Troubleshoot a problem
General
Google Chrome provides the most stable and optimized experience for OPUS.
If you prefer to use Microsoft Edge, TraceLink recommends updating the browser settings to prevent performance throttling.
Optimize for Performance
To make sure OPUS session stays active in the background during periods of inactivity.
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Open Microsoft Edge.
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Select the icon (...) in the top-right corner.
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Select .
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Select .
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Select .
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Locate the Always keep these sites active section.
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Select .
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Enter
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Click .
Manage Enhanced Security
To make sure the browser's security filters allow the platform's advanced interactive features to run without interruption.
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Select the icon (...) in the top-right corner.
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Select .
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Select .
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Select .
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Select .
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Select .
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In the Never use enhanced security for these sites section, select .
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Enter
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Click .
Enable Advanced Process Isolation
Enable dedicated OPUS Platform processing to optimize browser memory and resource handling.
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Open Microsoft Edge.
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In the Microsoft Edge address bar, enter
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Search for Strict-Origin-Isolation, and set the flag to Enabled.
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Search for Origin-keyed Processes by default, and set the flag to Enabled.
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Select to apply the changes.
Restart the browser after completing these steps. If these options are unavailable or disabled, contact the internal IT team to update browser policies.
Some settings may appear under different labels in older versions of Microsoft Edge.
Are these changes safe?
These changes are safe:
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Applies only to OPUS – The updates affect only
https://opus.tracelink.com/. All other sites remain unchanged. -
Security protections remain active – Antivirus, firewall, and Microsoft Defender SmartScreen continue to run.
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Improves performance – Enhanced Security disables Just-In-Time (JIT) compilation, which can reduce performance for OPUS.
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Uses standard browser behavior – This change restores Microsoft Edge to standard performance mode for a trusted site.
User access
Administrators assign roles that limit users' access to different functions. Depending on the role assigned, users might not see certain items in the drop-down or the side menu. If you cannot see a specific menu item that you should see based on a role, verify that you are assigned the correct role. If you still cannot see the appropriate menu items, work with your System Administrator to ensure that you are assigned the correct roles and permissions.
If you are looking for an item you added or for the edits you made to an item, you might not see them right away. A banner message displays that confirms your updates will display shortly. If you want to see the updates, wait a minute or two before refreshing the page, and your updates will be reflected.
Opening an exported CSV file in Excel can result in a loss of data or improper formatting (e.g. not recognizing application identifiers, dropping leading zeroes, scientific notation conversion).
In Excel 2016
- Open a blank Excel workbook.
- Select > .
- Choose the CSV file in the Import Text File window.
- Select :
- Select the Delimited option, and then select .
- Deselect the default Tab option, and then either:
- Select the Comma option, and then select .
or
- Select the Period option, and then select .
- Select the Comma option, and then select .
- Select all columns and the Text option, then select .
- In the Import Data window, select the New worksheet option and then select .
- Select > and make sure is set to Text (Tab delimited).
- Select to save the active sheet.
The file displays the correct data and formatting.
In Excel for Office 365
- Open a blank Excel workbook.
- Select > .
- Choose the CSV file in the Import Data window.
- Select :
- Select Do not detect data types from the n drop-down.
- Select .
- Select to save the active sheet.
The file displays the correct data and formatting.
Help center
There is a known issue in the documentation where some API guidelines that are exported to Excel via the Download
icon display only a portion of the entire guideline. This issue will be fixed in a future revision.
There is a known issue in the documentation where the example might have extra spaces or quotation marks added if copied through a Chromium-based browser (e.g. Google Chrome, Microsoft Edge). This issue will be fixed in a future revision. For now, if this problem results in a validation error, either:
- Manually copy the example by highlighting the full text, right-clicking, and selecting .
or
- Use a non-Chromium-based browser (e.g. Apple Safari) to copy the example.


