The Report Designer application consists of 2 parts:
- Database part that is required for both report definition creation (at design-time) and runtime report generation
- Apex part that is required only for the design of report definitions.
The exact way to install Report Designer depends on the configuration of the environment where it will be used:
| Number of Apex applications and Parsing Schemes |
How to install the DB Part |
How to install the Apex Part |
How to apply Registration Key |
| 1 Apex application |
Install the DB part into the application Parsing Schema |
Import Report Designer as a standalone Apex application.
Copy the Apex part (2 pages) into the target application |
Apply the registration key once through the Apex application |
| Several Apex applications in 1 Parsing Schema |
Install the DB part into the Parsing Schema |
Import Report Designer as a standalone Apex application.
Copy page 5556 into each application.
Page 5555 may be either copied into each application or kept inside a separate (initially imported) application. |
Apply the registration key once through any Apex application |
| Several applications each with its own Parsing Schema (all in the same db) |
Install the DB part into EACH Parsing Schema |
Import Report Designer as a standalone Apex application.
Copy the Apex part (2 pages) into EACH target application. |
Apply the same registration key into EACH Apex application |
| Report Designer is used in no Apex run-time environment |
Install the DB part into a schema which has access to all database objects referenced in Data Sources |
Do not install the Apex part |
Replace <reg key> with the data from Explorantum and run the following script from sqlplus or sqlcli:
DECLARE
v_result BOOLEAN;
BEGIN
v_result := Report_Designer_Pkg.Apply_Registration_Key('<reg key>');
DBMS_OUTPUT.PUT_LINE ( CASE v_result
WHEN true THEN 'Successful activation.'
ELSE 'Activation failed.' END );
END;
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Other configurations are also possible, though more details have to be considered. Contact Report Designer vendor for consultation.
Register and activate your Report Designer copy after you've tried its functionality.
Check here for the versions of software required for Report Designer.