Issues with the ROS Offline Application

Errors downloading forms or refreshing list

If you receive either of these error messages when you are downloading a form or refreshing the list of available forms:

• Ensure that your computer has an internet connection. You need an internet connection to download a form or update the list of available forms.
• You may need to update your firewall settings to allow access to https://www.ros.ie. You will need to allow .xml, .jar and .war files to be downloaded from this domain.
• If your computer is on a network, the network may be using a proxy server to access the internet. In this case you may experience issues downloading Revenue Online Service (ROS) offline forms.
• To download forms from ROS, the ROS Offline Application needs to have the details of your proxy server. Your own IT network manager will have the details required.
• To update proxy information on ROS offline:
  • Open the ROS Offline Application.
  • Select ‘Options’ then ‘Configuration’.
  • Select the ‘Proxy’ tab.
  • Tick the ‘Use proxy server for internet access’ checkbox.
  • Enter the IP address of the proxy server that you want to connect to (your IT support team will need to provide this).
  • Enter the port number where this proxy server listens for transactions (your IT support team will need to provide this).
  • Enter the username and password that identifies you on this proxy server (your IT support team will need to provide this).
  • Click the ‘Ok’ button.
  • Finally, from the main menu, click ‘Download’ and then click ‘Refresh’.

If you still cannot download forms or refresh the list of available forms, please contact the ROS helpdesk.

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