Press Summary
Sneak Peek at Oracle EBS Release 12.2 Features, Online Patching
April 25th, 2013
Written by Paresh Patel
Online Patching is one of the cornerstone, new features in our upcoming Oracle E-Business Suite 12.2 release. Referred to as the “Edition-Based Redefinition,” it is a new 11gR2 Database feature that was built to allow the E-Business Suite's database tier to be patched while the environment is running. Online Patching combines the use of Edition-Based Redefinition and new E-Business Suite technologies to allow patching to the E-Business Suite's database and application tier servers...
Streamline Your EBS Upgrade Using the Application Testing Suite
March 18th, 2013
Written by Paresh Patel
One of the biggest concerns during an EBS upgrade involves the amount of time required from business analysts and end users for regression testing. With multiple test cycles required during any upgrade, repetitive testing is time consuming and can become frustrating for users and business leaders trying to balance the needs of the business with IT participation in IT projects. During an upgrade process, customers will typically allocate between 30%-40% of the overall project timeline...
Oracle EBS Period Close Advisor
July 30th, 2012
Written by Paresh Patel
The Oracle Period Close Advisor provides guidance on recommended period-end procedures for E-Business Release 12.x. It is intended to be generic and does not relate to a specific organization or industry. Step-by-step best practices with tips and troubleshooting references are provided to assist you through each phase. Period Close Advisors are a series of checklists and documents that detail the steps involved in closing the month-end books and show how the tools in Oracle...
Creating CRM Resources in Oracle E-Business Suite (Part 1 of 2)
April 16th, 2012
Written by Tony Cash
CRM Resources are required for a variety of purposes in Oracle E-Business Suite (R12 and 11i). Here is a simple break down of the steps required to create a complete and functioning CRM Resource for you. The first step in creating CRM Resources begins with creation of the Person record in Oracle HRMS applications. Once a valid resource has been created (Employee or a Contingent Worker) and given appropriate Job titles, then that worker can be leveraged into the CRM Applications.Using the...
R12 Payments - Payments Administrator (Part 1 of 2)
April 16th, 2012
Written by Jeff Kloster
The Payment Administrator is a collection of settings to define the various components used to create payables documents using the Payment Process Request. There is a wide variety of processing options available and the Payment Administrator groups these together in a single place. This article will focus on two of the more common elements, the Payment Process Profile and Payment Formats.Payment Formats are, just as the name implies, the XML Publisher templates used to format the Payment...
