Description:
These are a high level set of required steps to install Actuate 9, reports server, to work with Clarity
Solution:
- 7.5.3 does not need the Actuate 9 Hotfix
- Clarity versions 8.0.x - 8.1.x requires the Actuate 9 Hotfix be applied to Clarity
- 12.0.x and beyond do not need the Actuate 9 Hotfix
- The Actuate 9 Hotfix can be found on the Actuate CD available on the Support Website
Install the Actuate9 server
- Log in to the reports server as the Windows generated Administrator account
- Create a new member of the Administrators Group named actuate / password actuate
- Initiate the Actuate installation
- Select "Typical" installation and follow the screen prompts
- When prompted for the Service Profile user name and password enter the following:
- When prompted for the System Administrators password, leave that blank
- Allow the installation to complete and restart the server if prompted
- Confirm that you can bring up and log in to the Actuate console
- Copy additional required files from the Actuate9 installation CD to the Clarity file system: .\actuate andactuate
- Locate the following directory on the Actuate9 installation CD: CD\clarity\12.0 (or relative version directory)
- Copy all contents of the sub-directories from the CD to the directories of the same name in the Clarity file system.
- Overwrite existing files when prompted
- Copy the contents of the \reports directory on the installation CD to the following directory in the clarity file system:
- niku_home\reporting\acdocs
- Overwrite existing files when prompted
12. Configure the NSA Reporting tab:
- Service URL servername:8000
- Volume = servername
- Web URL = servername:8900
- Perform the Reports installation from the NSA or from command prompt on the application server
Test running a report from the actuate console:
- Log in to the Actuate volume
- Select the CMN folder
- Hover your mouse pointer over the blue down-pointing arrow next to the Company report and select New Immediate Job
- Actuate Reports - Company Listing Report - Required Parameters:
- Host_string = Oracle TNS Service Name or SQL ODBC connection name
- Pass_word = the Clarity database schema/database owner login password
- UserID = The Clarity user that runs the report (Clarity admin = 1)
User_name = the Clarity database schema/database owner login name - Db_Type = Oracle : 1, SQL Server : 2
5. Stop and start the Clarity app service
6. Log in to Clarity and test the Company Listing report.