Download Disco5i.jar File with HTTP Protocol While Discoverer Plus is Configured to Work with HTTPS

Recently I've been requested, due to a configuration restrictions with firewalls, whether it is possible to use Discoverer Plus with SSL (https) and yet have the disco5i.jar download occur through http protocol ? The answer is yes, let me show you how :

Pre 10.1.2.2 + CP7 (and 10.1.2.1.0)

• Modify the $ORACLE_HOME/discoverer/config/configuration.xml file.
  
• Change the 'disco_archive' parameter (for relational) to point to the disco5i.jarjar file via an
  HTTPS URL and 'd4o_double' (for Discoverer for OLAP applet)
  
  Example:
  
  
  FROM:
plugin_setup="https://machine.us.oracle.com:443/jpi/j2re.exe" version="1.4.2" versionie="1,4,2,mn"
type="application/x-java-applet"
plugin_page="http://java.sun.com/products/archive/j2se/1.4.2_04/index.html"
disco_archive="disco5i.jarjar" d4o_archive="d4o_double.jarjar"/>
  
  
  
  TO:

plugin_setup="https://machine.us.oracle.com:443/jpi/j2re.exe" version="1.4.2" versionie="1,4,2,mn"
type="application/x-java-applet"
plugin_page="http://java.sun.com/products/archive/j2se/1.4.2_04/index.html"
disco_archive="http://machine.domain/disco/plus_files/disco5i.jarjar"
d4o_archive="http://machine.domain/disco/plus_files/d4o_double.jarjar"/>
  
  

For environments that include iAS/Discoverer 10.1.2.2 with Cumulative Patch 7 or 8 (CP7 or CP8) and/or iAS/Discoverer 10.1.2.3

• Modify the $ORACLE_HOME/discoverer/config/configuration.xml file jar parameters as shown:
  
  
  
  disco_archive=" http://machine.domain/discoverer_disco/plus_files/disco5i.jarjar"
d4o_archive=" http://machine.domain/discoverer_disco/plus_files/d4o_double.jarjar"
  
  
  
• This change will force the disco5i.jarjar to downloaded using the HTTP protocol.