Installation and Configuration of Oracle Forms and Reports 12c on

Windows
Download the required software from oracle edelivery and oracle download sites for either your
32/64 bit

Install JDK
Click OK

Then click location to Install on C://

Java has been successfully installed

The JAVA_HOME is located here:

C:\Program Files\Java\jdk1.8.0_192

Invoke system properties and make changes to environment variable

JAVA_HOME(add the new home)

Install Weblogic Infrastructure Installer

NB Run command prompt as administrator

Click Next
Click Finish

Do not create domain at this stage (Do not click Next)

The domain will be created at a later stage

Next stage will be to create a metadata repository

Unzip the database software files

Install Database 12c

Execute the setup executable

Untick
Click Yes

Click Next
Choose Server class
Click Next

Click Next
Click Next
Modify paths
Click Next
The installer will check requirements
Click Install
Click Allow Access
The installation was successful

Install Forms and Reports

Unzip the installation files

Run the executable

Click Next
Click Next
Click Next

Select the Oracle Home where weblogic Infrastructure was installed installed
Click Next
Leave default and click Next
Select the JDK_HOME
Click Next
Passed all requirements

Click Next
Click Install
Click Finish

Create Repository

Invoke the rcu.bat

Click Next

Click Next
Enter details for metarep database created earlier
It will search for the database,if exists will continue
Click OK
Select Oracle Platform Security Services

And Click Next

Checking prerequisites successful,Click OK
Enter password
Click Next
Click Next and the tablespaces will be created
Click OK
Click OK
Click Create
Repository Creation completed successfully

Close

Create a new domain

Invoke config.cmd
Click Next
Select Components:

Oracle Forms 12.2.1.3.0(forms)

Oracle Reports Application
Oracle HTTP Server Collated
Oracle Reports Tools
Oracle Reports Server
Oracle Reports Bridge
Click Next
Click Next
Enter password for weblogic(password123)
Click Next
Select Production
Click Next
Now enter correct metadata repository details and click get RCU configuration
Retrieving RCU configuration successful
Click Next

Select All
Click Next
Click Next
Enable SSL and click Next
Enter Node Manager credentials(weblogic credentials)
Click Next
Enable SSL on both WLS_REPORTS and WLS_FORMS
Click Next
Click Next
Leave Defaults,Click Next
Click Next
Click Next
Click Next
Click Next
Assign server to machines on the right using the arrow
Click Next
Click Next
Click Next
Add Oracle HTTP Server(ohs)
Click Next
Click Next
Click Next
Assign system component to system components on the right using the arrow
Click Next
Click Next
Click Next
Issue

An issue with coherence servers should have non-localhost addresses,go back to WLS_REPORTS and
WLS_FORMS and change from All Local Addresses to IP 127.0.0.1

Click Create
Click Next
Click Finish

Domain creation complete

Now proceed to do the post installation configurations

POST INSTALLATION CONFIGURATION

Add your ORACLE HOME binaries to environment variables

PATH
LD_LIBRARY_PATH
FORMS_PATH

Invoke registry editor add your forms path entry to the location of your WIP object files of your
application

ie for DVSD
Add this path to form_path

RunRegeditHKEY_LOCAL_MACHINESOFTWAREORACLEKEY_OracleHome2

(Make sure you select the correct Oracle Home which points to your installation directories)

TNS_NAMES

Add entry in this location

C:\u01\app\oracle\Middleware\12.2.1\user_projects\domains\base_domain\config\fmwconfig

Once the entry is added to the tnsnames.ora you can now invoke and connect to the database with
Oracle Forms Builder

Add your entry to tnsnames.ora as below in my case metadb

Another important location is:

C:\u01\app\oracle\Middleware\12.2.1\network\admin

Add your entry there to be able to connect your forms builder to your database
FORMS BUILDER
Invoke Forms Builder at this location

C:\u01\app\oracle\Middleware\12.2.1\bin
frmbld.exe
Invoke Oracle Reports Developer

cd C:\u01\app\oracle\Middleware\12.2.1\bin

Invoke rwbuilder.exe using command prompt

Error-cannot open reports developer

Cause

Missing rwbuilder.conf. The Reports Tools Instance is not yet created.

Solution

Create the Reports Tools Instance

Invoke the WLST tool and login to Admin Server

Create the Reports Tools Instance

(NB WLS_REPORTS should be down when creating the Reports Tools Instance)
Created successfully

STARTING SERVICES

Invoke startNodeManager script as administrator

cd C:\u01\app\oracle\Middleware\12.2.1\user_projects\domains\base_domain\bin
This shows the listener has started successfully on port 5556

Invoke startWeblogic script as administrator

cd C:\u01\app\oracle\Middleware\12.2.1\user_projects\domains\base_domain\bin

Enter weblogic credentials

This shows the weblogic admin server is now in running state

Access Oracle Enterprise Manager OEM to start the services

https://127.0.0.1:7001/em
Enter weblogic credentials to login

The FORMS and REPORT managed services are down,therefore we have to start them

Start WLS_FORMS
Click on WLS_FORMS and click on Start Up
Started successfully
Start WLS_REPORTS
Click on WLS_FORMS and click on Start Up
Status of all services

Start ohs
Navigate to HTTP Serverohs1Start Up
Click ohs1
Oracle HTTP Server started successfully

Now since all services started invoke Reports Builder again

Encountered same error

Solution

This is a wrong path to invoke the rwbuilder,once the report tools instance was created on the task
above.It created the following directories on the DOMAIN_HOME directory as below;

The right way is to invoke the rwbuilder from this specific directory.Invoke from the command
prompt as below:

cd C:\u01\app\oracle\Middleware\12.2.1\user_projects\domains\base_domain\reports\bin
This will start the Reports Builder 12c

OTHER ISSUES ENCOUNTERED AND RESOLUTIONS

1.Issue connecting to a remote Database not a local database gives ORA-12170: TNS:Connect
timeout occurred

Resolution

Make sure your entry in tnsnames.ora is correctly added on location:

C:\u01\app\oracle\Middleware\12.2.1\network\admin

Commented out SERVER=DEDICATED

2.Cannot compile forms Using Forms Builder

Error

Before invoking set the environment variable

Set the environment variable FORMS_PLSQL_BHVR_COMMON_SQL=1 before compiling.

Reference:Forms11g/12c: ORA-00947 Error When Compile Form with Setting

FORMS_PLSQL_BHVR_COMMON_SQL=1 (Doc ID 2207817.1)

Therefore set the environment variable using cmd run as administrator

Compile