Installing JDeveloper for Oracle BPM Suite 12c

The latest available version of Oracle BPM Suite 12c is 12.2.1.3. At this post, we will try to summarise the necessary steps to install everything that you need to begin developing BPM processes, as well SOA and OSB services, at once.

You can find documentation here, which might get you lost in the details.

First you need to install a Java JDK. Oracle BPM 12.2.1.3 is certified for JDK 1.8.0_131 and later.

To download the JDK click here. Once you have download the JDK just click through the wizard to finish installation.

Open a terminal and type "java -version", if you see something like the message below then the installation was successful.

alog$ java -version

java version "1.8.0_131"

To download Oracle BPM Suite 12c, navigate here and download the product installation files. Unzip the files that you have downloaded and place the two jars in a single folder.

Then navigate to this folder and execute "java -jar fmw_12.2.1.3.0_bpm_quickstart.jar". This should launch the Oracle Universal Installer.

1. Click ok to the first screen. Now the installer is loading.

2. Click next to the following screens.

3. Choose the path you wish for your Oracle Home and click next to the two following screens.

4. Now wait for the installation to finish!

5. Press next and finish to launch JDeveloper. After JDeveloper splash screen goes out click ok.

Now you should be ready to use JDeveloper!