I am attempting to install the the BI Publisher Template Builder Add-in. And, as usual, having no luck making the Publisher option appear on the Word menu. Software versions on my PC: MS Office 64-bit Version 2209 Build 16.0.15629.20256. Java SE Development Kit version 8 update 311 (64 bit) 8.0.3110.11. Microsoft .NET Runtime - 5.0.17.3123 (x64). From https://www.oracle.com/middleware/technologies/analytics-publisher/downloads.html, I clicked the 'Oracle Analytics Publisher Desktop 6.4.0 for 64 bit Office on Windows' link. I ticked the checkbox to download V1031015-01.zip. This downloaded a file named Oracle_SSN_DLM_12011246.exe. I executed that file. It produced a zip file named V1031015-01.zip. I unzipped that file, which produced a file named OracleAnalyticsPublisherDesktop-6.4.0-win64.exe, dated 8/4/2022 with a file size of 201MB. I right-clicked that file and selected 'Run as Administrator' to begin the installation. I accepted the default destination folder c:\Program Files\Oracle\Oracle Analytics Publisher\Oracle Analytics Publisher Desktop. The installer went through the usual stuff - templates, samples, fonts, etc..., completing in less than 30 seconds. MS Word opened with the Welcome to Oracle Analytics Publisher document. But the Publisher option is not present on the Word menu. It IS present in Excel. I have already tried all of the usual fixes that have been suggested over the many years that this problem has existed. None of them are helping. Including... * Word Add-ins: The add-in is not listed in any category on the main page. Active, Inactive, Disabled - it isn't there. * It also is not shown as an available add-in under the COM Add-ins, nor any other category under the 'Manage' option. * Ran 'Enable or Disable Template Builder' twice. The first time disabled it, the second time enabled it. Still no menu entry. * Navigated to the destination folder and opened the DotNetInstallFiles folder. Based on the suggestion found at https://businessintelligenceblogs.wordpress.com/2018/03/10/bi-publisher-tab-is-not-visible-in-ms-word/, I executed setup.exe and selected the 'Repair' option. Upon completion, it reported 'TBAddInSetup64 has been successfully installed'. Still no BI Publisher on the Word menu or in the Add-Ins. * In Word Add-ins, I went to COM Add-ins and clicked the Add button. Looked for TBAddin.vsto|vstolocal - does not exist. Tried ETBAddIn.vsto instead. "Not a valid Office Add-in." * I've tried every suggestion at https://www.oracleport.com/oracle-bi-publisher-tab-issue-in-ms-word/, including changing Trust Center settings. And from https://peopletoolstechtips.com/install-bi-publisher-desktop/, File ... Options ... Customize Ribbon: BI Publisher is not available as shown in the screenshot Any additional suggestions?

Hi Liwen Chiu Thanks for your help. I continued having issues with the TBAddInSetup64.msi I tried to uninstall but it told me I could uninstall a program not installed. I then tried repair and it told me the same thing. After days of google searches I finally found mention of a Microsoft program that can uninstall programs that are not visable or findable, at the following link: https://support.microsoft.com/en-us/topic/fix-problems-that-block-programs-from-being-installed-or-removed-cca7d1b6-65a9-3d98-426b-e9f927e1eb4d It uninstalled the TBAddInSetup64 for me - I restarted my computer and ran the setup program in the C:\Program Files\Oracle\BI Publisher\BI Publisher Desktop\DotNetInstallFiles folder, and hey presto FINALLY when I opened word "Publisher" appeared in the ribbon. This has been a terribly frustrating couple of weeks. Oracle blamed Microsoft and Microsoft blamed Oracle, but neither gave any solutions. I hope I, like you Liwen, can be of some help for the next person that has this issue. David

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ShivaShiva Rank 1 - Community Starter

Jan 22, 2026 7:34AM

Go to C:\Program Files\Oracle\Oracle Analytics Publisher\Oracle Analytics Publisher Desktop\DotNetInstallFiles
and execute TBAddUser.exe . It worked for me .

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