11.0.3

Question

Hi,
For some analysis of old app, i need to login to 11.0.3 apps. But the entire thing is totally different from 11i.
Can somebody guide me how to start the Application and access the application and some of the ways to navigate.
Any doc regarding this would be of great help

Answer 1

It's not totally different, the general architecture conceptually is pretty much the same... just different versions implemented slightly differently. It's been about 5 years since I used 11.0.3 (and have no access to an install now... so notes below are from memory!);
There'll be a database and listener - start them up using standard oracle tools (sqlplus "/as sysdba" startup, lsnrctl start <NAME> - get the <NAME> from the listener.ora)
As the applmgr user you're going to need the following components started
Web server
Forms server
Possible concurrent manager depending on what you want to do
There are (at least) 3 sections to the web server. An application listener (specific to you're app install), and Admin listener and a Web request broker.
To start the processes use;
owsctl start admin
owsctl start wrd
owsctl start <name>
Unfortunately you need to know the <name>... which either involves using the admin listener (you'll need the username/password) http://hostname.domainname:port#/ows-abin/boot (I think the username/password are in a plain text file in $ORACLE_HOME/ows/..... httpd_admin/ somewhere from memory. The port numeber for admin is stored in the ... httpd_admin/owl.cfg file
The <name> is also a subdirectory as above for httpd_admin $ORACLE_HOME/ows/...... httpd_<name>.
To start the forms server do;
f45ctl start port=port#
You'll need to know what port# the system is configured to use. cd $OA_HTML/US look for a site specific .htm/.html file (probably the last one edited - ls -latr?). In that file there will be a port# defined
To login to the application you'll need;
http://servername.domainname:port#/OA_HTML/US/file_name.html (from above)
To start the concurrent managers, use this as applmgr;
batchmgr sysmgr=apps/apps (Assuming aps/apps is correct password)
I've probably forgotten a whole load of steps, but hopefully the above is enough to get you going. Repy back for any issues / questions and good luck.