About configuring Oracle Analytics authentication

Before you start Oracle Analytics configuration, gather the following information.

• Oracle Database password for the Oracle Empirica Signal schema.
• Password for the Topics.rpd file.
• Password for the RPD connection database user.

During Oracle Analytics installation, replace each variable that you encounter in the instructions and record the new value as follows:

Name	Value
Linux server name	<Linux server name>
Linux non-privileged username	<Linux non-privileged username>
MIDDLEWARE_HOME	Full path to the Oracle Fusion Middleware Home, similar to .../u01/app/oracle/Middleware/Oracle_Home
ADMIN_USER	Oracle WebLogic Server administrator user name
ADMIN_PASS	Oracle WebLogic Server administrator password
DB_USER	Oracle Database user for the Oracle Empirica Signal schema
DB_PASS	Oracle Database user password for the Oracle Empirica Signal schema
SIGNAL_DB_CONNECT	Oracle Empirica Signal database TNS-style connection string, similar to jdbc:oracle:thin:@//<DB host URL>:<DB port>/<DB service name>
RPD_CONN_USER	User name for the RPD connection database user
RPD_CONN_PASS	Password for the RPD connection database user
RPD_CONN_DATASOURCE	TNS-style connection string for the RPD, similar to: (DESCRIPTION=(ADDRESS=(PROTOCOL=TCP)(HOST=<DB host URL>)(PORT=<DB port>))(CONNECT_DATA=(SERVICE_NAME=<DB service name>)))
DOMAIN_NAME	Oracle Analytics domain name, such as bi
ADMIN_PORT	Oracle Analytics admin port, such as 9500
BI_PORT	Oracle Analytics port, such as 9502

Note:

Replace any tags of the <replaceDir> type with corresponding directory paths.

To access Oracle Empirica Topics reports in Oracle Analytics using your Oracle Empirica Signal password, you must install and configure the authentication plug-in.