For Windows Users: Installing, Updating, and Using Java Applets with MyJob

These instructions are for Windows users. (See macOS instructions.) Some MyJob responsibilities — such as MyJob Campus Directory — need special access. After you gain access, you reach Oracle forms with a Java applet.

To run Java applets from MyJob, Windows users must have Java installed.

For Java, you need the free Java SE Runtime Environment 8 (JRE8) software for Windows. If your device has more recent versions of Java, JRE8 is still required for MyJob Oracle forms. Note that Oracle deprecated Java applets in JRE9 and eliminated them in JRE11.

Installing Java

Find out if you already have Java software installed. From Windows, select the Start Menu. Then search for Java.

If your search displays Java apps installed, similar to the screenshot above, skip to the "Updating Java" section.
If your search lists no Java apps, go to the Download 64-bit Java for Windows website.
Click or tap the Download Java button.
An ".exe file" starting with "jre" downloads. Go to your Downloads folder.
Double-click or double-tap the "jre" .exe file.
The "Java Setup Welcome" screen appears. Click or tap the Install button.
Follow the prompts to install Java 8.
If you encounter installation trouble, report a Computer Support issue to the IT Services TechSquad.

Updating Java

If you can no longer reach the Oracle form from MyJob, check for a Java update.

From Windows, select the Start Menu. Then search for check for updates.
Open the "Check For Updates" Java app.
The "Java Control Panel" window appears with the "Update" tab selected. Click or tap the Update Now button.
Allow Java to update by following the prompts. If you encounter updating trouble with Java, report a Computer Support issue to the IT Services TechSquad.
Quit and relaunch your web browser. Then try logging in to MyJob again.

Log in to MyJob with Chrome, Edge, or Firefox

Use Chrome to Log in to MyJob

Once you have Java 8 installed or updated, launch Google Chrome.
Go to MyJob and log in with your Marquette username and password.
The MyJob homepage loads. In the upper left, click or tap the three-lines menu icon.
An upper left menu appears. Select a responsibility. For example, for the Campus Directory responsibility, click or tap MU Campus Directory > Campus Directory Maintenance.
An item downloads titled frmservlet.jnlp. There may be a number in the filename, and that's OK. From the "frmservlet.jnlp" download prompt, select Open.
Java launches, and the Oracle form appears. You may need to minimize your Chrome browser window to reveal the Oracle form.
When you're done with the Oracle form, be sure to select "Exit Oracle Applications."

Use Edge to Log in to MyJob

Once you have Java 8 installed or updated, launch Microsoft Edge.
Go to MyJob and log in with your Marquette username and password.
The MyJob homepage loads. In the upper left, click or tap the three-lines menu icon.
An upper left menu appears. Select a responsibility. For example, for the Campus Directory responsibility, click or tap MU Campus Directory > Campus Directory Maintenance.
An item downloads titled "frmservlet.jnlp." Edge might warn you that the file may harm your device. This file isn't harmful. Also, there may be a number in the filename, and that's OK. If prompted, select the Keep button.
From the "frmservlet.jnlp" download prompt, click or tap Open file.
Java launches, and the Oracle form appears. You may need to minimize your Edge browser window to reveal the Oracle form.
When you're done with the Oracle form, be sure to select "Exit Oracle Applications."

Use Firefox to Log in to MyJob

Once you have Java 8 installed or updated, launch Mozilla Firefox.
Go to MyJob and log in with your Marquette username and password.
The MyJob homepage loads. In the upper left, click or tap the three-lines menu icon.
An upper left menu appears. Select a responsibility. For example, for the Campus Directory responsibility, click or tap MU Campus Directory > Campus Directory Maintenance.
An item downloads titled "frmservlet.jnlp." There may be a number in the filename, and that's OK.
Key Step: From the "frmservlet.jnlp" download prompt, place your cursor on "frmservlet.jnlp." Then click or tap Open file.
Java launches, and the Oracle form appears. You may need to minimize your Firefox browser window to reveal the Oracle form.
When you're done with the Oracle form, be sure to select "Exit Oracle Applications."