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Installation of Oracle Discoverer

The document provides steps to install Oracle Discoverer Desktop and Administrator editions on a Windows 64-bit system. It encounters an error as the software is 32-bit and meant for Windows 32-bit. The solution is to launch the installer using the win32 setup file and set compatibility mode for the executable files to Windows XP SP3. Additional steps are provided to complete the installation and configuration.

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Installation of Oracle Discoverer

The document provides steps to install Oracle Discoverer Desktop and Administrator editions on a Windows 64-bit system. It encounters an error as the software is 32-bit and meant for Windows 32-bit. The solution is to launch the installer using the win32 setup file and set compatibility mode for the executable files to Windows XP SP3. Additional steps are provided to complete the installation and configuration.

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Installation of Discoverer

Oracle Discoverer is a dying Business Intelligence tool. Recently I ran into the following
error when I was installing Oracle BI Discoverer Desktop and Discoverer Administrator
11.1.1.3.0 software to my PC. My PC runs Windows 7 on 64 bit.

Discoverer Desktop Edition and Administrator Edition are 32 bit applications.

Error:
ERROR: The shiphome you are trying to install is not the proper shiphome for the
current platform.
The shiphome is for Microsoft Windows (32-bit) platform.
Try downloading the appropriate shiphome for current platform or contact Oracle
Support.

Solution:
Below is a workaround to install and run this application on a Windows 64-bit
workstation. Please do note that this doesn't make Discoverer certified on 64 bit
platforms.
a) Launch the installer using setup.exe from directory ->
\Disk1\install\win32\setup.exe instead of \Disk1\setup.exe

b) After install, right-click the Oracle Discoverer Administrator and Desktop


executables (\ora_home\bin\dis51adm.exe and \ora_home\bin\dis51usr.exe) and
select Properties -> Compatibility, enable "Run this program in compatibility
mode" property and set its value to "Windows XP (Service Pack 3).

Step1: Install the discoverer by using the DVD, it will create two folders at c:\orant.
a) BIN
b) DISCVR4
Step2: Rename these above two folders with specific names and copy the same folders
from other DVD and paste at same place.

Step3: Copy oracle_prod, prod, prod_prod files at c:\orant\SECURE.

Step4: After installation, go to Oracle Discoverer Desktop - Tools -Options


Connection and make the entry like below
Select the Radio button Connect to applications EULS
Gateway ID: applsyspub/pub
FNDNAM: apps.

Step5: Copy the TNSNAMES.ORA AND SQLNET.ORA files


at c:\orant\net80\admin path.

Step6: Make the entries at My ComputerProperties-AdvancedEnvironment


Variables
Click on Add
Variable Name: FND_TOP and Variable Value: c:\orant
Variable Name: FND_SECURE and Variable Value: c:\orant\secure.

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