Office .NET Installation Option Requirement

During Microsoft Office installation, you must enable the .NET installation option. When enabled, files are placed in your Office installation that support interoperability between Office and other programs and add-ins, such as Oracle Smart View for Office and Smart View extensions.

Smart View works with these Office interop files:

• Microsoft.Office.Interop.Excel

• Microsoft.Office.Interop.Powerpoint

• Microsoft.Office.Interop.Word

• Microsoft.Office.Interop.Outlook

If these files are not installed, Smart View does not behave as expected. For example, when connected to Narrative Reporting, you may see a blank report package panel, resulting in an exception error when clicking in your Office application. Additionally, in the Smart View log file, you will get errors for an Office interop file; for example:

System.IO.FileNotFoundException: Could not load file or assembly 'Microsoft.Office.Interop.PowerPoint
Could not load file or assembly 'Microsoft.Office.Interop.PowerPoint

If you see errors in the Smart View log file such as the one shown above, reinstall Office and ensure that the .NET option is enabled.