Oracle Forms&Reports 12c Installation On Windows

Oracle Forms&Reports 12c Installation

On Windows

Author:

Abdellatif Abugharbieh

Date:

November 2015

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Contents
Assumptions...................................................................................................................... 3
Software ............................................................................................................................ 3
Setup ................................................................................................................................. 3
JDK Installation ................................................................................................................ 5
Weblogic Installation ........................................................................................................ 8
Oracle Forms and Reports 12c (12.2.1) Installation ....................................................... 13
Repository Configuration Utility (RCU) ........................................................................ 18
Create Domain ................................................................................................................ 25
Additional Configuration ................................................................................................ 36
Web Start ........................................................................................................................ 41

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Assumptions

You have a database with the AL32UTF8 character set.

Software
Download the required software from Oracle Technology Network.

Java Development Kit (I used 8u65 jdk-8u65-windows-x64.exe)

Fusion Middleware Infrastructure Installer (1.4G)
Oracle Forms and Reports 12c (12.2.1.0) (fmw_12.2.1.0.0_fr_win64_Disk1_1of1.zip)

Setup
Make sure the "C:\Windows\System32\drivers\etc\hosts" file contains correct entries for
both the "localhost" and real host names.
127.0.0.1
localhost
192.168.74.150 win2008

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Disable notifications from Control Panel -> User Accounts -> User Account Settings

Create directory c:\temp

Change default temp location to the c:\temp

Control Panel -> System -> Advanced system settings -> Environment
Variables
Edit both TEMP and TMP and change the value to c:\temp

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JDK Installation
Double click on jdk-8u65-windows-x64.exe
Click Next in the welcome screen

Keep the defaults, click Next

Click Next

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Click Close

Navigate to c:\program files\java

Copy c:\program files\java\jdk1.8.0_65 to c:\app\oracle and rename

the folder name to jdk.

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Add the environment variable JAVA_HOME

Control Panel -> System -> Advanced system settings -> Environment
Variables
Click New on the System variables.

Enter JAVA_HOME in the variable name, and c:\app\oracle\jdk in the

variable value and click OK

Find the system environment Path and click Edit

Add c:\app\oracle\jdk\bin; to the beginning of variable value.

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Weblogic Installation
Run the installer
C:\media> unzip fmw_12.2.1.0.0_infrastructure_Disk1_1of1.zip
C:\media> %JAVA_HOME%\bin\java -jar fmw_12.2.1.0.0_infrastructure.jar

Click the "Next" button on the welcome screen.

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Select the "Skip Auto Updates" options, then click the "Next" button.

Enter the middleware home ("c:\app\oracle\product\12.2.1") and click the "Next" button.

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Accept the "Fusion Middleware Infrastructure" option by clicking the "Next" button.

Wait for the prerequisite checks to complete. If everything is ok, click the "Next" button.

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Either enter your support details, or uncheck the security updates checkbox. Click the "Next"
button. If you chose not to receive security updates, click the "Yes" button on the warning dialog.

Click the "Install" button.

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Wait for the installation to complete, and then click the "Next" button.

Once the installation complete, click the "Finish" button.

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Oracle Forms and Reports 12c (12.2.1) Installation

c:\media> unzip fmw_12.2.1.0.0_fr_linux64_Disk1_1of1.zip
c:\media> setup_fmw_12.2.1.0.0_fr_win64.exe

Click the "Next" button on the Welcome screen.

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Select the "Skip Auto Updates" radio group, then click the "Next" button.

Enter the path for a previously installed 12.2.1 middleware home, then click the "Next"
button.

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Select the "Forms and Reports Deployment" option, then click the "Next" button.

If the prerequisites were successful, click the "Next" button.

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click the "Install" button.

Once the installation complete, click the "Next" button.

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click the "Finish" button.

Your installation is now complete.

Unlike previous versions, where the Forms and Reports Services installation automatically
created the domain, in 12c you need to create repository and configure domain manually.

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Repository Configuration Utility (RCU)

Start the Repository Configuration Utility (RCU).
C:\app\oracle\product\12.2.1\oracle_common\bin\rcu.bat

Click the "Next" button on the welcome page.

Accept the "Create Repository" and "System Load and Product Load" options by clicking the
"Next" button.

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Enter the database connection details and click the "Next" button.

If all the prerequisite checks are successful, click the "OK" button.

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Enter a schema prefix, select the components of interest and click the "Next" button. For Forms
and Reports Services, you should check the "Oracle Platform Security Services" option, which will
automatically select others.

If all the prerequisite checks are successful, click the "OK" button.

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Enter the credentials for the schemas and click the "Next" button.

Optionally the "Manage Tablespaces" button if you want, or accept the defaults by clicking the
"Next" button.

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Accept the tablespace creation confirmation by clicking the "OK" button.

Once the tablespaces are created click the "OK" button.

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click the "Create" button.

Wait while the repository creation finish.

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Exit the RCU by clicking the "Close" button.

The repository creation is complete.

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Create Domain
Launch the Configuration Wizard with the following command.
C:\app\oracle\product\12.2.1\oracle_common\common\bin\config.cmd

Accept the "Create a new domain" option, enter the domain name at the end of the "Domain
Location", then click the "Next" button. In this case my domain was called "frs", so the path I used
was "c:\app\oracle\config\domains\frs".

Select the required product templates and click the "Next" button. In this case, we need the
following, which will bring some dependencies with them.

Oracle Reports Server - 12.2.1 [ReportsServerComponent]

Oracle Reports Bridge - 12.2.1 [ReportsBridgeComponent]
Oracle Reports Application - 12.2.1 [reports]
Oracle Reports Tools - 12.2.1 [ReportsToolsComponent]
Oracle HTTP Server (Collocated) - 12.2.1 [ohs]
Oracle Forms - 12.2.1 [forms]

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Enter the application location and click the "Next" button. I used
"c:\app\oracle\config\applications\frs".

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Enter the admin name and password then click the "Next" button.

Enter the domain mode and JDK details, then click the "Next" button.

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Enter the repository database connection details and click the "Get RCU Configuration" button. If
the connection is successful, click the "Next" button.

If you used the same password for all schemas, click the "Next" button. If not, fill in the correct
passwords first.

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If all the connection tests were successful, click the "Next" button.

Select the "Managed Servers, Clusters and Coherence" and "System Components" options, then
click the "Next" button.

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Enter the details for one or more managed servers, then click the "Next" button.

accept the default cluster settings by clicking the "Next" button.

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accept the default managed server to cluster assignments by clicking the "Next" button.

Accept the default coherence configuration by clicking the "Next" button.

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accept the defaults by clicking the "Next" button.

Map AdminServer to AdminSeverMachine then click "Next" button.

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Click the "+ Add" button to add the OHS component (ohs1), then click the "Next" button.

Accept the default settings for the OHS Server component by clicking the "Next" button.

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Map the system components to the managed server that controls them. Click the "Next" button.

click the "Create" button.

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Once the domain is created, click the "Next" button.

Make a note of the Admin Server URL and click the "Finish" button.

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Additional Configuration
If you chose the "Production Mode" options for the domain, you will need to create a
"boot.properties" file for the scripts referred to later to work without credentials. Adjust
the DOMAIN_HOME and credentials appropriately.
C:\>mkdir C:\app\oracle\config\domains\frs\servers\AdminServer\security
C:\>echo username=weblogic> C:\app\oracle\config\domains\frs\servers\AdminServer\security\boot.properties
C:\>echo password=weblogic123>> C:\app\oracle\config\domains\frs\servers\AdminServer\security\boot.properties
C:\>mkdir C:\app\oracle\config\domains\frs\servers\WLS_FORMS\security
C:\>echo username=weblogic> C:\app\oracle\config\domains\frs\servers\WLS_FORMS\security\boot.properties
C:\>echo password=weblogic123>> C:\app\oracle\config\domains\frs\servers\WLS_FORMS\security\boot.properties
C:\>mkdir C:\app\oracle\config\domains\frs\servers\WLS_REPORTS\security
C:\>echo username=weblogic> C:\app\oracle\config\domains\frs\servers\WLS_REPORTS\security\boot.properties
C:\>echo password=weblogic123>> C:\app\oracle\config\domains\frs\servers\WLS_REPORTS\security\boot.properties

The "c:\app\oracle\config\domains\frs" directory now contains a script that can be used to

start the server. Remember to use the "&" if you want access to the command line to be
returned.

C:\app\oracle\config\domains\frs\startWebLogic.cmd

Once the server is started you can access the administrator console using the
"http://hostname:port/console" URL. Log in using the username and password provided in
the previous step.

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Start/Stop Weblogic
Use following commands to start/stop Weblogic:

# Start NodeManager
C:\app\oracle\config\domains\frs\bin\startNodeManager.cmd
# Start WebLogic Domain
C:\app\oracle\config\domains\frs\bin\startWebLogic.cmd
# Start the managed Servers
C:\app\oracle\config\domains\frs\bin\startManagedWebLogic.cmd WLS_FORMS
C:\app\oracle\config\domains\frs\bin\startManagedWebLogic.cmd
WLS_REPORTS

# Stop the managed Servers

C:\app\oracle\config\domains\frs\bin\stopManagedWebLogic.cmd WLS_FORMS
C:\app\oracle\config\domains\frs\bin\stopManagedWebLogic.cmd WLS_REPORTS
# Stop WebLogic Domain
C:\app\oracle\config\domains\frs\bin\stopWebLogic.cmd

HTTP Setup

Since OPMN is no longer used, starting the HTTP Server must be done using the
Enterprise Manager console as below.

Log into the Enterprise Manager console.

Click on the "Target Navigation" icon.
Expand the "HTTP Server" node.
Click on the "ohs1" instance.
The "ohs1" page has "Start Up" and "Shut Down" links at the top.

If you have any problems starting the OHS, start nodemanager and try again.
if HTTP Server fails to start even after starting nodemanager then try installing the
following windows patches:
http://www.microsoft.com/en-us/download/confirmation.aspx?id=30679
http://www.microsoft.com/en-us/download/details.aspx?id=16771
http://www.microsoft.com/en-us/download/details.aspx?id=2092

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The HTTP Server must be started once, for the directories associated with "ohs1" instance
to be created. The web tier is not configured by default, so you will need to do the
following.
Edit the "C:\app\oracle\product\12.2.1\forms\templates\config\forms.conf" file to contain
the following.
<Location /forms>
SetHandler weblogic-handler
WebLogicHost win2008
WebLogicPort 9001
</Location>

Edit the "C:\app\oracle\product\12.2.1\reports\conf\reports_ohs.conf" file to contain the

following.
<Location /reports>
SetHandler weblogic-handler
WebLogicHost win2008
WebLogicPort 9002
</Location>

Copy the config files to the "moduleconf" directory under the "ohs1" instance.
copy C:\app\oracle\product\12.2.1\forms\templates\config\forms.conf
C:\app\oracle\config\domains\frs\config\fmwconfig\components\OHS\instances\ohs1\moduleconf
copy C:\app\oracle\product\12.2.1\reports\conf\reports_ohs.conf
C:\app\oracle\config\domains\frs\config\fmwconfig\components\OHS\instances\ohs1\moduleconf

Restart the HTTP Server to take effect.

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Opening Forms builder:

C:\app\oracle\product\12.2.1\bin\frmbld.exe

Opening Reports builder:

You need to perform the following steps one time after installation in order to start reports
builder
1- Execute wlst.cmd from C:\app\oracle\product\12.2.1\oracle_common\common\bin
2- Connect to AdminServer.
connect("weblogic","weblogic_password","hostname:7001")
3- Run the following wlst command.
createReportsToolsInstance(instanceName='reptools1',machine='AdminServerMachine')
4- restart WLS_REPORTS
5- At this moment reports builder can be used:
C:\app\oracle\config\domains\frs\reports\bin\rwbuilder.bat

Create standalone reports server:

1- Execute wlst.cmd from C:\app\oracle\product\12.2.1\oracle_common\common/bin
2- Connect to the AdminServer.
connect("weblogic","weblogic_password","hostname:7001")
3- Run the following WLST command.
createReportsServerInstance(instanceName='my_server1',machine='AdminServerMachine')
4- At this point-in-time, the standalone reports server can be used.

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Start/Stop reports Server:

Standalone:
cd Domain home\bin
cd C:\app\oracle\config\domains\frs\bin
startComponent.cmd Reports Server Name
or
stopComponent.cmd Reports Server Name
in-process:
Execute any of the following URLs:
http://hostname:9002/reports/rwservlet/startserver
or
http://hostname:9002/reports/rwservlet/stopserver

The basic URLs of importance are shown below. Ports may vary between installations.

Console : http://localhost:7001/console (Console)

Enterprise Manager : http://localhost:7001/em (Enterprise Manager)
Forms http://localhost:9001/forms/frmservlet or
http://localhost:7777/forms/frmservlet
Reports http://localhost:9002/reports/rwservlet or http://localhost:7777/reports

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Web Start
Oracle Forms can easily be run using Java Web Start, freeing you from issues with
browser compatibility. For this to work, you need a Java 8 JRE installed on the PC. To run
using Web Start for the first time, simply issue the URL in the following form.
http://hostname:9001/forms/frmservlet?config=webstart
http://hostname:7777/forms/frmservlet?config=webstart

Depending on your browser, the Web Start version of the URL will either just run, or will
ask you to save a ".jnlp" file on your computer. Once saved, you can double click on the
file and it will launch Forms directly from the PC as a Web Start application, without
using a browser.

HTH
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