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Oracle Discoverer and Oracle Applications

Oracle Discoverer 4i provides additional capabilities for working seamlessly with Oracle Applications.

A.1 Specifying display of the Applications User Checkbox in the Discoverer 4i Viewer Connect Dialog

You can set up the Discoverer Viewer Connect dialog to enable an Oracle Applications user to log on using an Applications `Responsibility' by displaying the Applications User checkbox and/or by specifying that Discoverer runs against Oracle Applications by default.

To set up the Connect dialog to display (or hide) the Applications User checkbox, access the configuration file located in: <iSUITES_HOME>apache\apache\htdocs\disco4iv\html\viewer_config.xml and set the "display_login_method_control" option to "true" or "false" as required.

To specify whether users run Discoverer Viewer by default against an Oracle Application (if the checkbox is displayed, it will be checked or unchecked as appropriate), change the following line in the disco4iv.xml file:

disco4iv.xml - Before change

<application xml_version="viewer41"/>

disco4iv.xml - After change

<application xml_version="viewer41" apps_logon="yourdefault"/>

where "yourdefault" is either "true" or "false".

For more information about editing the disco4iv.xml file, refer to Section 3.2.6, "Editing the disco4iv.xml file (Discoverer Viewer only)".

A.2 Specifying display of the Applications User Checkbox in the Discoverer 4i Plus Connect Dialog

You can set up the Discoverer 4i Plus Connect dialog to enable an Oracle Applications user to log on using an Oracle Applications `Responsibility' by displaying the Applications User checkbox and/or by specifying that Discoverer runs against Oracle Applications by default.

To set up the Connect dialog to display (or hide) the Applications User checkbox:

1. Change the value of the following variables in the pref.txt file:

Variable	Settings
ShowUserTypeChoice	Set to: 0 to hide checkbox 1 to show checkbox
DefaultUserTypeIsApps	Set to: 0 to specify that users do not run Discoverer Plus by default against an Oracle Application (if the checkbox is displayed, it is unchecked) 1 to specify that users run Discoverer Plus by default against an Oracle Application (if the checkbox is displayed, it is checked)

For more information about editing the pref.txt file, refer to Section 2.4, "Editing the End User Preferences".

• From the Windows Start menu, choose Programs | Oracle Discoverer Server 4i Setup | Apply Preferences.

• Stop and restart the OracleDiscoverer4i service.

  For more information about stopping and restarting the OracleDiscoverer4i service, refer Section 2.2.4, "How to start and stop the Discoverer NT service manually".

A.3 NT Registry Settings for Oracle Applications Users

There are four NT Registry settings that you can set in the pref.txt file specifically for Oracle Applications end users.

• AppsGWYUID

• AppsFNDNAM

• ShowUserTypeChoice

• DefaultUserTypeIsApps

For more information:

• about the Registry settings, refer to Appendix C, "Discoverer 4i Registry Settings"

• about editing the pref.txt file, refer to Section 2.4, "Editing the End User Preferences"