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macOS Requirements and Settings

Browser certification matrix

The table outlines certified browser, operating system, and JRE versions for Oracle E-Business Suite 12.x.

Browser Version OS 10.13.3 or higher (High Sierra) OS 10.14 or higher (Mojave) OX 10.15 or higher (Catalina) OX  11.x or higher (Bigsur) OS 12.x or higher (Monterey) OS 13.3.x or higher (Ventura)
Safari 11.0.3 or higher JRE 1.8.0_171 or higher JRE 1.8.0_191 or higher JRE 1.8.0_171 or higher JRE 1.8.0_191 or higher    
Safari 12 Not Certified Not Certified Not Certified Not Certified Not Certified Not Certified
Firefox ESR 91.x JRE 1.8.0_261 or higher JRE 1.8.0_251 or higher JRE 1.8.0_251 or higher JRE 1.8.0_301 or higher JRE 1.8.0_331 or higher JRE 1.8.0_361 or higher

Note:

  • Firefox ESR 102.10.x has been tested by the UIT FASM Development / Tech  team, but has not been certified by the vendor yet.
  • Mac OS Ventura with Firefox 102.10 has been tested by the UIT FASM Dev/Tech team, but not been certified by the vendor yet.

macOS settings specific to Oracle Financials Release 12.2

Use the following settings to improve client-side performance and usability.

For Safari (under the Safari menu option)

  • Under Preferences > Advanced, in the Accessibility field, select Press Tab to highlight each item on a webpage.
     
  • Under Preferences > Security, in the Web content field, select Enable JavaScript.
    • Do not select Block Pop-Up windows.
       
  • Under Preferences > Websites:
    • Under the Plug-ins section, ensure that the Java button is enabled.
    • In order to prevent a URL validation error when bringing up Forms in EBS, ensure that the option in the Java panel selected for the EBS environment under Configured Websites is set to On.

For the Java Plug-in

  • On the Security tab of the Java Control Panel (available in System Preferences > Java), ensure that the Enable Java content in the browser or Enable Java content for browser and Web Start applications  (depending on Java version) is selected.
  • On the General tab of the Java Control Panel under "Temporary Internet Files" select Settings button, ensure that local caching is enabled ("Keep temporary internet files..." is selected) and ensure that and that the "set amount" level is set at least halfway (500mb).

Troubleshooting forms.jnlp issue

If you get a "forms.jnlp can't be opened because it is from an unidentified developer" error on your Mac, as shown below, you don't have permission to download forms.jnlp from ofweb.

forms. jnlp error message

To enable, you need to have admin privilege on the Mac or ask your desktop support team to follow the instructions below.

  1. Open System Preferences > Security & Privacy.

    Security and Privacy System Preferences
     
  2. Under the "Allow apps downloaded from" section, if you do not see an option for Anywhere:

  • Open a Terminal window:  Press COMMAND + SPACE, type Terminal, and press ENTER to launch one.
    Alternatively, you can open a Finder window and navigate to Applications > Utilities > Terminal.

  • Run the following command in the Terminal window and provide your password:
    sudo spctl --master-disable

  • Return to System Preferences > Security & Privacy. You'll find that the Anywhere option is returned and you can enable it.

Last modified April 19, 2023