1. Visualizing Data and Building Reports in Oracle Analytics Cloud
  2. Report Data
  3. Managing Content
  4. Perform Advanced Catalog Management
  5. Download and Install Oracle Analytics Client Tools

Download and Install Oracle Analytics Client Tools

Download and install Oracle Analytics Client Tools to enable remote connections from reporting dashboards and analyses. In addition, you might use Model Administration Tool (one of the client tools available for Microsoft Windows) to edit a semantic model (.rpd file) that isn't supported by Semantic Modeler.

You install Oracle Analytics Client Tools on Windows or Linux platforms.
  • On Windows, the software pack installs the graphical user-interface version of Model Administration Tool , as well as command line utilities such as runcat.cmd (for catalog management).
  • On Linux, the software pack installs runcat.sh and datamodel.sh command line utilities.

Note:

Oracle updates Oracle Analytics Client Tools with each Oracle Analytics Cloud update. Make sure that you're using the latest update of Oracle Analytics Client Tools.
  1. Navigate to the download page for Oracle Analytics Client Tools.
  2. Click the latest Oracle Analytics Client Tools <Month Year> Update link to display the Oracle Software Delivery Cloud page.
  3. Click the Platforms down arrow, click All, then click outside of the drop-down list or press Enter.
  4. In the Software column of the table, select the download pack for the platform you want.
    • For Windows, select Oracle Analytics Client May2023-Win for (Microsoft Windows x64 (64-bit)), <Size in MB>.
    • For Linux, select Oracle Analytics Client May2023-Linux for (Linux x86-64), <Size in MB>.

    Make sure that other components are de-selected (for example, Data Gateway and Power BI Connector).

  5. Accept the Oracle Cloud Service License Agreement.
  6. Click Download to start Oracle Download Manager, and follow the on-screen instructions.
  7. When the download is complete, click Open Destination.
  8. Extract and run the Oracle installer from the downloaded ZIP file.

    For example, extract and run the installer file oac_client-<update ID>-win64.exe, and follow the on-screen instructions.

    To start the tools on Windows, go to your Windows Start menu, click Oracle Analytics Client Tools, and then select the name of the tool you want to use. For example, to edit your semantic model, click Model Administration Tool.

    On Linux, use the runcat.sh and datamodel.sh command line utilities. See Using Oracle Analytics Client Tools on Linux.