Configure reports in the rich client

If you use the Report Generator application to create reports and view JT files, Teamcenter runs a Java applet that allows you to manipulate the view (rotate, pan, and zoom), gather measurement data, and mark up the image. For correct operation of this functionality, you must configure your Web browser and related settings, as follows:

Note

The following instructions assume you are configuring a Microsoft Windows system. Similar configuration steps are necessary if you are using another operating system.

Some of the steps may vary depending on which operating system, browser, or JRE version you use.

• If you are using the Microsoft Internet Explorer browser, modify the Internet properties, as follows:

In Windows, choose Start→Control_Panel→Internet Options Windows displays the Internet Properties dialog box.

Click the Advanced tab.

Select the Allow active content to run in files on My Computer check box in the Security group of entries and the Java console enabled check box in the Microsoft VM group of entries.

Click OK or Apply, and then close and reopen the browser to complete any changes.

Note If you are using the Firefox browser, this procedure is not required. However, if you encounter problems viewing reports with Firefox, choose Tools→Options and verify the Enable Java check box on the Content pane is selected.

• Install the embedded viewer and run its setup program, if you did not already do so when you ran Teamcenter Environment Manager (TEM). During installation, avoid spaces in installation directory names, as these may cause incorrect operation in certain circumstances.

• Ensure that the JRE version you have installed is at least version 1.6.0_20 or later.

• Click the Advanced tab of the Java control panel and ensure the Place Java icon in system tray check box in the Miscellaneous group is selected. This ensures the Java console is always present in the Windows system tray, allowing easy access to it for troubleshooting.When troubleshooting, you can also select the Enable tracing and Enable logging check boxes in the Debugging group. This displays more detailed information in the Java console window that may help you debug problems.Optionally, you can click the Show Console button in the Java Console group to open the Java console for debugging purposes whenever the applet is active.

• Click the Browser tab and ensure that the check box for your browser is selected. If you have more than one browser on your system, check each applicable check box.If you changed the Java run-time parameters in the previous step, clear your current browser, click Apply, then recheck the current browser and click Apply again. This loads the new environment variable setting into the browser.

• Modify the Java security settings to allow the browser to open the DLL files for the embedded viewer and JT files in one of the following ways:

Edit the java.policy file in your JRE_HOME\lib\security directory with a text editor, not a word processor. Add the following entry to this file: Copygrant { permission java.security.AllPermission; };

Use the policytool.exe application in your JRE_HOME\bin directory to grant the same permissions. See the Sun documentation for information on using this tool.

If you have more than one version of the JRE on your system, or if you also have the Java Software Development Kit (SDK) installed, there may be more than one copy of the java.policy file. If possible, identify the version that is used by the browser. Identify the policy deployment directory by opening the Java console, typing s to dump all system properties, and noting the displayed value of the application.home property. Place your modified java.policy file in the directory indicated by this property; if the directory does not exist, create it. Alternatively, if you are using Internet Explorer, you can modify the file pointed to by the deployment.system.security.policy value. Note Close all browsers before testing changes.