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TAB Installation Instruction v1.1
TAB Installation Instruction v1.1
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
Jan 14, 2021 1.1 Added a short-term workaround for the issue of some Flash contents
being blocked
PROS Tech Note
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.
Installation Steps
3. You will get below window if a virus protection program is installed on your PC
7. Click on “Next”
8. Leave the default location or Specify the location you would like the browser to be
installed
9. Leave the Radio Button “Just me” selected and click on “Next”
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”
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,
Note: If the path has spaces, it must be enclosed with double quotes. See below
example:
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
example, RMA and GRMS, you can create multiple shortcuts such as RMA-UAT, RMA-
PROD, GRMA-UAT, GRMS-PROD, etc.
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
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
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\
#
# /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
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.
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.
Contacting PROS
Please report any product questions or incidents on PROS Connect, our self-service customer
support portal.
PROS Customer Support
Web Address https://connect.pros.com
PROS
3100 Main Street, Suite 900, Houston, TX 77002-9312 USA