APPLIES TO:

Oracle iProcurement - Version 11.5.1 to 12.0.0 [Release 11.5 to 12]

Information in this document applies to any platform.
iProcurement - Version: 11.5.1 to 12.0

PURPOSE
This document gives an overview of the extract and bulkload processes for different
iProcurement application releases. It outlines the changes and the processes in each
release.
SCOPE
To all professionals dealing with extract and bulkload processes to populate the Unified
Catalog in iProcurement.
DETAILS
In this document Catalog Management includes the Bulkload and the Extract Processes in
the different versions of Oracle Applications.

Extract processes are the concurrent processes that are run to move the data into the
iProcurement catalog from Master Items, Requisition Templates, Quotation, and Blanket
Purchase Agreements (BPA).

Bulkload is the process that is run to load items with prices in the iProcurement catalog.
In release 12, the catalog items from Bulkload and Extract are available throughout the
Procurement modules.

Both Extract and Bulkload share most of the tables from iProcurement (prefix ICX).

1. Extract processes
1.1 Release 11.5.8, 11.5.9, and 11.5.10
The concurrent processes are the same for these releases:
Catalog Data Extract Classifications
Catalog Data Extract Items
Catalog Data Purge
Rebuild Catalog Item InterMedia Index (this process
is run automatically when the extract is done as well
with the bulkload process).

In 11.5.9 the Catalog tables are not the same as in 11.5.8 or previous versions. Table
names are like ICX_CAT_% in 11.5.9 and higher.
1.2. Release 12.0
In release 12.0 there is no need to run the extract processes. If the category
is enabled to be extracted and is mapped to an iProcurement category,
the item is extracted automatically and available in Procurement
(iProcurement, Purchasing and Sourcing). The content zone replaces
realms used in previous releases, and should be used to restrict access to the items.

Category mapping and content zones are done from iProcurement
Catalog Administration responsibility in the Schema and Stores sub-tabs.
2. Bulkload Process
The Bulkload template and instructions are available in iProcurement
Catalog Administration responsibility from the page where the load process
is run. Support recommends always getting the template from the release being
used. Re-using a template file from previous releases can cause unexpected bulkload
errors. The readme file from the templates provides good information to
troubleshoot bulkload issues.

2.1. Release 11.5.8
The bulkload process is initiated by running the BulkLoader.sh script on the server.

2.2. Release 11.5.9 and 11.5.10
The bulkload process is changed to a Java concurrent program.
There is a process to move the bulkload file from the middle tier to
the concurrent request server. The Note below explains in details the process and
some of the common issues.
Note 281530.1 iProcurement Bulk Loader from an AOL/FND Perspective
2.3. Release 12.0
In the previous releases, items could be uploaded with no document. This has
changed with release 12.0. A Global Blanket Agreement is the base document to load
the items. The Global BPA is initiated in the Purchasing Buyer Work Center.
Once the buyer gives access to Catalog Administrator and Supplier, both can
execute bulkload for the agreement.

In release 12.0 the Bulkload file does not need to move from the middle tier
to the database. It is loaded directly to the database, so the profile POR:
Catalog Bulk Load Directory is obsoleted and there is no need to set up the
remote listeners for the concurrent manager.

Rebuild Catalog Item Intermedia Index runs automatically.

The upgrade process to release 12.0 will migrate the data to Global
BPA. See the report in iProcurement Catalog Administration responsibility >
Configuration > Upgrade Summary.
3. Tables in the releases
The basic tables involved in the Extract and Bulkload are the same.
Some of the tables in 11.5.9 and higher are:

ICX_CAT_DESCRIPTORS_TL
ICX_CAT_EXT_ITEMS_TLP
ICX_CAT_ITEMS_B
ICX_CAT_ITEMS_CTX_TLP
ICX_CAT_ITEMS_TLP
ICX_CAT_ITEM_PRICES

Tables below are obsoleted in 11.5.9 and higher. They are used in 11.5.8 and lower:

ICX_POR_ITEMS
ICX_POR_ITEMS_TL
ICX_POR_PRICE_LISTS
ICX_POR_PRICE_LIST_LINES

New tables added in release 12.0 are:

ICX_CAT_ITEMS_CTX_HDRS_TLP
ICX_CAT_ITEMSCTXDESC_HDRS - intermedia index.
4. To troubleshoot Extract and Bulkload issues, get the log files following the
instructions from note
below:
Note 290614.1 How To Get Log Files In iProcurement .
REFERENCES
NOTE:281530.1 - iProcurement Bulk Loader from an ATG/FND Perspective
NOTE:290614.1 - How To Get Log Files In iProcurement