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UMS Internal Reporting Discoverer Installation 11/04/2010 Page 1 of 8

Steps to Install and Connect to Discoverer

1) Prior to starting the installation process you should:

a) Adjust your browsers pop-up blocker settings so Discoverers web address is anallowed site.

i. IfInternet Exploreris your preferred browser select Tools > Pop-upBlocker > Pop-up Blocker Settings from the browser menu. Enterspruce.unet.maine.edu in theAddress of Web site to allowfield

and click .

ii. IfMozilla Firefox is your preferred browser select Tools > Options >

Contentfrom the browser menu. Click the button adjacentto Block Popup Windows and enter spruce.unet.maine.edu in the

Address of web site field and click .b) Make certain the security settings set for your default browser allow Active X

controls and plug-ins to run.

i. From Internet Explorers browser menu select Tools > Internet Options> Security > Custom Level.

Select the radio button toenable the running ofActiveX controls andplug-ins.


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2) The web address to access the Discoverer Sign In page ishttp://spruce.unet.maine.edu:7778/discoverer/plus.

a) You can also navigate to the Sign On page from the UMS web site(http://www.maine.edu) following this path: Faculty/Staff> Internal Reporting>

Discoverer Documentation > Discoverer 10g Sign In.b) You can also navigate to the Sign On page from the UMS Internal Reporting web

site (http://discoverer.unet.maine.edu) following this path: DiscovererDocumentation > Discoverer 10g Sign In.

3) In the Sign In box enter your assigned Discoverer User Name and Password.

a) Click .

Changing your Discoverer Sign In Password

Follow these steps to change your Discoverer Sign In password. The Id and Password you use tosign in to Discoverer are different than the Id and Password that are assigned for access to eachof the databases such as GL, HR, Student and Advance. The procedure described here onlychanges the Password to Discoverer not the passwords to the databases.

1. Go to http://spruce.unet.maine.edu:7777/oiddas/

2. Select the "My Profile" tab and enter your assigned DiscovererUser Name and Password in the Sign In box. You will advance to theMy Profile page.3. From the blue bar located near the top of the page select"Change My Password"

4. Complete the "Single Sign-On Password" and "Password Reset"sections. Note: your password must contain at least one numeric

character.5. Click the "Submit" button. Disregard the "Application Passwords"section. The password change is immediate.

Create a Connection Profile

If this is your first time accessing Discoverer, you may not need this step. However, if you alreadyhave access to Discoverer and are granted access to another database, this step is necessary. Ifyou are not sure please contact the ASUS help desk [email protected].
http://spruce.unet.maine.edu:7778/discoverer/plushttp://www.maine.edu/http://discoverer.unet.maine.edu/http://spruce.unet.maine.edu:7777/oiddas/mailto:[email protected]:[email protected]://spruce.unet.maine.edu:7778/discoverer/plushttp://www.maine.edu/http://discoverer.unet.maine.edu/http://spruce.unet.maine.edu:7777/oiddas/mailto:[email protected]


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You can create and save a Connection profile that will automatically connect you to a Discovererdatabase. Heres how:

1) On the Connect to Discovererpage click .

The Create Connection page opens:

1) Enter the following information on the Create Connection page:

Connection DetailsConnect To If it does not already appear, select OracleBI Discoverer from the drop-

down menu.Name Enter the name of the database you are creating a connection for: GLSNAP,

FAST, CENSUS, HR or STUDENT.Description Enter additional information about the new connection. This information is

displayed in the Description column on the Connections page, and it helps you choose aconnection if more than one exists.

Locale If it does already appear, select Locale retrieved from browser from the drop-down menu.

Database Account Details


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You will be provided a separate user name and password for the each of the databases. Thismay be different from your Discoverer sign on user id and password. This will be provided to youin an email or directly from the ASDS staff.

User Name : Enter your assigned Discoverer User Name for the Database.Password: Enter your assigned Discoverer password for the Database.Database: Select the appropriate database name from the table below.

Reporting Database Database Name

GLSNAP glsnap.unet.maine.edu

FAST, CENSUS warehouse.unet.maine.edu

HR hrrpt.unet.maine.edu

STUDENT csrpt.maine.edu

ADVANCE advance.its.maine.edu

2) When finished, click or .a. If a required ActiveX control is not installed on your computer, the following

message will appear at the top of your browser window:

b. If the following Internet Explorer Security Warning appears, click.

3) When the Java 2 Runtime Environmentlicense agreement appears, select the

radio button then click .

Click on to install thej2re.exe file on yourcomputer.


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4) On the Setup Type page, select the radio button.

Wait while the installation process progresses.


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5) When the Java 2 Runtime Environmentinstallation process finishes, click

.

6) Check your desktop Status Bar for the following link:

a. Click on the link to maximize the following screen:


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b. Wait as the Loading Java Applet process progresses.

7) When the following security warning appears asking if you trust the Oracle security

certificate associated with the applet, click .

The Workbook Wizard screen appears.


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The next time you login to the Oracle Database, the connections you created will appear in theChoose Connection section of the page:

Click to view details about the Connection:

Note: Click to apply changes to connection information. Click to delete the connection.

8) Click on Connection name to initiate connection to Discoverer.

You are all set to use the Discoverer application. For more information please go to the followingwebsite:http://www.maine.edu/system/oft/psfinancial/reporting.php
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