Omnis is an application development environment used by both the central campus and Biological Sciences to create database applications. It is primarily a client/server product. This means that the programs it creates run on a client computer (in our case this usually means a Macintosh) and accesses a server (a sybase database server in our case) to retrieve information. Among other advantages, this allows us to take advantage of the Mac interface.
Simply enter your username in the ID field and your password in the Password field and click on Logon or press the return key. If you are unsure of your username or password, please contact your key user or Biological Sciences Computer Services or contact the Biological Sciences Computer Services Help Desk (help@biomail.ucsd.edu).
Biological Sciences Omnis Applications
The
Main Menu provides options to run Biological Sciences Applications (PPS, Fiscal
& Contracts & Grants) as well as Darwin (Central Campus
Applications provided by ACT). You may select the appropriate applications
you would like to run in many ways.
1.
Using the mouse by clicking on the application button
2. You can launch the application with the corresponding number
key on your key pad ( 0 - 9 ).
3. Using the pull down menu you can select the application you wish.
4. You can create your own Hot Keys for six individual windows.
5. The F1 - Key will display the Help Window that displays common
window navigation.
To view more information on individual applications select one on
the following :
