About configuring Oracle Business Intelligence authentication

Before you start Oracle Business Intelligence configuration, gather the following information.

Oracle Database password for the Oracle Empirica Signal schema.
Password for the Topics.rpd file.
Password for the RPD connection database user.

During Oracle Business Intelligence installation, replace each variable that you encounter in the instructions and record the new value as follows:

Name	Value
`Linux server name`	<Linux server name>
`Linux non-privileged username`	<Linux non-privileged username>
`MIDDLEWARE_HOME`	Full path to the Oracle Fusion Middleware Home, similar to `.../u01/app/oracle/Middleware/Oracle_Home`
`ADMIN_USER`	Oracle WebLogic Server administrator user name
`ADMIN_PASS`	Oracle WebLogic Server administrator password
`DB_USER`	Oracle Database user for the Oracle Empirica Signal schema
`DB_PASS`	Oracle Database user password for the Oracle Empirica Signal schema
`SIGNAL_DB_CONNECT`	Oracle Empirica Signal database TNS-style connection string, similar to `jdbc:oracle:thin:@//<DB host URL>:<DB port>/<DB service name>`
`RPD_CONN_USER`	User name for the RPD connection database user, usually of the form `OBIEE_TOPICS_WORKFLOW_<ID>`
`RPD_CONN_PASS`	Password for the RPD connection database user, usually of the form `OBIEE_TOPICS_WORKFLOW_<PASS>`
`RPD_CONN_DATASOURCE`	TNS-style connection string for the RPD, similar to: `(DESCRIPTION=(ADDRESS=(PROTOCOL=TCP)(HOST=<DB host URL>)(PORT=<DB port>))(CONNECT_DATA=(SERVICE_NAME=<DB service name>)))`
`DOMAIN_NAME`	Oracle Business Intelligence domain name, such as `bi`
`ADMIN_PORT`	Oracle Business Intelligence admin port, such as `9500`
`BI_PORT`	Oracle Business Intelligence port, such as `9502`

Note:

Replace any tags of the <whatEverDir> type with corresponding directory paths. For example, use /what/ever/dir instead of <whatEverDir>.

To access Oracle Empirica Topics reports in Oracle Business Intelligence using your Oracle Empirica Signal password, you must install and configure the authentication plug-in.

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