Select the DOWNLOAD link in the JRE column for the Download J2SE v Select the Accept License Agreement option. Select the Save it to disk option and click OK. How to start Discoverer Viewer over HTTP

2-20 Oracle Fusion Middleware Configuration Guide for Oracle Business Intelligence Discoverer http:java.sun.comproductsarchivej2se5.0_ 06index.html

b. Select the DOWNLOAD link in the JRE column for the Download J2SE v

1.5.0_06 option for WindowsLinuxSolaris to display the Download page.

c. Select the Accept License Agreement option.

d. Select the appropriate Solaris or Linux link to display the Opening JVM file dialog. For example, for a Solaris client browser machine, you might select the 64-bit self-extracting file jre-1_5_0_06-solaris-sparcv9.sh link.

e. Select the Save it to disk option and click OK.

f. Navigate to a temporary directory on the client browser machine for example, tmp\ then click Save. When the file download is complete the Netscape Download Manager dialog is displayed, containing the status of the download. g. Close the Netscape Download Manager dialog. h. Using a file manager tool, navigate to the temporary directory that you selected in step f and execute the downloaded file for example, tmp\j2re-1_5_ 0_06-solaris-sparcv9.sh to start the JVM installation wizard and display the License Agreement page. i. Follow the instructions in the JVM installation wizard to install the JVM on the client machine. Starting Oracle BI Discoverer 2-21 2. Start Discoverer Plus for more information, see Section 2.7, How to start Discoverer Plus . 3. Wait for the Discoverer Plus applet to initialize. While the Discoverer Plus applet initializes, the Starting product: Discoverer Plus page is displayed. The Discoverer Plus applet is initialized and cached, then the Workbook Wizard dialog is displayed. You are now running Discoverer Plus.

2.11 How to start Discoverer Viewer over HTTP

You might start Discoverer Viewer if you have installed Oracle and want to test that Discoverer is working. To start Discoverer Viewer over HTTP: 1. Start a Web browser and enter the Discoverer Viewer URL containing the fully qualified host name including port number used by your own Oracle installation. For example: http:host.domain:portdiscovererviewer where: ■ host.domain is the server name and domain on which the Oracle HTTP Server is installed ■ HTTP 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 . ■ discovererviewer is the URL command that starts Discoverer Viewer The Connect to Discoverer Viewer page is displayed. 2-22 Oracle Fusion Middleware Configuration Guide for Oracle Business Intelligence Discoverer Figure 2–2 Connect to Discoverer Viewer page Note : 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: ■ 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 Viewer. 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 . ■ Enter login details directly using the Connect Directly area, and click Go. The Worksheet list page is displayed.

3. Select a worksheet in the Name column to display the workbook in Discoverer

Viewer. You are now running Discoverer Viewer. Notes ■ To start Discoverer Viewer over HTTPS, enter the Discoverer Viewer HTTPS URL for example, https:host.domain:HTTPS portdiscovererviewer. For more information about running Discoverer Viewer over HTTPS, see Section 2.5, About running Discoverer over HTTPS .

2.12 How to modify the URL that starts Discoverer