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Category: Office Tools

  • Java with Internet Explorer 11 incompatible?

    After upgrading to Windows 8.1 you will find it impossible to use Java with internet explorer. This is particularly bad for Oracle E-Business Suite that depends of the use of Java for its professional applications. Problem Identification You may get the warning: Java(tm) Plug-In 2 SSV Helper’ from ‘Sun Microsystems, Inc.’ isn’t compatible with Internet […]

  • WebADI and Excel 2013

    Office 2013 (or Office 365) has been released a now we all wonder if it will work with WebADI? You need to set the usual Internet Options and Excel Options. And it works: But there are a few quirks… Worst bit is the Oracle Add-In button is missing. It works ok but you need to […]

  • Excel for E-Business Suite

    Decided to gather all Excel settings in one place for my own sake really. It might be redundant with some existing posts here but I like it to be easily accessible. The settings below should work with the latest versions of Excel – so far 2007; 2010 and 2012. Pictures below are from Excel 2010. […]

  • Internet Explorer for E-Business Suite

    Decided to gather all IE settings in one place for my own sake really. It might be redundant with some existing posts here but I like it to be easily accessible. The settings below should work with the latest versions of IE – so far IE8; IE9 and IE10. Version specific settings are at the […]

  • Internet Explorer 10

    Windows 8 has arrived with a new version of Internet Explorer. However will it work with Oracle e-Business Suite? Even if you follow my IE9 instructions you will be faced with two issues. Login Screen having garbled buttons: Menu Screen having “undefined” responsibility names and buttons garbled: Well, the solution is simple – click the […]

  • Internet Explorer 9

    Now it happened and I couldn’t stop it – Windows 7 installed IE9 on my computer after a fresh install. IE8 worked fine with Oracle R12 but what will IE9 bring? Without going into details this is what I have to do to make it work: Allow Java to run (same as in IE8) Enable […]

  • Internet Explorer 8

    First Install Java JRE 1.5.0.13 as usual as the download from the Apps server to IE8 would not work – and just install the version required by default so you might need a different version Then add your Apps server to IE8 security settings: Lower the security setting to medium-low for Trusted Sites: Allow pop-ups […]