3Installing Siebel Approval Manager

Installing Siebel Approval Manager

This chapter provides the information on how to install Siebel Approval Manager (SAM). It includes the following topics:

Prerequisites and Requirements

Before you install the Siebel Approval Manager, you must review the guidelines described in the README file. In addition, you will:

Ensure that Siebel Server is installed along with the application container.
Set up email integration by the installer.
Set up REST APIs for the tracking system.
Optionally, set up REST APIs for the SCM (Software Configuration Management) system.

Note: You can have only one instance of SAM installation in each machine. When you upgrade SAM, you can either upgrade the existing version or delete the existing version from your machine and then install the new version.

Steps Used to Install Siebel Approval Manager

You can use the following steps to install the SAM application.

To install Siebel Approval Manager

Browse the location of the SAM build.
This example shows the location of the SAM build in a Microsoft Windows environment:
```
\\sam-image\SAM-673\Disk1\InstData\Windows\VM\Siebel Approval Manager.exe.
```
This example shows the location of the SAM build in a Unix environment:
```
//net/sam-image/SAM-2.17.8/Disk1/InstData/Linux/ NoVM/ Siebel Approval 
Manager.bin
```
Invoke the SAM installer using either one of the following options:
- Double-clicking the Siebel Approval Manager.exe file in a Microsoft Windows environment, or
- Entering the command “./Siebel Approval Manager.bin" in a Unix environment.
The Siebel Approval Manager Installation window appears displaying the installation process.
Select a language from the list of available options and click the OK button.
The Introduction window appears.
Review the introduction information and click the Next button.
The Installation Folder window appears.
Select a destination folder to install the SAM application.
You can accept the default destination folder, enter a new folder location into the Where would you like to Install text field, or click the Choose button to select a folder.
Click the Next button.
The Web Server Application Folder window appears.
Select an Apache TomcatHome folder to deploy the WAR file.
You can accept the default destination folder, enter a new folder location into the Please Choose a Folder text field, or click the Choose button to select a folder.

Note: Oracle Siebel recommends selecting the location where you install Tomcat; for example, C:\Siebel\ses\applicationcontainer.
Click the Next button.
The Database Details window appears.
Select a database.
The available options are Oracle Database Enterprise Edition and Microsoft SQL Server.
Click the Next button.
If you select the Oracle Database Enterprise Edition option, the Oracle Database User Inputs window appears, enabling you to enter the Oracle database information.
If you select the Microsoft SQL Server option, the MSSQL Database User Inputs window appears, enabling you to enter the Microsoft SQL database information.

Enter the required database information.

This table lists the fields used to enter the database information and their example values:

Field	Example Value in the Oracle Database Server	Example Value in the MSSQL Server
Database Server	slc09urt	slc09uiu
Database Name	<Not applicable>	MSUIU128
Database Instance Name	qaurt1	BIN_INST1
Port Details	1551	34100
Username	ORAURT108	MSUIU128
Password	ORAURT108	MSSQL
Table Owner Name	ORAURT108	dbo
Siebel Server Location	C:\Siebel\ses\siebsrvr	C:\Siebel\ses\siebsrvr

Click the Next button.
The SAM Email Configuration Inputs window appears.

Enter the SAM email configuration information.

This table lists the fields used to enter the SAM email configuration information and their example values:

Field	Example Value
SMTP Hostname	internal-mail-router.oracle.com
SMTP Port	25
Username	DoNotReply@sam.com
Password	changeme
Noreply	noreply@oracle.com
Mailto	firstname.lastname@oracle.com

Click the Next button.
The Email REST API Inputs window appears.

Enter the email REST API information.

This table lists the fields used to enter the email REST API information and their example values:

Field	Example Value
Email UserID	samuel.siebel@oracle.com
Email Password	siebel
Email Folder	inbox
Email server	stbeehive.oracle.com
Email server port number	993
Web server port number	8080 (This port number is also the Tomcat port number.)

Click the Next button.
The Pre-Installation Summary window appears.
Review the summary page and click the Install button.
The installation process begins. When the installation process is successfully completed, the Install Complete window appears.
Accept the default selection to restart your system and click the Done button.
Alternatively, select the option to restart your system manually. Click the Done button and then restart your system manually.
After your system is restarted, verify the WAR files to ensure they are deployed under the SAM application container.
1. Access this location: <database>\C:\Siebel\ses\applicationcontainer\webapps\.
2. Check to ensure that sam.war and emailapprover.war files are in the webapps folder.
For information on how to deploy and configure workspace, see Deploying and Configuring Workspaces.
Verify that the SAM URL is valid.
1. Launch the SAM URL using this format: http://<localhost>:<tomcatport>/sam/login.
  For example: http://slc01qlu:8080/sam/login.
2. Enter admin and admin for the user name and password to log into the SAM application.
  The SAM Home page appears.