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Product overview The Oracle® Health Sciences Safety Suite Introduction to the Empirica Signal software Assumptions Physical configuration options Components of the installation package Planning your installation How to use this document Prerequisites for upgrading (upgrade only) Migrating the database (upgrade only) Preparing the environment on the application server for installation or upgrade Information to collect before you begin Database server Application server Preparing the application server Required privileges for the database server Required privileges for the application server Setting the default file creation umask Unpacking the installation files into the installation directory Adding the database TNSNAMES entry Setting up the application database account (installation only) Setting up the Topic Workflow database account (optional, installation only) Setting up the test data database account (installation only) Applying upgrade scripts to Empirica Signal 7.3 or 8.0.x schemas (upgrade only) Installing unlimited strength encryption Java libraries Installing MGPS Installing the RGPS add-on package to the R library Installing and configuring the X Windows Virtual Frame Buffer (Xvfb) Modifying the default Oracle WebLogic Server configuration files Adding the TopicsServer to a previous Signal 8.0 installation (upgrade only) Create Managed Server Set Up Data Source Apply JRF Template Configuring the Empirica Signal and Empirica Topics Oracle WebLogic Server instances Starting WebLogic and the Node Manager Configuring database credentials Creating the Empirica Topics user on the WebLogic server Storing the Empirica Signal database and Empirica Topics credentials in Oracle Enterprise Manager Setting up permissions for the credential store Updating permissions for the credential store (upgrade from Empirica Signal 8.0 only) Setting up the Empirica Signal software Setting up the Empirica Signal properties files Setting up the webvdme.properties file for Empirica Signal Setting up the webvdme.properties file for Empirica Topics Setting up the listener.properties file Setting up the report_listener.properties file Setting up the webvdme-fonts.properties file Setting up the log4j.properties file for Empirica Signal Setting up the log4j.properties file for Empirica Topics Setting up the ldap.properties file Preserving custom home pages, images, and release notes from a previous release Making the Release Notes available within the application Deploying the Empirica Signal application Creating the Empirica Signal deployment on the WebLogic server Creating the Empirica Topics web service deployment on the WebLogic server Setting up the Topics web service security policy Post-installation configuration Setting the passwords of the system and admin users (installation only) Configuring the Empirica Signal software Installing report data (installation only) Importing the Sample Topic Workflow Configuration (installation only) Upgrading from release 8.1 or 8.1.0.1 to 8.1.0.2 Required privileges for the application server Unpacking Empirica Signal 8.1.0.2 files into the installation directory Installing the RGPS add-on package to the R library Setting up the Empirica Signal properties files Restoring site-specific properties files Modifying webvdme.properties file Modifying listener.properties file Preserving WebLogic deployment files Preserving custom home pages, images, and release notes from a previous release (upgrade only) Making the Release Notes available within the application Deploying the Empirica Signal application Deploying the Empirica Topics web service Deploying the Empirica Topics web service Configuring the Empirica Signal software for RGPS Troubleshooting Issue: An error occurs when you try to log in because the application cannot connect to the database. Issue: The password for the OPSS database account changes. Issue: The password for the MDS account changes. Single sign-on (SSO) Setting up Oracle Access Manager (OAM) Getting the application server ready for Empirica Signal with WebLogic 12c About getting the application server ready for Empirica Signal with WebLogic 12c Prerequisites Setting environment variables Installing WebLogic Installing Oracle ADF Runtime Installing Oracle Fusion Middleware Repository Creation Utility (RCU) and creating repositories Setting up the WebLogic domain Creating and configuring the WebLogic domain Creating a boot identity file Creating the nodemanager.properties file Starting WebLogic and the Node Manager Creating a data source for credential access Getting the application server ready for the Empirica Signal application with WebLogic 11g About getting the application server ready for Empirica Signal with WebLogic 11g Installing WebLogic Installing Oracle ADF Runtime Installing RCU and creating repositories Setting up the WebLogic domain Setting environment variables Creating and configuring the WebLogic domain Creating the nodemanager.properties file Starting WebLogic and the Node Manager Creating a data source for credential access Associating the credential store with the data source Restarting the SignalServer and TopicsServer managed servers Configuring SSL About the documentation Where to find the product documentation Documentation accessibility Access to Oracle Support Documentation Legal notices Index