1. Installation and Configuration Guide
  2. Installing Smart View
  3. Installation Guidelines
  4. Installation and Windows Access Control Settings

Installation and Windows Access Control Settings

Starting with the 11.1.2.5.400 release, you can install Oracle Smart View for Office as a System user or as a non-admin user.

Windows User Access Control (UAC) settings can affect Smart View installation. For information on setting UAC, see the Microsoft Windows documentation.

Also, see Tips and Troubleshooting if you encounter issues related to installation.

Table 2-1 Installation Guidelines for System, Admin, and Non-Admin Users

Installation Context Scenario UAC-Enabled Result
System user SmartView.exe is launched by the Windows scheduler or PsExec Not applicable Smart View is installed on the machine level
Administrator The user runs SmartView.exe with the "Run as Administrator" command or from an elevated command prompt Depending on the UAC level, the user may need to go through the UAC UI sequence Smart View is installed on the machine level
Non-admin user The user installing Smart View may or may not be a member of the Administrators group.

Note: Not supported on Windows server platforms.

No UAC interaction is expected. Smart View is installed on the current user's level; other users will not be able to run Smart View

Notes:

  • This scenario is not supported: A user installs Smart View, and then, on the same machine, another user tries to install Smart View in the same location as the previous installation.

  • After non-admin installations:

    • The Smart View ribbon may fail to appear on Windows 10.

      See Smart View Ribbon Fails to Display After Non-Admin Installation for steps to take to display the ribbon.

    • Launching Office applications with Smart View content from Internet Explorer will fail in protected mode.

      Note:

      Starting with Oracle Enterprise Performance Management System Release 11.2.2 and the Oracle Enterprise Performance Management Cloud 20.09 update, Internet Explorer is no longer supported. This guideline is kept here for the purpose of backward compatibility. For more information, see Internet Explorer 11 End of Support and Smart View.

  • Upgrade in mixed installation context is not supported. For example, upgrading the previously-installed per-machine installation with a per-user one is not supported (Error 1925).

  • Silent installations are not supported for non-admin users. When attempting a silent installation, the /s flag is ignored for non-admin users, causing the Smart View product installer to launch.

  • Non-admin users are not authorized to install Smart View in the C:\Program Files or C:\Program Files (x86) folders.