Installing Discoverer Administration Edition on Windows PC

Requirement: A Windows PC and establishing connection to the EBusiness Suite Edition.

Software : Download Discoverer 10.1.2 Administration Edition from the below site http://www.oracle.com/technology/software/products/ids/index.html

Installation Steps:

1. Run the Setup and Install the Desktop Edition.

2. Apply the latest certified Discoverer Administration Edition Patch

3. Set Windows Registry Settings as per Note 373634.1

4. Create a Secure Directory in the Discoverer Home. mkdir %ORACLE_HOME%/secure ; eg:ORACLE_HOME=D:\Discoverer10g\

5. Copy the DBC File from the EBusiness Suite Instance and place it in the secure directory.

6. Create a Windows System Variable FND_SECURE and with value D:\Discoverer10g\secure

7. Update %ORACLE_HOME%/network/admin/tnsnames.ora and include the EBusiness Suite Instance. The database name must match the two_task entry in the dbc file.

8. Make sure that the TNSPING Works.

Must Read : 373634.1 Using Discoverer 10.1.2 with Oracle E-Business Suite Release 12