JEMS refers to a set applications used by administrative staff for hiring. It requires Java to run and is one of the campus applications that allows a user to have the official Oracle version of Java installed. See Java - Compatible Versions for UW Services for Java details.

After Java is installed, JEMS can be launched from https://hr.wisc.edu/hr-professionals/systems/jems/.

Setup for Chrome or Firefox

macOS

1. Download and install Java.
2. Open System Settings.
3. Select Java and wait for the Java Control Panel to open.
4. Go to the Security tab.
5. Click Edit Site List...
6. Click Add.
7. Enter https://ofr01.doit.wisc.edu and click OK.
8. Click OK.
9. Navigate to the JEMS launch page and click the button for the appropriate version of JEMS to download a file named "frmservlet".
10. Locate the file where you saved it and rename it, adding .jnlp (for example, JEMSPVL.jnlp). The name is not important, but the extension must be .jnlp.
11. When prompted, click Add to confirm the changed extension.
12. Right-click the renamed file and select Open.
13. When prompted, click Open.
14. Check the I accept the risk and want to run this application box and click Run.
15. Check the Do not show this again for apps from the publisher and location above box and click Run.

JEMS should launch and prompt for login credentials.

To open this version of JEMS again, simply double-click on the file. Optionally, you may want to move the file to a known location, such as the Applications folder, to make it easier to find in the future.

You will need to repeat steps 9-15 again if you need another version of JEMS.

Windows

1. Download and install Java.
2. Open Control Panel and set the view to Small icons.
3. Select Java or Java (32-bit). 
4. Go to the Security tab.
5. Click Edit Site List...
6. Click Add.
7. Enter https://ofr01.doit.wisc.edu and click OK.
8. Click OK.
9. Navigate to the JEMS launch page and click the button for the appropriate version of JEMS to download a file named "frmservlet".
10. Locate the file where you saved it and rename it, adding .jnlp (for example, JEMSPVL.jnlp). The name is not important, but the extension must be .jnlp.
11. Double-click on the renamed file to open it.
12. Check the I accept the risk and want to run this application box and click Run.
13. Check the Do not show this again for apps from the publisher and location above box and click Run.

JEMS should launch and prompt for login credentials.

To open this version of JEMS again, simply double-click on the file. Optionally, you may want to move the file to a known location, such as your Desktop or Documents, to make it easier to find in the future.

You will need to repeat steps 9-15 again if you need another version of JEMS.

End of Support for IE

As of June 15, 2022, IE is no longer supported in Windows 10, and it is simply not present in Windows 11. As such, customers should use a different browser to open JEMS using the steps above. See this article from Microsoft for more information.