This chapter provides an overview of the Oracle Forms and Reports installation and configuration.
The following topics are covered:
Section 1.2, "Securing Oracle Forms and Reports With Identity Management"
Section 1.3, "Installation and Configuration Roadmap for Oracle Forms and Reports"
The following components are available for installation:
Oracle Forms
Oracle Forms Builder 12.2.1.1.0
Oracle Forms Deployment 12.2.1.1.0
Oracle Reports
Oracle Reports 12.2.1.1.0
Oracle HTTP Server 12.2.1.1.0
Oracle Common Configuration Infrastructure
CIE CAM Shared Config 12.2.1.1.0
Enterprise Manager Plugin for Forms 12.2.1.1.0
Infrastructure
Database Client Components 11.2.0.3.0
FMW Upgrade 12.2.1.1.0
OPatch 13.3.0.0.0
If you want to have your Oracle Forms and Reports installation protected by an Identity Management tier, you must secure Oracle Forms and Reports with Oracle Access Manager.
Note:
Your Oracle Forms and Reports installation can only be secured with Identity Management if you are configuring your components in deployment mode.This release of Oracle Forms and Reports supports Oracle Internet Directory11g (11.1.1.7 & 11.1.1.9) with Oracle Access Manager 11g Release 2 (11.1.2.2) and 11g Release 3 (11.1.2.3).
To install and configure Oracle Internet Directory with Oracle Access Manager, do the following:
Install Oracle Identity and Access Management.
If you want to install 11g Release 1, see "Installing Oracle Identity and Access Management" in Installation Guide for Oracle Identity Management.
If you want to install 11g Release 2, see "Installing and Configuring Oracle Identity and Access Management" in Oracle Fusion Middleware Installation Guide for Oracle Identity and Access Management.
Configure a WebLogic Server domain for Oracle Access Manager.
For 11g Release 1, see "Configuring Oracle Access Manager" in Installation Guide for Oracle Identity Management.
For 11g Release 2 or Release 3, see "Configuring Oracle Identity and Access Management Products" in Oracle Fusion Middleware Installation Guide for Oracle Identity and Access Management.
Integrate Oracle Access Manager with Oracle Internet Directory.
For 11g Release 1, see Appendix A, "Integrating Oracle Internet Directory with Oracle Access Manager".
For 11g Release 2 or Release 3, see "Integrating Oracle Internet Directory with Access Manager" in Oracle Fusion Middleware Integration Guide for Oracle Identity Management Suite.
If you have an existing Oracle Internet Directory with Oracle Single Sign-On, you can upgrade to Oracle Internet Directory with Oracle Access Manager as described in Chapter 5, "Upgrading Oracle Forms and Reports".
Table 1-1, "Tasks in the Oracle Forms and Reports Installation and Configuration Flowchart" shows the flow of a typical Oracle Forms and Reports installation and configuration.
Table 1-1 Tasks in the Oracle Forms and Reports Installation and Configuration Flowchart
| Task | Description | Optional | More Information |
|---|---|---|---|
|
Verify your system's environment. |
Ensure that your system environment meets the general installation requirements for Oracle Fusion Middleware and Oracle Forms and Reports. |
No |
Make sure you read all of the information in Section 2.1, "Preparing to Install". |
|
Use Identity Management? |
If you want Oracle Forms and Reports to be protected by an Identity Management tier then you must have Oracle Internet Directory up and running. Be sure to choose the Deployment configuration mode and then choose to install Oracle HTTP Server during the installation. |
Yes |
For more information about installing Oracle Internet Directory with Oracle Access Manager 11g, see Section 1.2.1, "Securing Oracle Forms and Reports With Oracle Access Manager 11g". |
|
Obtain the software. |
Obtain all necessary software to install and configure Oracle Forms and Reports. |
No |
To see the software required to install Oracle Forms and Reports, see Section 2.1.5, "Obtaining the Oracle Fusion Middleware Software". For information on which software you should download and where to obtain the software, refer to Oracle Fusion Middleware Download, Installation, and Configuration Readme Files. |
|
Install Oracle WebLogic Server (FMW Infrastructure) and create an Oracle home. |
Oracle Forms and Reports requires an Oracle home directory for installation and a WebLogic Server domain during configuration. |
No |
Only specific versions of Oracle WebLogic Server are supported. Review the Oracle Fusion Middleware certification document on the Oracle Fusion Middleware Supported System Configurations page. For installation instructions, see Section 2.2, "Installing Oracle WebLogic Server (FMW Infrastructure)". |
|
Start the Oracle Forms and Reports installer. |
Start the Oracle Forms and Reports installer to install the software. |
No |
First, read and understand the following sections: When you are ready to begin, see Section 2.4.2, "Starting the Oracle Forms and Reports Installer". |
|
Install Oracle Forms and Reports. |
Install the components using Oracle Universal Installer. |
No |
Follow the steps detailed in Section 2.4.5, "Installing Using Oracle Universal Installer". |
|
Run Repository Creation Utility |
Create Oracle Fusion Middleware database schemas. |
No |
Follow the steps detailed in Section 2.4.6, "Repository Creation Utility". |
|
Configure Oracle Forms and Reports Using the Configuration Wizard |
Use Configuration Wizard to configure your components. |
No |
Follow the steps detailed in Section 2.4.7, "Configuring Forms Using the Configuration Wizard" and Section 2.4.9, "Configuring Form Builder Standalone 12c Using the Configuration Wizard". |
|
Verify your environment. |
Verify that your installation and configuration were successful. |
No |
For more information, see Chapter 3, "Verifying Oracle Forms and Reports Installation and Configuration". |