I m using EBS 12.0.6-10gr2..can i use discoverer..if yes then how

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i m using EBS 12.0.6-10gr2..can i use discoverer..if yes then how
I dont know how to use it nor do i know the basic theme behind using it
but people from industry told me that its good and i should use it for ad-hoc
so please help me out

Answer 1

Hi emm
Then you need to get hold of Discoverer before you can get this working. Compared to EBS it is not expensive. Oracle will allow you to download the software from OTN for evaluation purposes but before you can use it in a Production environment you would need to have the license.
You can download it here: http://www.oracle.com/technology/software/htdocs/devlic.html?url=/technology/software/products/ias/htdocs/101202.html
On the page, after agreeing to the licensing terms which in your case you should read before clicking that you understand them, you should scroll down to the row headed Business Intelligence. This is the application server that runs Discoverer. At the very least you will need the Tools CD under the Windows column - this is the Discoverer Admin software, plus you will need the various CDs for the platform you are using.
If you have never done this before you definitely need some help because there are a lot of steps involved in getting Discoverer up and running correctly and then interfacing it with EBS. This is not something you will be able to do by asking questions in a forum. You will need to find someone who has done it before or at least speak with your DBA who will have some experience of installing Oracle software and will have an understanding of Oracle Homes.
With regards to having it on the same server as EBS I would strongly advise against this. Discoverer is a memory hog and heavy use of it when installed onto the same server as EBS will cause no end of problems. Put it on its own server, Windows is the cheapest and perhaps easiest to install, then be done with it. This question is a little like asking should I put my eggs in one basket. Yes, you could but the real question is whether you should do it and my counsel would be stringly in the negative. You will get much better performance from Discoverer if it is on its own server.
Best wishes
Michael