Using AWS AppStream to connect to PCOM Applications

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• Close all other tabs while using AWS AppStream
• Make sure you are connected to a stable and fast network
• Go to the following url and authenticate with your UnityID and password: (https://ncsu-portal.awsapps.com/start)
• Click on the PCOM Apps (for Stata, R , Rstudio, and SAS), PCOM Business Analytics Apps (for Power BI, Tableau) or PCOM Development Apps icon (for MySQL WorkBench, MySQL Command Line client, MS Visual Studio). 
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• Click on the application you would like to run. It may take up to two minutes to prepare the environment and fully load the application.
  • Note: ForPowerBI Desktop,  if a black screen displays and the PowerBI Desktop app is not loading, click the Launch App button  in the top left corner and select PowerBI to open it.
• You can launch other applications and switch between applications by using the Launch App icon and the Switch Window icon; as seen below
  • Launch App
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  • Switch Window
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• Once you have completed a session, please sign out completely by clicking on the End Session icon below, which is located in the top right corner of your screen. 
  • End Session
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Connecting to Google Drive or One Drive Storage for saving data

1. Click on the following My Files” icon in the upper left menu on the screen.
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2. Click on Add Storage in the upper right of the window.
3. Select Google Drive or OneDrive followed by the @ncsu.edu option.
4. You will be prompted to authenticate using the NCSU Shibboleth login.
5. Once your storage is connected you will see folders like the following.
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• Click here for a list of all the applications supported in AWS AppStream