Module 2 Ebs Ess

Oracle E-Business Suite R12 Essentials
Module 2 Introduction to R12 Applications
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Module 2 Introduction to Oracle R12 Applications
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Table Of Contents
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Lesson Objectives Benefits of Oracle R12 E-Business Suite
Overview
Oracle R12 E-Business Suite Products

Product Families Whats New

Quick Check
Oracle R12 E-Business Suite Architecture

Product Integration and Open Source Global Support Rapid Install

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Oracle R12 E-Business Suite Technical Architecture

Desktop Tier Application Tier Database Tier
Overview of R12 E-Business File system and Directory Structure

Application Tier File system Database Tier File system

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Lesson Objectives
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After Completing this Unit you will be able to:

Understand the benefits of Oracle R12 E-Business Suite Identify modules and know what is new in R12 Understand the Application and Technical Architecture Recognize the file system and directory structure
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Benefits of Oracle R12 E-Business Suite Overview

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The R12 E-Business Suite (EBS) provides users an integrated and comprehensive set of tools designed to enable productivity gains across the enterprise.
Customers Suppliers
ORACLE
Products Trading Partners
Enterprise Processes
The flow between customers, suppliers, products, trading partners and enterprise processes allows access to real-time data from a common data model. This is useful for both transaction processing and reporting.
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Benefits of Oracle R12 E-Business Suite Overview

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The R12 E-Business Suite is globally comprehensive, supporting Customers 30 languages, all character sets, and country specific, local statutory and regulatory requirements.
Suppliers
ORACLE
Products
Trading Partners
Oracle makes integration with legacy and third-party applications Enterprise easier since the architecture is built on open, industry standards. Processes
The R12 EBS is modeled with industry standard business processes and runs entirely on the internet. Businesses can implement one or more modules as required. This combined with open standards, minimizes the need for extensive customizations and reduces maintenance costs.
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Oracle R12 E-Business Suite Products Product Families

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The R12 E-Business Suite has 6 primary product families:

Financials
Oracle Financials Customer Relationship Management Discrete and Process Manufacturing Human Resources Management Project Management Supply Chain Management
Supply Chain Management
CRM
Production Analysis
ORACLE
Transition Design
Projects
Build
Manufacturing
HRMS
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Oracle Financials
The Financials product family includes General Ledger, Cash Management, Payables, Receivables, Fixed Assets, and Self-Service expense functionality.
Financials Product Family Advanced Collections Fixed Assets Financial Services Accounting Hub (FSAH) * Global Consolidation System Internet Expenses Lease Management Receivables
* New in R12 EBS
Financials
Cash Management Financials Central Solution Set (FINS) * General Ledger Internal Controls Manager iReceivables Payables
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Customer Relationship Management

The Oracle CRM applications provide the front office functions which help a business increase its customer base and loyalty. The CRM application includes internet focused products such as catalogs, content management, quote and order management.
Customer Relationship Management Product Family Advanced Inbound Telephony Advanced Pricing Field Sales Quoting Proposals TeleSales Advanced Outbound Telephony Email Center Incentive Compensation Partner Management Sales for Handhelds TeleService
CRM
Trade Management
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Discrete and Process Manufacturing

The Oracle E-Business Suite Manufacturing family of applications Manufacturing enables customers to optimize production capacity, from raw materials through final production.
Discrete and Process Manufacturing Product Family Discrete Manufacturing Flow Sequencing Mobile Supply Chain Applications Process Manufacturing Repetitive Manufacturing Flow Manufacturing Manufacturing Execution System Optimization Product Scheduling
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Human Resource Management

The HRMS applications help companies manage the recruit-to-retire process. The application gives users a real-time view of HR activities, including recruiting, time management, training, compensation, benefits and payroll.
Human Resource Management Product Family Advanced Benefits Compensation Workbench Human Resources iRecruitment Payroll Self-Service Human Resources Approvals Management DBI for HR iLearning Learning Management Performance Management Time and Labor
HRMS
Tutor
* New in R12 EBS
Workforce Scheduling *
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Project Management
The EBS Project management suite includes Project Costing, Project Billing, Project Resource Management, Portfolio Analysis and Project Contracting.
Project Management Product Family Project Billing Project Contracts Project Management Project Resource Management Project Collaboration Project Costing Project Portfolio Analysis DBI for Projects
Projects
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Supply Chain Management
This suite of applications power businesses through information-driven Supply Chain supply chains. Oracle offers industry solutions that include product Management development, demand management, sales and operations planning.
Supply Chain Management Product Family Advanced Forecasting and Demand Management Collaborative Planning Deduction and Settlement Management Global Order Promising Predictive Trade Planning Strategic Network Optimization *
* New in R12 EBS
Advanced Supply Chain Planning Constraint Based Optimization Demand Management Inventory Optimization Real-time Sales & Operations Planning Trade Promotion Optimization
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Other Products
The R12 EBS also provides additional products that support the 6 primary product families. These are listed below.
Corporate Performance Management Balanced Scorecard Daily Business Intelligence (DBI) Enterprise Planning and Budgeting Government, Risk and Compliance Application Access Controls Application Configuration Controls Government, Risk and Compliance Intelligence Order Management Advanced Pricing Configurator Asset Lifecycle Management Asset Tracking Enterprise Asset Management Property Manager
iStore
Financials Consolidation Hub

Financials and Sales Analyzer Profitability Manager
Government, Risk and Compliance Manager
Order Management
Release Management Sales Contracts Supply Chain Planning and Order Management Intelligence
Self-Service Work Requests
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Other Products Continued

Procurement Advanced Pricing DBI for Procurement Logistics Forwarding & Brokering Operations Freight Payment, Billing & Claims Product Lifecycle Management CADView-3D Product Data Synchronization for GDSN and UCCnet Services Product Lifecycle Management
iProcurement
Fusion Transportation Intelligence *
iSupplier Portal Procurement Contracts Purchasing Services Procurement Sourcing Optimization
Inventory Management Logistics Inventory Visibility Mobile Supply Chain Applications Transportation Cooperative Routing Transportation Management Transportation Operational Planning Transportation Sourcing Warehouse Management
* New in R12 EBS
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Other Products
Master Data Management (Hubs) Customer Data Management Financial Consolidation Service Advanced Scheduler Depot Repair Interaction Center Technology Scripting
Product Information Management
Field Service
iSupport Mobile Field Service Service Contracts Service Intelligence Spares Management
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Oracle R12 E-Business Suite Products Whats New

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Financials Centralized Solution Set (FINS)

This application standardizes accounting, intercompany processing and transactional taxes across the enterprise.
Financial Services Accounting Hub (FAH)

The FAH creates reconcilable, detailed accounting transactions using a transformation engine that enforces policies.
Workforce Scheduling
This is a stand alone product that provides businesses with the ability to accurately forecast and schedule employees.
Strategic Network Optimization The Supply Chain Management product family includes this new offering
that allows businesses the ability to more accurately manage the supply chain network by incorporating risk factors including simulating changing business conditions.
Fusion Transportation Intelligence

This application creates a transportation and logistics dashboard for operational and strategic planning.
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Question #1
Which Oracle E-business Suite R12 product family is the primary tool for the management of cash flow, assets and accounting?
a) Oracle Manufacturing b) Oracle Financials c) Oracle Project Management Product Suite d) Supply chain Planning and Management Suite
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Question #2
Which Oracle E-business Suite R12 product family provides business users with insight on customer needs and habits?
a) Oracle Manufacturing b) Oracle Customer Relationship Management c) Oracle Financials d) Oracle Human Resource Management System
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Question #3
What are the benefits of Oracle E-Business Suite?(Choose three)
a) It supports global visibility across the business enterprise b) It provides separate versions of applications for different countries c) It supports multiple languages and currencies d) It uses a single data model
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Question #4
Which Oracle Product Family can be used to manage dynamic manufacturing processes in an organization?
a) Discrete Manufacturing b) Order Management c) Process Manufacturing
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Question #5
Which Oracle E-Business Suite application provides tools to analyze data related to our organizations human capital?
a) Oracle CRM b) Oracle Financials c) Oracle HRMS
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Oracle R12 E-Business Suite Architecture Product

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Integration
The R12 EBS is built with the needs of the business as the primary architecture.
Oracle R12 EBS End to End Integration with Value Added Products
Level -1
Planning and Performance Management
Level -2
Operations
Operations
Marketing
Sales
Order Fulfillment
Customer Service
Field Service and Depot Repair
Supply Chain Planning
Product Management
Production
Procurement
Logistics and Material Management
Transportation Management
Level - 3
Management Support
Management Support
Project Management
Financial Controls and Reporting
Cash and Treasury Management
Asset Lifecycle
Information Technology
Business Intelligence
Recruiting
Workforce Deployment
Personnel Development and Training
Compensation Management
Open ended tools and end to end integration provide the foundation for the architecture
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Oracle R12 E-Business Suite Architecture Open Source

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The R12 E-Business Suite uses open standards to ensure that the product family is scalable. These tools include:
Internet Accessibility Connectivity across the business enterprise and with customers, suppliers and trading partners HTML the main language for development of web pages used on the internet Java / J2EE internet based tools that are the foundation of corporate E-Business applications such as R12 EBS JSP A Java based technology that serve dynamically generated web pages based on HTML technology
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Oracle R12 E-Business Suite Architecture Global Support

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The R12 E-Business Suite is designed to support globalization.
Over 30 languages supported for variations in country and local customs (NLS National Language Support) Multilingual support at the product data level utilizing the Unicode character set that is recognized around the globe (MLS Multiple Language Support) Support for country and local currencies Compliance with local statutory requirements Flexible date and number formats
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Oracle R12 E-Business Suite Architecture Rapid Install

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Oracle Rapid Installation Tools provide ease of use by supplying flexible options for configuration of an upgrade or new installation of R12

Wizard style menu to support the decision making process Grid-style environment installation has simplified the process Fewer screens and prompts with few requirements based on providing the framework for an expanding environment versus a traditional fixed system Standard Installation to allow configuration flexibility or Express Installation when the defaults are sufficient Fresh database (one with no transactional data) or Vision Demo database (one with sample transaction data from a fictitious company)
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Rapid Install Key Components

Installation Type Node Architecture Technology Stack System Requirements
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Installation Type
New Installation (Standard)

User defines many components of the configuration Single or multi-node Unified APPL_TOP (Concurrent Processing, Forms and Web) User accepts a fully configured, single user/ single machine system US7ASCII character set User enters configuration parameters to install the technology stack
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New Installation (Express)

Upgrade from R11i to R12

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Node Architecture
Single node

Both the application and database tier are located on the same server Automatically selected for the Express New Installation Distributed locations for applications and database tiers. Allows for shared file systems across the Applications nodes (provided that they are on the same operating system except for Windows installs) Provides load balancing functionality across the networks so that no single machine is overloaded
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Technology Stack
Database Tier required Oracle Database Enterprise Edition version 11g

Oracle Developer 10g Oracle Application Server 10g Oracle Discoverer 10g Oracle Portal 10g Oracle Single Sign-On 10g Oracle Internet Directory 10g
The JDK is automatically installed
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System Requirements
Platform Specific Software Requirements are defined for Linux, HP-UX, IBM AIX, Microsoft Windows Server and Sun Solaris SPARC Operating System Patch Levels In multi node installations application and database tiers must be at the same patch level Hosts file must include a networking entry for the installation machine containing the IP Address, hostname and domain name CPU evaluation is dependent upon the number of concurrent users, processes, load activities, size of database and desired response time Memory Requirements are sized for the database, System Global Area (SGA), and number of concurrent users
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Question #1
Product Management is part of which tier in the R12 EBS Business Suite Architecture?
a) Operations b) Management Support c) Tactical Supply Chain
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Question #2
Which standard does the Oracle R12 EBS follows for multilingual support?
a) Flexible date and number formats b) National Language Support c) Multiple Language Support d) Unicode Character Sets
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Question #3
What is one benefit of selecting the Express version of a New Installation?
a) The user does not have to have the database installed b) The user can have a multi node installation c) The installation provides a full configured, single user/ single machine system
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Question #4
Which Operating System does not allow for shared file systems across Application nodes?
a) Linux x86 b) HP-UX Itanium c) Sun Solaris SPARC d) Microsoft Windows Server
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Question #5
What version of the database is required for installation of R12 EBS?
a) 10.7.10 b) 11g c) 9.5.6
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Oracle R12 E-Business Suite Technical Architecture Desktop Tier

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Oracle E-Business Suite has a separation of tasks when processing transactions that occur within the application suite. This separation of tasks is referred to as layers or tiers.
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The three-tier architecture that comprises an Oracle E-Business Suite installation is made up of the database tier, the application tier, and the desktop tier.
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The Desktop Tier provides a single point of access to HTML-based applications, Forms-based applications, and Business Intelligence applications.
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Oracle R12 E-Business Suite Technical Architecture Application Tier

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The application tier has a dual role: hosting the various servers and service groups that process the business logic, and managing communication between the desktop tier and the database tier. This tier is sometimes referred to as the middle tier.
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Three servers or service groups comprise the basic application tier for the Oracle R12 E-Business Suite: Web Services, Form Services and Concurrent Processing Server
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The Web services component of the Oracle Application Server processes requests received over the network from the desktop clients:

Web Listener (Oracle HTTP Server powered by Apache) Java Servlet Engine (OC4J) Oracle Process Manager (OPMN)
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Forms services in Oracle E-Business Suite R12 are provided by the Forms listener servlet and provides the ability to run services over HTTP and HTTPS.
Forms are hosted through the servlet and associated runtime engine, mediating the communication between the desktop client and the Oracle database server, displaying client screens, and initiating changes in the database according to user actions.
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Concurrent Processing is an Oracle E-Business Suite feature that allows noninteractive and potentially long-running functions to be executed efficiently, alongside interactive operations.
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Oracle R12 E-Business Suite Technical Architecture Database Tier

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The database tier contains the Oracle database server that stores and manages all the data maintained by Oracle E-Business Suite. This includes the various types of file in which the tables, indexes, and other database objects for the system physically resides, as well as the executables.
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Application Tier File System
The apps/apps_st/appl(APPL_TOP) directory contains the product directories and files for the Oracle R12 E-Business Suite
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The apps/apps_st/comn (COMMON_TOP) directory contains Java classes, HTML pages, and other files and directories used by multiple products
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The apps/tech_st/10.1.2 directory contains the ORACLE_HOME used for the Oracle E-Business Suite technology stack tools components
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The apps/tech_st/10.1.3 directory contains the ORACLE_HOME used for the Oracle E-Business Suite technology stack Java components
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Database Tier
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The db/apps_st/data directory is located on the database node machine, and contains the system tablespaces, redo log files, data tablespaces, index tablespaces, and database files
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The db/tech_st/11.1.0 directory is located on the database node machine, and contains the ORACLE_HOME for the Oracle 11g database
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Directory Structure
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Oracle E-Business Suite files are stored in the <dbname>APPL directory, which is generally known as the APPL_TOP directory.
The APPL_TOP directory contains:

The core technology files and directories.
The product files and directories (for all products).

The main Oracle E-Business Suite environment file, called <CONTEXT_NAME>.env on UNIX, and <CONTEXT_NAME>.cmd on Windows.
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Summary
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Oracle E-Business Suite R12 Supports over 30 countries and multiple currencies.
The Oracle Customer Relationship Management family of products assists with capturing customer, products and results.

The R12 EBS uses open standards to ensure that the product family is scalable.
There are 6 primary product families Oracle Financials, Customer Relationship Management, Discrete and Process Manufacturing, Human Resources Management, Project Management and Supply Chain Management. Oracle E-Business Suite R12s new module the Financial Services Accounting Hub (FAH)- creates reconcilable, detailed accounting transactions using a transformation engine to enforce policies.

The APPL_TOP directory contains the product directors and file for the R12 EBS.
The application tier has a dual role: hosting servers and services groups that process business logic and managing communication between the desktop and database tiers. The Rapid Install Wizard allows for New Standard Installations, New Express Installations and Upgrading from 11i to R12.
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Question #1
The APPL_TOP directory in Oracle E-Business Suite Release 12 contains (which one)? a) Redo log files b) Database files c) The system table space d) The product directories and files for Oracle Applications
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Question #2
The Database tier in Oracle E-Business Suite Release 12 contains (Choose three)? a) Redo log files b) Database files c) The system table space d) The product directories and files for Oracle Applications
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Question #3
Identify two characteristics of Oracle HTML-based Applications (formerly known as Self-Service Applications). a) Use Oracle Forms for interface b) Operate by direct connection to Web server c) Ability to re-establish dropped network connections d) Dynamically generate HTML pages by executing Java code
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Oracle E-Business Suite R12 Essentials

Module 2 Introduction to R12 Applications

Lesson Objectives Benefits of Oracle R12 E-Business Suite

Oracle R12 E-Business Suite Products

Product Families Whats New

Oracle R12 E-Business Suite Architecture

Product Integration and Open Source Global Support Rapid Install

Module 2 Introduction to Oracle R12 Applications

Oracle R12 E-Business Suite Technical Architecture

Desktop Tier Application Tier Database Tier

Overview of R12 E-Business File system and Directory Structure

Application Tier File system Database Tier File system

Module 2 Introduction to Oracle R12 Applications

After Completing this Unit you will be able to:

Module 2 Introduction to Oracle R12 Applications

Benefits of Oracle R12 E-Business Suite Overview

Benefits of Oracle R12 E-Business Suite Overview

Oracle R12 E-Business Suite Products Product Families

The R12 E-Business Suite has 6 primary product families:

Supply Chain Management

Module 2 Introduction to Oracle R12 Applications

Oracle R12 E-Business Suite Products Product Families

Module 2 Introduction to Oracle R12 Applications

Oracle R12 E-Business Suite Products Product Families

Customer Relationship Management

Module 2 Introduction to Oracle R12 Applications

Oracle R12 E-Business Suite Products Product Families

Discrete and Process Manufacturing

Module 2 Introduction to Oracle R12 Applications

Oracle R12 E-Business Suite Products Product Families

Human Resource Management

Module 2 Introduction to Oracle R12 Applications

Oracle R12 E-Business Suite Products Product Families

Module 2 Introduction to Oracle R12 Applications

Oracle R12 E-Business Suite Products Product Families

Supply Chain Management

Module 2 Introduction to Oracle R12 Applications

Oracle R12 E-Business Suite Products Product Families

Financials Consolidation Hub

Government, Risk and Compliance Manager

Self-Service Work Requests

Module 2 Introduction to Oracle R12 Applications

Oracle R12 E-Business Suite Products Product Families

Other Products Continued

Fusion Transportation Intelligence *

iSupplier Portal Procurement Contracts Purchasing Services Procurement Sourcing Optimization

* New in R12 EBS

Module 2 Introduction to Oracle R12 Applications

Oracle R12 E-Business Suite Products Product Families

Product Information Management

Module 2 Introduction to Oracle R12 Applications

Oracle R12 E-Business Suite Products Whats New

Financials Centralized Solution Set (FINS)

Financial Services Accounting Hub (FAH)

Fusion Transportation Intelligence

Module 2 Introduction to Oracle R12 Applications

Module 2 Introduction to Oracle R12 Applications

Module 2 Introduction to Oracle R12 Applications

Module 2 Introduction to Oracle R12 Applications

Module 2 Introduction to Oracle R12 Applications

Module 2 Introduction to Oracle R12 Applications

Oracle R12 E-Business Suite Architecture Product

Planning and Performance Management

Field Service and Depot Repair