Using Internet Explorer with Oracle Financials

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Using Internet Explorer with Oracle Financials

• Windows 2000
• Windows XP, Service Pack 1

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Contents

• Recommended Versions of Internet Explorer (IE)
• Recommended Settings for Internet Explorer (IE)
• General TabDisplaying Reports Using Internet
  Explorer (IE)
• Adobe Browser Options
• General TabClearing Cache
• General TabSetting Tmp Space
• Security TabDownloading
• Security TabActive X Control
• Security TabAdditional Settings
• Privacy TabSettings
• Advanced TabSet Defaults
• Advanced TabSecurity Settings
• Pop-up Window Blocker
• Tool BarDiscussion Button
• J-initiator Java Applet Error
• Problems and Solutions

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Recommended Versions

• Oracle has certified Internet Explorer 6.0 with
  Oracle Financials for work stations running on
  Windows XP Professional.
• IE 6.0.2800.1106
• IE 6.0.2900.2180
• Select 'About Internet Explorer' from the Help
  Menu on the IE menu bar to determine the version
  of IE 6.0 that you have installed on your work
  station.

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Recommended Versions

• The dialog box on the left shows the version of
  IE 6.0 for XP Pro Service Pack 1 and Windows 2000
  and, on the right, the version for XP Pro Service
  Pack 2.

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Recommended Settings

• Select 'Internet Options' under 'Tools' on the IE
  menu bar
• Check settings under tabs
• General
• Security
• Privacy
• Advanced

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GeneralDisplaying Reports
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Adobe 5.0 Browser Options
To set browser options for Adobe 5.0 for
displaying reports through the browser you need
to enable the Web Browser Options in Adobe.
Select 'Preferences' under the Edit menu and
highlight 'General'. Select 'Options' in the
Preferences dialog box and check the options
listed under 'Web Browser Options'. To display
reports in the browser the option 'Display PDF in
Browser' must be checked. Make sure that you have
only one version of Adobe Acrobat installed on
your desktop. Having more than one version can
create problems with viewing reports.
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Adobe 6.0 Browser Options
To set browser options for Adobe 6.0 for
displaying reports through the browser you need
to enable the Web Browser Options in Adobe.
Select 'Preferences' under the Edit menu and
highlight 'Internet' in the Preferences dialog
box. Check the options listed under 'Web Browser
Options'. To display reports in the browser the
option 'Display PDF in Browser' must be
checked. Make sure that you have only one version
of Adobe Acrobat installed on your desktop.
Having more than one version can create problems
with viewing reports.
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Adobe 7.0 Browser Options
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GeneralClearing Cache
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GeneralSetting Tmp Space
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SecurityDownloading
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SecurityActive X Controls
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SecurityAdditional Settings
Check that File and Font download options under
the 'Downloads' settings have been enabled as
well as the 'Scripting of Java applets' under the
'Scripting' settings. These settings appear in
the same dialog box as the Active X Control
settings.
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PrivacySettings
The privacy setting in Internet Explorer manages
the handling of "cookies". A cookie is a unique
identifier that a site on the Internet provides
to the browser and that resides on the desktop.
It enables the site that put it there to track a
user's actions and the time spent on the site.
It can also collect information about the user
that can be made available for purposes like
marketing. The privacy settings in Internet
Explorer range from "Accept All Cookies" to
"Block All Cookies". Settings include the
following gt Accept All Cookies gt Low gt
Medium gt Medium High gt High gt Block All
Cookies Recommended settings for privacy are
Medium or Medium High.
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AdvancedSet Defaults
The Advanced tab under Internet Options provides
settings for gt Accessibility gt Browsing gt
HTTP1.1 gt Java (Sun) gt Microsoft VM gt
Multimedia gt Printing gt Search from the
Address bar gt Security We recommend that you
use the default settings. If you experience
problems using Internet Explorer with Oracle
Financials, as a first step, restore the default
settings. Click the 'Restore Defaults' button on
the 'Advanced' tab.
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AdvancedSecurity Settings
Check that the settings under 'Security' in the
'Advanced' tab match the settings described in
the picture to the left. WARNING Enabling the
option 'Do not save encrypted pages to disk' will
make it impossible for you to download files and
PDF reports from the Harvard Data Warehouse. If
you experience problems downloading, first make
sure that this option is unchecked.
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Pop-up Window Blocker
A pop-up window blocker prevents new windows from
opening automatically when you visit a website by
intercepting an incoming window and preventing it
from being displayed. Such windows often contain
advertising and can block your view of the
content on the page. However, a pop-up window
blocker can also interfere with your ability to
perform certain functions in Oracle Financials
and Harvard's Financial data warehouse like
uploading budgets in the Budget Tool or viewing
reports in HUDINI. The picture above shows a
pop-up window blocker that comes with the Google
toolbar and has been added to the Internet
Explorer browser. If it interferes with the
performance of Harvard's financial applications,
you can disable it temporarily or enable it to
by-pass the blocker for particular sites. To
allow a pop-up window through on a one-time basis
using Google hold down the CTRL key as you click
a link to a new page. "White listing" allows you
to by-pass the blocker for the sites you specify.
You can disable the blocker altogether by
clearing the checkbox for the pop-up blocker in
the Accessories section of the Toolbar Options
window.
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Pop-up Window Blocker
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Pop-up Window Blocker
To add HUDINI to the white list click the pop-up
blocker button on the tool bar when the gateway
page displays. The 'Popups okay' message will
appear in the pop-up blocker button.
To add Oracle Financials to the white list click
the pop-up blocker button on the tool bar when
the gateway page displays. The 'Popups okay'
message will appear in the pop-up blocker button.
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Tool BarDiscussion Button
Office Server Extensions (OSE) in Microsoft
Office enables users who are working
collaboratively to store documents and to discuss
their content through the Web Discussion feature
of OSE. It requires a web server for storing the
documents to be specified during installation of
OSE. The Discussion button on the toolbar in
Internet Explorer allows users to add comments
about the documents. The web servers for Oracle
Financials do not provide this functionality and
should not be specified as the web server for
Discussions. You will not be able to use
applications like AWS2 if this feature is enabled
when logging in.
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J-initiator Java Applet Error
Although Oracle allows more than one version of
the J-initiator to be installed on a desktop, the
application can display a Java Applet error
message (FRM-92100) when it finds a large number
of versions stored there. If you receive this
error message in applications where the
J-initiator is required, de-install all
J-initiator versions and re-install the latest
version required for the application. A copy of
the latest version is available on the
applications page of the vpf-web site.
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Problems Solutions
First steps towards a solution Restore
default settings. In IE, navigate Tools gt
Internet Options gt Advanced and click the
'Restore Defaults' button. Clear cache. In
IE, navigate Tools gt Internet Options and click
the 'Delete Files'button in the Temporary
Internet files panel. Next, in the same dialog
box, click the 'Clear History' button in the
History panel. Check privacy setting. In IE,
navigate Tools gt Internet Options gt Privacy and
set privacy to "Medium" or to "Medium High".
Check Adobe Acrobat installation. Make sure that
only one version of Adobe Acrobat has been
installed on the desktop. The currently
recommended version is Adobe 7.0. Uninstall
additional versions if found. Check
J-initiator installation. If using HUDINI, make
sure that the current version of the J-initiator
has been installed. The version is 1.1.8.19. It
can be found on the Applications page of the
vpf-web site. 'File does not begin with PDF'
In IE, navigate Tools gt Internet Options gt
Settings gt Temporary Internet Files and click
'Settings' button. Enable the 'Automatically'
radio button under 'Check for newer versions of
stored pages. In Adobe Acrobat, navigate
Edit gt Preferences gt Options. Enable all Web
Browser Options. The 'Display PDF in Browser'
option must be enabled. 'Internet Explorer
cannot download PUB_at_finprod from
apollo6.harvard.edu' In IE, navigate Tools gt
Internet Options gt Advanced and scroll down to
'Security' settings. Uncheck 'Do not save
encrypted files to disk'.
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More Problems Solutions
'Internet Explorer cannot download PUB_at_hdwprod
from apollo7.harvard.edu' In IE, navigate
Tools gt Internet Options gt Advanced and scroll
down to 'Security' settings. Uncheck 'Do not
save encrypted files to disk'. 'Your current
security settings prohibit running Active X
controls on this page' In IE, navigate Tools
gt Internet Options gt Security and click the
'Custom Level' button. Reset custom settings to
'Medium' and click the 'Reset' button. Also,
make sure that 'ActiveX controls and plugins' in
the settings options have been enabled and that
'Scripting of Java applets' in the 'Scripting'
options has been enabled. If message appears
when trying to enter HUDINI, check that the
J-initiator has been installed. Report returns
'no data found' and displays an empty IE browser
window Using the F5 function key to refresh
the screen may enable the report to display.
Blank screen Clear cache or increase size
of the Temporary Internet files Folder. Unable
to download a report or file Make sure that
ActiveX controls and plugins have been enabled
and make sure that the 'Do not save encrypted
files to disk' option under 'Security' on the
Advanced tab is unchecked.
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More Problems Solutions
A hand symbol replaces the cursor and the window
does not open Check to see if the Google toolbar
has been installed in Internet Explorer. If the
Pop-Up Window Blocker has been activated, add the
site to the "white list" by clicking the pop-up
window blocker button on the Google toolbar. FRM
92100 error dialog box displays on
screen De-install all versions of the
J-initiator stored on the desktop and re-install
the latest version. A copy of the J-initiator
currently required is available on the
applications page of the vpf-web site. Your
session is no longer valid Check to see if your
privacy setting has been set to "High" or to
"Block All Cookies". Recommended settings are
"Medium" or "Medium High". Forbidden You don't
have permission to access/html/on this
server Check to see if the Discussion button on
the IE toolbar has been enabled and "Subscribe"
is highlighted on the discussion bar at the
bottom of the screen with an error message
identifying the subscription server. Disable the
Discussion button to turn off the feature.