ORISIS Client Software

Installing Additional Tools For OSIRIS Users

Niall Hedderley, Central Admin MIS

2005 ITSS Conference

OSIRIS Overview

Introduced 2004

Software based on Oracle Financials

Primary client web browser-based

Additional Software: Additional Capabilities

What Software?

Discoverer

a general-purpose reporting tool

ADI

(Application Data Interface)

an import/export tool

OLE link between database and spreadsheet

Why?

Discoverer:

more flexible reporting; beyond what is available by default

ADI:

Allowing a flexible download of data - especially for ledger and budgeting purposes

Where enabled, allowing a direct upload of ledger and budgeting data.

Detail

Both are Win32 based applications

Both rely on Oracle “Homes”

Oracle Homes

Combined executable and configuration stores

Installation (1)

TNSNAMES files

OSIRIS =

(DESCRIPTION =

(ADDRESS_LIST =

(ADDRESS = (PROTOCOL = TCP)(HOST = missun17.offices.ox.ac.uk)(PORT = 1611))

(ADDRESS = (PROTOCOL = TCP)(HOST = missun11.offices.ox.ac.uk)(PORT = 1532))

Installation (2.1)

Discoverer:

Discoverer Installation (2.1)

Discoverer Installation (2.1)

Discoverer Installation (2.1)

Discoverer Post Install

Discoverer

Installation (2.2)

ADI:

Install (2.2) - ADI

ADI Post Install

ADI Post Install

ADI Post install (2)

ADI Post Install (2.1)

ADI Post Install (2.1) cont’d

For “Live” OSIRIS database

Name: Osiris

Description: Osiris Live

GWYUID: applsyspub/pub

FNDNAM: apps

Connect String: osiris

ADI Post Install (2.2)

ADI: What Might Annoy You

ADI: What Might Annoy You (2)

Recap

Discoverer

a general-purpose reporting tool

ADI

an import/export tool

Questions?

If you have existing Oracle Homes, you’ll want to keep the OSIRIS one seperate

ORISIS Client Software

Niall Hedderley

2005-06-22T22:43:57