Tech Note

Travel Application Browser (TAB) Installation Steps

Version 1.1

Contents
Introduction.............................................................................................................................................. 2
Prerequisite ............................................................................................................................................... 2
Installation Steps ...................................................................................................................................... 3
Workaround for the issue of some Flash contents being blocked .................................................. 11
Frequently Asked Questions ................................................................................................................. 13

Change History

Date Version Change Details

Jun 30, 2020 1.0 Initial version

Jan 14, 2021 1.1 Added a short-term workaround for the issue of some Flash contents
being blocked
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Introduction

Travel Application Browser (TAB) is a desktop application that will provide a comparable
experience to running MS IE with the Flash plugin. It is a simple wrapper application that includes
Microsoft IE OCX and Adobe Flash Player OCX. It launches a pre-configured Travel product URL
via Windows shortcut. For security reason, native browser navigation capability is turned off, and
it will load Flash contents only from whitelisted Travel product URLs.
TAB is specially designed for PROS product users to give them access to PROS Travel Products. It
is prohibited to use TAB for other purpose.

Prerequisite

Download the TAB installer file from PROS SFTP site. In order to get the access to TAB, a sublicense
agreement must be filed via a click-thru web site. PROS Account Manager will provide the
instruction.
If you have already installed a previous version, it must be uninstalled with Windows “Add or
Remove Program” before installing a new version.

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Installation Steps

1. Go to the location you have copied the installer for PROSTravelAppBrowser.msi

2. Double click on PROSTravelAppBrowser.msi

3. You will get below window if a virus protection program is installed on your PC

4. Click on “More info” and you will get below window

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5. Click on “Run anyway”

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6. You will get below window

7. Click on “Next”
8. Leave the default location or Specify the location you would like the browser to be
installed

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9. Leave the Radio Button “Just me” selected and click on “Next”

10. Click “Next” again and installation will start

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11. You may get a warning such as below. Click on Yes

12. Click “Close”

13. Go to the directory where you have the PROSTravelAppBrowser.exe installed
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14. Create a shortcut to it from your desktop such as below

15. Using this shortcut you will be able to launch PROSTravelAppBrowser from your desktop
16. To add the URL to point to the PROS application, right click on the TAB shortcut on your
desktop and select “Properties”

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17. Add the correct URL into the “Target” field under “Shortcut” with -url option. The target
line syntax is as follows:
[INSTALLATION DIRECTORY]\PROSTravelAppBrowser.exe -url [URL of the product]

For example,

C:\pros\PROSTravelAppBrowser.exe -url http://lux-appond01:8899/prosrm/oandd

Note: If the path has spaces, it must be enclosed with double quotes. See below
example:

"C:\Program Files (x86)\PROS\PROSTravelAppBrowser\PROSTravelAppBrowser.exe" -url

http://lux-appond01:8899/prosrm/oandd

18. If you have multiple environment to access, for example, UAT and PROD, you can create
another shortcut with a different URL. If you have multiple products to access, for

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example, RMA and GRMS, you can create multiple shortcuts such as RMA-UAT, RMA-
PROD, GRMA-UAT, GRMS-PROD, etc.

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Workaround for the issue of some Flash contents being blocked

Since Adobe started blocking Flash contents on IE on January 12, 202, it was found that some
Flash screens on TAB were also blocked as shown in the picture below.

This is because the “Webpage Dialog” feature of Microsoft Library uses a separate IE process to
run in, and as such this wouldn’t be loading Harman’s Flash Player. Instead it’s loading the
version that’s registered on the Windows operating system, and this one is now blocking all
content by default.

Workaround Steps

As a short-term fix, please follow the step below:

STEP 1. Create a text file called “mms.cfg” with the below contents
EOLUninstallDisable=1
AutoUpdateDisable=1
SilentAutoUpdateEnable=0
EOLUninstallDisable=1
AutoUpdateDisable=1
SilentAutoUpdateEnable=0
ErrorReportingEnable=1
AllowListUrlPattern=<URL of the product deployment>
AllowListRootMovieOnly=1

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STEP 2. Copy that file into Windows Flash folders. Please note that you need Administrator’s
privilege to modify contents in system folder.
%windir%\System32\Macromed\Flash\
%windir%\SysWOW64\Macromed\Flash\

STEP 3. Then restart the application.

Sample mms.cfg file

#
# /etc/adobe/mms.cfg: Adobe Flash privacy and security settings
#
# For more details on the meaning of most of these options, please visit:
# http://www.adobe.com/devnet/flashplayer/articles/flash_player_admin_guide.html
#
EOLUninstallDisable=1
AutoUpdateDisable=1
SilentAutoUpdateEnable=0
EOLUninstallDisable=1
AutoUpdateDisable=1
SilentAutoUpdateEnable=0
ErrorReportingEnable=1
AllowListUrlPattern=http://azr-csoapp56:45253
AllowListUrlPattern=https://lux-app01:8090
AllowListRootMovieOnly=1

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Frequently Asked Questions

1. Is it possible to use a configuration file instead of a shortcut?

Yes, TAB can be configured with a config file if a user only accesses one product
environment (for example, only RM production environment or Group Agent production
environment). However, if a user frequently switches multiple environments (for example,
RM UAT and production environments), then creating shortcuts will be more convenient.
Below is the instruction about how to create the configuration file:
 The configuration file name must be PROSTravelAppBrowser.cfg.
 It must be located in %appdata%\PROSTravelAppBrowser directory.
 Please make sure it is under %appdata% directory, because it can vary [user
name]\Local or [user name]\Roaming.
 The best way is to type %appdata% in the Windows Explorer,
 and then create the directory PROSTravelAppBrowser if it does not exist.
 TAB will inspect the config file during start-up and the final 'URL' property will be
used as the loading address.
Example contents of PROSTravelAppBrowser.cfg:
# Uncomment one of the below URLs (after editing the server and port number)
# HTTPS example
#URL=https://lux-appond01:8090/prosrm/oandd
# HTTP example
URL=http://lux-appond01:8899/prosrm/oandd

2. What parameters can be modified in the config file (only accessible URLs or more?)?
Config file has only one parameter which is “URL=”. Only the last URL parameter will be
effective, if there are more than one.

3. Will the shortcut or config file be configured in advance by PROS or do we have to do it

manually?
In the URL parameter, the server name and port number vary by customer and even by
environment within each customer’s deployment. So, it must be configured by each
customer.
If TAB is installed in a same directory across all users, then a shortcut (or shortcuts) can be
pre-created and distributed to all users instead of creating it for each user.

4. Who can edit the shortcut or config file?

The edit permission can be configured by clicking right-mouse button on the shortcut or
config file. There is a tab called “security” where you can control the editing privilege. If
you grant read/write privilege to a few superusers and make all end-users read-only, it
may reduce support and make the operation more secure.

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5. How often is the browser updated in terms of security patches (patching cycle)?
TAB will follow PROS product release cycle. If there is any security issue, it will be patched
immediately.

6. Can this browser be distributed over a software deployment system (.msi, silent install,
…)?
TAB will be distributed in Microsoft Installer format. For example, he current distribution file
name is PROSTravelAppBrowser_v1.8.msi.

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Contacting PROS
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support portal.
PROS Customer Support
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