Preparing to Integrate Oracle Publisher with Siebel

Oracle Publisher (BIP or OAP) is the reporting module for Siebel Reports. To generate Siebel Reports, you must install and configure both Siebel CRM and Oracle 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 17.0.

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

To prepare to integrate Oracle 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.

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.