Installing Browser Add-ons

You can use Oracle Smart View for Office to interact with web browser applications, such as Financial Consolidation and Close or Oracle Hyperion Planning, in two ways:

Starting in a form or ad hoc grid in Smart View, use drill-through to launch an application web page in a browser
Starting in a web application, launch a form or ad hoc grid in Smart View for Excel.

Mozilla Firefox, Google Chrome, or Microsoft Edge require a Smart View add-on for drill-through and web launch.

Table 2-2 summarizes the browser add-on requirements.

Table 2-2 Browser Add-on Requirements for Drill-Through and Web Launch

Browser	Add-on Required?
Mozilla Firefox	Yes
Google Chrome	Yes Note: Requires installing Chrome extension version 22.200 by December 31, 2022.
Microsoft Edge	Yes Note: Requires installing Chrome extension version 22.200 by December 31, 2022.
Microsoft Internet Explorer	Not supported Note: Starting with Oracle Enterprise Performance Management System Release 11.2.2 and the Oracle Enterprise Performance Management Cloud 20.09 update, Internet Explorer is no longer supported. For more information, see Internet Explorer 11 End of Support and Smart View.

For instructions on obtaining and installing the add-on for Firefox, Chrome, and Edge, see:

The following subtopics provide the default instructions for installing the browser add-ons and assume access to web app stores. If your users require a method for installing the add-ons without directly accessing a web app store, see Alternative Methods for Installing Browser Add-ons to explore other methods for installing the add-ons for Chrome and Edge.

Mozilla Firefox

To use Smart View 11.1.2.5.810+ with Mozilla Firefox ESR 60+, you must install the Oracle Smart View for Office web extension for Firefox.

You can get the extension by searching on "smartview" on the Firefox Add-ons download site or by going directly to this link:

https://addons.mozilla.org/en-US/firefox/addon/oracle-smart-view-for-office

Click the + Add to Firefox button and follow the prompts to add the extension.

Note:

If you are using earlier versions of Firefox, then no add-on is required.

Google Chrome

EPM Cloud 17.06+ supports interoperability with Google Chrome and Smart View 11.1.2.5.700+.

To use Google Chrome with Smart View, install the Oracle Smart View for Office web extension from the Chrome Web Store. You can get the extension by searching on "smartview" in the Chrome Web Store or by going directly to this link:

https://chrome.google.com/webstore/detail/oracle-smart-view-for-off/cjbpfomjjhkmfkembnjejkhpihjnomne

Click the Add to Chrome button and follow the prompts to add the extension.

Microsoft Edge

EPM Cloud 20.04+, EPM System 11.2.1+, and EPM System 11.1.2.4.825+ support interoperability with Microsoft Edge based on Chromium 80+ and Smart View 11.1.2.5.910+.

To use Microsoft Edge with Smart View, you must enable Edge to allow extensions from other stores, and then install the Oracle Smart View for Office web extension from the Chrome Web Store.

To enable Edge to allow extensions from other stores, and then install the Chrome extension:

Install the latest version of Edge from Microsoft.
In the upper right corner of Edge, click Settings and more, , and then select Extensions.
In the popup window, click the Manage extensions link.
On the Extensions page, click the Chrome Web Store link.
At the top of the page, click Allow extensions from other stores, and in the confirmation dialog, click Allow.
Use this link to access the Oracle Smart View for Office web extension:

https://chrome.google.com/webstore/detail/oracle-smart-view-for-off/cjbpfomjjhkmfkembnjejkhpihjnomne

Or, you can get the extension by searching on "smartview" in the Chrome Web Store.
Click the Add to Chrome button and follow the prompts to add the extension.