How to start Discoverer in Oracle Applications mode using an existing connection

Before you can start Discoverer as an Oracle Applications user, certain conditions must be met (for more information, see "What are the prerequisites to run Discoverer with Oracle Applications?").

To start Discoverer in Oracle Applications mode using an existing connection:

Display the Discoverer Viewer connections page (for more information, see "How to display the Discoverer Plus connections page").
Select the name of a connection name in the Connection column to start Discoverer.

Hint: To confirm that you are using the correct login, click Show in the Details column to display more information about a login. To hide additional information, click Hide.

Discoverer starts and displays the "Workbook Wizard: Create/Open Workbook dialog".

The Connect to Discoverer Plus page is displayed.

Note: If the Oracle Applications username that you are using has only one responsibility assigned to it, Discoverer starts and displays the "Workbook Wizard: Create/Open Workbook dialog". If so, skip step 3 and move to step 4.

If the Oracle Applications username that you are using has more than one responsibility assigned to it, Discoverer displays the "Choose a responsibility dialog".

Figure B-1 Choose a responsibility dialog

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Select a responsibility from the You can connect as any of the following responsibilities list and click OK.

Discoverer starts and displays the "Workbook Wizard: Create/Open Workbook dialog".
Follow the steps in the Workbook Wizard to either open a workbook or create a new workbook.

You can now begin to analyze data using Discoverer's powerful analysis tools.

Notes

If the Connections page does not contain an existing connection to an Oracle Applications database, you must create a new connection (for more information, see "How do I create and save login information in a Discoverer connection?").