Oracle E-Business Suite - Technology Updates · Oracle E-Business Suite - Technology Updates Nadia Bendjedou Director – Product Strategy Applications Development Oracle Corporation

Oracle E-Business Suite -Technology Updates

Nadia BendjedouDirector – Product StrategyApplications DevelopmentOracle Corporation

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Agenda

• E-Business Suite Release 12• Overview• E-Business Suite Technology Stack• Leverage the Oracle Technology• User Interface• Applications LifeCycle Management (LCM)• Service-Enablement of the E-Business Suite

• Integration Repository (iRep)• E-Business Suite Adapter

• XML Publisher• OA Framework Enhancements

• Q&A


Overview of R12 Technology Highlights Superior Ownership Experience• Simpler deployments with updated

10g Tech Stack• Expanded systems management

with deeper Enterprise Manager integration

• Provisioning • Patching and Maintenance• Monitoring• Diagnostics and Troubleshooting

Greatest Business Insight• Improved knowledge worker

productivity with SWAN interface and simplified personalization

• DBI: Extensible and customizable framework, with Expanded content in DBI in R12

• Improved XML Publisher, and with expanded content in R12

Adaptive Business Process• New Web Service Provider to create, test and

deploy web services• iRep Shipped in R12• Faster time to value and increased reusability

with Model, View, Controller paradigm


DatabaseApplicationClient

User Interface Application logic Database logic

E-Business Suite ArchitectureOverview

Web Server

Java Engine

BI & Reporting

User InterfaceGlobal Single

Data Model Model

Business Intelligence

ExcelAdd-In


Oracle DatabaseOracle Application Server

HTTP/S

JDB

C/SQ

L Net

Web Server: A

pache

Java Engine

Concurrent Manager

Business Event

Personalization

Materialized Views

Data Guard

Partitioning

Grid

Global Single Data Model

Workflow

BI & Reporting OLAP

User Interface

Client

ExcelAdd-In

Spatial

E-Business Suite ArchitectureDetail


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Technology Stack


3-Tier Logical Architecture – ReminderR11i Technology Stack


Application

JSP

Forms

Reports

BC4J

ServletEngine

Web

Lis

tene

r

UIX

Client

9i or 10g

Database

9iAS 1.0.2.2

99iiR2 &R2 &10g (Optional)10g (Optional)

JInitiator

iASiAS 1.0.2.2.21.0.2.2.2



Application

JSP

Forms

Reports

BC4J

OC4J

Web

Lis

tene

r

UIX

Client

9i or 10g

Database

9iAS 1.0.2.2

3-Tier Logical ArchitectureR12 Technology Stack


Desktop Client Tier

• Moving from JInitiator to Native Sun Java plug-in• Native Sun J2SE 1.5 (5.0)

• Supported Browsers:

Browser Version Client OS

Browser - IE 6.0 Windows 2000 and XP

Browser - Netscape 7.2 Windows 2000 and XP

Browser - FireFox 1.5 Windows 2000 and XP

Browser - Safari 2.0 Macintosh OSX 10.4


Application Server Tier

• OracleAS 10g 10.1.2 for Forms & Reports Services• Replaces 8.0.6-based Oracle_Home provided by iAS 1.0.2.2 in 11i

• OracleAS 10g 10.1.3 for Oracle Containers for Java (OC4J)• Replaces 8.1.7-based Oracle_Home provided by iAS 1.0.2.2 in 11i

• Oracle JDeveloper 10.1.3• JDBC 10.2• JDK 5.0 for web & concurrent processing• OracleAS 10.1.3 web services infrastructure

• Compliant with latest industry standards (WS-* specifications)


Database Server Tier

• 10g Database 10.2• Improved Manageability

• Automatic Workload Repository• Automatic SGA Tuning

• Better Performance• PL/SQL operation 2x faster • PL/SQL Native Compilation for RAC

• Functional Improvements• Enhanced VPD support simplifies multi-

org access control architecture for R12


Benefits of Release 12 Technology Stack

• Latest technologies certified with EBS Release 12• Applications get benefit of latest platform features• Customers can use same current versions in EBS and for

custom development

• Support for Latest Platforms• Itanium 64 bit

• Customers gain experience with Fusion Middleware environment that will be basis for Fusion Applications



Leverage the Oracle Technology


Leverage the Oracle TechnologyValue-Added Services for Oracle EBS & your IT System



Component E-Business Suite

Oracle Portal 11i- JDPKR12-WSRP

Oracle Identity Manager 11i, R12LDAP, SSO, Provisioning

BPEL Process Manager, SOA Suite 11i, R12Certified Patterns

OC4J (J2EE Container) & OHS R12Multi-OS

Oracle Database (10G, 10G RAC) 11i, R12

XML Publisher 11i, R12

Oracle Business Intelligence 11i, R12

Enterprise Manager 11i, R12



• Optional on External Nodes:• Oracle Identity and Access Management• Oracle Business Intelligence• Oracle Portal• Oracle Web Cache• Oracle SOA Suite• Oracle Collaboration Suite • Oracle Enterprise Manager Grid Control• Oracle Master Data Management

• Exception: CDH and PIM can be on the same node as R12



Applications LifeCycleManagement (LCM)


Lifecycle Management (LCM)

• End-to-end application ownership experience for IT

• Implement to deliver business functions and flows

• Manage and maintain to ensure business service levels

• Upgrade to meet evolving business needs


Enhanced Applications LCMThe LCM Tools…

Enterprise Manager

iSetup

Rapid Install Oracle Applications Manager

Applications DBA Utilities



Enterprise Manager

iSetup




OAM in “SWAN”

Oracle Applications Manager Updates

• Enhanced User Interface

• Application Usage Reports

• Performance Dashboard

• Security Monitoring

• Oracle Diagnostics Administration

• Software Updates Dashboard

• Enhanced Patch Impact Analysis

• System Alert Enhancements

• Data Scrambling for Cloning


Enterprise ManagerGrid Control

iSetup

Rapid Install / Clone

Oracle Applications Manager


E-Business Suite & Enterprise Manager

E-Business Suite

Apps Oracle Applications

ManagerRDBMS

Database Deployment

DB ControlApplication

Server

Middleware

AS Control

Enterprise Manager

Repository Oracle Management

Server

HTML UI


E-Business Suite & Enterprise Manager Grid / OAM Integration Architecture

Enterprise Manager 10g

E-Business Suite System

EM 10g Agent

Grid Control OMS

EM EM RepositoryRepository

EBS EBS DatabaseDatabase

Applications Tier

EBS Pack

EBS Pack

E-Business Suite Pack

UI Drilldown

Data Collection and Job

Execution

Oracle Applications Manager (OAM)

Oracle Diagnostics (EBS)

AD Utilities

Applications Management Pack for E-Business Suite

Capabilities:• Automated E-Business Suite

discovery• Service Level Monitoring• Cloning Automation• Configuration / Patch Level

Reporting• Topology views• OAM integration

Notes:• Generally Available since Feb 2007• Many features backward compatible with 11i • Replaces older “Grid Control Plug-in for E-Business Suite”

Grid Control 10gR3


Enterprise Manager

iSetup




iSetup – DefinitionThe Data Management Tools…

Oracle iSetup is a web-based tool that supports application’s data

management by enabling Migration and Reporting of data


iSetup - Components

Helps in the migration of data between

different instances of the Oracle

E-Business suite

Migrator

Helps in generation of Standard and

Comparison reports

Reporter

E-Business SuiteE-Business Suite


iSetup - The Migration Process

Extract1 Transform2 Load3




Seeded Selection Sets

Enables filtering for extractionof data

Ability to download the extracted data as a zip file

Filter

Extract

E-Business Suite




• Enables transformationof certain attributes of the data prior to loading

• Is optional and secured step duringmigration

Transform

Transform

Extract




Ability to load data into multiple instances

Ability to restart an incomplete load process

Load

E-Business Suite

Extract


Extract

Extract

Source 1

iSetup - The Reporting Process Summary

Generate Standard Report

Download

Report

Extract

Source 2

Extract

Generate Comparison

Report


R12 New Features

• Migrator• Ability to upload Extracts• Transforms – Decoupled from the Load process• Hierarchical Selection Sets• Filtering support for Generic Loader Interfaces• UI Changes

• Reporter• Comparison Reporting• Downloadable Reports• Reporting on AOL setup data• Reporting on Selective Data• Ability to Search Within a Generated Report



User Interface


New “Swan” User Interface

• Dramatically improve the look of Oracle E-Business Suite

• Focuses on ‘Fit and Finish’• Creates consistency between the Oracle EBS UI and

Peoplesoft UI• Does not dramatically change transaction content or

end user actions• Does not disturb existing tests


New “Swan” User InterfaceScope

• Forms Applications• OAF Applications• CRM/JTT Applications


Application Login


Application Navigator


Contact Center (Forms)


iExpense (OAF)


Proposed UI Changes


Customer Support (OAF)


iSupport (JTT)



Service-Enablement of the E-Business Suite


Service-Enablement of E-Business Suite

SOA Concept E-Business Suite SOAService Broker: Describe Service’s Location and Contract

Integration Repository (iRep)

Service Provider: An appropriate agent to implement a particular service

Oracle E-Business Suite Adapter

ServiceBroker

Service Consumer

ServiceProvider

ServiceContract

ServiceClient

RegisterFind

iRep

Service Consumer

E-BusinessSuite Adapter

ServiceContract

ServiceClient

RegisterFind


• Single, Complete Source of Truth for existing supported interfaces

• Standardized Annotation at source• Catalogued by Product & Type• Simple Interface and Navigation• Hosted Today

Integration Repository11i10 - Reminder

Benefits

• Better integration planning • Reduced cost of implementing integrations with the E-Business Suite • Reduced Maintenance Costs

iRep is available at http://irep.oracle.com/(Note: an OTN account is required)


Integration RepositoryR12 - Introduction

• In Release 12, the Oracle Integration Repository will ship as part of the E-Business Suite• As your instance is patched, the repository will

automatically be updated with content appropriate for the precise revisions of interfaces in your environment.


Integration RepositoryProcess – Interface Types

• Interface Types supported:• PL/SQL APIs (2650+)• Open Interface Tables (147+)• Interface Views• Concurrent Programs (214+)• Java API• Web Service• XML Gateway Messages (170+)• eCommerce Gateway Messages (24+)


Integration RepositoryProcess – Navigate By Product Family


Integration RepositoryProcess – Navigate By Interface Type


Integration RepositoryProcess – Navigate By Standard


Integration RepositoryProcess – Search the Interface


Integration RepositoryProcess – View Interface Details


E-Business Suite AdapterOverview

• Web Service enables Oracle E-Business Suite• Provides comprehensive bi-directional integration with

Oracle E-Business Suite and supports all recommended interfaces.

• Simplifies design-time experience and promotes rapid development


E-Business Suite AdapterSupported Interfaces in 10.1.3.1

• PL/SQL APIs • Packaged iREP annotated for 11.5.10 (public APIs)

• Views• Open Interface Views, Base Views and Custom Views

• Open Interface Tables & Concurrent Programs• XML Gateway Interfaces

• Seeded + custom maps

• ECommerce Gateway Interfaces• Business Events

• Seeded and custom events for outbound• Only custom events for inbound


Oracle SOA Suite

ESB B2B

BPEL PM BAM

OracleE-Business

SuiteAdapter

Concurrent ProgramsConcurrent Programs

XML & XML & eCommerce GatewayeCommerce Gateway

Open Interface Tables, Open Interface Tables, View, PL/SQL APIsView, PL/SQL APIs

Business EventsBusiness Events

Inte

grat

ion

Rep

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n R

epos

itory

Oracle E-Business Suite AdapterSchematic Architecture



Oracle ApplicationsFramework (OAF)


Overview: What is the OA Framework?

• Oracle Application Framework (OAF)• Complete application development platform• Based on J2EE concepts – XML and Java• Utilizes JDeveloper to build and debug applications• Development methodology is metadata oriented• Java interfaces available for complex logic


Integration with Secure Enterprise SearchUbiquitous Search-based Navigation

Results based Results based on user, role and on user, role and

responsibilityresponsibility

Global Search, Global Search, with category with category dropdrop--downs downs

“For every 1,000 workers, Enterprises waste $2.5 million per year due to an inability to locate and retrieve information.”

IDC, The High Cost of Not Finding Information

• What is it?• Omnipresent, simple, fast, easy search

• Common enterprise application objects (PO, Invoice, customer, etc.)

• Menu items• Documentation• Notifications

• Why?• Increases productivity: less time searching,

more time doing.• Lowers training costs.• Decreases duplicative work, increases

collaboration.• Promotes access: increases use of self-

service applications.


Personalization Improvements

• Personalization context now defaulted for you• Support for inclusion of external content (HTML, JSP)

in a custom region as a personalization • Support for Expression Language (EL) in UI

properties• For example, you can make a field read-only or hidden based

on a value in another field

• Improved development and diagnostic efficiency through including more personalization information and runtime context in “About this Page” information


Overview: OA Framework Applications

• Human Resources• Self Service HR• Self Service Benefits• Compensations• Appraisals• iRecruitment• Payroll• Public Sector HR• Time and Labor• International Localizations

• MFG/Supply Chain• Asset Tracking• Work in Process• Shop Floor Management• Warehouse Management• Transportation• Fixed Assets • Project Manufacturing• Advanced Pricing• Configurator• E-Records

• Projects• Collaboration• Project Billing• Costing• Project Management• Portfolio Analysis• Resource Management

• CRM• Sales• Incentive Compensation• Leads Management• Marketing• Proposals• Quoting• Support• Service• Customers Online

• Public Sector• Oracle Student Systems• Various other module listed

• Financials• Internet Expenses• General Ledger• Receivables• Payables• Treasury• Risk Management• Grants Proposal• Advanced Collections• Lease Management• Cash Management• Profitability Manager• Loans• Tax (R12)• Legal Entity Configurator (R12)

• Procurement• Purchasing• Sourcing• iProcurement• iSupplier Portal• Contracts• Buyer Workcenter (R12)• Supplier Maintenance (R12)



XML Publisher


Overview: New and Enhanced Features for XML Publisher 5.6.3

• Data Extraction Engine• Bursting Engine• Consolidated Document Publishing• Template Enhancements• Delivery Manager• Template Manager• Integration


Overview: XML Publisher Content in R12

• Used across entire division from Financialsto SCM to CRM.

• 852 XML Publisher templates across 55 teams• More than 450 templates will be translated for

customers• HRMS uses government form to a high degree• Payments team uses XMLP for all payments• Financial Applications consolidates many reports• R12.x project to move remaining reports across


Oracle Financials

• Business Requirements• Generate High Fidelity Output• Allow end user customization• 10000+ page output• No change for report

consumers

• Implementation• RTF Templates• Scalable transformation• Concurrent Manager

Integration


Oracle Bill Presentment

• Business Requirements• Generate invoices• User level customization• Conditional formatting• Outsourcing Support

• Implementation• RTF Templates• Document Processor• Index File Generation• Integration with CM


Oracle Payments

• Business Requirements• Generate Electronic

Funds Transfer files• Support 160 formats • Very large input data • Deliver via FTP, HTTP

• Implementation• eText Templates• Delivery Manager


Procurement Contracts Government

• Business Requirements• Fill out government

procurement forms• Leave empty fields

in the document forlater completion

• PDF document format

• Implementation• PDF Forms• New configuration option


Oracle Consolidation Hub

• Business Requirements• Generate Excel & PDF • Upload thru Excel• Report from Excel

• Implementation• RTF Templates• Excel Library• OA Framework integration


Summary: R12 Technology Highlights Superior Ownership Experience• Simpler deployments with updated

10g Tech Stack• Expanded systems management

with deeper Enterprise Manager integration

• Provisioning • Patching and Maintenance• Monitoring• Diagnostics and Troubleshooting

Greatest Business Insight• Improved knowledge worker

productivity with SWAN interface and simplified personalization

• DBI: Extensible and customizable framework, with Expanded content in DBI in R12

• Improved XML Publisher, and with expanded content in R12

Adaptive Business Process• New Web Service Provider to create, test and

deploy web services• iRep Shipped in R12• Faster time to value and increased reusability

with Model, View, Controller paradigm


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Oracle E-Business Suite - Technology Updates · Oracle E-Business Suite - Technology Updates Nadia Bendjedou Director – Product Strategy Applications Development Oracle Corporation