Unable to log into Discoverer Plus - oracle.discoiv.connections.Connection

Question

Hello,
Discovoerer Plus and Viewere were working fine last week and today an attempt to login gives this error on the page:
A connection error.
- error while creating the session, check for other errors.
- oracle.discoiv.connections.ConnectionStoreException: weblogic.common.resourcepool.ResourceDeadException: 0: Could not connect to 'oracle.jdbc.OracleDriver'. The returned message is: ORA-01017: invalid username/password; logon denied It is likely that the login or password is not valid. It is also possible that something else is invalid in the configuration or that the database is not available.
- weblogic.common.resourcepool.ResourceDeadException: 0: Could not connect to 'oracle.jdbc.OracleDriver'. The returned message is: ORA-01017: invalid username/password; logon denied It is likely that the login or password is not valid. It is also possible that something else is invalid in the configuration or that the database is not available.
- weblogic.common.resourcepool.ResourceDeadException: 0: Could not connect to 'oracle.jdbc.OracleDriver'. The returned message is: ORA-01017: invalid username/password; logon denied It is likely that the login or password is not valid. It is also possible that something else is invalid in the configuration or that the database is not available.
unable to retrieve connection list
- Cannot retrieve connection list. Check the Discoverer application log for more details.
JFYI
Discoverer is installed on the same server as EBS 12i.
Last week we had issues when EBS promoted us to change the passwords of apps, SYSADMIN, APPLSYSPUB and even that of EUL4_US in the system. I am wondering which of these changes could have had an impact on Discoverer. How do I get ebs to recognize the new password of EUL4_US?
Thanks

Answer 1

Hi Mathias
Let me answer at least a couple of your issues:
+3) I have installed Oracle Discoverer Administrator on an XP manchine but at startup, it doesn't display the "Applications checkbox". Did I miss this during installation and can I simply reinstall?+
EUL5_US connects find at this window and I am greeted with the Load Wizard Step 1. Does it mean that to connect as sysadmin, I have to reinstall this BI Discoverer?
You have to enable Discoverer Admin in APPS mode, it does not do it automatically. To do that follow this workflow:
1. Connect to Discoverer Admin as EUL5_US
2. On the Load Wizard Step 1 click the Cancel button
3. From the menu bar select Tools | Options and navigate to the Connection tab
4. Check the button labeled Connect to both standard and application EULs
5. In the box labeled Gateway User enter: applsyspub/pub
6. In the box labeled Foundation Name enter: apps
7. Click the OK button
8. From the menu bar select File | Connect
9. This time you should see the Oracle Applications User check box.
On the XP machine you need to also have the DBC file and tnsnames files. Here's how to enable the DBC security:
1. Create a folder under c:\Oracle called Secure so that you could have: c:\oracle\secure
2. Place your DBC file in this folder
3. Launch Control Panel
4. Select System | Advanced System Settings - this opens the System Properties box
5. Click the Environment Variables button - this opens the Environment Variables box
6. In the bottom half of the screen, labeled System variables click the New button - this opens the New System Variable box
7. In Variable Name enter: FND_SECURE
8. In Variable Value enter: c:\oracle\secure
9. Click the OK button to close the New Variable box
10. Click the OK button to close the Environment Variables box
11. Click the OK button to close the System Properties box
12. Close Control Panel
This should get Discoverer Admin working. Can you check and let me know?
As far as I know there are no additional passwords. If Discoverer Admin can be made to work using SYSADMIN then there is a setup issue on the server. Most likely the FND_SECURE is not picking up the location for the DBC but let's tackle that once we get Admin working.
Best wishes
Michael