Getting Started on Designer Repository

Question

Hi
I need to install, create designer repository on Windows 2003 including data model. Where can I get a starting point to learn all about Oracle designer - Installation, Administration etc.
I haven't found any good document for beginner so far. I downloaded Installation document from oracle, but it does make little sense to me as I have absolutely no idea on designer.
Please shed some light on this.
I will also need to migrate existing data model to the new repository.
Thanks for the help!
- fa

Answer 1

1. you need to have the standard or enterprise edition of the database.
then you can use my script to get a repository created. Of course you will need to change things to set it to your database and not mine. But here it is.
After you install the IDS 10G in a new oracle home on the Client windows PC you will find the intall manual under:
start - programs- Oracle Developer Suite - Designer documentation - Repository instalation Guide
The following are the step I use to build a new repository
You will need to set paths and names as you desire for your local PCs and repostiory.
-- Step 1
Log on as SYS
This is so you can get the path name of your datafiles:
select file_name, tablespace_name from dba_data_files;
-- D:\ORACLE2\PRODUCT\10.2.0\ORADATA\ORCL1022\TEMP_65.DBF
create tablespace constant_grow_indexes
datafile 'D:\ORACLE2\PRODUCT\10.2.0\ORADATA\ORCL1022\constant_grow_indexes_01.dbf'
size 4000k
default storage (initial 100k next 100k minextents 1 maxextents UNLIMITED pctincrease 0);
create tablespace constant_grow_TABLES
datafile 'D:\ORACLE2\PRODUCT\10.2.0\ORADATA\ORCL1022\constant_grow_tables_01.dbf'
size 15000k
default storage (initial 100k next 100k minextents 1 maxextents UNLIMITED pctincrease 0);
create tablespace dependency_indexes
datafile 'D:\ORACLE2\PRODUCT\10.2.0\ORADATA\ORCL1022\dependency_indexes_01.dbf'
size 5600k
default storage (initial 100k next 100k minextents 1 maxextents UNLIMITED pctincrease 0);
create tablespace dependency_tables
datafile 'D:\ORACLE2\PRODUCT\10.2.0\ORADATA\ORCL1022\dependency_tables_01.dbf'
size 9000k
default storage (initial 100k next 100k minextents 1 maxextents UNLIMITED pctincrease 0);
create tablespace diagram_indexes
datafile 'D:\ORACLE2\PRODUCT\10.2.0\ORADATA\ORCL1022\diagram_indexes_01.dbf'
size 1000k
default storage (initial 100k next 100k minextents 1 maxextents UNLIMITED pctincrease 0);
create tablespace diagram_tables
datafile 'D:\ORACLE2\PRODUCT\10.2.0\ORADATA\ORCL1022\diagram_tables_01.dbf'
size 2000k
default storage (initial 100k next 100k minextents 1 maxextents UNLIMITED pctincrease 0);
create tablespace lob_data
datafile 'D:\ORACLE2\PRODUCT\10.2.0\ORADATA\ORCL1022\lob_data_01.dbf'
size 1200k
default storage (initial 100k next 100k minextents 1 maxextents UNLIMITED pctincrease 0);
create tablespace rapid_grow_indexes
datafile 'D:\ORACLE2\PRODUCT\10.2.0\ORADATA\ORCL1022\rapid_grow_indexes_01.dbf'
size 250000k
default storage (initial 100k next 100k minextents 1 maxextents UNLIMITED pctincrease 0);
create tablespace rapid_grow_tables
datafile 'D:\ORACLE2\PRODUCT\10.2.0\ORADATA\ORCL1022\rapid_grow_tables_01.dbf'
size 500000k
default storage (initial 100k next 100k minextents 1 maxextents UNLIMITED pctincrease 0);
create tablespace system_meta_indexes
datafile 'D:\ORACLE2\PRODUCT\10.2.0\ORADATA\ORCL1022\system_meta_indexes_01.dbf'
size 20000k
default storage (initial 100k next 100k minextents 1 maxextents UNLIMITED pctincrease 0);
create tablespace system_meta_tables
datafile 'D:\ORACLE2\PRODUCT\10.2.0\ORADATA\ORCL1022\system_meta_tables_01.dbf'
size 30000k
default storage (initial 100k next 100k minextents 1 maxextents UNLIMITED pctincrease 0);
create tablespace temporary_indexes
datafile 'D:\ORACLE2\PRODUCT\10.2.0\ORADATA\ORCL1022\temporary_indexes_01.dbf'
size 5000k
default storage (initial 100k next 100k minextents 1 maxextents UNLIMITED pctincrease 0);
create tablespace temporary_tables
datafile 'D:\ORACLE2\PRODUCT\10.2.0\ORADATA\ORCL1022\temporary_tables_01.dbf'
size 9000k
default storage (initial 100k next 100k minextents 1 maxextents UNLIMITED pctincrease 0);
create tablespace version_indexes
datafile 'D:\ORACLE2\PRODUCT\10.2.0\ORADATA\ORCL1022\version_indexes_01.dbf'
size 9000k
default storage (initial 100k next 100k minextents 1 maxextents UNLIMITED pctincrease 0);
create tablespace version_tables
datafile 'D:\ORACLE2\PRODUCT\10.2.0\ORADATA\ORCL1022\version_tables_01.dbf'
size 12000k
default storage (initial 100k next 100k minextents 1 maxextents UNLIMITED pctincrease 0);
-- Step 2
Make sure you ave plenty of space in your system tablespace
select tablespace_name, sum(bytes)/1024/1024 from dba_free_space
group by tablespace_name;
alter tablespace system add datafile
'D:\ORACLE2\PRODUCT\10.2.0\ORADATA\ORCL1022\system03.dbf' size 140m;
-- Step 3
As SYS
create user owner identified by owner default tablespace users
temporary tablespace temp;
--Run this file as SYS
@ D:\Designer_Home\IDS10_1_2\repadm61\UTL\CKROROLE.SQL
GRANT EXECUTE ON DBMS_LOCK TO owner;
GRANT EXECUTE ON DBMS_PIPE TO owner;
GRANT CREATE TABLE TO owner;
GRANT CREATE VIEW TO owner;
GRANT CREATE PROCEDURE TO owner;
GRANT CREATE SYNONYM TO owner;
GRANT CREATE SEQUENCE TO owner;
GRANT SELECT ON v_$nls_parameters TO owner WITH GRANT OPTION;
GRANT SELECT on sys.V_$PARAMETER TO owner;
GRANT SELECT ON dba_rollback_segs TO owner;
GRANT SELECT ON dba_segments TO owner;
GRANT CREATE ANY SYNONYM TO owner;
GRANT DROP ANY SYNONYM TO owner;
GRANT CREATE PUBLIC SYNONYM TO owner;
GRANT DROP PUBLIC SYNONYM TO owner;
GRANT ck_oracle_repos_owner to owner;
GRANT CONNECT, RESOURCE TO owner;
GRANT dba TO owner;
--(If you want Row Level Security (RLS) on)
GRANT execute on dbms_rls to owner;
-- Step 4 Adding a user
create user user65 identified by user65 default tablespace users
temporary tablespace temp;
GRANT CONNECT, RESOURCE TO user65;
GRANT CKR_OWNER TO USER65;
GRANT CREATE TABLE TO user65;
GRANT CREATE VIEW TO user65;
GRANT CREATE PROCEDURE TO user65;
GRANT CREATE SYNONYM TO user65;
GRANT CREATE SEQUENCE TO user65;
GRANT SELECT ON dba_rollback_segs TO user65;
GRANT SELECT ON dba_segments TO user65;
GRANT CKR_OWNER TO USER65;
GRANT EXECUTE ON SDD_ACC_PRIV_LIST TO USER65;
GRANT EXECUTE ON SDD_SYS_PRIV_LIST TO USER65;
GRANT SELECT ON SDD_DEPENDENCY_TYPES TO USER65;
GRANT SELECT ON I$RM_ELEMENT_TYPES TO USER65;
GRANT SELECT ON SDD_GLOBAL_NAMES TO USER65;
GRANT EXECUTE ON JR_UTIL TO USER65;
GRANT EXECUTE ON JR_SYSTEM_UTIL TO USER65;
GRANT EXECUTE ON CKMIGFUN TO USER65;
-- Step 5
The following are the recommended minimum settings.
optimizer_mode = Choose
compatible = 9.0.0 # for an Oracle9i database
compatible = 8.1.7 # for an Oracle8i database
max_enabled_roles = 30
sort_area_size = 262144
sort_area_retained_size = 65536
hash_area_size = 1048576
optimizer_index_caching = 50
optimizer_index_cost_adj = 25
shared_pool_size = 32000000
db_block_buffers # comment out on an Oracle9i database
db_block_buffers = 2000 # on an Oracle8i database
open_cursors = 3000
processes = 100
db_file_multiblock_read_count=16 # for a 4K Oracle block size
db_file_multiblock_read_count=32 # for a 2K Oracle block size
db_file_multiblock_read_count=8 # for a 8K Oracle block size
Step 5b - (Oracle 9i or 10.2 DB) Install Oracle 9i or 10.2 Import and Export Utilities
Before installing Designer Repository on an Oracle 9i or 10.2 database, you need to set up the installation workstation to use the Oracle 9i or 10.2 import and export utilities. To do so, perform the following steps at the workstation from which you will be running the repository installation:
From the Oracle 9i or 10.2 installation media, install the Oracle 9i or 10.2 import and export utilities in a dedicated Oracle home.
In the Windows Registry, locate the key named:
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\ORACLE\KEY_HomeName\REPOS61
where HOMEn is the home number of the home installed into for a multiple Oracle home environment, but is not present where the default Oracle home is being used.
Change the value of the EXECUTE_IMPORT and EXECUTE_EXPORT variables to point to the new Oracle home. Thus, if the new Oracle home is d:\des_9i, the settings would be:
d:\des_9i\bin\exp.exe
d:\des_9i\bin\imp.exe
-- Step 6
Log on to the Repository Admin Utility of Designer
start - programs- Oracle Developer Suite - Designer - Repository Admin Utility
Install Repository button
Make sure both check boxes are checked(one is grayed out) Next
Select the proper tablespace for the seletced box
Start the install.
I wish you well.
Michael