Prerequisites to Create the Schema

• Create the Cryptographic Key, refer to the chapter Oracle Argus Safety Password Management—Cryptography Tool.
• A blank Oracle database instance is available.
• A DBA-privileged or a SYSTEM user account is available.
• The Oracle database is available from the machine where the DBInstaller is installed.
• Java is installed and JCE policy is applied. See Install Java.

Set database semantics to CHAR.

The Argus Safety Database requires the database semantics to be CHAR and not BYTE. Follow the steps below:

1. Log in to the database as the SYS user.
2. Execute: ALTER SYSTEM SET NLS_LENGTH_SEMANTICS=CHAR SCOPE=BOTH;
3. Shutdown and startup the database after applying the above statement.