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How to config and use WebADI?

Prerequisites for Web ADI on client machine

Internet Explorer 5.0 or greater installed on your machine;

Make the users browser security settings will allow a spreadsheet to be created on the desktop.
1. Navigate to Tools > Internet Options and choose the Security tab.
2. Select Local Intranet and choose the Custom Level button.
3. Set the following option to Prompt:
4. Initialize and script Active X controls not marked as safe.

Excel version is equal or greater than 97;

For Web ADI to work with Excel XP, the user must:
1. Open Excel
2. Go to Tools > Macro > Security > Trusted Sources
3. Check the "Trust access to Visual Basic Project" option

Step1>To assign WebADI responsibility;

Step2>To setup system profile;
GL Set of Books Name: for this responsibility;

BNE Allow No Security Rule

Set this profile option to Yes only when instructed by Oracle Support. The default
value is No. The security rules will not be enforced if this profile is set to Yes.
BNE Upload Batch Size
This determines the number of records sent to the database at one time from the
middle tier. This setting should not be less than 5 or greater than 200. The default
is 100. This profile should be modified when instructed by Oracle Support.
BNE Allow Set Parameters
Valid values are Yes and No. If the value is set to No, users will not be able to
access the upload parameters window. But the users still will be able to upload
the data from spreadsheet.
BNE Disable
Valid values are Yes and No. If the value is set to Yes, all Web ADI functionali
functionality is disabled. This profile can be set for a user for which the Web ADI
functionality is to be disabled.
BNE Document Lifetime
Use this option to disable a spreadsheet from connecting to the database after a
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specific length of time from the creation date. Select from a range of hours, days,
months, or years. For e.g. If the value of this profile is set to 1 hour, then the
document created from Web ADI will be valid for 1 hour only. After 1 hour the
document will be disabled.

Step3>To select integrator(layout);

Step4>To define or update mapping;

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Step5>To use WebADI;

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Note:
1> The Reporting checkbox must have Not checked during the document creation,
otherwise we cant see Upload function in the spreadsheet and upload data;
2> You must disable Dococument Protected function if you want to edit format;
3> Web ADI was first included in 11.5.8. You can get the most current version by
applying the latest patch set.

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