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Exor Managed Service

Getting Connected

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Table of Contents

Table of Contents ............................................................................... 1

Document Control ............................................................................... 2

Author ..................................................................................................... 2

Document Summary ..................................................................................... 2

Document History........................................................................................ 2

Reference Documents ................................................................................... 2

Distribution ............................................................................................... 2

Document Quality Assurance ........................................................................... 2

Connecting ........................................................................................ 3

Preparation ............................................................................................... 3

Client PC setup .......................................................................................... 3

Firewall setup ............................................................................................ 3

The Managed Service Portal ................................................................... 5

Logging In ................................................................................................. 5

The Exor Application .................................................................................... 5

Discoverer Viewer ....................................................................................... 7

Discoverer Plus ........................................................................................... 9

The Remote Desktop (GBEXOR801) ........................................................ 14

Logging On .............................................................................................. 14

Discoverer Administrator ............................................................................. 17

Discoverer Desktop .................................................................................... 18

Spatial Manager ........................................................................................ 23

Appendix A ..................................................................................... 25

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Document Control

Author

Tanya Bream

Document Summary

This document explains how to connect and log into Exor Managed Service.

Document History

Version Date Changes

1.0 12 April 2010 Tanya Bream

Reference Documents

N/A

Distribution

Managed Service Customers

Document Quality Assurance

Name Date

Prepared By: Tanya Bream 13 April 2010

Reviewed By: Rich Back

Approved For Issue By: Rich Back

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Connecting

Preparation

In order to ensure a successful connection to the Exor Managed Service, there are some factors that should

be considered before the first attempt to connect.

Client PC Setup

The Forms Client is a thin 100% Java Applet that runs in the user's browser. Anyone with a Java-enabled

browser can run a Forms application, over any network: Internet, intranet, or extranet. It receives messages

from the server about what to display, and reports back to the server, what actions the user performed, so

they can be processed. No business logic is executed on the client; it is responsible for rendering the

screen. All logic is processed on the Oracle application server.

When a user runs a Forms session a Java Applet is dynamically downloaded from the Oracle9i Application

Server. This Java applet is used for any Forms application so is downloaded only once and cached on the

client, hence, is available for subsequent Forms sessions and is renewed automatically only when a new

Forms client version is detected on the Application server.

In order to run a Java applet within a browser, it is necessary to have a Java Virtual Machine (JVM) installed.

Depending on the client platform the browser is running, Oracle requires the Sun Java plug-in (JRE) version

1.6.x. This can be download from: http://java.sun.com/javase/downloads/index.jsp (click on the “Download

JRE” button nearest the top of the list).

Each client PC must contain a minimum 512MB of RAM and be running Microsoft Internet Explorer (MSIE)

version 5.5 or later.

The Java plug-in which needs to be installed on each client will automatically download and install on first

use but you should note that because of this, the first attempt to connect from each PC may take some time

due to the necessity to download this plug-in. Subsequent connections will be much faster. It may be that,

for security reasons, your IT Department will have to pre-load the Java Initiator on your PC before you

attempt to connect.

Firewall Setup

There should be no firewall issues when connecting to the Exor Managed Service to run the highways

application, as all the traffic is standard port 80. However, it is imperative that you make arrangements to

“bypass proxy” to *.exor.co.uk.

Some Customers will have additional requirements to connect to bespoke services relating to Spatial

Manager and these are dealt with in detail with each customer.

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The Exor Managed Service IP addresses are as follows:

195.188.252.96/27 (32 addresses with a sub net of 255.255.255.242 i.e. 195.188.252.96, 195.188.252.97,

195.188.252.98D..195.188.252.127)

195.188.241.192/26 (64 addresses with a sub net of 255.255.255.192 i.e. 195.188.241.192,

195.188.241.193, 195.188.241.194....195.188.241.255)

86.12.132.192/26 (64 addresses with a sub net of 255.255.255.192 i.e. 86.12.132.192, 86.12.132.193,

86.12.132.194.... 86.12.132.255)

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The Managed Service Portal

Logging In

You will have been supplied with a URL, usually in the form of a tree (e.g. silverbirch.exor.co.uk), username,

password and database name.

This information will be needed in order to log into the Managed Service.

• Enter the address in your browser, e.g. http://silverbirch.exor.co.uk Note that there is no ‘www’ in

this URL.

• Click on the appropriate hyperlink, for example, “Exor LIVE using Sun JRE 1.4.2_06”

• Enter your username, password and database in the fields at the top right of the screen and press

the [Login >>] buttonD

The Exor Application

Under certain circumstances, there will be options to connect to more than one managed service; this allows

for use of a sandbox database for forthcoming software releases. In general though, you will need to press

the ‘Exor Live using JRE’ link visible on the left-hand edge of the screen. For a few seconds you may see a

blank screen with the words ‘Java Applet loadingD’ displayed in the centre. This will then be replaced with

the Exor Launchpad, allowing access to the licensed application(s).

Remember: The first time you connect to the Managed Service, this may take several minutes while the java

archive files are downloaded and installed.

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After the files have downloaded and installed, you will get a browser similar to that shown below. There will

also be a second browser with the title “Closing this window will exit Highways by Exor”. This second

window handles the communications with the server and should be minimised and left. When you have

finished using the application, log off using the “Exit” button. Do not exit by closing the other window as

this will leave a disconnected oracle session on the server.

Please note that when running ‘Highways by Exor’ for the first time you will encounter issues with the

certificates. Please see Appendix A for further details.

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Discoverer Viewer

1. Open a browser such as Internet Explorer and enter the URL of the Managed Service Portal i.e.

treename.exor.co.uk

2. Click on “Discoverer Viewer” to run the application.

3. Enter your User Name, Password and Database and click “Go”.

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4. Under the “Result List” you will see all the Discoverer Workbooks available. By clicking on the cross,

you can drill down to see the Sheets associated with the Workbooks.

5. Click on the Sheet you wish to view to display the results.

Full instructions on the useof Discoverer Viewer can be found online:

http://download.oracle.com/docs/html/B13987_04/toc.htm

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Discoverer Plus

1. Open a browser such as Internet Explorer and enter the URL of the Managed Service Portal i.e.

treename.exor.co.uk

2. Click on “Discoverer Plus” to run the application.

3. Enter your User Name, Password and Database and click “Go”.

4. When you connect to Discoverer Plus for the first time you will be prompted to run a Java Add-on. To

do this, click the yellow bar which appears at the top of the window and select “Run Add-on”.

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Note: If you do not see the yellow bar automatically appear at the top of the window make sure you

have Pop-up Blocker disabled under the Tools menu.

5. Once logged in, you will be given the option to open an existing workbook or create a new one.

6. Click “Next” to create a new workbook.

7. Highlight the items you would like to add to your worksheet and click the right arrow to select them.

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8. After clicking “Next” you now have the option to change the layout of the items in the worksheet.

Click and drag the column headings to change how they are dsplayed.

9. Click “Next” to move onto Step 4 where you can choose how you would like to sort the data in the

worksheet. Click “Add” to enter a new row.

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10. Click “Next” to move onto Step 5 where you can define Parameters which prompt users to select or

type a value. Choosing a parameter to base it on allows you to filter the data presented in the

worksheet.

11. Click “Finish” to create the workbook.

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Full instructions on the use of Discoverer Plus can be found online:


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The Remote Desktop (GBEXOR801)

Logging On

1. Log into Connect2 (https://connect2.exorcorp.com) using the username and password provided,

ensuring that the Domain “GBEXOR801” is selected.

2. Click on the Terminal Session called “GBEXOR801”.

A remote Desktop session will begin and you will be presented with the Welcome screen. Click “OK” to

proceed.

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3. If your name appears on the left, click that button, otherwise, click “Other User”.

4. Enter the same username and password as before and hit Enter or click the arrow.

5. When you log into Connect2, you may also have access to file shares on various servers. You will see

these under the heading “Files”.

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6. Click on the hyperlink to access the file share and its files.

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Discoverer Administrator

1. Log into GBEXOR801 (as shown on Page 14)

2. Double-click the Oracle Discoverer Administrator icon on the Desktop to run the application

3. Log into the appropriate database

4. A business area should have already been set up for you so select “Open an existing business area”,

select the business area e.g. “Highways By Exor”.and click “Finish”.

Full instructions for the use of Discoverer Administrator can be found online:


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Discoverer Desktop


2. Double-click the Oracle Discoverer Desktop icon on the Desktop to run the application

3. Log into the appropriate database

4. Choose to “Create a new workbook” and how you would like to display the results e.g. in a table then

click “Next”.

5. Select the items you would like to add to your worksheet by highlighting them and clicking the right

arrow.

Note: You can use Shift or Ctrl and left mouse click to highlight multiple items.

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Note: If the right arrow is greyed out once you have selected the items this means that the items you

have chosen are not related and you need to deselect some of them or choose again.

6. Before clicking “Next” you have the option to change the Query Governor settings, how the Table is

displayed or the Formats used. To do this, click the “Options” button.

7. After clicking “Next” you now have the option to change the layout of the items in the worksheet.

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Click and drag the column headings to change how they are dsplayed.

8. Click “Next” to move onto Step 4 where you can define “conditions” in order to filter the data displayed

in the worksheet.

9. Click “Next” to move on to Step 5 where you can choose how you would like to sort the data in the

worksheet.

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10. Click “Next” to move on to Step 6 where you can define calculations which add new information to the

worksheet.

The data can be viewed and selected by “Item” or by “Function”.

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11. Click “Finish” to display the finished worksheet.

Full instructions on the use of Discoverer Desktop can be found online:


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Spatial Manager


2. Double-click the “Arcmap” icon on the Desktop to run the application

3. You have the options to create a new empty map, a new template or open an existing map.

4. Click “OK” to create a new map.

5. Select View>Toolbars>exor Spatial Manager 9i 4.2.x.x Build (1) to display the Exor toolbar and click and

drag it to the desired location on the Menu bar.

6. Select Exor Menu>Connect.. and enter the User Name, Password and Database.

7. Right-click a geographic layer and select “Display Layer” to display the map.

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Full instructions on the use of ArcGIS 9.2 can be found online:

http://webhelp.esri.com/arcgisdesktop/9.2/index.cfm?TopicName=Tutorials

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Appendix A

When you run “Highways by Exor” for the first time you will be presented with the following warnings.

1. Tick “Always trust content from this publisher” and click “Run”.

2. Again, tick “Always trust content from this publisher” and click “Run” when you see the above

warning.

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3. When the above warning appears, make sure you click “No”.

4. Tick “Always trust content from this publisher” and click “Run” when you see the next certificate

warning below.

5. When you see the final certificate warning, again, tick “Always trust content from this publisher

and click “No”.

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6. Every time you connect to “Highways by Exor” you will see the following warning. You must click

“No” to continue to open the application.

7. You will now be successfully logged in.

Note: If you were to check the Java Cache Viewer within the Java Control Panel, the rources which should

be listed are as shown below.

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