BAIRS System Requirements

You access BAIRS via the Berkeley Reporting Portal, which uses Oracle Hyperion® software.

There are two available report formats:

  1. the HTML format
    • available with Internet Explorer 7 or 8 on Windows (IE9 is not supported)
    • available only with Firefox 3.5.9 or older on Windows and Mac (does not work with Firefox 3.6 or later). Users with newer versions of Firefox or other browsers such as Chrome, Safari, Opera, etc. should use the Remote Desktop Connection to access the Berkeley Reporting Portal.
    • no Oracle Hyperion plug-in is required
  2. the Interactive Reporting Web Client format (Windows only)
    • Oracle Hyperion plug-in installation is required on Windows. See plug-in installation instructions for Internet Explorer 7 or 8 (IE9 is not supported) or Firefox 3.5.9 or older (do not install the plug-in on Firefox 3.6 or newer). Users with IE9, Firefox 3.6 or newer, or other browsers such as Chrome can access the Berkeley Reporting Portal via the Remote Desktop Connection.
    • the Oracle Hyperion plug-in is not available for the Macintosh. Mac users must access the Berkeley Reporting Portal via Remote Desktop Connection to use the Interactive Reporting Web Client format.

Which Report Format Should You Use?

While the HTML format can be used without installing a plug-in, its features and functions are somewhat different from the Interactive Reporting Web Client. It is not recommended that you run large data sets in the HTML format if you are planning to go behind the Main Page, but for printing to PDF and saving, it should be fine.

Known Issues

HTML Format Issues

When running large queries, the application can freeze. For example, a Customer Report run for 4 months or more in a large department may freeze. For large queries, please use the Interactive Reporting Web Client (IRWC) to run the reports.

For all reports, the Print to PDF option converts the reports and reduces the default font size to 6. The technical team is working on increasing the font size.

Interactive Reporting Web Client (IRWC) Issues

To run Customer Reports in the IRWC, use Internet Explorer 7 or 8, or connect to rptportal.berkeley.edu by using Remote Desktop Connection.

Lengthy Queries

Currently, "governing" is turned on in BAIRS between the hours of 9 AM and 3:30 PM, Monday through Friday. During those hours, any query which will run for longer than 30 minutes will be prevented from beginning. This is to ensure system resources continue to be available to the majority of users. (If this is problematic for you, e.g. if you are having trouble getting the report you need, please call the BFS/BAIRS Help Desk at 2-8500. We can either help you change your parameters so the report runs faster or work with you and the technical staff to get you the data you need.)

Multiple Sessions

The application may freeze if you attempt to open two Hyperion sessions using the same browser (Internet Explorer or Firefox) and you are going directly to the Reporting Portal. If you need to have two sessions open, you can open one via Blu (Finance tab, Job tools section) and the other by going directly to https://rptportal.berkeley.edu