Starting IFS Applications

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Explanation

IFS Enterprise Explorer is the user interface for IFS Application. To start working in IFS Applications, you need to log on to to the system. You start IFS Applications/IFS Enterprise Explorer using either Local Application Start or Web Deployed Client Start and fill in the Login dialog box.

Prerequisites

• You must know where the link to start IFS Applications/IFS Enterprise Explorer is located.
• You have to have your User ID and matching Password available.
• If you are missing information about which values to use, please contact your application coordinator or system administrator.

System Effects

A session will be created to keep you connected to the application server.

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Related Window Descriptions

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Procedure

After you have authenticated with the identity provider, IFS Enterprise Explorer creates a connection to the application server and the application server validates your access privileges. When successfully accepted as a user the application server transfers authorization information back to IFS Enterprise Explorer. During this process, which usually takes less than a minute, the progress bar is displayed.

If an error, other than that invalid username or password, occurs, contact your system administrator for assistance.

Login options

All of the login options will have a default value and in most cases they don't need to be changed. If you need to change some option though, you can invoke the Login Options dialog by keeping Shift pressed when starting IFS Enterprise Explorer.

Figure 1: Login Options

Language

In the Language list box you can select the language that the application should use. The value is initially found in your computer locale settings. If you select a language, it will be stored in your computer and set as the selected language next time you log on to IFS Enterprise Explorer.

Note: If you do not actively select a language from the login dialog the application will start using the language stored in your profile rather than using the language stored in the computer. 

Extended Options

Click the Options button in the login dialog to expand the dialog with additional options. Any change in those options will be saved and used autmatically next time you log in.

Figure 2: Log-in Dialog extended options

• Use Single Sign-On
  Selecting this option will cause your current Windows username to be sent to the identity provider as a suggestion. If your Identity Provider is Azure AD and has been configured accordingly, you will be autmatically logged in into IFS Application without having to enter your credentials.
   
• Use Windows default proxy settings
  IFS Enterprise Explorer will normally ignore the proxies you have configured in your machine. If you need to use the proxy, check this checkbox.
   

Web Deployed Client Start

1. Locate the link to the start page if this is the first time you run the application.
2. Navigate to the start page of the application server
3. Click on the client link to load and start.

Start-Up Options

The following options are supported, both as command line parameters when running as a local application, and as URL parameters when running as a web application.

Note: All these options override the corresponding option set in the Options dialog box.

• showlogon
  If true, shows the Login dialog box at startup
   
• CurrentWindow
  If true, opens the given URL in the current window if an instance of an IFS Enterprise Explorer with the same base URL is already open.
   
• NewWindow
  If true, opens the given URL in a new window if an instance of an IFS Enterprise Explorer with the same base URL is already open.
   
• NewInstance
  If true, opens the given URL in a new instance of the IFS Enterprise Explorer.