Configuring the Oracle Enterprise Repository System Settings to Enable Reporting

15-6 Oracle Fusion Middleware Configuration Guide for Oracle Enterprise Repository 1. Connect to the Oracle Enterprise Repository instance, which is functioning properly.

2. In the assets tab, enter a keyword into the search box, and then click Search.

To run the Search Criteria: 1. Log into BI Publisher as the OER user. 2. Browse the Shared Folders for OER.

3. Locate Search Criteria and click View to view the report.

4. Leave the From and To parameters as is. Click the View button to run the report.

5. Click Link to the Report, and then select Current Page from the menu that

appears. A dialog that contains a URL to the report running in BI Publisher is displayed. The URL is of the format: http:HOSTNAME:PORTxmlpserverOERSearch+CriteriaSearch+Criteria.xdo 6. A portion of the URL must be copied into the Oracle Enterprise Repository System Settings. The Portion is restricted to the folder containing the reports. This should be of the form: http:HOSTNAME:PORTxmlpserverOER

7. Copy this value to the System Setting Report Server URL

oracle.reports.server.url.

15.6 Configuring the Oracle Enterprise Repository System Settings to Enable Reporting

Oracle Enterprise Repository contains a report page with a series of links to a set of reports. These reports are hosted by a BI Publisher instance, which must be installed and configured to host the reports. All of the links in the Oracle Enterprise Repository Reports page are incomplete following an Oracle Enterprise Repository installation. There is a System Setting that provides the protocol, hostname, port, web application name, and parent directory for all of the report links. The System Setting must be configured prior to running any reports. To configure the system settings, perform the following steps: 1. Log into Oracle Enterprise Repository as a user with the System Administrator or the Admin role.

2. In Oracle Enterprise Repository Adminsitration page, click System Settings.

3. In the Search text box, enter report to filter the list of System Settings.

4. In the Reports section, set the System Setting Enable Reports

cmee.reports.enabled to True.

5. Set the System Setting Report Server URL oracle.reports.server.url to

the value determined by the Link to the report-Current Page steps in section Section 15.5, Validating the Installation and Configuration of BI Publisher . If the Report Server URL property is not properly configured, then the Reports page displays the following message: Please set the system setting for Report Server URL. Reports cannot be run until this has been properly set. 6. Save the System Settings. Configuring BI Publisher Enterprise Server 15-7 7. Validate that the System Settings have been configured properly by navigating to the Reports section. 8. Run the Search Criteria report. It is the ninth report in the Asset Portfolio Management section of the reports. If the browser does not retain an active session to BI Publisher, then the BI Publishers Login screen is displayed. After you have successfully logged into BI Publisher, the report is displayed. Running the report opens a new browser window to the URL for BI Publisher. Comparing the URL generated by Oracle Enterprise Repository to the URL generated by BI Publisher should be an aid in diagnosing any configuration errors of the Report Server URL System Setting. 9. Repeat the steps mentioned in this section, until the report runs successfully. If the report returns with No Search Results Found, then run some keyword searches in the Assets tab of Oracle Enterprise Repository.

15.7 Configuring the Oracle Enterprise Repository System Settings to Allow Authenication Proxying