PFCS Desktop Configuration
Guide
1. Check that the CGI environment and mod_plsql
is functioning. Point the browser to:
http://orangepw1.rural.usda.gov:8304/pls/pfcspr/FND_WEB.PING
This
should output the following results:
FND_WEB.PING
|
SYSDATE |
|
|
DATABASE_VERSION |
Oracle8i |
|
DATABASE_ID |
orangep3_pfcspr |
|
SCHEMA_NAME |
APPS |
|
AOL_VERSION |
11.5.0 |
|
APPS_WEB_AGENT |
http://orangepw1.rural.usda.gov:8304/pls/pfcspr |
2. Check JServlets function.
Point the browser to:
http://orangepw1.rural.usda.gov:8304/servlets/IsItWorking
Which should give you the
following output:
Copyright (c) 1997-99 The Java Apache Project
All rights
reserved.
If steps 1 and 2 above malfunction, contact the PFCS DBA Team
for further assistance (x8882, x8863, x8848).
3. Check browser settings: Ensure your browser has cookies
enabled. In Internet Explorer this can be checked from:
Tools -> Internet Options
Oracle Applications uses 'per-session' cookies. Set cookies to
"enable" to ensure they are being set correctly. Also verify that activex
settings are all set to “Enable”.
4.
Set
the default link in internet explorer to:
http://orangepw1.rural.usda.gov:8304
5.
Test
the above link using the username and password provided by the application
security group for the new user or a known valid username/password combination.
6.
Verify
that the version of Adobe Acrobat Reader on the workstation is version 5 or
higher. If not, then install/upgrade the
Adobe version via install CD or download.
7.
Verify
that the putty telnet utility is installed on the workstation. If not, download it from:
http://www.chiark.greenend.org.uk/~sgtatham/putty/download.html
or similar download site (search in
yahoo under “putty free download”.
8. Configure putty to connect to pfcsproddb
using the “ssh” option and save the configuration in
putty.