JRE Plug-in “Next-Generation” – Part II

In my last post "JRE Plug-in “Next-Generation” – to migrate or not?" I wrote about a Forms launching issue in EBS right after upgrading JRE (Java Plug-in) to version 6 update 11 which works with the new next-generation Java Plug-in architecture. The problem happens inconsistently and it only works when I disable the "next-generation Java Plug-in". Following a SR I've opened to Oracle support about this issue, I was being asked to verify that the profile option "Self Service Personal Home Page Mode" is set to "Framework Only". We have this profile option set to "Personal Home Page" as our users prefer this way to the "Framework Only" way. It's important to note that "Personal Home Page" is not a supported value for the "Self Service Personal Home Page Mode" profile option and may cause unexpected issues. After setting the profile option to "Framework Only" the problem has resolved and the screen doesn't freezes anymore. So the solution in my case was to set the profile option "Self Service Personal Home Page Mode" to "Framework Only" (we are still testing it but it look fine so far), however there are two more options that seems to work, even when the profile option set to "Personal Home Page" and "next generation Java Plug-in" is enabled. 1) Uncheck "Keep temporary files on my computer" - Navigate to Java console (start -> settings -> Control Panel -> Java,  or start -> run -> javacpl.cpl) - On General tab -> Temporary Internet Files -> Settings -> uncheck the "Keep temporary files on my computer". - Check the issue from a fresh IE session.   I'm not sure how or why, but it solves the problem, no more freezing this way.. 2) Set “splashScreen” to null - Edit $FORMS60_WEB_CONFIG_FILE file in your Forms server node. - Change this line "splashScreen=oracle/apps/media/splash.gif" to "splashScreen=" - No need to bounce any service. - Check the issue from a fresh IE session. Again, it's not so clear how or why, but it solves the problem as well. Now, we just need to convince our users to accept the "framework only" look and feel, and then we would consider upgrading all our clients to the new next-generation Java Plug-in. You are welcome to leave a comment or share your experience with the new Java Plug-in. Aviad