EBS R12 How to Autolaunch JNLP files (Java web start) on Modern Browsers ?

Unlike IE, when we open EBS forms (with JWS enabled) on Edge (or) chrome,  form (jnlp) files will be downloaded and we have to manually click and launch. Business users may not like this behaviour. Please find the steps to auto launch JWS forms on Edge, Firefox & Chrome 

Firefox:

a. Please open firefox .  Click on Menu -->Settinga

b.  In the search box, enter applications & Click on Jnlp content type and Choose the action as    C:\Program Files (x86) (or Program Files) \Java\<version>\bin\javaws.exe 

c. Open anew tab, type about:config in the address bar and press Enter/Return. Click the button accepting the risk -- this change involves some risk.

d. In the search box ,Enter browser.download.skipConfirmLaunchExecutable  & choose  Boolean and Click Add

e. Results should look like below.

f. Now Restart the browser and try to launch forms now. It should auto launch

Microsoft Edge:

IE mode in Edge allows organizations to continue to use legacy elements of Internet Explorer but within Microsoft Edge. Please follow below steps as a workaround.

To enable IE mode on Edge, Please follow these steps:

1. Open Microsoft Edge on Windows 10 & Click the Settings under menu button on the top-right corner.

2. Select the Settings option.

3. Click on Default browser.

4. Under the “Internet Explorer compatibility” section , Please select allow under  “Allow sites to be reloaded in Internet Explorer mode” 

5. Click the Restart button.

6. After restart , Please enter EBS URL on Edge and enter

7. Click menu button on the top-right corner & click on reload in internet explorer mode.

8. Now try to login and launch form (It should not download, instead it should launch directly)

Google Chrome:

Autolaunch of JNLP files on google chrome can't be controlled with browser options . Instead Chrome policies needs to be defined through GPO. Chrome policies are centrally managed by system administrators as Group Policy Object (GPO) using Microsoft Active Directory or Microsoft Intune. Deployment instructions supported by administrative templates (.admx).

How to open discoverer plus in Microsoft Edge Browser

We all know oracle discoverer is already out of support from June 2014 onwards and It worked in the Internet explorer ,older versions of  Mozilla & Edge .  Internet Explorer is only a few months away from retirement & will be officially retired on June 15, 2022 .IE will fall out of support for multiple versions of Windows 10 & using the old version of browsers would not be secure. We can use the below workaround to access discoverer on Edge.

Solution:

IE mode in Edge allows organizations to continue to use legacy elements of Internet Explorer but within Microsoft Edge. Please follow below steps as a workaround.

Enable IE mode on Microsoft Edge (One Time Setup)

To enable IE mode on Edge, Please follow these steps:

1. Open Microsoft Edge on Windows 10 & Click the Settings under menu button on the top-right corner.
2. Select the Settings option.
3. Click on Default browser.
4. Under the “Internet Explorer compatibility” section , Please select allow under  “Allow sites to be reloaded in Internet Explorer mode” 
5. Click the Restart button.

Access Discoverer using Edge

1. After restart, Please enter the discoverer URL.
2. Click menu button on the top-right corner & click on "Reload in internet explorer mode"
3. Login using normal procedure & it should open forms now.

Note: Instead of selecting “Reload in Internet explorer mode" every time, we can add the site to  automatically launch  for 30 days. But after 30 days, we have to re-add it which would be difficult to educate to all the users. so instead of auto launch for 30 days, it is better to "Reload in internet explorer mode" every time.