Please do reply with your valuable comments, if this article helps you (else too ).

Note: All the problems and solutions below applies to EnterpriseOne 9.0 Demo/Standalone Installations for Oracle or SQL Server Editions only

• JDBJ.ini locations (3) are – C:\E900\DEMO\ini\sbf , C:\E900\system\OC4J\j2ee\home\applications\webclient.ear\webclient\WEB-INF\classes & C:\Windows
• JDE.ini location is C:\Windows
• tnsnames.ora is found at C:\oracle\E1Local\NETWORK\ADMIN

For Re-starting the JD Edwards EnterpriseOne Application, make sure that activConsole.exe, jdenet_n.exe & java.exe is closed from the task manager.

Sample JDE.ini and JDBJ.ini for ORACLE Server Edition is available here

Issues/Problems/Error Messages

1. Is EnterpriseOne 9.0 Compatible with Windows Vista/7, Windows Server Editions
2. What is the purpose of the Standalone Versions of the EnterpriseOne software
3. What functions can be performed on a standalone version and what is supported on this type of version?
4. Unable to Locate Security Server / Unable to Send Message to Security Server launching Demo
5. JAS Sign-in Error – Please contact the System Administrator
6. System Prompts for User-Id and Password when Running EnterpriseOne Menu
7. Java Compiler (JDK) was not Correctly Installed when Running E1 Demo 9.0
8. Cannot start Web Server for HTML Client on EnterpriseOne 9.0 Standalone
9. “Could not start web server”, followed by “Could not find Webserver”
10. Failed to launch E1 Menu on HTML Engine (OC4J issue)
11. TaskViews cannot be displayed in E9 Demo
12. Menus missing in EnterpriseOne 9.0 Web page
13. Cannot connect to Web on Standalone 9.0 “invalid cursor state failure”
14. Error in Launch Broker
15. Receive timed out error during E9 Installation
16. The sa password must meet SQL Server password policy requirements
17. Web Interface: Page Can Not be Displayed (Can not connect to http://localhost:8888…)
18. Unable to update needed components. Exiting!
19. Uninstalling JD Edwards EnterpriseOne 9.0

1. Is EnterpriseOne 9.0 Compatible with Windows Vista/7, Windows Server Editions

   As per Oracle, EnterpriseOne Tools 8.98 is not compatible with Windows Vista/7 or any of the windows server editions. But with Luck, you can get EnterpriseOne 9.0 Demo/Standalone installed on Windows Vista or Windows 7.

2. What is the purpose of the Standalone Versions of the EnterpriseOne software

   The Standalone Version of the EnterpriseOne software is intended to provide a hands-on limited view of how the EnterpriseOne software functions.  This software is intended for limited demonstration purposes only and to review basic functionality of the EnterpriseOne software.

3. What functions can be performed on a standalone version and what is supported on this type of version?

   The standalone version is not intended to be used for full customer demonstrations.  In addition, no development or acceptance testing should be performed on a standalone version.  All specifications are local on a standalone version and there is no check-in functionality.  Therefore, if the software needs to be reinstalled, any work that has been performed will be lost.  Typically if errors are encountered on a Standalone Version, the only resolution for the errors is to reinstall the software.
   For support purposes, any issue that is encountered when testing or developing on a standalone version will be attempted to be duplicated on a full client/server version of the EnterpriseOne software.  If the issue can be duplicated, it will be reported.  If not, then the customer will be advised to test the issue on the full version of the EnterpriseOne software rather then on the standalone version.  Oracle Global Support does not support software issues encountered on a standalone version of the software.

4. Unable to Locate Security Server / Unable to Send Message to Security Server launching Demo

   • Check if BDSEC=ROBIN is added under the [DB SYSTEM SETTINGS] section in jde.ini
   • Find the Port number of the Jdenet from the section JDENET of jde.ini
     Run netstat -ab and check which port is jdenet_n.exe running. If its not running under correct port, or is setting a dymanic port each time, then you probably have wrong path of installation.
   • Verify if you have copied the ojdbc5.jar into the correct location (C:\E900\system\OC4J\j2ee\home\lib and C:\E900\MISC).
   • Check JDBJ.ini and see if the Drivers are set to use Oracle.JDBC
   • Check if the following entries are correct in JDBJ.ini (for Oracle DB only)
     

     [JDBj-BOOTSTRAP DATA SOURCE]
     name=System Local
     databaseType=E
     server=localhost
     serverPort=1521
     database=E1Local
     physicalDatabase=JDESY900

     [JDBj-SPEC DATA SOURCE]
     name=Versions Local
     databaseType=E
     server=localhost
     serverPort=1521
     database=E1Local
     physicalDatabase=JDEVL900

   • Check if the tnsnames.ora file have pointers to E1local.
     To check try logging into Oracle using SQL* Plus with JDEDATA900/JDEDATA900/E1LOCAL.

5. JAS Sign-in Error – Please contact the System Administrator

   • The issue can be an incorrect JDK or not having the JDK installed correctly
     Please verify if you have correct JDK – 1.5.0.xx installed.
   • JDK should be installed into the C:\E900\system directory.
   • Verify if ojdbc5.jar (for OEE) or sqljdbc.jar (for SSE) is copied into C:\E900\system\OC4J\j2ee\home\lib and C:\E900\MISC
   • Once verified, Run the X:\\ThirdParty\WebDevFeature\OH4A1013_setup.exe

6. System Prompts for User-Id and Password when Running EnterpriseOne Menu

   • See Above (Point 5)
   • Verify the following in the JDBJ.ini at C:\E900\system\OC4J\j2ee\home\applications\webclient.ear\webclient\WEB-INF\classes
     [JDBj-BOOTSTRAP DATA SOURCE]
     name=System Local
     databaseType=E
     server=localhost
     serverPort=1521
     database=E1Local

7. Java Compiler (JDK) was not Correctly Installed when Running E1 Demo 9.0

   • If you are getting an error after installing E1 Standalone 9.00 (either with OEE or SSE versions) when accessing the web client that indicates the OC4J server cannot start because javac.exe was not in the right place.
     Error Shown: The Java compiler (JDK) was not correctly installed. This will prevent the Web Development environment from functioning correctly. Please contact your administrator to copy and configure the necessary files on your local machine after the installation process is finished. The JDK should be placed in C:\E900\system\oc4j\system folder.
   • When installing the Java Development Kit, change the path of the installation for the JDK to C:\Temp\JDK (as referenced on step 9 of the JD Edwards EnterpriseOne 9.0 Standalone Client Installation Guide ). Be sure that the other settings are left at their default values, including the installation path for the Java Runtime Environment, which is installed after the Java Development Kit.
   • Once done the above, copy the directories & files to “C:\E900\System\JDK” and “C:\E900\system\oc4j\system” folders.

8. Cannot start Web Server for HTML Client on EnterpriseOne 9.0 Standalone

   • See Point 5
   • Check if the following Log folder exists – C:\E900\system\OC4J\j2ee\home\log
     If Not, check the PATH system variable. It should have the following: “C:\E900\system\bin32;C:\E900\DEMO\bin32;”
     Remove any unreadable characters if present.
     You will have to Reinstall the JDE EnterpriseOne Software.

9. “Could not start web server”, followed by “Could not find Webserver”

   • Probable Cause: When running the JAVA 2 SDK install wizard for the second time, if the path for JRE is changed to C:\Temp\JDK instead of accepting the default values, Web Server for HTML Client on Standalone will not start and the following error message shows up:
     “Could not start Web Server”
   • Solution: In order to fix the error ,check for any error messages in Log.XML file found in folder:
     C:\E900\system\OC4J\j2ee\Home\Log\OC4J
   • Look for following error message in above Log.XML file :
     java.lang.InstantiationException: Error generating wrappers for file :/C:/E900/system/OC4J/j2ee/home/applications/admin_ejb.jar: javac.exe not found under C:\E900\system\JDK, please use a valid jdk or specify the location of your java compiler in server.xml using the tag.
   • Follow these steps to fix the error:
     Open Server.XML file using Notepad (or other text editor) from following location C:\E900\system\OC4J\j2ee\home\config and change the path in the file to the path mentioned in the Error message above to “C:\E900\system\JDK”
   • Copy the javac.exe file from “C:\Standalone_9.00\ThirdParty\ORACLE\E1Local\jdk\bin” and paste the file to the location mentioned in the error message: C:\E900\system\JDK
   • Also See Point 5 & Point 8

10. Failed to launch E1 Menu on HTML Engine

    • Cause: Wrong Version of JDK installed. Install JDK 1.5.0.xx (link given in the mail installation guide)
    • See Point 5 to rectify
    • Verify if you have copied the ojdbc5.jar into the correct location (C:\E900\system\OC4J\j2ee\home\lib and C:\E900\MISC).

11. TaskViews cannot be displayed in E9 Demo

    • If you get the error in JDE SSE Version: “Database Connection failed for DataSource OneWorld Local”, check the following
    • JDBJ.ini should have the values
      [JDBj - Spec Data Source]
      name=Versions
      Local databaseType=X
      databaseInstance=JDESSELocal
    • Change all localhost to 127.0.0.1 in JDBJ.INI and JAS.INI, the task views show up.

12. Menus missing in EnterpriseOne 9.0 Web page

    • See Above (Point 11)
    • Change all localhost to 127.0.0.1 in JDBJ.INI and JAS.INI, the menus show up.

13. Cannot connect to Web on Standalone 9.0 “invalid cursor state failure”

    • Check if the Database Services are running

14. Error in Launch Broker

    • See Point 11
    • In the E9 download files,  locate the folder \\ThirdParty\BPMBroker. You need to run the file j2re1_3_0-win-i.exe. After reinstalling BPMBroker, the error goes off when the web server is started.
    • Change all localhost to 127.0.0.1 in JDBJ.INI and JAS.INI, the task views also start showing up.

15. Receive timed out error during E9 Installation

    • If No menu details appears even though the login to the web server is successful
    • Setup JDBj-SPEC DATA SOURCE for 9.0 DEMO in jdbj.ini as follows (for SQL Server Edition) [JDBj-SPEC DATA SOURCE] name=Versions Local databaseType=X server=localhost serverPort=3372 database=EnterpriseOne SSELocal physicalDatabase=JDEVL owner=dbo lob=false unicode=true databaseInstance=JDESSELocal user=sa password=
    • Setup JDBj-SPEC DATA SOURCE for 9.0 DEMO in jdbj.ini as follows (for Oracle Edition) [JDBj-SPEC DATA SOURCE] name=Versions Local databaseType=E server=localhost serverPort=1521 database=E1Local physicalDatabase=JDEVL900 owner=dbo lob=true unicode=true databaseInstance= user=sa password=

16. The sa password must meet SQL Server password policy requirements

    • The default password for user – sa in SQL Server 2005 does not meet complex password required for Windows Vista.
      1. Go to Administrative Tools / Domain Security Policy :: Security Settings | Account Policies | Password Policy
      2. Ensure “Minimum password length” and “Password must meet complexity requirements” set to “Not Defined” state.
         *Skip this steps if you don’t have domain controller.
      3. Go to Administrative Tools / Local Security Policy :: Security Settings | Account Policies | Password Policy
      4. Turn “Minimum password length” to zero and “Password must meet complexity requirements” to “Disable”
      5. Go to SQL Installation window and press “Retry”.
      6. After installation successfully done, turn changed security settings from steps 1-4 back.

17. Web Interface: Page Can Not be Displayed (can not connect to http://localhost:8888….)

    This applies for Windows Vista and Windows 7 only.
    Edit the Windows Hosts File located at “C:\Windows\System32\drivers\etc\hosts” This has to be done so that your Web Version opens up.

    • If the following entry exists
      ::1  localhost
      then comment out the line by adding a # before that.
    • If the line does not exist, then too you need to add the same
      #::1  localhost
      The above is a IPv6 entry.

18. Unable to update needed components. Exiting!

    • Run ActivConsole as an Administrator.
    • i.e. right click the ActivConsole icon and select Run as Administrator

19. Uninstalling JD EDwards EnterpriseOne 9.0

    • Refer to this Uninstall Guide

Please do help to make this Troubleshooting guide better as possible.

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Typically for an JDE EnterpriseOne Windows based Local installation will have path – “C:\Exxx\DVxxx\” or “C:\Bxxxx\PDxxxx\”,
For UNIX/Linux it may be – “/usg/filespace/exxx/dvxxx/” etc.

If you notice the above, not only the file path is different, but also the directory separator. The following C BSFN helps get the Install Path, the Separator, if its Client/Server.

I’m not sure if a similar BSFN exists in the latest versions of JDE, one thing I’m sure Oneworld XE does not have it, and that’s why the Business Function was created.

The “BuildPathFromEnvDataX” API is used to retrieve the complete install path. You can get the Import or Export directory by appending the directory separator & “import” or “export” at the end of Install path retrieved.

Please comment & vote the article, if these help you.

You may download the Complete BSFN files here

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*All steps mentioned below needs Administrator Credentials, and needs to be checked with your IT policies before opening any port or so.

1. Start your E1 Demo, and go to the Web client
   
2. Note your Port number from the address of the page. Say your web page address says http://localhost:8888/jde/E1Menu.maf; then your Port number is 8888
3. Now we need to open the port on the machine you are in.
   For Windows XP Machines, go to Control Panel – Windows Firewall and take the Exceptions Tab.
   
   Enter “E9Local” in the Name, and port number to 8888. Click OK and Save the Firewall settings.
4. For Windows Vista users, Open Windows Firewall by clicking the Start button Picture of the Start button, clicking Control Panel, clicking Security, and then clicking Windows Firewall.
   Follow the same options as shown above. To change scope for the port, click “Change scope”, and then click the option that you want to use. (“Scope” refers to the set of computers that can use this port opening.)
5. Find the Computer name by going to Control Panel -> System, and check the Computer Name tab.
   The Full computer name would be given there. Note the name; for e.g. – “MyE9Local.Atlanta.myCompany.com”
   Here “MyE9Local” is the computer name and “Atlanta.myCompany.com” is the Domain.
6. Now you are ready to access your E9 Web client from other computers by simply replacing the “localhost” with the computer name as shown.
   http://MyE9Local:8888/jde/E1Menu.maf , if you are accessing the Demo within same network
   or
   http://MyE9Local.Atlanta.myCompany.com:8888/jde/E1Menu.maf , if you are accessing the Demo outside of the network.
7. You can create as many users and give specific roles to them for login.

Warning: Opening a Port is unsafe and Risky as it allows malicious softwares or hackers to get through your system, and is not advisable to do so.

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