Enterprise Application Compatibility
SyTEC in cooperation with the State System has provided this information to advise State System users
of all compatibility testing and known issues found within PASSHE provided enterprise applications. Specific
details about testing of enterprise applications are listed below by application. The general recommendation
of SyTEC and the PA State System of Higher Education is to use a Windows-based machine running Internet
Explorer 7 whenever possible.
|
Microsoft Windows  |
Apple OS X  |
| Application |
Internet
Explorer 8 |
Internet
Explorer 7 |
Mozilla
Firefox |
Google
Chrome |
Safari |
Mozilla
Firefox |
|
SAP GUI |
Compatible |
Compatible |
|
Self-Service Portal & ESS |
Compatible |
Compatible |
Partially
Compatible |
Partially
Compatible |
Partially
Compatible |
Partially
Compatible |
|
AD Account Self-Service |
Compatible |
Compatible |
Compatible |
Compatible |
Compatible |
Compatible |
|
E-Time |
Compatible |
Compatible |
Compatible |
Compatible |
Compatible |
Compatible |
|
Blackboard |
Partially
Compatible |
Compatible |
Partially
Compatible |
Compatible |
Compatible |
Partially
Compatible |
| Legend |
| Compatible |
The application has been tested and functions in the environment |
| Partially Compatible |
The application will function, but some visual and function errors may occur.
See the notes below for more details. |
| Not Compatible |
The application will not function or is not compatible in the environment. |
Click on the application name to get more details about PASSHE testing.
Microsoft Windows
In the Microsoft Windows operating system environment, PASSHE certifies the 7.10 version of
SAP GUI for Windows at a patch level of 4.
You can download SAP GUI for Windows and corresponding patches on the
software page of this web site.
Apple Macintosh
Since SAP has no specific Macintosh version of the SAP GUI client software, users should use
the SAP Client for Java. PASSHE has certified version 7.10 release 8 of this software on Mac
OS X 10.4 and above.
Since the Enterprise Portal runs as a web application, it is operating system independent and
only dependent on which browser you choose to view the site with. Since Employee Self-Service
runs inside the SAP Portal, it will have the same compatibility report as the SAP Enterprise Portal. E-time users should refer to the
compatibility report under the Student Time Entry area.
Microsoft Internet Explorer 
The SAP portal is supported by all current versions of IE.
Mozilla Firefox 
Firefox ver. 3 has been successfully tested in both the Windows and OS X operating system environments.
Slight visual and functional discrepancies will appear in
Firefox, but overall it can be considered
a compatible browser.
Google Chrome 
PASSHE testing of Google's browser, Chrome, has produced results similar to Apple's Safari product.
Safari 
Overall PASSHE testing has concluded that the Apple Safari product may be used for applications running within the Self-Service portal.
User's may see slight visual anomalies, such as field alignment. The only known issue is that clicking the logoff button will not
actually let you logoff. To logoff completely you must close all tabs and close out of the browser.
No issues related to operating system or internet browser have been found or reported.
No issues related to operating system or internet browser have been found or reported.
Microsoft Internet Explorer
The Blackboard system is fully compliant with Internet Explorer 7 and is mostly functional
with Internet Explorer 8. For full compliance users should run the browser in the "Compatibility Mode" built into IE 8.
Firefox
The current release of Blackboard that PASSHE has currently implemented has been certified for Firefox 2.0, for both Windows and Apple
environments.
Google Chrome and Safari
No issues related to these browsers have been found or reported.
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