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Oracle® Fusion Middleware Installation Guide for Oracle Forms and Reports 11g Release 2 (11.1.2.1.0) E23960-03

Oracle Forms and Reports Components

Oracle Forms
Oracle Forms is a component of Oracle Fusion Middleware used to develop and deploy Forms applications. The Forms applications provide a user interface to access Oracle Database in an efficient and tightly-coupled way. The applications can be integrated with Java and web services to take advantage of service oriented architectures (SOA).

Oracle Forms consists of the following: –
Oracle Forms Builder - used to develop and compile Forms applications.
Oracle Forms Server - a server component used to deploy the applications.

Note: During the installation, you will have the option to install only Oracle Forms Server or both Oracle Forms Server and Oracle Forms Builder (Oracle Forms Builder cannot be installed without Oracle Forms Server).

Oracle Reports

Oracle Reports enables businesses to give immediate access to information to all levels within and outside of the organization in a scalable and secure environment.
You can rapidly develop and deploy sophisticated Web and paper reports against any data source (including an Oracle database, JDBC, XML, and text files).
You can publish your reports in a variety of formats (including HTML, XML, PDF, etc to to any destination (including e-mail, Web browser, Oracle Portal, and file system)

Oracle Reports consists of the following: –
Oracle Reports Builder - used to develop and compile your applications.
Oracle Reports Server - a server component used to deploy the applications.


Oracle Forms and Reports, Oracle Enterprise Manager and Oracle HTTP Server are also included and can be installed and configured if you choose

Oracle Forms and Reports Installation Types

Install and Configure
·         Installs the product binaries in an Oracle home directory
·         Creates and configures a working instance in an Oracle instance directory. 
·         The common product binaries are also copied to the oracle_common directory.

If you choose to install and configure OEM during the installation and configuration process, you should be able to begin managing your products using the Administration Console or EM after the installation and configuration are completed.


Install Software - Do Not Configure
·         Installs the software binaries in an Oracle home directory.
·         Common product binaries in the oracle_common directory.
·         You must then manually run the Configuration Tool from the bin directory inside your Oracle home to configure your components before you can use them.

This option is commonly used to quickly create multiple instances of the software that share a common disk, or to install the software and immediately apply a patch set to the installation before the software is configured.


Oracle Forms and Reports Configuration Types

Configure For Deployment
·         Install and configure all components.
·         "Oracle Forms and Reports Components" by creating a new WebLogic Server domain, extending a domain, or expanding a cluster.
This option allows you to secure your Oracle Forms and Reports installation with Identity Management.

Configure For Development
·         Install and configure all components except for Oracle HTTP Server and OEM.


Securing Oracle Forms and Reports With Identity Management

If you want to have your Oracle Forms and Reports installation protected by an Identity Management tier, you must choose one of the following:
·         "Securing Oracle Forms and Reports With Oracle Access Manager 11g
·         "Securing Oracle Forms and Reports With Your Existing Oracle Single Sign-On 10g
·          "Integrating Oracle Forms and Reports With Identity Management".



To install and configure Oracle Internet Directory with Oracle Access Manager:

 1. Install Oracle Identity and Access Management
 2. Configure a WebLogic Server domain for Oracle Access Manager.
 3. Integrate Oracle Access Manager with Oracle Internet Directory                                                                                                                                                                                        

Securing Oracle Forms and Reports With Your Existing Oracle Single Sign-On 10g

Oracle Forms and Reports can be protected with an existing Oracle Internet Directory (OID) with Oracle Single Sign-On (SSO) 10g.

Integrating Oracle Forms and Reports With Identity Management

After your Oracle HTTP Server instance is configured, it is automatically integrated with your Oracle Internet Directory/Oracle Single Sign-On 10g or Oracle Internet Directory/Oracle Access Manager 11g automatically configured.

Road Map: Oracle Forms and Reports Installation and Configuration Flowchart


           


Install Oracle Forms and Reports configured for development instead of deployment, the topology would be slightly different. OEM and Oracle HTTP Server are not installed, and no Managed Servers are created; your products are deployed directly into the Administration Server.



Installing and Configuring Oracle Forms and Reports

Preparing to Install Before you begin

·         Reviewing System Requirements and Specifications
·         Reviewing Certification Information
·         Reviewing Interoperability and Compatibility
            Before performing any upgrade or installation you should read the Oracle Fusion Middleware Interoperability and Compatibility Guide for Oracle Forms and Reports.
·         Understanding Oracle Fusion Middleware Concepts
·         Obtaining the Oracle Fusion Middleware Software
            The installer for a certified version of Oracle WebLogic Server.
            The installer for Oracle F-R.
            Secure your Oracle F-R installation with Identity Management, you can also download Oracle Internet Directory with Oracle Access Management

·         Installing Oracle Forms and Oracle Reports on Separate Servers

Oracle F-R must be installed inside a Middleware home directory, which is created when Oracle WebLogic Server is installed.
Oracle F-R must be installed in its own Middleware home directory that it does not share with any other Oracle Fusion Middleware products.

·         Installing Oracle Forms and Reports in a New Middleware Home
·          Installing Oracle Forms and Reports as a Non-Default User
           
            On Windows operating systems, the user must be a member of the Windows "Admin" group. This gives the user the proper permissions required to start and stop processes after the installation, including the Builders.

Installing Oracle WebLogic Server

Oracle F-R requires Oracle WebLogic Server, which creates the Middleware home directory during installation.

Planning Your Middleware Home Location for Oracle Reports (Windows Only)

If you are going to install Oracle Reports on a Windows operating system, make sure the path to your Middleware home directory is not too long.

Downloading the Correct Installer for your Operating System
Finding Oracle WebLogic Server Installation Instructions

Stopping Node Manager Before Installing Oracle Forms and Reports (Windows Only)

If you are installing Oracle F-R on Windows OS, you must make sure that the Node Manager utility that was installed with Oracle WebLogic Server is stopped before you begin the installation.

1.     Verify the Oracle WebLogic Server Node Manager utility is stopped. If it is running, kill the process.
2.     Determine if the nodemanager.properties file is present in the WebLogic_ Home\common\nodemanager directory.
3.     If the nodemanager.properties file is not present, continue installing Oracle Forms and Reports.

Installing Oracle Identity and Access Management

Your Oracle F-R installation can be protected with Identity Management
If you choose to secure your Oracle F-M with Oracle Internet Directory and Oracle Access Manager, you must download and install these products if you do not already have them.

Oracle Identity and Access Management must be installed in a separate Middleware home directory from your Oracle Forms and Reports installation.

For performance reasons, Oracle recommends that Oracle Forms and Reports is installed on a separate machine from your Oracle Identity Management product.

Installing Oracle Forms and Reports

1-   Starting the Oracle Forms and Reports Installer
On Windows OS, double-click on the setup.exe file in the Disk1 directory.
On UNIX OS, use the runInstaller command: cd unpacked_archive_directory/Disk1 ./runInstaller

2-   Viewing the Installation Log Files
The installer writes logs files to the Oracle_Inventory_Location/log (on UNIX OS) or Oracle_Inventory_Location\logs (on Windows OS) directory
3-   Configuring Your Oracle Inventory (UNIX Only)
Inventory Location Confirmation Run the createCentralInventory.sh script as root.

4-   Following the Installation Screens and Instructions some important are as follows.




Running the Configuration Tool for Oracle Forms and Reports

If you selected the Install Software - Do Not Configure option on the Installation Type screen, you must manually run the configuration tool to configure your components after they have been installed.


Starting the Configuration Tool
The configuration tool is located in the bin directory inside your Oracle home.
On UNIX operating systems: ORACLE_HOME/bin/config.sh
On Windows operating systems: ORACLE_HOME\bin\config.bat


Verifying Oracle Forms and Reports Installation and Configuration

Verifying the Installation Logs

On UNIX OS, Inventory file loc: $ORACLE_HOME/oraInst.loc

On Windows OS, the location for the inventory directory is C:\Program Files\Oracle\Inventory\logs.

Verifying the Domain Server Logs

Check the domain server logs in the servers directory inside the domain home directory.
UNIX  OS: DOMAIN_HOME/servers/server_name

Windows OS: DOMAIN_HOME\servers\server_name


Verifying the Installed Products and Product Versions

Check the products and product version numbers by running the opatch lsinventory -detail command from the $ORACLE_HOME/OPatch directory.

cd $ORACLE_HOME/OPatch
opatch lsinventory -detail


Verifying OPMN Status


(on UNIX OS) From the INSTANCE_HOME/bin Run the opmnctl status command
(on Windows OS) or INSTANCE_HOME\bin  directory in your instance home location.
$ ./opmnctl status
This information shows the components configured for this installation. The status "Alive" means the component is up and running.

$  opmnctl status -l  : to obtain a list of ports used by the components.

Checking Browser URLs

Administration Server Console http://host:port/console
Enterprise Manager Console http://host:port/em
EMAgent                      http://host:port/emd/main
Oracle Forms               http://host:port/forms/frmservlet 
Oracle Reports                         http://host:port/reports/rwservlet

Verifying the Administration Console

In Administration Console, Notice the domain name you created in the upper-right corner, immediately following the words "Connected to".


Verifying Oracle Fusion Middleware Control

Oracle Enterprise Manager Fusion Middleware Control


Deinstalling Oracle Forms and Reports

Oracle F-R deinstaller gives you the following software removal options, which should be performed in the order shown

Deinstall Unmanaged ASInstances

It removes instances of your system components not associated with a WebLogic domain.

Deinstall ASInstances managed by WebLogic Domain

It removes instances of your system components that are managed by a WebLogic domain.
Administration Server must be up and running in order to remove managed instances;

Note: You should choose this option if you have configured any Oracle Forms and Reports components, either by using the installer or the configuration tool.

Deinstall Oracle Home

It removes everything under the Oracle home from which the deinstaller is started and also gives you the option to remove the Oracle home directory.

Be sure that you have removed all unmanaged and managed instances of your system components and also stopped all the servers before you remove the Oracle home

deinstaller only removes the Oracle home directory from where it was started and does not remove any associated managed instances.

If you want to also remove Oracle WebLogic Server from your system, you must run the Oracle WebLogic Server uninstaller to do so.


Deinstalling the Software

1-     Removing Oracle Forms and Reports
2-     Removing Oracle WebLogic Server and WebLogic Server Domains
3-     Removing the Program Groups (Windows Only)
4-   Rebooting Your System (Windows Only)

Steps of Removing Oracle Forms and Reports

1)     Starting the Deinstaller
2)     Removing Your Managed Oracle Forms and Reports Instances
3)     Stopping Oracle Fusion Middleware
4)     Removing Your Oracle Forms and Reports Oracle Home
5)    Removing Your Oracle Common Home

Starting the Deinstaller

UNIX OS
cd ORACLE_HOME/oui/bin
./runInstaller.sh -deinstall
Windows OS
cd $ORACLE_ HOME\oui\bin
setup.exe –deinstall

you can also start the deinstaller from the Start menu by selecting Programs > Oracle Home - Home1 > Uninstall.

Removing Your Managed Oracle Forms and Reports Instances

All managed Oracle Instances must be removed from the system before you remove the Oracle home do above steps


Stopping Oracle Fusion Middleware

After you have removed all managed instances of your system components, you should stop all servers and processes before proceeding to remove the Oracle home

Removing Your Oracle Forms and Reports Oracle Home
After you have removed your managed instances and stopped the Administration Server, start the deinstaller again



Removing Your Oracle Common Home

deinstaller only removes the Oracle home from where it was started, removing the Oracle Forms and Reports Oracle home does not remove the Oracle Common home.

Oracle Common home directory contains its own deinstaller in oui/bin

To start the deinstaller
On UNIX
$ cd  MW_ HOME/oracle_common/oui/bin
./runInstaller    –deinstall    –jreLoc     <JRE_LOCATION>

On Windows
MW_ HOME\oracle_common\oui\bin
setup.exe    -deinstall   -jreLoc    <JRE_LOCATION>

Note: specify the absolute path to your JRE_LOCATION

When you installed Oracle WebLogic Server, a JRE was installed on your system. You can use this location (the location of the jre directory) to start the installer.

The default location for the JRE is MW_HOME/jdk160_ 24 on UNIX OS or MW_HOME\jdk160_24 on Win OS.



Removing the Oracle Home Directory Manually

On a Windows OS, if your Oracle Common home directory was C:\Oracle\Middleware\oracle_common,
goto C:\Oracle\Middleware directory, delete oracle_ common folder

UNIX operating system:
cd /home/Oracle/Middleware
rm -rf oracle_common

Removing Oracle WebLogic Server and WebLogic Server Domains

On a Windows operating system, if your Middleware home directory was
C:\Oracle\Middleware,
Goto C:\Oracle directory, delete Middleware folder

Removing Your Domains

On a Windows operating system, if your Domain home directory was C:\Oracle\Domains\FRDomain,
Goto C:\Oracle directory, Delete Domains folder

Removing the Program Groups (Windows Only)

On Windows OS, you must also manually remove the program groups from the Start Menu\Programs folder. Goto - C:\Documents and Settings\All Users\Start Menu\Programs:

Rebooting Your System (Windows Only)






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