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For more information about the minimum versions required by Discoverer Plus, see the Release Notes.
To check that the browser has the required Java Plug-in, type about:plugins into the browser. You should see an entry for the installed Java plug-in in the
Installed plug-ins page.
For more information about starting Discoverer Plus, see Section 2.7, How to start
Discoverer Plus .
Notes
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If single sign-on is enabled, you are first asked to authenticate as a Oracle Single Sign-On or Oracle Access Manager user before a Discoverer connections page is
displayed.
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If single sign-on is not enabled, Discoverer end users are asked to enter a database password when they select a private connection.
Note : A Discoverer connection stores login information.
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To start Discoverer Plus in Microsoft Internet Explorer, you must have the Security level set no higher than Medium or custom equivalent that is, using the Security
dialog in Microsoft Internet Explorer.
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If a Security Warning dialog is displayed when you start Discoverer, click Yes to install and start the JVM. If you have previously configured the machine to always
trust content from Oracle Corporation, this dialog is not displayed.
Note : Discoverer Viewer requires no additional software to be installed on the
client machine.
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If the Discoverer initialization takes longer than the session timeout for example, you might be accessing Discoverer over a slower network, increase the Timeout
value in the pref.txt file on the middle tier and apply the preferences. For more information, see
Section 9.6, List of Discoverer user preferences .
2.7 How to start Discoverer Plus
You start Discoverer Plus to enable you to manage and edit Discoverer worksheets. To start Discoverer Plus:
1.
Start a Web browser and enter the Discoverer Plus URL containing the fully qualified host name including port number if required used by your own Oracle
installation.
For example: http:host.domain:portdiscovererplus
where:
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host.domain is the server name and domain on which the Oracle HTTP Server is installed
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port is the port number typically 7777 on which Discoverer is installed For information on finding out the default Discoverer port number, see
Section 4.8, How to view ports used by Fusion Middleware .
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discovererplus is the URL command that starts Discoverer Plus The Connect to Oracle BI Discoverer page is displayed.
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Figure 2–1 Connect to Oracle BI Discoverer page
Note : Connections are only displayed if the Oracle Business Intelligence
installation is associated with an Oracle Internet Directory and with the two database schemas that Discoverer requires the PStore and Portlet Provider
schemas. If single sign-on is enabled, you are first asked to authenticate as a Oracle Single Sign-On or Oracle Access Manager user.
2.
Do one of the following:
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Select a connection in the Connection column. Tip:
If no connections are displayed in the Connection column, you must
create a connection before continuing. For more information about creating private connections, see Oracle Fusion Middleware Users Guide for Oracle
Business Intelligence Discoverer Plus. You can also use public connections that have been created by the Discoverer manager for more information, see
Section 3.6, How to create public connections .
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Enter login details directly using the Connect Directly area, and click Go.
Discoverer Plus starts after first installing any required plug-ins.
2.8 How to start Discoverer Plus over HTTP in Microsoft Internet Explorer for the first time on a Windows client machine
To start Discoverer Plus in Microsoft Internet Explorer for the first time on a Windows client machine:
1.
Start Discoverer Plus for more information, see Section 2.7, How to start
Discoverer Plus .
2.
Depending on the software installed on the client machine, you might have to download and install a Java Virtual Machine JVM for example, Java Plug-in. If
you are not prompted to download and install a JVM, go straight to step 7.
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Tip : If the JVM installation process fails, close down extraneous processes on the
client machine, then re-try. If you must download and install a JVM, the Security Warning dialog is displayed.
3. Click Yes to start the plug-in download and display the License Agreement page.
4. Select the Typical setup option and click Accept to start the installation.
When the installation is complete, the Java Runtime Environment - Complete page is displayed.
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5. Click Finish to close the installation wizard.
The Security Warning dialog is displayed.
6. Click Yes to accept the security certificate and start Discoverer Plus.
Note : If you do not want to display the Warning - Security dialog every time a
new Discoverer Plus applet is installed on the client machine, click Always. The Workbook Wizard dialog is displayed.
7. Follow the instructions on the Workbook Wizard dialog.
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You are now running Discoverer Plus.
2.9 How to start Discoverer Plus over HTTP in Netscape Navigator for the first time on a Windows client machine
To start Discoverer Plus in Netscape Navigator for the first time on a Windows client machine:
1.
Start Discoverer Plus for more information, see Section 2.7, How to start
Discoverer Plus .
Depending on the software installed on the client machine, you might have to download and install a Java Virtual Machine JVM for example, Java Plug-in. If
you are not prompted to download and install a JVM, go straight to step 12.
If the client browser machine does not have a JVM installed and you need to install a JVM, Discoverer launches an empty applet browser window.
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2.
Click anywhere in the empty applet browser window to display the Sun Developer Network download page for JVMs in a separate browser window.
3.
In the browser window containing the Sun Developer Network download page for JVMs, select the Download JRE link to display the Download page.
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4. Select the Accept License Agreement option.
5. In the Windows Platform area, select the Windows Installation, Multi-language
link to display the Opening JVM file dialog.
6. Select the Save it to disk option and click OK.
7.
Navigate to a temporary directory on the client browser machine for example, d:\temp\ then click Save.
When the file download is complete the Netscape Download Manager dialog is displayed, containing the status of the download.
8.
Close the Netscape Download Manager dialog.
9.
Using a Windows Explorer dialog, navigate to the temporary directory that you selected in step 7, and double click the downloaded file for example,
d:\temp\jre-1_5_0_06-windows-i586-p-iftw.exe to start the JVM installation wizard and display the License Agreement page.
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10. Select the Typical setup option and click Accept to start the installation.
When the installation is complete, the Java Runtime Environment - Complete page is displayed.
11.
Click anywhere in the empty applet browser window to start Discoverer Plus.
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When the Discoverer Plus applet is initialized and cached, the Workbook Wizard dialog is displayed.
12.
Follow the instructions on the Workbook Wizard dialog.
You are now running Discoverer Plus.
2.10 How to start Discoverer Plus over HTTP in Netscape Navigator for the first time on a UNIX client machine
To start Discoverer Plus in Netscape Navigator for the first time on a UNIX client machine:
1.
Install a JVM on the client browser machine, as follows:
a.
Start a Web browser and go to the following URL:
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http:java.sun.comproductsarchivej2se5.0_ 06index.html
b. Select the DOWNLOAD link in the JRE column for the Download J2SE v
