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Downloading BI Desktop Tools

Depending on the products that you are eligible to download, you can download various BI desktop tools from the Get Started section of the Oracle BI EE "Home page," including:


Note:

While you can also download Oracle Business Intelligence Add-in for Microsoft Office to integrate with Microsoft Office, it is strongly recommended that you download Smart View instead. (For information on Oracle Business Intelligence Add-in for Microsoft Office, see "Integrating with Microsoft Office Using Oracle Business Intelligence Add-in for Microsoft Office.")


To download a BI desktop tool:

  1. Navigate to the Oracle BI EE Home page.

  2. In the Get Started section, click the Download BI Desktop Tools link, then select one of the following options:

    • Smart View for MS Office

    • Financial Reporting Studio

    • Essbase Studio Console

    • Essbase Administrative Services Console

    • Oracle BI Client Installer (32 bit) or Oracle BI Client Installer (64 bit), depending on your operating system

    • Template Builder for Word (32 bit) or Template Builder for Word (64 bit), depending on your operating system

    The Opening BI Desktop Tool.exe dialog is displayed

  3. Click Save the File. The Enter the name of file to save to dialog is displayed.

  4. Specify a location to which you want to download the executable file and click Save.

  5. Once you have downloaded the file, for:

    • Smart View for MS Office, Financial Reporting Studio, Essbase Studio Console, or Essbase Administrative Services Console, first review "Part IX, Using Essbase With Oracle Business Intelligence" in System Administrator's Guide for Oracle Business Intelligence Enterprise Edition. Then display Windows Explorer and double-click the file that you downloaded to run it.

      To learn more about using these tools:

    • Oracle BI Client Installer (32 bit) or Oracle BI Client Installer (64 bit), see "Installing and Deinstalling Oracle Business Intelligence Client Tools" in Installation Guide for Oracle Business Intelligence for information on running the file and installing Oracle Business Intelligence client tools.

    • Template Builder for Word (32 bit) or Template Builder for Word (64 bit), display Windows Explorer and double-click the file that you downloaded to run it.

      To learn more about using these tools, see "Creating RTF Templates Using the Template Builder for Word" in the Report Designer's Guide for Oracle Business Intelligence Publisher.