HowToInstallOracleWarehouseBuilderIntoa12cDatabase(DocID1559046.

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InthisDocument
Goal
Solution
References

APPLIESTO:
OracleWarehouseBuilderVersion11.2.0.3andlater
Informationinthisdocumentappliestoanyplatform.

GOAL
ThisdocumentexplainshowtoinstallOWBonOracle12c.

SOLUTION
A.RequiredSoftwareandPatchLevel
OracleRDBMS12cisnotshippedwithOWBlikethiswasthecasewithRDBMS11g.
AseparateinstallationofOWBisrequiredintoanewOracleHome.OnWindows32/64bitandLinux32/64bitserver
platform,thiscanbeaStandaloneOWBversion.TheseStandaloneOWBversionscanbedownloadedfromfollowingdocument:
Document:1271208.1ListofPatchesAvailableforOWB11.2
NotethattheStandaloneOWBsoftwareisafullreleasetobeinstalledinanewhome.
OnallotherserverplatformstheOWBsoftwarecanbeobtainedbyinstallingafullreleaseofOracleDatabase11.2.0.3.
OWB11.2.0.2,11.2.0.1andearlierversionsarenotsupportedwithOracle12c.
SupportforOracle12chasbeenaddedtoOWB11.2.0.4.
AlsoOWB11.2.0.3supportsOracle12c,butonlywhenatleastfollowingcumulativepatchinstalled:
Patch:1397611111.2.0.3CUMULATIVEPATCH2.
Latestcumulativepatchcanbedownloadedfromfollowingdocument:
Document:1271208.1ListofPatchesAvailableforOWB11.2

B.Installation
Beforestartingtheinstallationitisgoodtodecideifmultipledatabaseinstancesorpluggabledatabaseswillbeusedasatargetby
thesameOWB11.2home.
MultiInstanceSetup
WhenthegoalistohavemultipledatabasesinstancesusingthesameOWB11.2hometherearetwopossibilitieswithOracle12c.
ClassicalmultiinstancesetupofOWB.Thisisdescribedinfollowingdocument:
Note1291133.1OWB11gandMultipleRepositoryInstancesControlCenterFailsToStartWithORA29532
MultiInstanceSetupusingtheThe12.1PluggableRDBMSNewFeature
Note1532674.1HowToUseOWBWithThe12.1PluggableRDBMSFeature

SingleInstanceSetup
WhenthegoalistohaveasingledatabaseinstanceusingtheOWB11.2home,thefollowingstepscanbeusedtoinstallOWB.
TheydescribetheOWB11.2.0.3softwareinstallationandcreationoftheworkspaceinasingleinstance:
1.InstalltheOWB11.2.0.3softwareintoanewORACLE_HOME
2.ApplythelatestcumulativepatchtotheOWB11.2.0.3home(lowestcumulativepatchsupportedispatch1397611111.2.0.3
CUMULATIVEPATCH2)
Latestcumulativepatchcanbedownloadedfrom:
Document:1271208.1ListofPatchesAvailableforOWB11.2
3.StartSQLPlusandconnectwithanaccounthavingSYSDBAprivileges.
CreatetheOWBSYSschemawiththescript:
SQL>@<OWB_HOME>/owb/UnifiedRepos/cat_owb.sql<tablespace><OWBSYS_password>

Parametersareoptionalwithdefaults:
Parameter

DefaultValue

Tablespace

USERS

Password

OWBSYS

4.UnlocktheOWBSYSandOWBSYS_AUDITusersandassignthemapassword:
SQL>alteruserOWBSYSidentifiedby<owbsys_password>accountunlock

SQL>alteruserOWBSYS_AUDITidentifiedby<owbsys_audit_password>accountunlock

5.Runthereset_owbcc_home.sqlscripttoresettheOWB_HOMEdirectory:
ThistoensurethattheControlCenterservicewillruncorrectlyfromtheWarehouseBuilder11.2home.
SQL>@<OWB_HOME>/owb/UnifiedRepos/reset_owbcc_home.sql

Notethatthisentryiscasesensitive,doesnotacceptatrailingslash,andrequiresforwardslashesonly,regardlessofthe
operatingsystem.
OnWindows,makesuretheDriveletterisincapital.
Forinstance:C:/Oracle/OWB11203
6.StarttheOWBRepositoryAssistantandcreateaworkspace:
a.StarttheRepositoryAssistantandenterdatabaseconnectioninformation.
b.SelectManageWarehouseBuilderWorkspaces
c.SelectCreateanewWarehouseBuilderWorkspace
d.SelectCreateaworkspacewithanewuserasworkspaceowner
e.EnterUsernameandPasswordinformationofadatabaseDBA
f.Createanewdatabaseuserasworkspaceowner.Enterthetemporaryusername,userpasswordandworkspacename.

ThefollowingdocumentsmightbeofinterestafterhavinginstalledOWB11.2onOracle12c:
Note1332043.1HowToCleanUpTheOWBSYSRepositoryInOWB11gAfterAnUpgradeOrInstallationFailure
Note468965.1HowToEnableOracleWorkflowIntegrationWithOracleWarehouseBuilder11g

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