System Setup - AO

The following instructions assume that you are running a version of the software compatible with Applicant Online and that you have a fully operational 7i Server. It is also required that the HR Applicant Tracking module is installed and configured. This software also requires the Microsoft .Net Framework be installed properly on the server.

Steps to be Completed for Each Connection

The following steps should be applied to the Connection Manager connection to be used with Applicant Online.

• Open the System Administrator Console (Admin Console) application and for the connection you intend to use for Applicant Online.  Enter a valid User ID and Password in the “7i Portal” section of the App User Tab on the connection properties.  The user must have the ability to view and update HR Applicant Tracking tables as well as access to update the ROOTDB tables in Nucleus.
• Open the Workflow Designer and Load the “default” AO Application Workflow Model (the “Forgot Login” model) from the Install CD.  See section 6 and 8 of the Applicant Online User Guide for more information about these workflow models.  It is very likely that after loading the workflow models you will also need to set the “WHO” on each of the activities in those models.
• Create the Imaging Attachment Definition for Applicant Online.
• Create the Applicant Online Identity Association common code.
• Create the desired email alerts common codes. It is very important that the Code Category and Short Description match the documentation.  

Steps to be Completed for Each BusinessPlus AO Server

The following steps should be applied to each server that will be used for Applicant Online.

• Run the setup.exe from the Install CD and be sure to select “Applicant Online” from the setup options.
• Set up web.config settings on the server. Locate the web.config file for 7i (usually in c:\inetpub\wwwroot\ifas7).  This file can be edited with Notepad.
• If more than one connection is available to the 7i server, set the Connection Name to be used for Applicant Online.  (Applicant Online will only work for one connection on a server at a time.)
• Set the Nucleus Default settings for Applicant Online to use in creating Nucleus Users.  (OPTIONAL)
• Set the Virus Scanning and Attachment Size limit for Applicant Online. 

Once the product is installed, the majority of the configuration options should be defaulted.  The following are configuration options that you can optionally override.

Connection – You can force Applicant Online to use a particular connection by adding the appropriate node to the “Connections” section of the web.config file.  By default, the application will use the default connection on the server.  Typically, this will be the first one in the connection list for the 7i server.  This change would really only be necessary if there were multiple connections enabled on the server.  It is recommended that you change only the Connection for the Home/Applicant web.config settings.

Product Name – If for some reason you would like Applicant Online to use a different product name you can override that value in the web.config as well.  It is recommended that you change only the product name for the Home/Applicant web.config settings.

Attachment Restrictions – There are different options to restrict the type and size of attachment files for Applicant Online.  Consult the “Attachment Protection” portion of the user guide for additional details.