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The following instructions apply to use of Oracle Database. Oracle is a professional RDBMS and by its nature is very complex. This document assumes that you are very familiar with the administration and use of Oracle. Please refer to the documentation included with Oracle for detailed instructions where necessary. Before performing the steps below, please complete the Preparations required for the version of Oracle you are using listed in the "Database Driver Software on Web Server Machine" and "Database Server Software" sections of that page.
For questions regarding the use of Oracle, please contact Oracle Corporation technical support.
In order to use Oracle with Tracker you must perform the following steps on the machine in which the Oracle Server is installed:
Create an Oracle Database
By default Tracker uses a Microsoft Access database, however it can also be used with Oracle.
Oracle database is a separately sold product available from Oracle Corporation and is not bundled with Tracker.
To use Tracker with Oracle, you must first create a database using Oracle.
You can create a database of any name, although it is recommended that it matches the workgroup name.
You can create one Oracle database for use with multiple workgroups. You should use a different
User and Tablespace for each workgroup pointed at a single Oracle database. Users and Tablespaces can be set
when during the process of adding a workgroup.
Oracle 10g on Windows platform:
Oracle 11g on Windows platform:
Now you have successfully created an Oracle database.
Configuring the Oracle Client on the Web Server (for remote Oracle servers only)
If your Oracle server is installed on a machine other than the Web Server, then you have to do the following on the Web Server in order to connect to the Oracle database and use Tracker.
For Oracle 10g or 11g:
You have to to do the following to configure the Oracle client on the web server machine.
It is required that you install the full Oracle client for use with Tracker.
The Instant Client that is available for Oracle 10g or 11g is not sufficient for use with
Tracker. If Tracker is installed on a 64-bit operating system, please install the
32-bit version of the full Oracle client.
Browse to Oracle Metalink
or contact Oracle Technical Support for further details on how to install Oracle Database 10g or 11g software.
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Now you have successfully configured your Oracle client for the Tracker workgroup. To complete the
process of creating your Oracle workgroup(s), please complete the steps listed in the
Adding a Workgroup section.
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