Installing Smart View

This topic contains links to instructions for installing Oracle Smart View for Office.

On-premises providers: Refer to the installation scenario you require in "Installing Smart View" in the Oracle Smart View for Office Installation and Configuration Guide. In the Help Center, select your Smart View release, then select Oracle Smart View for Office Installation and Configuration Guide, and then locate the "Installing Smart View" chapter.

Oracle Enterprise Performance Management Cloud:

Oracle Essbase cloud: See Download and Run the Smart View Installer

All providers: If you plan to use use drill-through reports or launch Smart View from the web application, you require a browser add-on. In the Help Center, select your Smart View release, then select Oracle Smart View for Office Installation and Configuration Guide, and then locate the "Installing Browser Add-ons" topic in the "Installing Smart View" chapter.

Also, take note of the information in Windows, Office, and Smart View Locale Settings when installing Smart View.

Windows, Office, and Smart View Locale Settings

On your Smart View client machine, the following locale settings should match:

  • Smart View language option

  • Microsoft Office language

  • Windows Regional Settings

  • Windows operating system

Running Smart View in a language other than the language of the machine's Windows operating system, system locale, or Office language, may result in incorrect data being returned. For example, if the Windows operating system, system locale, and Office language are English, and you run Smart View in Russian, reports or chart data may display incorrectly.

Ensure that on your Smart View client machine, the locale settings noted above match.