Installing, Configuring, & Using Oracle Application Server 10g
Forms and Reports Services 10g (9.0.4)
For Solaris Operating Environment
Purpose
This guide provides
information on how to install and configure Oracle Application Server 10g
(10gAS) Forms and Reports Services on the Sun SPARC Solaris platform. 10gAS
needs to be installed in order to deploy Oracle forms over the web in a
customer/end-user type of environment. Prior to using Oracle forms in this
manner, forms (references to "forms" includes reports as well) must be
converted to a Forms 9i/10g state or must be originally developed as a 9i/10g
form. This guide does not cover the forms conversion or development process,
and does not cover Application Server administration. Further, this guide does
not cover the upgrade process from Oracle9iAS to 10gAS.
Background
Forms Services, which
enables the viewing of forms over the web, is available as a standalone
installation under the 10g product line. Forms Services still falls under the
Enterprise Edition of Application Server with respect to price and licensing,
but there is no need to perform a complete Application Server installation.
Previous versions of
Oracle's Application Server required the Business Intelligence and Forms
installation option and the installation of an infrastructure along with an
application server. The installation process using this release is much simpler
and more streamlined. There is no infrastructure requirement, and the control
of forms services can still be managed via a web interface using Oracle
Enterprise Manager.
Forms may be converted or
developed using Oracle9i Developer Suite or Oracle Developer Suite 10g. If your
forms are already in a 9i state, no work is required to upgrade or modify them
for use with 10gAS.
If all you wanted out of
Oracle9iAS was the ability to run forms on the web without the overhead of
numerous other unused features found in Oracle9iAS, you can simply abandon your
previous Oracle9iAS installation and use the Forms and Reports Services 10g
(9.0.4) version of Oracle Application Server. If you have other applications
that depend upon your Oracle9iAS installation (applications using Single
Sign-on, as an example), then you must install the full version of Oracle
Application Server 10g.
Installation overview
The installation process for
10gAS is a one-step procedure. In a single sitting, you can install everything
you need to view and use 9i/10g compatible forms over the web. Very little
input is required on your part, and the Oracle Universal Installer (OUI) checks
to see if several requirements are met before the installation begins.
Post-installation tasks (covered later) instruct you on how to configure the
application server for use.
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If you prefer to keep
installed products inventory information completely separate from one
another, rename the oraInst.loc file in /var/opt/oracle before starting the installation
and the OUI will assume this is the first Oracle product being installed on
your machine. When working with other Oracle products, switch the oraInst.loc
files so the OUI will be able to read installed product information for other
products.
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References
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Oracle® Application Server 10g, Forms and Reports Services
Installation Guide 10g (9.0.4) for Solaris Operating Environment, December
2003, Part No. B12246-01
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Oracle® Application Server 10g, Forms and Reports Services
Release Notes 10g (9.0.4) for Solaris Operating Environment, December 2003,
Part No. B12247-02
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Oracle® Application Server Forms Services, Deployment Guide
10g (9.0.4), September 2003, Part No. B10470-01
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Oracle® Application Server 10g, Administrator's Guide 10g
(9.0.4), November 2003, Part No. B10376-01
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Oracle® Forms, Migrating Forms Applications from Forms 6i
10g (9.0.4), For Windows and UNIX, September 2003, Part No. B10469-01
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