Installing Oracle BI Publisher

Use the information provided in the Installing and Configuring Oracle Business Intelligence guide to perform the installation.

Note that although the Oracle BI installation package includes the following products, with all the technology required to install, configure, and run them, you only need to install Oracle Business Intelligence Publisher:

• Oracle Business Intelligence Publisher

• Oracle Business Intelligence Enterprise Edition (Oracle BI Answers, Oracle BI Interactive Dashboards, Oracle BI Delivers, Oracle BI Administration Tool, Oracle BI Add-in for Microsoft Office, and Oracle BI Publisher) (optional)

• Oracle Real-Time Decisions (optional)

• Essbase Suite (optional)

• WebLogic Server

Important: For One View Reporting, you only need to install Oracle BI Publisher.

The following steps provide guidance for the installation. See also the Oracle® Fusion Middleware Quick Installation Guide for Oracle Business Intelligence.

Note: A new installation of BI Publisher is recommended even if you are currently on a prior release. This enables you to perform some parallel testing before switching to the latest release.

To install Oracle BI Publisher:

1. 1. Launch the Oracle Business Intelligence Installer to install and create the BI Publisher Schemas (BIPLATFORM and MDS).

      For more information, see the Installing and Configuring Oracle Business Intelligence guide.

      Caution:

      • Do not install the software using a user ID that contains a special character.

      • BI Publisher and the HTML server must be within the same firewall in order to have two-way web service and http communication.

      • If you have anti-virus software running on your installing machine, the installation process may take longer.

2. Select the appropriate installation type:

   • "Simple Install" installs Oracle Business Intelligence components with the default settings on a single computer in the minimum number of steps. The Managed Server is not installed. This installation is targeted for demonstration, evaluation, and proof of concept use cases.

   • "Enterprise Install" installs Oracle Business Intelligence components that you select and associates them with the Middleware, Oracle data source, and WebLogic Server homes that you specify. The enterprise installation type creates a separate Managed Server, bi_server1, along with the Admin Server. You should also use this installation type if you have a previous version of BI Publisher installed.

     This installation type is recommended for a production environment.

   • "Software Only Install" installs software binary files in an existing Middleware home for later configuration.

3. When the Oracle Business Intelligence Component Installation screen appears, select only the Business Intelligence Publisher option.

   Note: For detailed instructions on how to install Oracle BI Publisher, see the Installing and Configuring Oracle Business Intelligence guide.

4. When the installation and configuration finish, sign on to the WebLogic Admin Console and BI Server to make sure the servers are up and running by using the following URLs:

   http://host:port/console (WebLogic Admin Console)

   http://host:9502/xmlpserver (BI Publisher login page, port 9502 is the default port for "Enterprise Install" type)

5. Review the Certifications for any updates or additional requirements.

To configure an SSL connection between the EnterpriseOne HTML Server and Oracle BI Publisher server, see "Configuring an SSL Connection Between the EnterpriseOne HTML Server and Oracle BI Publisher Server for One View Reporting" in the JD Edwards EnterpriseOne Tools Security Administration Guide.