Internet Explorer prompts to download "getStatus.json" when running health check for Spotfire server

Internet Explorer prompts to download "getStatus.json" when running health check for Spotfire server

Steps to replicate the issue.

> Run Spotfire Server heath check using > http://<spotfireservername>/spotfire/rest/status/getStatus
> Internet Explorer prompts to download "getStatus.json"

This is a default behavior of Internet Explorer.

Firefox and Chrome do not show this behavior as they have a built-in JSON reader. When a website presents Internet Explorer a header with the content "application/json", it prompts to download it. Force Internet Explorer to show the JSON object using the following workaround. You can configure Internet Explorer to display "application/json" in the browser window by updating the Windows Registry.

Steps:
> Stop existing Internet Explorer sessions.
> Then cut and paste the below into a file (e.g: notepad.exe)
-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Windows Registry Editor Version 5.00

 Tell IE to open JSON documents in the browser.  
 25336920-03F9-11cf-8FD0-00AA00686F13 is the CLSID for the "Browse in place" .
  

[HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\MIME\Database\Content Type\application/json]
"CLSID"="{25336920-03F9-11cf-8FD0-00AA00686F13}"
"Encoding"=hex:08,00,00,00

[HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\MIME\Database\Content Type\text/json]
"CLSID"="{25336920-03F9-11cf-8FD0-00AA00686F13}"
"Encoding"=hex:08,00,00,00
-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
> Name the file "json-ie.reg" and save it
> Now right click on the file "json-ie.reg" and click "Merge"
> Accept the warning by clicking "yes"

Refer to the attached document (Filename: getstatus.jason.pdf)  for more information. You may need to make the above registry settings on all the machines where the issue is seen.

Disclaimer:
The changes mentioned in this Knowledge Base is specific to the Windows Operating system and Internet explorer. Using Registry Editor incorrectly can cause serious, system-wide problems that may require you to re-install Windows to correct them. Always take a registry backup before editing. It is recommended to loop in a Windows/Operating system expert OR use this at your own risk. http://stackoverflow.com/questions/2483771/how-can-i-convince-ie-to-simply-display-application-json-rather-than-offer-to-do