TAS User Manual

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Permissions:
-    Request an Oracle ID for the VATECH database instance. Requests should be made by the department head to IMS (imstas@vt.edu). Depending on the role of the operator, request the appropriate database role(s) be assigned to the Oracle ID. Any questions should be directed to 4Help by using the Help Request Form or by calling (540) 231-HELP (4357). Request one of the following Oracle roles be assigned:

       
-    TAS operators need a Virginia Tech PDC (personal digital certificate) issued onto an eToken before requesting access to the TAS application. PDC are issued by the Student Network Services office:

       120 Student Services Building (0506):
       Phone: 231-3000
       FAX: 231-9532
       Web: http://www.cns.vt.edu
       C. Cornish, Manager
       Phone: 231-3000

-    Department head also needs to contact IMS (imsbann@vt.edu) to request access to TAS

    Required Information:

        Operators' VT ID - This is the number on the operator's HOKIE ID card.
        Operator's TAS role (not their database role)      

- Send a request to the eprovisioning group (eprov@vt.edu) to obtain access to the Certificate Authority web server.

Installation Prerequisites:

-    Windows XP or Vista

-    Microsoft .Net Framework 3.5(earlier versions are not supported.)

-    Aladdin Runtime Environment, use the VT automated installer as it will install all the required certificates on the machine. Note the non admin users will also have to run the browser configuration script separately, this can be found in Start Menu -> All Programs -> eToken -> Configure Browsers for eToken  (only needs to be done once). 

-    Very important: The latest Aladdin PKI client installs a process called pkimonitor.exe. This process interferes with the TAS ability to reliably detect token insertions/removals, therefore it is important to kill this process and prevent it from starting again using the msconfig.exe utility.

-    Run this registry fix, this will make sure the operator's certificate is never dropped from the machine's certificate store during a TAS session. 

-   Oracle Data Provider for .Net 10.2.0.2.21

    File: ODAC1020221.exe (206MB) 

    Choose the following installation options:

    - Oracle Data Access Components 10.2.0.2.21, Next

    - Keep the default path options, Next 

    - Uncheck "Oracle Services for Microsoft Transaction Server", all 4 items above it should be kept checked, Next 

-    Save the following tnsnames.ora file to your Oracle home (ORACLE_HOME\NETWORK\ADMIN). If you already have an existing Oracle installation, simply add the contents of this tnsnames.ora to your existing one.

-    Run the TAS Installation File

-    Based on the instance where you'd like to run TAS, modify the tokenDB.conf in your installation folder (default: c:\Program Files\Virginia Tech\TAS) as follows:

Production (Default): 

Preprod:

Develop: 

Running TAS:

- Start TAS from Start Menu-> Programs -> TAS