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Cypress Reporting Access and ASG Cypress software instructions

Overview

Cypress is an Electronic Report Distribution program that the UW Shared Service supports in liaison to the UW Madison DoIT Reporting team for various human resources reporting needs. This document will be used by University System human resources staff for installing the program, ASG-Cypress, on an end user's computer.

Process Considerations:

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Access to the Cypress Web Client

  • Windows Cypress Software

    • At minimum, your Windows account must have security rights that allows you to install the software on your computer.
    • You MUST use Microsoft Edge with Internet Explorer compatibility mode enabled to access/use the installed version of Cypress.
    • You cannot install Cypress installed software on any Mac OSX platform. Cypress is a Windows based software that uses ActiveX.  

Remove Old Cypress Client Software Instructions

  Users should uninstall/remove any previous versions of Cypress prior to installing the latest version of the software.
  • Note: you may need the help of your local IT support person to add/remove software.
  1. Access your computer's Programs and Features menu by typing appwiz.cpl into your Windows Search menu (AKA Cortana).

    Cypress Remove
  2. Locate the Cypress programs that are installed on your computer and click the Uninstall button while selecting each of the Cypress programs individually.
  3. Remove/Uninstall the Cypress UI program first.

    Remove Cypress
  4. Remove the Cypress UI program first and then remove all other listed programs (see image above).
  5. After removing all previous versions of Cypress, there is no need to restart your computer.

Installing Cypress Version 9 (latest) Software

  1. Go to https://reportdistribution.doit.wisc.edu/cypress/launch-cypress/.
  2. Scroll down to the "Installation Instructions" section on the page.

    Cypress Software link
  3. Click the "link" to start the installation.
  4. Click "Run" on the dialog box at the bottom of your screen.

    Cypress Install - Run
  5. The installation will start.
  6. *NOTE  If you are prompted with anything related to the safety of the software (see image below), go ahead and allow the installation to run anyway.
  7. Click "More Info" to allow the program to run.

    Cypress Install 7
  8. Then click "Run Anyway"

    Cypress Install 5
  9. The installation will start. Accept all default settings of the installation and view/agree to the terms of usage.
  10. When the installation is complete, go to the Cypress Launch page and click the "Launch Cypress Installed Client (V9)*" link.
  11. You will see the Report Distribution Full Client page.
  12. Click the link/button to activate Cypress.

    Start Cypress
  13. You might be prompted for "DocuVault Reconnection". 
  14. Click "Try Again" or "Retry" to this error.
  15. Type in your userID and password (no domain needed here).

    Cypress Login
  16. The Cypress "Main Window" will open and you can start using Cypress.

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