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Forms and Reports Services Installation

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General

What is Forms and Reports Services Installation?
Oracle Application Server Forms and Reports Services installation allows you to install and configure Forms and Reports Services without the need to install and configure all components of Oracle Application Server 10g. This was a new installation type introduced in Oracle Application Server 10g (9.0.4), and is also available in Oracle Application Server 10g Release 2 (10.1.2). In previous versions of Oracle Application Server, such as Oracle9iAS Release 2, installation of Forms and Reports Services (BI and Forms installation type) required the installation of OracleAS Infrastructure, which is no longer required in Forms and Reports Services installation type.

As a result, the advantage of the Forms and Reports Services installation is that it is relatively lightweight, simpler, and easier to configure and manage. However, this install type cannot deliver all of the features and functionality of the Oracle Application Server Enterprise Edition.
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Is this install type available on the same CD as the Oracle Application Server Enterprise Edition?
No, the Forms and Reports Services install type is available on a separate CD. However, this CD is part of the Oracle Application Server 10g CD pack.
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What are the features available in Forms and Reports Services Installation ?

There are several functionalities that are available in the Oracle Application Server Enterprise Edition installation but not available in the Forms and Reports Services installation.

Feature Summary FR Services Enterprise

Oracle Application Server Containers for J2EE

Oracle HTTP Server

Oracle Enterprise Manager

Oracle Application Server Web Cache

Oracle Process and Management Notification (OPMN)

Distributed Configuration Management (DCM)

Oracle Application Server Forms Services

Oracle Application Server Reports Services

Oracle Application Server Portal

 

Oracle Application Server Single Sign-On

 

Oracle Internet Directory

 

Oracle Application Server Discoverer

 

Oracle Application Server Wireless

 

Note that this matrix shows only those features of Oracle Application Server Enterprise Edition that are relevant to Forms and Reports users. To get a complete list of features available in Oracle Application Server Enterprise Edition, refer to the product editions matrix on Oracle Application Server website.
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Is it possible to associate Forms and Reports Services with an existing Oracle Infrastructure?
Yes, this is possible. In fact, this is one of the enhancements introduced in Oracle Application Server Forms and Reports Services 10g Release 2 (10.1.2). This enhancement allows you to associate your Forms and Reports installation with an existing Oracle Infastructure. With this enhancement, you can use Oracle’s built-in security mechanism (Oracle Single Sign-On and Oracle Internet Directory) with the Forms and Reports Services install.

Refer to Oracle Application Server Forms and Reports Services Installation Guide for details on associating with an existing Infrastructure installation.
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Are there any limitations of this install type?
To use the services offered by Oracle Infrastructure, such as Single Sign-On and Oracle Internet Directory integration, you need to associate your Forms and Reports installation with an existing Oracle Infastructure. However, once you configure Forms and Reports Services to use the services of an Infrastructure, you cannot reverse this configuration. Refer to Oracle Application Server Forms and Reports Services Installation Guide for more information.
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Is there any difference in the Forms and Reports functionality available in this install type and the Oracle Application Server Enterprise Edition?
In terms of the functionality offered by Forms and Reports Services, there is no difference between this install type and the Oracle Application Server Enterprise Edition. However, to use the services offered by Oracle Infrastructure, such as Single Sign-On and Oracle Internet Directory integration, you need to associate your Forms and Reports installation with an existing Oracle Infastructure. Refer to Oracle Application Server Forms and Reports Services Installation Guide for details on associating with an existing Infrastructure installation.
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What is the licensing model for the Forms and Reports Services Installation?
The licensing for this installation type is the same as for Oracle Application Server Enterprise Edition.
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Is there any difference in the platform certification, support model, or patching strategy of this install type and the Oracle Application Server Enterprise Edition?
Platform certification and support model for this install type are the same as for Oracle Application Server Enterprise Edition.

There will be no separate, specific patchsets for the Forms and Reports Services installation. Patchsets will be available for Oracle Application Server, which can be applied to any installation, including the Forms and Reports Services installation.
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