AppWorx 6.1.4 New User

IACS Business Support Rensselaer
Integrated Administrative Computing Solutions (IACS) Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute

Troy, New York 12180-3590
email: iacs-cus-sup-l@rpi.edu
AppWorx v6.1.4:
User Documentation
AppWorx is a web-based application which lets you schedule and submit jobs as well as view and print output.
Loading Java Plugin:
If your PC has never accessed AppWorx, a one- time task needs to be performed to install the Java plugin:
Otherwise, proceed to page 4 of this document for instructions for logging into AppWorx.
Using Internet Explorer, enter the URL: http://www.rpi.edu/dept/iacs/support/

Click on IACS Supported Applications
Click on Appworx – Campus Users
Under the Heading, JAVA PLUGIN, click on the link to install the Java2 software
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2.
1. Under the heading, Java VM Upgrade, click on ‘here’ link for Windows 95, 98, 2000 and NT. This option
will work for PCs with Windows XP.
a. Click Run (and possibly click Run again if a IE Security Warning dialog box appears)
b. Check the Accept Terms of License radio button, then click Next>
c. Choose ‘Typical’ setup type, then click Next>
d. Click Finish when InstallShield Wizard Completed box appears
2. Click on the link, ‘Go back to the Intro Page’
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3.
3. For computers with Windows XP, click on the link, ‘Start the AppWorx Client’ under the Java Webstart
heading and proceed to the next section in this document for instructions on logging into AppWorx.
For computers with Windows Vista, click on the link, ‘Start the AppWorx Client’ under the Java Plugin
heading and proceed to the next section in this document for instructions on logging into AppWorx
Note: If you are instructed to restart your computer at the end of the installation, please do so before trying to
log into Appworx.
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Logging into AppWorx(Production database, APXP):

Click on IACS Supported Applications
First Time only: Click on Map W: drive to get File Association information used in AppWorx
Click on Appworx – Campus Users
Note: you may want to add this URL to your Internet Explorer favorites
Note: To login to the TEST(AP96) database for AppWorx, enter

Click on Testing Applications
Click on the Appworx v6.1 Test icon
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Depending upon your computer’s operating system (Windows XP or Vista), click on ‘Start the AppWorx Client’:
 Windows XP – Java WebStart
 Vista – Java Plugin
• If a Java Web Start box appears, click ‘start’. If the Java Web Start box does not appear, the
AppWorx logon box will appear and you can enter your AppWorx userid and password.
• If prompted, the user may choose to create a shortcut on their desktop pointing to AppWorx
PROD (APXP).
Computers with Windows XP

Operating System
Computers with Vista Operating System
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Logon to AppWorx:
Enter your AppWorx userid, password and database.
Note: your AppWorx password is case sensitive
To have AppWorx
remember your User Name
and Master, select the
Remember Logon button.
Note: You still need to enter
your password.
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Explorer Window - Upon logging in, the first window that appears is the Explorer window. From the Explorer
window the user can choose to view information regarding AppWorx running (Agents), jobs waiting to run, are
running, or have already run in AppWorx.
Drop down under View (within
Explorer window to ‘Refresh All’ to
refresh Backlog and History
Explorer Icon windows.
Backlog Window: Column Headings

Jobs running or Column headings can be moved by dragging column to
waiting to run desired location.
To sort window contents, click on column heading.
History Window:
Jobs that have
already run.
Status Bar:
alerts on aborted jobs(red)
no alerts (green)
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History Window : Located in the lower section of the Explorer window, the History section lists the user’s jobs
that have run (either successfully or unsuccessfully).
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To Query Jobs in History:
History Query Window
Based on the userid’s

permissions, clicking on
these icons will show
available modules,
chains, applications,
agents, queues,
requestors and statuses
to query on.
The query criteria
information can be saved
‘%’ can be used as a
for use later by saving it in
wildcard in the selection
the Filter Name field. Saved
criteria fields.
Filters can be recalled from
the Filter name drop-down Clicking on a Sort radio
box on the History and button will produce the
Output windows as well as query results list in
from Filter -> Filter Backlog
& History on the Explorer
window. Choose your selection criteria and click OK for output entries to
Custom filters are specific
to the userid of the user’s
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Requests Window:
This window allows the user to select a job/process to run in AppWorx.
Requests
Icon
Jobs that the user is

authorized to submit are
listed here
Type the job/process name

here to perform a search
Click to select the desired

process to be run and then
click the Request button to
enter necessary parameter
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Name of job/report to be
Enter parameters here.

The user can either overtype or ‘accept’ the default
Send To:
Drop down for
available
output Check on if you want your
devices (i.e. job to be submitted with a
printers). HOLD status, which will
Send Option: stay in the Backlog until
If active, drop the submitter resets it by
down to select
Submit day and right-clicking on it in the
output option.
time for process Backlog window and
Output
Function: Be
sure to select
‘Print’ in Click Submit button for
Output Functions Available:
- Store: The output for these jobs/processes with this function is stored in AppWorx more efficiently and
is available for viewing in the Output window using the query function. A majority of jobs/processes
have a status of ‘Store’.
- Print: The output for these jobs/processes with this function is printed to a designated printer as
identified in the Printer field on the Request window. Output for these jobs/processes can be viewed in
the Output window using the query function.
- Log: Output files with this status will be limited to those jobs/processes that require user intervention for
special circumstances like special paper or printer availability. ‘Log’ is the default status for output files
appearing in the Output window.
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Output Window: This window displays output from jobs submitted with a status of ‘log’ by the user. The default
status setting for the Output window is ‘log’. Click on the Query button and select the search criteria to view
jobs/processes with ‘print’ or ‘store’ status. Once output is displayed, the user can choose to view and/or print
the associated job output.
Status Definitions Appearing on the Output Window

Stored – The output is stored and available for viewing
from the History and the Output window. To view a list
of output files with a ‘stored’ status, the user must Select the desired output for
perform a search using the Query button (see below). viewing and then click on the
View button below.
Output files formerly set to ‘Log’ will now have their
status set as ‘Store’. See section on File
Print - The output was printed and is available for Associations for viewing
viewing from the History and the Output window. To output in MSExcel, Adobe
view a list of output files with a ‘print’’ status, the user
must perform a search using the Query button (see
Output Query Window
Based on the userid’s

permissions, clicking on
these icons will show
available modules,
chains, agents, output
devices and requestors
to query on.
The query criteria
information can be ‘%’ can be used as a
saved for use later by wildcard in the selection
saving it in the Filter criteria fields.
Name field. Saved
Filters can be recalled Clicking on a Sort radio
from the Filter name button will produce the
drop-down box on the query results list in
History and Output
windows as well as from
Filter -> Filter Backlog & Choose your selection criteria and click OK for output entries to
History on the Explorer
window.
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File Associations:
This window contains information relating to output files and their possible viewing applications (MSExcel,
MSWord, Notepad, Adobe Acrobat, etc). When the user requests output to be viewed, AppWorx will allow the
user to choose which application (MSExcel, MSWord, Notepad, etc) to use as the viewer.
Information in the ‘Use’ column determines whether AppWorx allows the user to choose
the viewer (ASK) or to ‘ALWAYS’ associate a viewer with a file extension (i.e, PDF is
ALWAYS associated with file with an extension of .PDF).
AppWorx will allow the user to choose Excel, Ghostview, Wordpad, Notepad, Word or it’s
own internal viewer for viewing output files with an extension of ‘.lis’.
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Viewing Output – select the output file you which to view.
Select the output file for

viewing and click on the
‘View’ button
After clicking on the View button, the user will choose from the available file associations, the
appropriate viewer for viewing the job’s output.
Select the desired

viewer and click ‘OK’
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Output viewed using Wordpad.
User is able to
print to
available
network/deskt
op printers by
choosing Print
from the drop-
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Settings Window: This window allows the user to set their AppWorx session settings. This window is accessed
from the drop down under Options. There are two tabs in the Settings window: General and Toolbar.
The General tab contains settings for:

 Continuous Monitoring – When ‘Active’ is checked, AppWorx refreshes the Backlog,
History Agent Summary and Queue Summary at the number of seconds set in the
‘Frequency (seconds)’ field
 Explorer – If checked, the Explorer pane in the Jobs window is activated. To
enable/disable Explorer, you must re-log into AppWorx
 Job History Limits – Enter the Maximum Rows and Previous Minutes amounts for
display in the Job History window.
 Auto start Explorer – When this box is checked, AppWorx automatically opens the
Explorer/Job window upon login.
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Changing Column Headers in AppWorx Windows
In many of the AppWorx windows, you can choose the columns you want displayed. You can also change the order
of the columns and change the column names.
The tables that you can customize are listed below:

Menu Option Customizes
Backlog All views of the Backlog viewable from the Explorer window.
History History on the Explorer window.
Output The Output window.
Agent Summary The Agent Summary on the Explorer window.
Queue Summary The Queue Summary on the Explorer window.
Chain Summary The Chain Summary on the Explorer window.
Status Summary The Status Summary on the Explorer window.
Job Output files The Output files tab on the Job Details window.
Agent Logs The Agent Logs window.
Gantt job The information displayed in the pop-up table when you hover over a module or chain in the Backlog
summary Gantt view window and the Flow Diagram window.
Backlog job The information displayed in the pop-up table when you hover over a module or chain in the Backlog.
summary
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The steps for choosing columns and changing the column order are the same for all tables. To edit a table,
open the Options menu, select Tables, then select the table you want to edit. The edit window for the History
table is shown above.
The top of the window shows the table as it will be displayed in AppWorx. The bottom of the window displays a
list of the columns that can be displayed.
Making Changes
The table below describes how to customize AppWorx tables.
To: Do this:
Display a column Check the VISIBLE column.
All visible columns are brought to the top of the list. Newly checked columns are added to the far
right side of the table. You can click the title of the column in the top display and drag it to a new
location.
Change the name Edit the entry in the Name column.
of a column
Control the width of Enter a number of pixels in the MAX_WIDTH and MIN_WIDTH columns. If you enter MIN_WIDTH
a column settings, its possible that some columns will be pushed off the table. If this happens, you will want to
select the Horizontal scrolling option described below.
Format date Select a date format from the FORMAT column.
columns
Control the margins In the Column margin field, enter a number of pixels to be added to the left and right margins of the
within a column column.
Allow scrolling By default, tables do not scroll. As you add columns, AppWorx adjusts the width of the columns so
they are all displayed in the table.
If the tables become to narrow to read the contents, you can select the Horizontal scrolling option.
This maintains the default width of the columns and displays a scroll bar across the bottom of the
table.
Change the order Select the title of a column in the top window and drag it to a new location.
of the columns
Return the table to Click the Reset button at the bottom of the window.
its last saved
setting
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Password, Remote Connection, AppWorx Help Information
To change your AppWorx password:
• Under Options, drop down to choose ‘Change Password’. Enter your current and confirm twice your
new AppWorx password. Note: The AppWorx password is case sensitive.
o Rules for AppWorx passwords:

 Passwords must be least eight characters long.
 Passwords must contain at least one letter and one number.
 Passwords must not contain values entered in the User Name, First Name, or Last
Name/Description fields.
 Passwords must not be reset for seven days after the previous reset.
To be determined if these rules will

Remote Connection Information: be in effect for go-live or Oracle
10G go-live
To access the latest version of AppWorx remotely (from home), you will need to have the VPN (Virtual
Personal Network) installed on your home/remote PC. Additional benefits of having the VPN installed on your
remote PC are to access to MSOutlook- with your personal folders, filters, etc. as well as access to your
network drives.
To install the VPN, go to http://www.rpi.edu/dept/nss/www/downloads/vpn.html
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AppWorx Help Information
From any window, AppWorx help is available from the User Manual/Guide.
Click on the Contents tab.
Use the Contents, Index

or Find tabs to find help
with AppWorx
functionality.
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Loading Java Plugin:

Using Internet Explorer, enter the URL: http://www.rpi.edu/dept/iacs/support/

2. Click on the link, ‘Go back to the Intro Page’

Logging into AppWorx(Production database, APXP):

Note: To login to the TEST(AP96) database for AppWorx, enter

Computers with Windows XP

Computers with Vista Operating System

Backlog Window: Column Headings

To Query Jobs in History:

History Query Window

Based on the userid’s

This window allows the user to select a job/process to run in AppWorx.

Jobs that the user is

Type the job/process name

Click to select the desired

Enter parameters here.

Output Functions Available:

Status Definitions Appearing on the Output Window

Output Query Window

Based on the userid’s

Viewing Output – select the output file you which to view.

Select the output file for

Select the desired

Output viewed using Wordpad.

The General tab contains settings for:

Changing Column Headers in AppWorx Windows

The tables that you can customize are listed below:

Password, Remote Connection, AppWorx Help Information

To change your AppWorx password:

o Rules for AppWorx passwords:

 Passwords must contain at least one letter and one number.

To be determined if these rules will

To install the VPN, go to http://www.rpi.edu/dept/nss/www/downloads/vpn.html

AppWorx Help Information

Click on the Contents tab.

Use the Contents, Index

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