EPM 11.1 Install Problems - Apps not in SS/Can't Log into Wkspce/Install ?

Question

Hi all...
Was attempting to do an install w/ separate tablespaces in Oracle. Read install doc and saw this note
"To use a different database for each product, perform the “Configure Database” task separately for each product.
In some cases you might want to configure separate databases for products."
Guess I may have read it wrong but basically, tried running config for an entire app one at a time vs. just running the config database and then performing the remainder of the confg tasks for all apps. Validates okay (except Studio -- connection string doesn't seem to be working although looks okay in the .properties file -- but can fix that later), however now I have the following problems:
Planning, Reporting and Analysis apps are not showing up in Shared Services nor are there any roles associated with these apps so I can't provision a user for access.
Can't log into Workspace to see if my apps are are there -- tried using "admin" "password" but get error message "You must supply a valid user name and password to log onto the system". Which makes sense -- there are no roles for these apps and, therefore no users w/ access to these...
So, first question -- When Oracle says to run the Configure Database task separately for each product, does that mean I was supposed to select only this specific task for each product and then run the config for all products w/ the "configure database" deselected?
Next question -- Any way to force the app to register to Shared Services? The apps that are not showing in Shared Services do not have any apparent tasks for doing this and some only have a choice between configure database and deploy application server -- don't really want to chose either of these as would think it would get really, really messy (that is, would it deploy a second app server or update the current one?)
Trying to avoid uninstalling but that may be the only option. However, before I do that wanted to make sure I understood the Oracle note about "Configure Database" (see question above).
Any thoughts welcome.
KJ

Answer 1

So, John...
Good info on the the EPM Workspace issue. After installing the R&A Migration package, BI Plus and roles were available in Shared Services and I was able to log into Worksapce with both my previously non-working Admin/password account and a test user account. And, as an added bonus, the previous Oracle connection string error I was having w/ Essbase Studio disappeared!
Unfortunately, Planning and EPMA did not get a boost from that fix so, am currently in the process of uninstalling, which as you noted was not all the clean at all -- actually didn't see any difference after the uninstall from the install, and installing.
Install appears to be laying down the files (manually deleted the Hyperion directory...) okay. Will have to see how it goes from here. Think I will try the route of doing all the configure database tasks for all the apps first (to keep them in separate tablespaces and instances) and then doing the config for all the apps at one time.
BTW... Is there a "published" configuration sequence? I read the "Start here" and Install doc from cover to cover before starting the install and config and did not see any specific notes on the order of configuration... Just curious as I have seen several notes that allude to this being in the install doc. Am I just totally missing something?
KJ