INSTALLING ORACLE FORMS AND REPORTS 11G

RELEASE 2

The following are instructions for installing Oracle Forms and Reports 11g Release 2
development environment under Windows 7 64-Bit edition. Oracle Forms and Reports 11g
requires the Oracle Fusion Middleware / WebLogic Server to be installed, configured and
running. A prior tutorial covered the basic steps for installing can be found
here: http://holowczak.com/installing-oracle-fusion-middleware-weblogic-server-11g
Downloading the Oracle Forms and Reports 11g R2 Software
The specific software used in this tutorial is the Windows 64-Bit flavor of Oracle Forms
and Reports 11gR2 (11.1.2.1.0). The download site
is: http://www.oracle.com/technetwork/developer-tools/forms/downloads/index.html


After downloading the ofm_frmrpts_win_11.1.2.0.0_64_disk1_1of1.zip ZIP file,
uncompress the ZIP file to create three new folders:
Disk1, Disk2 and Disk3 as shown below. The setup.exe file will be found in
the Disk1 folder.

Running the Installer for Oracle Forms and Reports 11g Release 2
Navigate to the Disk1 folder and double-click on the setup.exe program.


The installer will launch as shown below. If this is the first Oracle product to be installed, you
will be prompted to set up a local Installer Repository. Accept the defaults as provided and click
the Next> button to move to the next step.

The next screen is used to set up the Software Updates. If you have an Oracle Support login,
provide that information and then click on the Search For Updates.. button. Otherwise
select Skip Software Update and Click the Next> button to move to the next step.

For the Installation Type, click on the option to Install and Configure. Then click
the Next> button to move to the next step.

Prerequisite Checks are done next. For the most part this just checks to make sure the
appropriate operating system matches the installation type (64-bit Windows in this case). Click
the Next> button to move to the next step.

The installation location needs to match the directory used for the Oracle Fusion Middleware
(Weblogic Server) home. That location should be available on the list box for Oracle
Middleware Home Location. The Oracle Home Directory is the name given to the new
install of Forms and Reports. The rest of the parameters should be filled in automatically based
on the Oracle Middleware Home Location. Click the Next> button to move to the next step.

Select the Configuration Type. In this case we are selecting for Forms and
Reports Development. Select theConfigure for Development selection and click
the Next> button to move to the next step.

The next step is to select the Domain. Give the username and password for the Weblogic
server set during the install of Oracle Fusion Middleware / Weblogic Server. Use the suggested
ClassicDomain for the new Domain Name. The Domain Location should be a path WITH NO
Spaces in the entire path. Typically this will be located under the same user_projects folder
as the base_domain set up by the Oracle Fusion Middleware / Weblogic Server. Click
the Next> button to move to the next step.

For the Security Updates screen, supply the Oracle Support account name and password, then
click the Next>button to move to the next step.

On the Configure Environment screen, select all of the Builder and the Server components for
both Forms and Reports. Click the Next> button to move to the next step.

For the Port Configuration screen, select the Auto port Configuration option and click
the Next> button to move to the next step. The Auto port configuration will use free ports
starting with port 7002, 7003 etc.

For most installations a Proxy should not be required. If your installation requires a proxy
server, provide that information in the fields provided and click the Next> button to move to the
next step.

The Installation Summary is provided next. At this point the install can begin copying files so
click the Installbutton to get started.

Check on the progress. If there are any errors they will be printed in the log file indicated below
the Progress bar.

Installing Oracle Forms and Reports The Configuration Process
The Configuration process will start immediately after the software is installed. In the example
below the first step of Creating the domain failed so the configuration stops at this point (this is
just an example of one thing that might go wrong at this point).

When creating the Domain, make sure Node Manager (part of Oracle Fusion Middleware)
is not running. The Application Configuration wizard will launch it at the appropriate time. If the
Creating Domain step failed (as shown above) stop the Node Manager and retry the step by
clicking on the click the Retry button.
In the example below, the Node Manager was not running and so the domain was created and
the rest of the configuration steps proceeded normally.

Finally, the installation and configuration steps are all completed. Make a note of the
configuration options listed (such as ClassicDomain Port Number is 7003 ). Click on the
click the Finish button to exit the installer.


Oracle Classic Instance Start Menu Items
A number of shortcuts will be created on the Windows Start Menu.

To run the Oracle Forms Builder, navigate to:
Start -> Oracle Classic Instance asinst_1 -> Developer Tools ->
Forms Builder
To run the Oracle Reports Builder, navigate to:
Start -> Oracle Classic Instance asinst_1 -> Developer Tools ->
Start Reports Builder
To run a complied form, first start the Weblogic Admin Server for the Forms and Reports:
Start -> Oracle Classic Instance asinst_1 -> Start Weblogic Admin
Server
If the Weblogic Admin Server gives errors such as unable to bind to an address, you may need
to stop the Admin server that was running after installing the Fusion Middleware / Weblogic
Servers base_domain.

Developing with Oracle Forms and Reports 11g Release 2
To get started developing with Oracle Forms and Reports 11g, please visit
my Oracle 9i / 10g / 11g Developer Suite Forms and Reports Tutorial