BIP Advanced install (AS 10.1.3) for SSO/OID integration

Question

Hi all,
We need to install BIP on 10.1.3.1 or later middle tier to take advantage of SSO/OID integration with parter applications(Oracle Forms in our case).
We already have Oracle Forms and SSO middle tiers in place(not 10.1.3 but lower)... so my question is which 10.1.3 TOPOLOGY(middle tier) as described on Oracle SOA Suite 10g (10.1.3.1.0) installation guide, would give us the required 10.1.3 technology to do an advance install of BI Publisher as described in chapter 1 and 2 of [BIP 10.1.3.4 Installation Guide|http://download.oracle.com/docs/cd/E12844_01/doc/bip.1013/e12690.pdf] ?
In another word... what technology portions of a 10gR3 are REQUIRED to allow us to install and associate BIP 10.1.3.4 on that middle tier and associate it with EXISTING OID/SSO and Forms middle tiers as parter applications?
I just like to install "the smallest" 10.1.3 middle tier we need for this purpose. I am just not sure which 10.1.3 topology would give us all that BIP needs. I am hoping it's either "a standalone OC4J instance" or "an integrated Web Server and OC4J Middle Tier". These both are outlined on page 15 of OAS 10g R3(10.1.3.1.0) for [AS10gR3 10.1.3.1.0 Windows Installation Guide|http://download.oracle.com/docs/cd/B31017_01/win.1013/install/topo.htm#CHDFCAAB].
Your thoughts/previous experinces are much appreciated.
Yahya
Edited by: yahfal on Dec 16, 2008 2:27 PM

Answer 1

Hi Yahya,
You can install the BI Publisher Stanadalone on the exisiting oracle application server 10.1.3.1.0 installation. To do so while running the installation of BI Publisher opt for advanced installation and on prompting enter the OAS installation directory. That will get your BI Pub up n running.
Now for the other part of integrating the same with SSO do the following:
1) Register BI publisher as a partner application in the Oracle SSO admin console which will generate a single sign-off url.
2) Make the required modifications in the mod_osso.xml config file (refer to http://download.oracle.com/docs/cd/B40078_02/doc/bi.1013/b40017/T421739T475591.htm#T434806).
3) On the BI publisher admin page go to the securities tab and opt the SSO security and enter the single sign-off url generated in the previous step.
4) Restart the Oracle ID mgt infrastructure and the BI pub server.
Hope this information is of some help.
Thanks,
Vish