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Preparing for Integration of Oracle BI Publisher with Siebel CRM

The reporting module for Siebel Reports is Oracle Business Intelligence Publisher (Oracle BI Publisher). To deploy Siebel Reports, you must install and configure both Siebel CRM and Oracle BI Publisher. This topic provides the necessary preparation tasks for a new deployment and supports the latest reports enhancements.

CAUTION:  If you are upgrading from a previous Siebel Reports deployment, do not perform the steps described in this topic. Instead, see About Upgrading Siebel Reports for Siebel Innovation Pack 2017

This task is a step in Roadmap for Integrating Oracle BI Publisher with Siebel CRM for First-Time Installations.

To prepare for integration of Oracle BI Publisher with Siebel CRM

1. Make sure you have met the requirements for Siebel Reports.

   For the requirements, see Requirements for Using Siebel Reports for First-Time Installations.

2. Install the appropriate Java Development Kit (JDK) version and point the JAVA_HOME system environment variable to the JDK, if you have not already done so.

   To find the version of JDK applicable to your deployment, see the Certifications tab on My Oracle Support. For information about Oracle BI Publisher 11g, see 1496816.1 (Article ID) on My Oracle Support for specific, detailed integration information.

3. Before using Siebel Reports, make sure that the Siebel Server is running and the Siebel clients and Siebel Tools can connect to the server data source.