Setting Up Client Computers

This section includes:

• Configure Personal Firewall
  
• About Using Safari on an iPad
  
• Set Internet Options for Microsoft Internet Explorer
  
• Download Required Applications
  
• Logging In
  

Configure Personal Firewall

If the client computer has a personal firewall:

1. Disable the firewall or configure it for the TMS Lite Browser to function correctly.

   See your firewall documentation or ask your system administrator for assistance.

About Using Safari on an iPad

On an iPad, which is supported for the TMS Lite Browser, some functionality available on a personal computer using a mouse is not available, including:

• Right-click and double-click options.

• Selecting multiple records using Ctrl+click.

Set Internet Options for Microsoft Internet Explorer

This section describes how to configure Internet Explorer on a client computer so you can run Oracle Thesaurus Management System and the TMS Lite Browser.

For more information, see:

• Set Up for Proxy Usage on Fully Qualified Application Tier Names
  
• Turn Off Compatibility View in Internet Explorer
  

Set Up for Proxy Usage on Fully Qualified Application Tier Names

You must configure your client proxy settings if one of the following conditions is true for your installation:

• You connect to the application tier with its fully qualified name (server_name.domain_name).

• You use proxies.

To configure your client proxy settings:

1. Start Internet Explorer.
2. Open the Tools menu, and then select Internet Options.
3. Click the Connections tab.
4. Click LAN settings to open the Local Area Network (LAN) Settings dialog box.
5. Select Use a proxy server for your LAN, and then click Advanced.
6. Define the Exceptions at the bottom of the panel.

   In the Do not use proxy server for addresses beginning with field, use the following format to enter the fully qualified name of each application server:

   server_name.domain_name

   For example, if the server name is sys63 and the domain name is mycompany.com, then you enter:

   sys63.mycompany.com

   If you are connecting to more than one application server, enter the fully qualified name of each server. Use the semicolon (;) to separate your entries.

Turn Off Compatibility View in Internet Explorer

The TMS Lite Browser does not support the Compatibility View available on Internet Explorer 11. If the setting is enabled in the browser, when a user tries to access the TMS Lite Browser, he or she sees the following message: "The current compatibility setting is not supported." There are several places to turn off Compatibility View:

• In the IE Tools menu, toggle between turning Compatibility View on an off by clicking Compatibility View.

• The above setting is overridden by those found in the Tools menu under Compatibility View Settings. Uncheck both: Display intranet sites in Compatibility View and Display all websites in Compatibility View

• The Compatibility View icon appears in the address bar when it is turned on for the current website. Click the icon to turn it off.

Download Required Applications

This section describes how to download and install the following applications:

• Java Runtime Environment (JRE)

• Adobe Reader

• Java Virtual Machine

Instructions for setting up downloads from the Oracle Thesaurus Management System Launch page are included in Making the Java Runtime Environment Available for Download.

For more information, see:

• Download the Java Runtime Environment
  
• Download Adobe Reader
  
• Download the Java Virtual Machine to Client Computers
  

Download the Java Runtime Environment

TMS and the TMS Lite Browser require the Java Runtime Environment (JRE) version 8 (1.8.0.251 or above).

If you have older versions of JRE and do not need them, uninstall these versions before installing the new version. By uninstalling old versions, you avoid receiving the following message when starting an Oracle Health Sciences application:

The Application requires an earlier version of JRE. Do you want to continue?

To download and install the JRE onto a client:

1. Open a browser and enter the URL to open the Launch page for TMS. For example:

   https://server.domain:port/opa53/launch.htm

2. Click Install JRE Plug-in on the Launch page.
3. Follow the on-screen instructions to download and install the JRE.

   During the installation, you must accept all prompts to accept signed jar files.

   The system downloads the JRE from your Forms Server. When you set up the Forms Server, you installed the latest version of the JRE. See Making the Java Runtime Environment Available for Download for more information.

Download Adobe Reader

TMS and the TMS Lite Browser support Adobe Reader 7.x or later, English versions. However, this requirement may change during the life of this document. Check My Oracle Support for the latest requirements.

To download the free Adobe Reader:

1. Go to the Adobe Corporation Web site:

   https://get.adobe.com/reader/

2. Follow the on-screen instructions to download the latest version of the Adobe Reader.

Download the Java Virtual Machine to Client Computers

To download the Java Virtual Machine (JVM) onto each client computer:

1. Open a browser.
2. Connect to the Oracle Health Sciences URL.

   The URL includes the path variable you specified in Test the TMS Forms Server.

   The first time you open TMS, the system prompts you to download JVM. This download is required. It is also available from a link on the Launch page.

Logging In

TMS

To log in to Forms-based Oracle Thesaurus Management System, use the following URL:

• For TMS 5.3.x standalone installation: https://computer_name.domain/opa53/launch.htm

• For OC 5.2.2 integration or TMS 5.2.X upgrade: https://computer_name.domain/opa52/launch.htm

TMS Browser

To log in to the TMS Browser, use the following URL:

https://computer_name.domain/tmsadf/faces/Login

Note:

See the chapter on administration in the Oracle Thesaurus Management System User's Guide for information about customizing the URL to support automatic login and multiple databases.