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. (You can
search for "Environment Variables" in Windows to locate the System Properties.)
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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 Spotfire Enterprise Runtime for R - Server Edition, the Spotfire
Service for Python, or the Spotfire Service for R, 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;