Microsoft Internet Explorer (IE) started warning users about out-of-date ActiveX controls running through any security zone except the ‘Local intranet’ or the ‘Trusted sites’ zones when using IE 8 or later. Attempts to run any Java content from your desktop using older JRE releases — releases prior to the latest Critical Patch Updates (CPU) on any JRE codeline — through any other zone now result in a warning message. This may prevent you from accessing Java-based or Forms-based content within Oracle E-Business Suite.

IE will not block functionality for end-users who meet any of these conditions:

  • Are running EBS through the browsers “Local Intranet” or “Trusted sites” zones
  • Have the latest Java Runtime Environment (JRE) Critical Patch Update (CPU) release on Java 6 or 7

IE will block end-users whose desktops meet all of the following conditions:

  • Users are running the E-Business Suite in the the “Internet” zone
  • Users do not have latest Java Runtime Environment (JRE) Critical Patch Update (CPU) release on Java 6 or 7

Affected end-users will see the following warning:

Java(TM) was blocked because it is out of date and needs to be updated

How do I prevent this Issue?

OPTION 1

Follow our documented recommendations to run Oracle E-Business Suite through the “Trusted sites” zone. 

See the “Recommended Internet Explorer Browser Settings” section within:

OPTION 2

Follow Microsoft’s workaround to turn this feature off:

OPTION 3

Upgrade to the latest JRE release. See:

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