# Oracle Insurance Policy Administration (OIPA) # Version 9.4.1.0
## Installation Instructions
There are four installation steps that must be completed in order to install OIPA and the Rules Palette application. Each step has a corresponding guide. The guides are listed below in the order in which they should be completed.
### Document | ### Description |
OIPA Database Installation Instructions | This guide should be used to assist with the installation of the database. Topics covered include creating users, granting privileges and configuring the database. Supported database types are Oracle 11G, DB2 9.1 and SQL 2005. This is the first installation guide that should be completed. This guide is for the database administrator. | PDF
WebSphere Deployment Installation Instructions (PDF) | This guide should be used to assist with the deployment of the OIPA application and the Web Application Utility on the WebSphere application server. This is the second installation guide that should be completed. This guide is for the build manager. | PDF
WebLogic Deployment Installation Instructions (PDF) | This guide should be used to assist with the deployment of the OIPA application and the Web Application Utility on the WebLogic application server. This is the second installation guide that should be completed. This guide is for the build manager. | PDF
JBoss Deployment Installation Instructions (PDF) | This guide should be used to assist with the deployment of the OIPA application and the Web Application Utility on the JBOSS application server. This is the second installation guide that should be completed. This guide is for the build manager. | PDF
Rules Palette Set-Up Instructions | This guide should be used to assist with the installation of the Web Application Utility. The Web Application Utility allows a build manager to establish the database properties that will be used during Rules Palette environment creation. Security groups and users for the Rules Palette are also created using this guide. This is the third installation guide that should be completed. This guide is for the build manager. | PDF
Rules Palette Environment Creation Instructions | This guide should be used to assist the Rules Palette user with the download of the Rules Palette application and the creation of an environment. This is the fourth and final installation guide that should be completed. This guide is for the Rules Palette user. | PDF
## Oracle Insurance Policy Administration (OIPA) Application
OIPA is a highly configurable, rules-based system that helps insurers adapt, transform and grow their business by accelerating speed-to-market for products, enhancing service to customers and distribution through real time access to policy information, and reducing risk while optimizing performance.
### Document | ### Description |
OIPA Release Notes | This document describes the enhancements to existing functionality and the new features incorporated into the OIPA application for the 9.4.1.0 release. | PDF
OIPA Activity Processing | This document explains the lifecycle of an activity and the OIPA components involved in activity processing. | PDF
OIPA Architecture Guide | This document provides an overview of OIPA, its features and benefits, design principles, and system architecture, along with examples of OIPA-based solutions. | PDF
OIPA Coherence | This document explains Oracle Coherence, which provides replicated and distributed (partitioned) data management and caching services. The document specifically focuses on three areas of coherence in OIPA: caching, cycle messaging and application profiling. | PDF
Leveraging Oracle Coherence for Distributed Execution of High Volume Transactions | This technical white paper discusses how Oracle Insurance Policy Administration for Life and Annuity (OIPA) leverages the powerful capabilities of Oracle Coherence in-memory data grid middleware to provide predictable scalability, performance for high-volume batch cycle processing, and seamless fail-over support. This white paper includes a technical discussion of how the Coherence Processing Pattern provides the grid computing infrastructure used by the Oracle Insurance Policy Administration cycle subsystem. | PDF
OIPA Cycle | This document explains Cycle, which is a subsystem for the batch processing of insurance transactions called Cycle. Cycle is a high-performance distributed subsystem designed to process as many pending transactions as possible in the shortest amount of time. | PDF
OIPA Document Generator | The OIPA Document Generator provides users with the ability to dynamically generate documents in PDF format. Transactions that are configured with an attached GenerateDocument business rule can access OIPA data to generate a dynamic document. | PDF
OIPA Extensibility | This document explains the process OIPA uses to extend the system and hook in new system capabilities without major infrastructure changes. | PDF
OIPA Load Testing Methods | This document reviews the general areas of OIPA that may require performance testing. Additionally, suggested load testing methods and tools are described in detail. | PDF
OIPA Security Guide | This document provides guidelines for securing an OIPA installation, including the configuration and installation steps needed to meet security goals. This encompasses secure system deployment, protection of sensitive data, reliability and availability of the application, authentication and authorization mechanisms. | PDF
OIPA System Properties | This document describes each property listed in the PAS.properties file. | PDF
OIPA User Help System (English) | This help system contains information on the features and use of the OIPA application. (English language version) | HTML
OIPA User Help System (Japanese) | This help system contains information on the features and use of the OIPA application. (Japanese language version) | HTML
OIPA Web Services | This document discusses the available Web Services and provides basic overviews of protocols. It demonstrates the process for creating messages needed by Web Services for a more holistic explanation of the available functionality. | PDF
## Oracle Insurance Rules Palette Application
The Rules Palette is a standalone application that must be used in conjunction with the Oracle Insurance Policy Administration system for configuration tasks. The Rules Palette provides straightforward functionality and visual configuration tools in an easy to load client-side application.
### Document | ### Description |
Rules Palette Release Notes | This document describes the enhancements made to existing functionality and the features incorporated into the Rules Palette for the 9.4.1.0 release. | PDF
Rules Palette Help System | This help system is a resource for configurors using the Rules Palette. Two task videos are also integrated into this version of the help. | HTML
Rules Palette Security Guide | This document provides guidelines for securing a Rules Palette installation, including the configuration and installation steps needed to meet security goals. | PDF
XML Configuration Guide | This help system provides configuration information on all XML rules used to drive the OIPA application. Configuration standards and best practices are also described in this help system. | HTML
## Extensions
Oracle provides the application extensions documented below as a convenience for our customers.
### Document | ### Description |
Integration Accelerator for OIPA and Documaker Install Guide | This document explains installation of the Integration Accelerator for OIPA and Documaker. | PDF
OIPA Documaker Integration Accelerator Release Notes | This document describes the functionality and the features of the OIPA Documaker Integration Accelerator for the 9.4 release. | PDF
OIPA to Documaker How-To Guide | This guide describes step-by-step how to use the integration tools, and what configuration files you will need to update to use with integration. It provides the information needed to develop, plan, and execute an OIPA and Documaker integration project. | PDF
OIPA Japanese Character Validation | The Japanese Character Validation Extension for OIPA provides the ability to validate field values against character sets used in the Japanese market. The extension can validate a field against single character sets or multiple character sets, depending on the configuration used. | PDF
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