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Installing the Oracle Billing Insight Software Using InstallAnywhere

Oracle distributes Oracle Billing Insight as an InstallAnywhere package. You can change the default installation directory when prompted during the installation procedure.

This document refers to the directory where you install Oracle Billing Insight as the EDX_HOME directory which is, by default:

• UNIX. /opt/Oracle/BillingInsight
• Windows. Oracle\BillingInsight

Scripts for creating and configuring the Oracle Billing Insight database are located in the following directory:

• UNIX. EDX_HOME/db
• Windows. EDX_HOME\db

Web applications you must deploy to your Oracle Billing Insight application server are located in the following directory:

• UNIX. EDX_HOME/J2EEApps
• Windows. EDX_HOME\J2EEApps

This task is a step in Roadmap for Installing Oracle Billing Insight 7.1.

To install the Oracle Billing Insight software using InstallAnywhere

1. Start InstallAnywhere in UI mode:
   • UNIX. Log in using the user and group name of the Oracle Billing Insight application server owner, such as edxadmin:edxadmin. Make sure DISPLAY is set, then enter the following command:

   ./BillingInsight.bin

   To start InstallAnywhere in Console Mode, enter the following command then follow the on-screen instructions:

   ./BillingInsight.bin -i console

   • Windows. Double-click the BillingInsight.exe file, and follow the on-screen instructions.
2. On the Introduction screen, read the Oracle Billing Insight introductory information. Click Next to continue.
3. On the License Agreement screen, read the licensing agreement carefully, select the terms acceptance, then click Next.
4. On the Enter Serial Number screen, enter your product serial number, then click Next.
5. (UNIX Only) On the Owner of Web Application Server Directories screen, enter the name of the application server owner (if you have installed other Oracle Billing Insight products, then use the same owner at this screen that you used for those product installations). Then click Next.
6. (UNIX Only) On the Group of Web Application Server Directories screen, enter the name of the group for the application server. If you have installed other Oracle Billing Insight products, then use the same group at this screen that you used for those product installations. Then click Next.
7. On the Choose Install Folder screen, accept the default installation folder or click Choose and enter the directory where you want to install the Oracle Billing Insight files and directories.

   The directory where you install Oracle Billing Insight is referred to in this document as EDX_HOME. Click Next to continue.

8. Select the vertical application to install, either Telco or Utility.
9. On the Choose Product Features screen, select Option 1, Oracle Billing Insight, and click Next.
10. (Windows Only) On the Choose Shortcut Folder, choose the New Program Group, then click Next.
11. On the Preinstallation Summary screen, verify that the information is correct, then click Install. To correct any entries, click Previous.

    The installer copies the Oracle Billing Insight software components to the designated installation folder. A status bar on the bottom of the screen shows each component being installed.

    If the installation is successful, then a congratulatory message appears with the directory that contains the Oracle Billing Insight components. Click Next.

12. Click Done to exit the installer.

    If the installation fails, then determine the cause of the problem, and run InstallAnywhere again to reinstall Oracle Billing Insight.

CAUTION:  The installation and configuration examples in this guide use default Oracle Billing Insight paths, privileges, and permissions. If you choose not to accept the default values, then make sure your values are consistent in all servers for your installation, or Oracle Billing Insight will not function properly.