Running Multiple Versions of JRE Plugin

It is possible to run multiple versions of the JRE plugin on different clients. The EBS is set to use one default value for the plugin for all clients. However, in some situations it may be required to run different versions for different clients. Maybe one part of the organization requires a laster version of the plugin for security purposes. Or some users could be testing a different version of the plugin before rolling it out to the rest of the users.

To allow some users to use a different version of the client, you need to complete a couple of steps.

First, you need to update the appsweb_${CONTEXT_FILE}.cfg file in $COMMON_TOP/html/bin to add a section for the JRE additional version you want to support.

There is also an autoconfig template file, appsweb.cfg, in $FND_TOP/admin/template/custom directory. This needs to be updated usig context variables in order to preserve your additions following AutoConfig runs.

Finally, for users who need to run the additional version of JRE, their ICX_FORMS_LAUNCHER profile value needs to be customized.

An example of these steps to update some users to JRE 1.6.0_17 is listed below:
1. Update appsweb_${CONTEXT_FILE}.cfg
[J16017]
connectMode=socket
serverPort=[your forms port]
sun_plugin_classid=clsid:CAFEEFAC-0016-0000-017-ABCDEFEDCBA
sun_plugin_version=1.6.0_17
sun_plugin_url=https://[your url]/OA_HTML/j2se16017.exe
sun_plugin_mimetype=application/x-java-applet;jpi-version=1.6.0_17
sun_plugin_legacy_lifecycle=false
plugin=jdk

2. In the template file, add the following.
[J16017]
connectMode=socket
serverPort=%s_formsport%
sun_plugin_classid=clsid:CAFEEFAC-0016-0000-017-ABCDEFEDCBA
sun_plugin_version=1.6.0_17
sun_plugin_url=%s_webentryurlprotocol%://%s_webentryhost%.%s_webentrydomain%:%s_active_webport%/OA_HTML/j2se16017.exe
sun_plugin_mimetype=application/x-java-applet;jpi-version=1.6.0_17
sun_plugin_legacy_lifecycle=false
plugin=jdk

3. Update user's profile value
fnd_profile.save('ICX_FORMS_LAUNCHER','https://[your url]/dev60cgi/f60cgi?config=J16017','USER',[userid]);