Launching Executables from an Intranet Page
One of the more rich user experiences on the Finish Line Intranet was the ability to launch the legacy exe executables from a web page. Finish Line standardized on a version of IE that had a security flaw, and we built a shell Active X control that would allow us to pass a path to an executable. This allowed the Intranet to launch local executable files.
Below are instructions that were prepared to communicate how to launch the first exe Intranet menu item to the Finance Department.
Accessing the Time and Attendance Links
You will be able to access the Time and Attendance Links by:
- Access the Intranet (http://tflweb)
- Click on the Finance folder.
- Click on the Applications folder.
The Employee Inquiry link is the same as empmod.exe from the handouts. This is the function that allows hourly employees to view only and salaried employees the ability to add, delete or change their vacation and personal/sick time.
The Time Clock link is the same as the pcte.exe from the handouts. This is for hourly employees only to clock in and out. The Time Clock shortcut at the top of the front page also takes you directly to the clock in junction.
The Manager Inquiry is for supervisor use only.
Click on the appropriate link to get to the password page.
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kamurai 7:21 pm on May 6, 2010 Permalink |
Nice, thanks for sharing. Also used to use MindJet … moved to OpenMind (liked the “gantt chart/project” view) … but the open structure of this looks cool > I’ll definitely check it out.