Step 2: Install the InForm core software on the InForm Application Server

You install the InForm core software on InForm Application Server only.

1. Download and extract the InForm software from the Oracle Download Center.
2. Navigate to the location of the installation files on the downloaded image, and double-click setup.exe.

   The Choose Setup Language page appears.

3. Select either English or Japanese for the language that you want the wizard to use during the installation.

   Note: Configuration of the language used for application pages occurs later in the installation.

4. Click Next.

   The Preparing Setup progress page appears. When setup is complete, the Welcome page appears.

5. Click Next.

   The Customer Information page appears.

6. Type your User Name and Company Name.
7. Click Next.

   The Choose Destination Location page appears.

8. Accept the default location, or click Change and browse to the desired location.
9. Click Next.

   The Setup Type page appears.

10. Choose one of the following options, and click Next.
    • Complete—Installs all the application components (Default).
    • Minimal—Installs only the required application components and the MedML Installer utility. The sample study and other utilities are not installed.
    • Custom—Allows you to select the components to install.

    If you select Complete or Minimal, the Select Product Locale page appears.

    If you select Custom, the Select Features page appears. Make your choices and click Next. The Select Product Locale page appears.

    

11. Select either English or Japanese for the Product Locale for the installation.

    This determines the language in which the InForm application pages appear after installation.

12. Click Next.

    The Select the Authentication Scheme page appears.

13. Select Native Authentication.
14. Click Next.

    The Select the Oracle Home for InForm page appears. The Oracle Homes you configured during your Oracle client installation appear on the page with the prefix KEY_ to indicate the Windows registry key.

    

15. Select the entry for the Client Oracle Home registry key.
16. Click Next.

    The Database Configuration page appears.

    

17. Enter values or accept the defaults for the configuration fields, and click Next.

    Database Configuration settings

    Field	Description
    Local Machine User	The name of the local machine user. The default is pfUSR_<machinename>.
    Local Machine User Password	The password for the local machine user. Note: The password for the local machine user must comply with the password requirements defined in your domain password policy.
    Database Connection String	String that the InForm server uses to connect to the Oracle instance for the study.
    Oracle SYS DBA User	The name of the Oracle SYS account. This value is only used if you select the Prep Oracle checkbox to create the pfdbadmin account.
    Oracle SYS DBA Password	Password of the Oracle SYS account. This value is used only if you select the Prep Oracle checkbox to create the pfdbadmin account.
    Admin Database Username	User name that is required to access the Admin database. The default is informadmin.
    Admin Database Password	Password that is required to access the Admin database. The password is case-sensitive. Do not include a hyphen (-) character in the password.
    InForm System Username	User name for the study database. If this is a new InForm installation or if you change the user name from the default during the installation, select the Prep Oracle checkbox. This instructs the InForm software installation to create the InForm account using the user name and password you specify.
    InForm System Password	Password for the study database. The password is case-sensitive. Do not include a hyphen (-) character in the password.
    Install Admin DB	If selected, creates the: informadmin user, using the Admin Database Username and Admin Database Password. InForm Admin database for non-clinical data, such as users, sites, and configuration information. Note: You must select this checkbox for both installation and upgrades.
    Prep Oracle	If selected: Runs the informprepora command, which creates the study database user, using the InForm System Username and InForm System Password. Runs the mtsora102 command, which sets up Oracle XA Transaction Support and sets the MTS Timeout to a minimum of 300 seconds. If not selected: Verifies the study database user and password. Note: You need to select the Prep Oracle checkbox only the first time you install the InForm software on an instance.

    If any of the information is incorrect (for example, the Database Connection String or InForm Username is wrong), a Database Configuration Error window appears. For more information, see Oracle MTS configuration is invalid.

18. If the Database Configuration Error window appears, click Back to return to the Database Configuration page to fix the incorrect information, and click Next when changes are complete.

    The Ready to Install the Program page appears.

    The installation checks both the .NET framework and ODAC, and if an upgraded version is required, a message appears.

19. If you need to upgrade the .NET framework or ODAC, click Cancel to make the necessary corrections, and click Yes when the Exit Setup dialog box appears.

    If you exited the installation at the previous step, upgrade the .NET framework or ODAC version, and restart the installation wizard.

20. Click Install.

    The Setup Status page appears. The progress of the installation is indicated on the screen.

21. If your system does not have the required hardware or software components, the Requirements Not Met message appears. Click Cancel to make the necessary corrections, and click Yes when the Exit Setup dialog box appears.

    If you exited the installation at the previous step, update the server with the required hardware or software components, and restart the installation wizard.

22. When the setup is finished, the Oracle InForm 6.1 Reboot page appears.
23. You must reboot the system if any of the following is true:
    • ODAC was upgraded during the installation process.
    • The PATH environment variable was modified.
    • The installation tried to access a locked file.
24. Select Yes or No to indicate whether you want to reboot at this time, and click Finish.

    After rebooting, the final configuration process continues.

    When the system configuration is finished, the InstallShield Wizard Complete page appears.

25. Click Finish.

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