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Source the Script that Identifies the Database Environment Variables (UNIX Only)

If you are using an existing database, you need a method to connect to it from within BusinessObjects Enterprise. This is done through your database client. In this document, the terminology used for this operation is to source the script that identifies the database environment variables.

If you are integrating BusinessObjects Enterprise with a different web application server than the version of Tomcat that can be configured with your installation, you may need to source the environment script. This sets up the required variables for BusinessObjects Enterprise.

Technically, sourcing your environment script involves running a script in your current environment. When your database client is sourced from within BusinessObjects Enterprise, all the required environment variables for your database are set up and exported.

Your database client or the BusinessObjects Enterprise environment script can be sourced from the command line, entered into a profile, or entered into another script.

• To source your database client from the command line, you would execute the script that sets up the variables required by your database client to access your database. For example, in the bash shell, type:

  source ora10env.sh
  

• To source the BusinessObjects Enterprise environment script, you would execute the script that sets up the variables required. For example, you could add this to the Tomcat setenv.sh or the WebSphere startup script:

  source <INSTALLDIR>/bobje/setup/env.sh
  

Note: The syntax used to source a script varies based on the type of shell you are using. Some UNIX shells use source as the syntax for this operation; some UNIX shells use the .(dot operator). See the documentation for your shell to determine the appropriate syntax.