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Oracle Applications Support

Oracle Applications Support

Supported Features

The following Oracle Applications features are supported by Discoverer:

• Access to Oracle Applications databases
  (using Applications user names, passwords and responsibilities)

• Multiple Organizations

These features are only available when Discoverer is running against an Oracle Applications database (Applications Mode).

Prerequisites

To connect as an Oracle Applications user (Applications Mode), you need the following:

• Oracle Applications installed.
  • Oracle Applications must be installed before Discoverer can be used in Applications Mode.

• Your Discoverer Connect dialog configured to allow connection to Oracle Applications EULs, (see your Discoverer Administrator for details).

• An Oracle Applications version supported by Discoverer. Supported version are:
  • Release 10.7 (SmartClient and Character mode)

  • Release 11

  • Release 11.5

Connect dialog settings for Oracle Applications Users

Before you start

When you connect to Discoverer as an Oracle Applications User, the Connect dialog prompts you to enter your Oracle Applications connect details, (see Status box in Figure 5-4).
If Discoverer is not configured to use Oracle Applications EULs, contact your Discoverer Administrator.

Figure 5-4 An Oracle Discoverer Connect dialog for Applications Users or standard EUL Users

NOTE: An Oracle Applications User check box appears beneath the Connect box when Discoverer is configured to use both standard EULs and Oracle Applications EULs, (see Connecting to Discoverer as an Oracle Applications User).

Connecting to Discoverer as an Oracle Applications User

Once Discoverer is configured to use Oracle Applications EULs, (see Appendix , "Before you start"), connect to Discoverer as follows:

1. Enter your Oracle Applications Username, Password, and Connect database name given to you by your Discoverer Administrator.

   
   

2. If the Oracle Applications User check box is displayed beneath the Connect box, make sure that you select the Oracle Applications User check box.

NOTE: The Oracle Applications User check box appears beneath the Connect box when Discoverer is configured to use both standard EULs and Oracle Applications EULs, (contact your Discoverer Administrator for more information).

3. Click Connect.

The Choose a Responsibility dialog displays a list of Responsibilities that are defined. If there is more than one Responsibility defined, you must choose the one assigned to you by your Oracle Administrator.

4. Choose the Oracle Applications responsibility assigned to you by your Discoverer Administrator, then click OK.