Set Up Oracle Business Intelligence Administration Tool

To use the Oracle Business Intelligence Administration Tool, each Definer must do the following on his or her local PC:

• Install Oracle Business Intelligence Client Tools in the location specified by the system administrator; this location must be specified in cdrconfig.xml; see the section on installing the client plug-in in the Oracle Life Sciences Data Hub Installation Guide.
• Insert the CD-ROM supplied by the system administrator.
• Ensure that cdrconfig.xml has the correct directory path for the Oracle BI Administration tool.
• In the Oracle BI Administration Tool, set up connectivity with the Oracle LSH database. See Set Up Database Connectivity for information.

• Add and set the following environment variables on the PC through advanced system properties:

  • ORACLE_HOME Enter the absolute path of the Oracle Home on your PC; for example:

    C:\Program Files\Oracle Business Intelligence Enterprise Edition Plus Client\oraclebi\orahome
    

  • ORACLE_INSTANCE Enter the absolute path to Oracle BI orainst1 on your PC; for example:

    C:\Program Files\Oracle Business Intelligence Enterprise Edition Plus Client\oraclebi\orainst
    

  • ORACLE_BI_APPLICATION You must enter the following value exactly:

    coreapplication