Contents

Title and Copyright Information

Preface

• Audience
• Documentation Accessibility
• Related Documents
• Conventions

1 Installation and Configuration Overview

• 1.1 Oracle Forms and Reports Components
• 1.2 Securing Oracle Forms and Reports With Identity Management
  • 1.2.1 Securing Oracle Forms and Reports With Oracle Access Manager 11g
• 1.3 Installation and Configuration Roadmap for Oracle Forms and Reports

2 Installing and Configuring Oracle Forms and Reports

• 2.1 Preparing to Install
  • 2.1.1 Reviewing System Requirements and Specifications
  • 2.1.2 Reviewing Certification Information
  • 2.1.3 Reviewing Interoperability and Compatibility
  • 2.1.4 Understanding Oracle Fusion Middleware Concepts
  • 2.1.5 Obtaining the Oracle Fusion Middleware Software
  • 2.1.6 Installing Oracle Forms and Oracle Reports on Separate Servers
  • 2.1.7 Installing Oracle Forms and Reports in a New Oracle home
  • 2.1.8 Installing Oracle Forms and Reports as a Non-Default User
• 2.2 Installing Oracle WebLogic Server (FMW Infrastructure)
  • 2.2.1 Planning Your Oracle home Location for Oracle Reports (Windows Only)
  • 2.2.2 Downloading the Correct Installer for your Operating System
  • 2.2.3 Finding Oracle WebLogic Server (FMW Infrastructure) Installation Instructions
  • 2.2.4 Stopping Node Manager Before Installing Oracle Forms and Reports (Windows Only)
• 2.3 Installing Oracle Identity and Access Management
• 2.4 Installing and Configuring Oracle Forms and Reports
  • 2.4.1 Running the rootpre.sh Script on IBM AIX Operating Systems
  • 2.4.2 Starting the Oracle Forms and Reports Installer
  • 2.4.3 Viewing the Installation Log Files
  • 2.4.4 Configuring Your Oracle Inventory (UNIX Only)
  • 2.4.5 Installing Using Oracle Universal Installer
  • 2.4.6 Repository Creation Utility
  • 2.4.7 Configuring Forms Using the Config Wizard
  • 2.4.8 Configuring Reports Using the Configuration Wizard
    • 2.4.8.1 Provisioning a Machine
    • 2.4.8.2 Configure Reports Builder "Run to web"
  • 2.4.9 Configuring Form Builder Standalone 12c Using the Configuration Wizard

3 Verifying Oracle Forms and Reports Installation and Configuration

• 3.1 Verifying the Installation Logs
• 3.2 Verifying the Domain Server Logs
• 3.3 Verifying the Installed Products and Product Versions
• 3.4 Checking Browser URLs
  • 3.4.1 Verifying Fusion Middleware Control
• 3.5 Performing Basic Administration Tasks

4 Deinstalling Oracle Forms and Reports

• 4.1 Understanding Deinstallation
• 4.2 Deinstalling the Software
  • 4.2.1 Removing Oracle Forms and Reports
    • 4.2.1.1 Starting the Deinstaller
    • 4.2.1.2 Removing Your Managed Oracle Forms and Reports Instances
    • 4.2.1.3 Stopping Oracle Fusion Middleware
    • 4.2.1.4 Removing Your Oracle Forms and Reports Oracle Home
  • 4.2.2 Removing the Oracle Home Directory Manually
  • 4.2.3 Removing Oracle WebLogic Server and WebLogic Server Domains
    • 4.2.3.1 Removing the Oracle home Directory
    • 4.2.3.2 Removing Your Domains
  • 4.2.4 Removing the Program Groups (Windows Only)
  • 4.2.5 Rebooting Your System (Windows Only)
• 4.3 Reinstalling the Software

5 Upgrading from Oracle Forms or Reports 11g

• 5.1 Planning an Upgrade to Oracle Forms 12c (12.2.1)
• 5.2 Preparing to Upgrade to Oracle Forms 12c (12.2.1)
• 5.3 Upgrading to Oracle Forms 12c (12.2.1)
  • 5.3.1 Re-Configuring the 11g Domain using the WLS Reconfig Wizard
  • 5.3.2 Running the 12c Upgrade Assistant
• 5.4 Post-Upgrade Steps After Upgrading to Oracle Forms 12c (12.2.1)
• 5.5 Planning an Upgrade to Oracle Reports 12c (12.2.1)
• 5.6 Preparing to Upgrade to Oracle Reports 12c (12.2.1)
• 5.7 Upgrading to Oracle Reports 12c (12.2.1)
  • 5.7.1 Re-Configuring the 11g Domain using the WLS Reconfig Wizard
  • 5.7.2 Examine Phase
  • 5.7.3 Running the 12c Upgrade Assistant
• 5.8 Post-Upgrade Steps After Upgrading to Oracle Reports 12c (12.2.1)

A Silent Installation and Deinstallation for Oracle Forms and Reports

• A.1 Understanding Silent Installation and Deinstallation
• A.2 Using Oracle Forms and Reports Response Files
  • A.2.1 Using the Installation Response Files for Oracle Forms and Reports
    • A.2.1.1 Using the configure_only.rsp Response File Template
    • A.2.1.2 Using the install_only.rsp Response File Template
    • A.2.1.3 Using the install_and_configure.rsp Response File Template
  • A.2.2 Using the Deinstallation Response Files for Oracle Forms and Reports
    • A.2.2.1 Using the deinstall_managed_instances.rsp File
    • A.2.2.2 Using the deinstall_unmanaged_instances.rsp File
    • A.2.2.3 Using the deinstall_oh.rsp File

B Integrating Oracle Internet Directory with Oracle Access Manager

• B.1 Installing and Setting Up Required Components
• B.2 Defining Authentication in Oracle Access Manager for Oracle Internet Directory
• B.3 Managing Oracle Access Manager Policies that Rely on Your LDAP Store
• B.4 Validating Authentication and Access

C Troubleshooting

• C.1 General Troubleshooting Tips
• C.2 Installation and Configuration Log Files
  • C.2.1 Installation Log Files
  • C.2.2 Configuration Log Files
• C.3 Verifying Environment Variable Lengths for Oracle Reports (Windows Only)
• C.4 Need More Help?