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Product overview Assumptions Physical configuration options Components of the installation package Plan your installation How to use this document Prerequisites to upgrade (upgrade only) Migrate the database (upgrade only) Prepare the environment on the application server for installation or upgrade Information to collect before you begin Database server Application server Prepare the application server Required privileges for the database server Required privileges for the application server Set the default file creation umask Unpack the installation files into the installation directory Add the database TNSNAMES entry Set up the application database account (installation only) Set up the Topic Workflow database account (optional, installation only) Set up the test data database account (installation only) Apply upgrade scripts to Empirica Signal 7.3 or 8.0.x schemas (upgrade only) Install MGPS Install the RGPS add-on package to the R library Install and configure the X Windows Virtual Frame Buffer (Xvfb) Modify the default Oracle WebLogic Server configuration files Add the TopicsServer to a previous Signal 8.0 installation (upgrade only) Create Managed Server Set Up Data Source Apply JRF Template Configure the Empirica Signal and Empirica Topics Oracle WebLogic Server instances Start WebLogic and the Node Manager Configure database credentials Create the Empirica Topics user on the WebLogic server Store the Empirica Signal database and Empirica Topics credentials in Oracle Enterprise Manager Set up permissions for the credential store Update permissions for the credential store (upgrade from Empirica Signal 8.0 only) Set up the Empirica Signal software Set up the Empirica Signal properties files Set up the webvdme.properties file for Empirica Signal Set up the webvdme.properties file for Empirica Topics Set up the listener.properties file Set up the report_listener.properties file Set up the webvdme-fonts.properties file Set up the log4j.properties file for Empirica Signal Set up the log4j.properties file for Empirica Topics Set up the ldap.properties file Preserve custom home pages, images, and release notes from a previous release (upgrade only) Make the Release Notes available in the application Deploy the Empirica application Create the Empirica Signal deployment on the WebLogic server Create the Empirica Topics web service deployment on the WebLogic server Set up the Topics web service security policy Post-installation configuration Set the passwords of the system and admin users (installation only) Configure the Empirica Signal software Install report data (installation only) Import the Sample Topic Workflow Configuration (installation only) Upgrade from release 8.1, 8.1.0.1, or 8.1.0.2 to 8.1.1 Required privileges for the application server Unpack Empirica Signal 8.1.1 files into the installation directory Apply upgrade scripts to Empirica Signal schemas Install the RGPS add-on package to the R library (upgrade from 8.1 or 8.1.0.1 only) Set up the Empirica Signal properties files Restore site-specific properties files Modify webvdme.properties file (upgrade from 8.1 or 8.1.0.1 only) Modify the listener.properties file (upgrade from 8.1 or 8.1.0.1 only) Preserve the WebLogic deployment files Preserve custom home pages, images, and release notes from a previous release Make the Release Notes available in the application Deploy the Empirica Signal application Deploy the EmpiricaTopics web service Configure the Empirica Signal software for RGPS (upgrade from 8.1 or 8.1.0.1 only) Troubleshooting Issue: An error occurs when you try to log in because the application cannot connect to the database Issue: The password for the OPSS database account changes Issue: The password for the MDS account changes Single sign-on (SSO) Set up Oracle Access Manager (OAM) Get the application server ready for Empirica Signal with WebLogic 12c About getting the application server ready for Empirica Signal with WebLogic 12c Prerequisites Set environment variables Install WebLogic 12c Install Oracle ADF Runtime 12c Install Oracle Fusion Middleware Repository Creation Utility (RCU) and create repositories Set up WebLogic domain 12c Create and configure WebLogic domain 12c Create a boot identity file Create the nodemanager.properties file 12c Start WebLogic and the Node Manager Create a data source for credential access Configure SSL Get the application server ready for the Empirica Signal application with WebLogic 11g About getting the application server ready for Empirica Signal with WebLogic 11g Install WebLogic Install Oracle ADF Runtime Install RCU and create repositories Set up the WebLogic domain Set environment variables Create and configure the WebLogic domain Create the nodemanager.properties file Start WebLogic and the Node Manager Create a data source for credential access Associate the credential store with the data source Restart the SignalServer and TopicsServer managed servers Configure SSL