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BusinessObjects Enterprise XI Application Server

BusinessObjects Enterprise requires an application server to process the server-side scripts that make up web applications.

During the installation of CA Business Intelligence, you specify the application server to use and enter the required configuration parameters. CA Business Intelligence provides the option to install Apache Tomcat 5.5.20, or you can use your existing application server.

If you want to install Apache Tomcat 5.5.20 for use as the application server for BusinessObjects, do the following:

• Install the Java 2 Standard Edition JDK 1.5.
• Set the environment variable $JAVA_HOME to the JDK 1.5 home directory.
• Install Apache Tomcat 5.5.20 and set the Java Virtual Machine path to the directory in which the Java 2 Standard Edition JRE 1.6 is installed on your system.
• Complete a Custom CA Business Intelligence Install.
• On the Web Server Configuration screen, select "No" when prompted to Install a new copy of Tomcat for BusinessObjects XI.
• Select Tomcat from the list of application servers.
• Enter the location of the Apache Tomcat 5.5.20 web server in the Install Directory field and complete the install.
• After completing the CA Business Intelligence Install, run the CA Business Intelligence Configuration.

Note: If you have already installed CA Business Intelligence with JDK 1.5 (using an external nondefault application server) and you want to employ JRE 1.6 on a client environment accessing the InfoView Web Intelligence tool, do not install the 1.4.2 JRE when prompted. Instead, install JRE 1.6 on the client environment. If applicable, restart your browser after installing JRE 1.6. You can download JRE 1.6 from the Oracle website.