How To: Install ODAC (Oracle Data Access Components)

Oracle Data Access Components (ODAC) is a library of components that provides native connectivity to Oracle for both 32-bit and 64-bit platforms. Its one of the important components of GINESYS. While installing GINESYS, ODAC is installed automatically. Retail Management depends on ODAC so it is necessary that ODAC is always up and running. Now, it may happen that the ODAC stops working or gets corrupted, which would affect the Retail Management. This article is all about installing ODAC (11.2.0.2.1) in both 32-bit and 64-bit machines.

Step-by-step guide

Follow the steps below to know what system type is windows running on -

1. Click the Start button.
2. Right click Computer, select Properties.
3. The Properties window opens up.
4. Under System check out the System Type. It would either be a 32-bit operating system or a 64-bit operating system
   
   

Location: 

INSTALLING ODAC IN A 64-BIT MACHINE

PRE-REQUISITES

The pre-installation checks for installing ODAC in a 64-bit machine are given below.

Check for the presence of the following:

1. <%System Root%\system32> path in the Environmental Variable. (More)
2.  <%SystemRoot%> path in the Environmental Variable.
3. Power shell in the root drive -    e.g. C:\WINDOWS\system32\WindowsPowerShell\v1.0
4.  The value of the Promotable Transaction Key - <Local>

STEPS FOR ODAC INSTALLATION

 32-bit Operating System

1. Open the 32 bit folder.
2. Double click and run the Setup file.

64-bit Operating System

1. Open the 64 bit folder.
2. Copy the folder into one of the system drives. For example the D:\
3. Open the Command Prompt and remember to run it as Administrator.
4. In the Cmd window, open the copied folder.
5. To change the drive to D: type the D:\ and hit enter
6. Now, type CD 64BIT which is the name of the folder we copied. The cursor would change to D:\64BIT as we have selected the 64BIT folder.
7. Type the command install.bat all [drive]\[folder] odac, this would install the .bat file in the this folder. for example install.bat all c:\ODAC64 odac
8. Once the process is completed GINESYS can be used normally.

 Please remember that the name of the folder where the .bat folder would be installed should be named "ODAC64" for 64bit systems and "ODAC32" for 32bit systems .

For more information on ODAC, follow the link: Ginesys cannot be started due to an ODAC error.

Related articles

• Page:
  Adding,Editing and Deleting API Users
• Page:
  Managing Stock Audit in Ginesys Web
• Page:
  Technical KBs
• Page:
  Goods In / Out
• Page:
  Order