type

The type of database that hosts the MDS schema. The only supported database type is Oracle.

Connect String

The connect string used to access the MDS schema.

MDS Schema Username

The schema name for the MDS schema.

MDS Schema Password

The password for the MDS schema.


C.10 BI Applications Components Repository Schema

Use this screen to specify connection details for the Oracle BI Applications Components Repository.

The following table describes the fields on this page.

Field Description

Database Type

Select the type of database that hosts the Oracle BI Applications Components Repository schema. The only supported database type is Oracle.

Connect String

Specify the connect string used to access the Oracle BI Applications Components Repository schema.

Use the format:

host:port:service_name

BIA Components Repository Schema Username

Specify the schema name for the Oracle BI Applications Components Repository schema.

BIA Components Repository Schema Password

Specify the password for the Oracle BI Applications Components Repository schema.


C.11 OPL Schema

Use this screen to specify connection details for the Operational Planning Applications schema.

The following table describes the fields on this page.

Field Description

Database Type

Specify the type of database that hosts the OPL schema. The only supported database type is Oracle.

Connect String

Specify the connect string used to access the OPL schema.

Use the format:

host:port:service_name

OPL Schema Username

Specify the schema name for the OPL schema.

OPL Schema Password

Specify the password for the OPL schema.


C.12 Business Analytics Warehouse Schema

Use this screen to specify connection details for the Business Analytics Warehouse schema.

The following table describes the fields on this page.

Field Description

Database Type

Specify the type of database that hosts the Business Analytics Warehouse schema. The only supported database type is Oracle.

Connect String

Specify the connect string used to access the Business Analytics Warehouse schema.

Use the format:

host:port:service_name

Business Analytics Warehouse Schema Username

Specify the schema name for the Business Analytics Warehouse schema.

Business Analytics Warehouse Schema Password

Specify the password for the Business Analytics Warehouse schema.


C.13 BI Applications ODI Repository Schema

Use this screen to specify connection details for the Oracle BI Applications ODI Repository schema.

The following table describes the fields on this page.

Field Description

Database Type

Specify the type of database that hosts the ODI Repository schema. The only supported database type is Oracle.

Connect String

Specify the connect string used to access the ODI Repository schema.

Use the format:

host:port:service_name

ODI Repository Schema Username

Specify the schema name for the ODI Repository schema.

ODI Repository Schema Password

Specify the password for the ODI Repository schema.


C.14 Configure Ports

Use this screen to configure the ports for the Oracle Business Intelligence system.

The following table describes the options on this screen.

Field Description

Auto Port Configuration

Select this option if you want Oracle Business Analytics Applications Suite installer to configure the ports for you.

Specify Ports Using Configuration File

Select this option to use an existing configuration file to configure the ports. Optionally, click Browse to specify its location. Click View/Edit File to view or edit the file.

The sample configuration file is named staticport.ini and is provided in the Disk1\stage\Response directory of the Business Analytics Applications Suite installer.