Workflow 2.6.4.0.0 configuration problem - Command window does not close

Question

I am trying to install Oracle Workflow 2.6.4.0.0. as part of Warehouse builder using the details mentioned in this link
http://www.oracle.com/technology/obe/10gr2_owb/owb10gr2_gs/owb/lesson4/etl-mappings.htm
From the Start menu click Programs > Oracle <Database HOME> > Configuration and Migration Tools >
Workflow Configuration Assistant. The Assistant is started.
Accept the default for Install Option
Workflow Account: (Accept the default ) owf_mgr
Workflow Password: owf_mgr
SYS Password : <Enter the SYS account password>
TNS Connect Descriptor: localhost:1521:orcl
Click Submit.
However following this document, the command window did not close, and I did not get any message stating that Workflow Configuration has successfully completed.
The command window displays this message as the final step and does not close-
WorkflowCA: Executing :C:\oracle\product\10.2.0\db_1\jdk\bin\java -jar C:\oracle
\product\10.2.0\db_1\oc4j\j2ee\home\admin.jar ormi://localhost:6041 admin welcome -application WFALSNRSVCApp -testDataSource -location jdbc/WorkflowDS -username OWF_MGR
Is this installation complete? How to resolve this?
Please can any one help?
Thanks very much
Allan

Answer 1

I ran into this problem. And it took me while to get it fixed, but It does work.
First the TNS Desc is misleading. One would think that it would be host:port:sid. What it is really looking for is host:port:servicename. But if you want to use the "Change Tablespace" drop down list you need to, enter the sys password, change it to host:port:sid - Then use the drop list. And change it back before you press submit.
The second thing that I found is that it wants to use the SYSTEM tablespace as temporary tablespace. THis is becuase it is looking for a temp tablespace called TEMP. If you look a the line default_temp = SYSTEM. And if you dont supply a tablespace it wanted to change it in the wfsysgnt.sql script in the $OH\wf\sql directory. You would think that what ever the default database tbs and temp tbs is - that owf would use that. No, it wanted to change it. Oracle needs to fix this.
So here is how i fixed it. I had to create a temporary tablespace called TEMP, does not need to be big as I dropped it after it was done. Then i had to modify the wfinstall.csh script and use the install options. Not the /tablespace this option is obayed but it will try to use the SYSTEM as the temp tbs. Here is my example that I appended:
/wfacct "owf_mgr" /wfpasswd "my_owf_mgr_pwd" /debug "true" /tnsConnDesc "my_host_ip:my_port:my_servicename" /syspasswd "change_on_install" /tablespace "OWF_TBS"