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# 2 Overview of Oracle Product Lifecycle Analytics Installation

This guide provides instructions and guidelines to successfully install or upgrade to OPLA 3.5. You should be familiar with or have working knowledge of Oracle Data Integrator, Oracle Business Intelligence Enterprise Edition, Agile Product Lifecycle Management (PLM), Agile PLM for Process, and the Oracle Database Server to work with OPLA.

This document does not explain the basics of Oracle Databases, Oracle Data Integrator (ODI), and Oracle Business Intelligence (OBI). Refer to the Oracle Technology Network `http://www.oracle.com/technology/documentation/index.html` for documentation related to these products.

This chapter outlines the tasks for installation of the OPLA software. In addition, it provides the information required to access the necessary software.

## 2.1 What's New in 3.5

OPLA Release 3.5 contains the following certifications and additions:

- Certification for Agile PLM 9.3.5

- Certification for Agile PLM for Process 6.2

- Operational Schema enhancements

- Certification for ODI 11.1.1.9.0

- Certification for OBIEE 11.1.1.9.0

- Performance improvements for Datamart and MDS full loads for Agile PLM (A9) only

- Stage Modularization to select which modules to run

## 2.2 Task Overview

The Oracle Product Lifecycle Analytics installation requires you to:

1. Verify hardware and software requirements.

2. Download OPLA.

3. Install the OPLA application.

## 2.3 Obtaining Software

Oracle products are distributed as "Product Packs". A Product Pack is an electronic version of the software. Refer to the Media Pack description or the list of products that you purchased on your Oracle ordering document. Then, view the Quick Install Guide License List to help you decide which Product Pack you need. Prior to downloading, verify that the product you are looking for is in the License and Options section of the Product Pack Readme. Oracle recommends that you print the Readme for reference.

There will be an itemized part list within each of the packs and you will need to download all items in order to have the complete download for the desired Oracle Agile release.

All Oracle Software Delivery Cloud files have been archived using Info-ZIP's highly portable Zip utility. After downloading one or more of the archives, you will need the UnZip utility or the Winzip utility to extract the files. You must unzip the archive on the platform for which it was intended. Verify that the file size of your downloaded file matches the file size displayed on Oracle Software Delivery Cloud. Unzip each Zip file to its own temporary directory.

To download the Oracle Product Lifecycle Analytics Software from Oracle Software Delivery Cloud (http://edelivery.oracle.com):

1. On the Oracle Software Delivery Cloud Welcome page, click Sign In / Register.

2. Read the Terms & Restrictions. If you agree with the License Terms and Export Restrictions, select the check boxes and click Continue.

3. On the Media Pack Search screen, select Oracle Agile Applications in the Select a Product Pack drop-down list box. Select a Platform value. Click Go to view the applicable Agile release downloads.

4. Select the appropriate link. Click Continue.The Download page displays downloadable release parts, including customer guides.

5. Click Download for the appropriate media pack.

6. Extract the contents of the media pack, unzip the contents, and navigate to the product folder. The installers for all platforms are available within the product folder, regardless of the operating system on which you have chosen to install the software.