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| - | ====== Jenzabar CX 8.1 Client Configuration ====== | + | ====== (old) Jenzabar CX 8.1 Client Configuration ====== |
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| + | **THIS IS LEGACY INFORMATION. PLEASE SEE: [[jenzabar|Olin College Jenzabar Environment]]** | ||
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| The Jenzabar CX 8.1 menu is a Java-based user interface. Your system will need to have the 32-bit version of Java 7 or later installed and properly configured or it will not be able to connect to the CX server. | The Jenzabar CX 8.1 menu is a Java-based user interface. Your system will need to have the 32-bit version of Java 7 or later installed and properly configured or it will not be able to connect to the CX server. | ||
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| - Go to **Start** > **Control Panel** > **Programs ** > **Programs and Features** | - Go to **Start** > **Control Panel** > **Programs ** > **Programs and Features** | ||
| - Scroll down to check the versions of Java installed | - Scroll down to check the versions of Java installed | ||
| - | - Uninstall any versions of Java 6 | + | - Uninstall any versions of Java 6 and Java 7 |
| - Install the latest version of Java | - Install the latest version of Java | ||
| - Browse to http://www.java.com/en/download/manual.jsp?locale-=en | - Browse to http://www.java.com/en/download/manual.jsp?locale-=en | ||
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| - Run the downloaded installer | - Run the downloaded installer | ||
| - | ===== Configure Java 7 ===== | + | ===== Configure Java 8 ===== |
| - | Java 7 will not permit self-signed applications to run without first adding security exceptions for them. Because Jenzabar CX 8.1 code is still signed with a self-signed certificate as of July 2014, creating these exceptions is a mandatory step. | + | Java 8 will not permit self-signed applications to run without first adding security exceptions for them. Because Jenzabar CX 8.1 code is still signed with a self-signed certificate as of July 2014, creating these exceptions is a mandatory step. |
| - Go to **Start** > **Java** > **Configure Java** to open the Java Control Panel | - Go to **Start** > **Java** > **Configure Java** to open the Java Control Panel | ||
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| ===== Running CX 8.1 ===== | ===== Running CX 8.1 ===== | ||
| - | There are two ways you can launch the CX 8.1 menu on your system: via a desktop shortcut, or via a web browser. | + | Beginning with Java 8, CX 8.1 must be launched from a web browser. |
| - | === Create a Desktop Shortcut (Recommended) === | ||
| - | - Right click on a location where you would like the shortcut created (e.g., your desktop) | ||
| - | - Select **New** > **Shortcut** | ||
| - | - When prompted for the location of the shortcut, choose one of the following and paste it into the ''Type the location of the item:'' field: | ||
| - | * For the live database, use <code>"C:\Program Files (x86)\Java\jre7\bin\javaws.exe" https://cx01.olin.edu:9040/CXConnect.jnlp</code> | ||
| - | * For the train database, use <code>"C:\Program Files (x86)\Java\jre7\bin\javaws.exe" https://cx01.olin.edu:9045/CXConnect.jnlp</code> | ||
| - | - Click the **Next** button | ||
| - | - Enter a name for the shortcut, e.g., ''CX 8.1 (Live)'' | ||
| - | - Click the **Finish** button | ||
| - | - Continue to [[#Starting the Menu]] below | ||
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| - | === Using a Web Browser === | ||
| - In your web browser, visit the appropriate site: | - In your web browser, visit the appropriate site: | ||
| * For the live database, browse to https://cx01.olin.edu:9040/CXConnect.htm | * For the live database, browse to https://cx01.olin.edu:9040/CXConnect.htm | ||
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| - Click on the **Run Jenzabar CX** link | - Click on the **Run Jenzabar CX** link | ||
| - Continue to [[#Starting the Menu]] below | - Continue to [[#Starting the Menu]] below | ||
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| + | For ease of use, it is strongly recommended that both of these URLs be added to your web browser as favorites / bookmarks. Once created, you can drag them to your desktop to create shortcuts if you wish. | ||
| === Starting the Menu === | === Starting the Menu === | ||
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| * It is important to note that **this is the __only__ security warning you should accept -- all other security warnings on your system should be heeded and treated with extreme caution!** | * It is important to note that **this is the __only__ security warning you should accept -- all other security warnings on your system should be heeded and treated with extreme caution!** | ||
| - Click on the **Run** button to launch the menu | - Click on the **Run** button to launch the menu | ||
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| === Configuring Helper Apps === | === Configuring Helper Apps === | ||
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| * Select the Launch Program button | * Select the Launch Program button | ||
| * Enter into the program box: | * Enter into the program box: | ||
| - | * For MS Word 2010 64bit, enter: C:\Program Files\Microsoft Office\Office14\windword.exe | + | * For MS Word **2016** //64-bit//, enter: C:\Program Files\Microsoft Office\Office16\winword.exe |
| - | * For MS Word 2010 32bit, enter: C:\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft Office\Office14\windword.exe | + | * For MS Word **365**, enter: C:\Program Files\Microsoft Office\root\Office16\winword.exe |
| * You can alternately browse to the location of your MS Word executable | * You can alternately browse to the location of your MS Word executable | ||
| * Select apply | * Select apply | ||
| - Select OK | - Select OK | ||
| - Esc out of the CX menu option. | - Esc out of the CX menu option. | ||
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