External Users

If you are an external EFSA's user follow the steps listed below for installing the Catalogue browser on your computer:

1. Create a local folder in which to store the EFSA catalogues browser (e.g. C:\EFSA).

   

2. Download from the Requirements section the installer.

3. Extract the content of the downloaded zip file into the folder created previously (C:\EFSA). After the extraction a subfolder named EFSA-catalogues-browser-installer-win-64 (or EFSA-catalogues-browser-installer-win-32 if downloaded the 32bit version) is created.

   Note that it is possible to rename the subfolder but it must not contain spaces as they may cause general application malfunctions.

4. The subfolder folder shall contain the following:

   • the config folder,
   • the file named CatalogueBrowser.exe.

5. Java SE Runtime Environment:

   Download the appropriate Java SE Runtime Environment 8u221 (JRE) based on your operating system (32-bit or 64bit).

   • Open the Oracle create account webpage, to create an Oracle account and log in.
   • Next, navigate to the Java SE 8 Archive Downloads (JDK 8u211 and later)
   • Search inside the page for the Java SE Runtime Environment 8u221
   • Once you find it, download the appropriate version
     • 32-bit jre-8u221-windows-i586.tar.gz
     • 64-bit jre-8u221-windows-x64.tar.gz
   • Accept the license agreement
   • If the webpage prompts you to enter your credentials, do so. The download should start, afterwards, automatically.
   • Copy the file from the folder where you downloaded it, into your EFSA Catalogue Browser folder.
   • Using a file extraction program (WinRAR, 7zip, etc.),
     • Extract the contents of the file you downloaded
       • jre-8u221-windows-i586.tar.gz or
       • jre-8u221-windows-x64.tar.gz
       • The extraction process will create a .tar file
     • Again, use the extraction program on the .tar file and extract its contents
       • This will generate a folder named jre1.8.0_221
       • If you downloaded the 32-bit version, rename the folder to jre1.8.0_221_x86
   • File extraction program: Required to extract the content of the Catalogue browser software and Java SE file, named
   • jre-8u221-windows-i586.tar.gz or
   • jre-8u221-windows-x64.tar.gz (e.g. 7zip, WinRAR etc.)

6. Double click on the 'CatalogueBrowser.exe' file to start the installation. This will automatically check if there is a new version of the tool available on GitHub (an Internet connection is required at this step). If the version is use is the latest one than the program will automatically open and the main page will look as shown below:

   

   If the main page has been opened withouth receiving any error, then continue the guide with the first software configuration.

7. If the following error message appears after launching the application then you do not have admin rights on your computer. In this case, try to install the software in another drive (if available) or refer to the Information Technology (IT) colleagues of your organisation.

   

If the connection problem persists even if you are connected to the Internet then you will need to change the proxy parameters as explained here.

Note that the application shall always be launched from the .exe file in order to allow the system to check for updates.

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