You must create the required environment variables to access the
Essbase Client C API.
About this task
Important: The
environment variables must be exactly as specified, and they must point to the
correct paths. Make sure that no additional blank spaces are added.
Procedure
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Open the
System Properties of your computer. (On
Windows 7 this is reached from
.)
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On the
Advanced tab, click
Environment Variables.
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On client computers, under
System variables, click
New, and then create the variable
EPMHOME and set its value to the home path for
the Oracle Enterprise Management System (for example,
C:\oracle\Middleware\EPMSystem11R1).
This home path contains the directories
bin,
bin-32,
common, and
products.
Note: Always use System variables, if possible. For computers
running
Spotfire Web Player
services,
Spotfire Automation Services
services, the TERR service, or Spotfire Service for Python, the environment
variables must be defined as System variables.
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Create the variable
ARBORPATH and set it to the destination folder
chosen in the installer (for example,
C:\oracle\Middleware\EPMSystem11R1\products\Essbase\EssbaseClient
(or
%EPMHOME%\products\Essbase\EssbaseClient)).
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Create the variable
ESSBASEPATH and set it to
%ARBORPATH%.
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Add the following to the
PATH variable (or create the
PATH variable):
%ARBORPATH%\bin;%EPMHOME%\bin;