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Taking Our Own Medicine
Used the Upgraded Implemented R12.2 Beta Oracle Fusion

E-Business to R12 OBIEE Program Applications
Suite since 2004 in January 2009 in January 2010 in January 2012 in 2012
And we host our systems running Oracle VM

On the Phone
 Host Keith Thomas
Marketing Automation and Demand Generation Supervisor
IT Convergence
 Presenter Gustavo González

Chief Technology Officer, IT Convergence
Oracle ACE Director

EBS Roadmap
Online Patching
Beyond Online Patching
R12.2.4 OOW Takeaways

Oracle E-Business Suite Support Timline

Updated Support Polices for 11.5, 12.0, 12.1& 12.2
2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022
Nov '10 Nov '13 Dec ’15

11.5.10 EXTENDED EXEPTION SUSTAINING
Offer Exception to Sustaining Support
Jan ‘07 Jan '12 Jan '15

12.0 PREMIER EXTENDED SUSTAINING
May ‘09 Dec‘16 Dec’19

12.1 PREMIER EXTENDED
Extend 12.1 Premier Support thru Dec’16
Sep‘13 Aug‘14 Sep‘18 Sep’21
12.2 PREMIER EXTENDED
General Availability of R12.2.4

What Did Oracle OpenWorld 2014 Mean for R12.2?

 Innovations
 Online Patching
 Functional Enhancements
 WebLogic Server
 Modern User Experience
 Simplified User Flows
 New products
 EBS Extensions for ENDECA
 Smartphone Applications
 OEM Applications Management Pack
EBS Roadmap
Online Patching

Golden Ticket for Smoother Business Processes

Online Patching
E-Business Suite will Downtime

Patches are applied while
remain available to users window will
the production application
during patching be predictable and in
remains online
operations minutes

The Basics of Online Patching

 Online Patching Cycle include 5 phases
 Application is only offline during the “Cutover” phase
 Online Patching is used to apply all patches in 12.2
Users Online Users Offline Users Online
Prepare Apply Finalize Cutover Cleanup
Copy the Apply one or Ready the Restart Remove obsolete

production more patches to system for application on objects
application code the copy cutover patched copy
Resource: Oracle E-Business Suite: Mobile Strategy and Roadmap [CON7492] Jeanne Lowell - VP, EBS Product Strategy, Oracle , OpenWorld 2014
Get the Full Benefit of Online Patching in R12.2.4

 New Online Patching
Downtime Mode
 Apply patches directly into the
“run edition”
 Online Patch Log Analyzer
 Standard Cleanup

EBS Roadmap
Online Patching

Leverage 12.2 New Features and 12.2 New Products

Reduce Customization and Improve Automation
What’s New in 12.2 Financials?

Improved Operational Efficiency
 What
 Payment Acknowledgement Import
 Customer Tax Profile Import
 New Tax Rule Operators
 Support for loading AMEX Hotel Folio
Data file
 Ability to schedule AP/AR Netting
Batch Program
 Benefits
 Improve automation and efficiency
What’s New in 12.2 Financials?

Support for Worldwide Accounting & Reporting Requirements
 What
 Legislative & regulatory updates for:
SEPA, CNAO, Spain, Brazil. India,
Portugal, Japan, Italy
 Benefits
 Compliance with global requirements
What’s New in 12.2 Channel Revenue Management?

Increased Productivity with Simplified User Flows
 What
 New OAF Screens for Offers & Claims
 Simplified User Flows
 Benefits
 Faster, more efficient program creation
 Simplified claim settlement processes
What’s new in 12.2 Enhanced Labor Costing with

Projects & Payroll?
Better Cost Control, Improved Cash Flow
 What
 Costing Using HR Rates
 Rate by Criteria
 Costing using Payroll Actuals
 Total Time Reporting for Exempt
Employees
 Benefits
 Better cost control using actual payroll
costs
 Improved cash flow by billing prior to
payroll run © IT Convergence 2014. All rights reserved.
What’s new in 12.2 Project Billing?

Streamlined Billing for Adjustments
 What
 Eliminate Automatic Generation of Credit Memos
 Bill Transaction Adjustments on Standard
 Invoices
 Project and Task Options
 Transaction Type Selection
 Accrual Reversals Only
 Labor Adjustments Only
 All Adjusted Transactions
 Benefits
 Streamlined invoicing to speed customer payment
and cash flow
What’s new in 12.2 Order Management?

New HTML: More Flexible Ordering for Products and Services
 What
 Enhanced billing and extended warranty
 Standardized for Mobile and Tablet
 Modern and personalized look & feel
 Tablet friendly layout
 Advanced Search Parameters & Saved
Searches
 Multi-Select Actions From Search Results
 Benefit
 Increased flexibility and improved productivity © IT Convergence 2014. All rights reserved.
What’s new in 12.2 Order Management?

Selling Services: Flexible Selling of Subscriptions and Warranties
 What
 Selling Subscriptions
 Enhanced Billing for Extended Warranty
 How
 Sell a model with various services as
options (eg Cloud Subscription, with
Apps, Java, Social)
 Capture subscription related attributes in
OM and pass on to Service Contracts
 Issue first bill from OM and others from
Service Contracts
 Benefits
 Flexible ordering for any type of product
or service
What’s new in 12.2 Order Mgt / WMS?

Advanced Catch Weight: Flexible Fulfillment with Different UOMs
 What
 Advanced Catch Weight
 How
 Fulfill in primary or secondary UOM
 Allocate & reserve in multiple UOMs
 Enhanced inventory tracking, invoicing &
shipping in multiple UOMs
 Benefits
 Flexible fulfillment
 Enhanced pricing & invoicing © IT Convergence 2014. All rights reserved.
What’s new in 12.2 Inventory Management?

Improved Operational Efficiency
 What
 Optional Lot Allocation: choose any lot at pick time, manual move order allocation
without lot
 Return to Vendor: track shipments for vendor returns, return without PO, return
from any org
 Simplified counting for lot controlled items
 Distributed WMS integration with R12
 Benefits
 Operational efficiency
 Better user experience
What’s new in 12.2 Manufacturing Execution System?

E-Kanban: Optimize Inventory Levels and Drive Toward Lean Manufacturing
 What
 Lean Inventory Management
 Graphical User Interface for Electronic
Kanban
 Card and Process Management
 Card planning, status and execution mgt
 Supplier access through iSupplier Portal
 Visual alerts and inventory health indicators
 Benefits
 Improved card visibility and data integrity
across supply chain
 Reduced procurement spend
What’s new in 12.2 Service Contracts?

Greater Flexibility & Agility
 Usability & Configurability

 Mass Update price, status, dates
 Configurations-based search when add products
 Flexible invoice text defaulting
 Re-value vs re-price when currency changes
 Performance
 Renewal workflow, re-pricing, cascading
attributes, and main billing program performance
enhancements
 Benefits
 Efficiently renew service contracts with a large
number of covered products © IT Convergence 2014. All rights reserved.
What's new in OATS for the R12 Oracle Applications?

Reduce Testing Effort with Flow Builder & EBS Pre-Built Test Content
 Use Flow Builder to Generate Automated OATS
Test Scripts Your Your
Flows Data
 Start with EBS Pre-Built Test Content
 3600+ Components and 230+ Flows
EBS Pre-Built
Oracle Functional Testing Suite

 Create and Maintain Your Automated OATS Test Test Content
for Oracle Applications

Scripts
Flow Builder Generate
 Add Your Flows & Data Framework to combine
flows and data to
 Extend with More Components generate test scripts
 Benefits of Flow Builder Record
Manually Test
OpenScript
 Reduced Automation Time by 60% Automation
Record & Playback Scripts
 Minimizes the need for technical resources + Advanced Scripting
 Reduces the testing complexity

 Minimizes the effort to keep your test assets
current © IT Convergence 2014. All rights reserved.
Oracle Applications Framework Enhancements

 EBS HRMS Embeds ADF in OAF
 Actionable organization charts
E-Business Suite 12.1.3 E-Business Suite 12.2
Integrated SOA Gateway Integrated SOA Gateway
Adapter
WS
Framework & EBS WSIF SOA Suite
Framework Adapter Lib
Oracle AS & 10g for E-Business Suite WebLogic Server 11g

Discover the Innovative User Experience

 Oracle Applications Framework
Enhancements
 EBS Extensions for ENDECA
 Simplified User Interfaces
 Universal Global Header
 New homepage with favorites
 New icons and Favorites tab
 Personalized screens by the end-user
 Tablet Optimization
 Smartphone Apps
Several New EBS Extensions for ENDECA
Advanced Search Contextual Navigation Visual Analysis

 Search across all data  Data-Driven. Freely browse  Charts, crosstabs, key
 Dynamic type ahead data without predefined metrics
paths or writing queries  Geospatial visualization
 Automatic spell correction
 Interactive. Shows only  Tag clouds
 Unlocks unstructured data valid next steps
 Easy to Use. Familiar online
+ experience
+

Beefed-up ENDECA Applications Overview
Order Discrete Process

Manufacturing Manufacturing Inventory iProcurement Projects
Management
Warehouse Enterprise Asset Channel Revenue Cost

iRecruitment Field Service
Management Management Management Management
Outsourced Depot Learning Install

Receivables
Manufacturing Repair Management Base

EBS with the New Embedded ENDECA Content

 Authentication
 Fully Integrated with EBS Security
 No need for extra setup
 No SSO setup required
 Authorization
 UI is secured by FND function security
 Flexibility in granting access to ENDECA
content
 EBS data security is enforced
 UI Integration
 Out-of-the-box UI Integration
 Embedded experience
Enjoy the Improved Overall Look and Feel

Modern and Productive UI

New Proxy User Functionality

 Multiple users: Allow to delegate all the system for a more person
who meant to be a user
 Exclude responsibilities, add existing policies
 Create and add your own policies
 Allow or restrict privileges
 Proxy report

Oracle Takes Mobile User Experience to a Next Level
Mobile Browsers Mobile Apps from Oracle Custom Apps

 Mobile Apps from Oracle  ADF Mobile  Dedicated mobile apps for
 Custom Apps  Define standards selected products
 Safari on iPads  Provide mobile APIs, services  Functions targeted at

mobile users
 All OA Framework screens
 Some inherent restrictions
(e.g. can’t upload attachments)

Oracle E-Business Suite Mobile App
Oracle EBS Mobile App MOS Note
Oracle Mobile Timecards for Oracle E-Business Suite Note 1669224.1
Oracle Mobile Approvals for Oracle E-Business Suite Note 1642423.1
Oracle Mobile Field Service Implementation Guide R12.2
Oracle Fusion Expenses Note 1625446.1

Going Mobile

Extend Mobility to iPad

 All OA Framework Applications are
certified with Apple iPad
 Expenses
 HR Self-Service
 Projects time entry
 iProcurement
 Order Information Portal
 Etc...
 All EBS Extensions for Oracle

 Endeca on iPad
EBS Roadmap
Online Patching

Recommendations for Those Who…

 Need high availability provided by Online Patching
 Minimized Down Time and Extended Support
 Prefer to invest in a single project to upgrade directly

 Want to explore the new information-driven user experience
provided by E-Business Suite Release 12.2.4
 Leverage SOA Suite as part of the tech stack

Key Takeaways
 Online Patching for continuous business operation
 Tech stack modernization for operational efficiency
 More modern user experience to appeal to users
 New functional features to reduce customizations & improve
automation
 Continuing, easy-to-adopt updates on 12.2
 Longer support life on 12.2
Take the Next Step Request your…

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Assessments
 CEMLI for upgrade to 12.2.4 Assessment
 New Development Standards on EBS
12.2.4 Workshop
 Techno-functional changes in 12.2.4
Workshop
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Exclusive Insight

A webcast presented by IT Convergence – October 9th, 2014

© IT Convergence 2014. All rights reserved.

Global Reach, Local Expertise

© IT Convergence 2014. All rights reserved.

Taking Our Own Medicine

Used the Upgraded Implemented R12.2 Beta Oracle Fusion

And we host our systems running Oracle VM

© IT Convergence 2014. All rights reserved.

 Presenter Gustavo González

© IT Convergence 2014. All rights reserved.

Beyond Online Patching

R12.2.4 OOW Takeaways

Oracle E-Business Suite Support Timline

Nov '10 Nov '13 Dec ’15

Offer Exception to Sustaining Support

Jan ‘07 Jan '12 Jan '15

May ‘09 Dec‘16 Dec’19

Extend 12.1 Premier Support thru Dec’16

Sep‘13 Aug‘14 Sep‘18 Sep’21

12.2 PREMIER EXTENDED

General Availability of R12.2.4

© IT Convergence 2014. All rights reserved.

What Did Oracle OpenWorld 2014 Mean for R12.2?

Beyond Online Patching

R12.2.4 OOW Takeaways

Golden Ticket for Smoother Business Processes

E-Business Suite will Downtime

© IT Convergence 2014. All rights reserved.

The Basics of Online Patching

Users Online Users Offline Users Online

Prepare Apply Finalize Cutover Cleanup

Copy the Apply one or Ready the Restart Remove obsolete

© IT Convergence 2014. All rights reserved.

Get the Full Benefit of Online Patching in R12.2.4

© IT Convergence 2014. All rights reserved.

Beyond Online Patching

R12.2.4 OOW Takeaways

Leverage 12.2 New Features and 12.2 New Products

© IT Convergence 2014. All rights reserved.

What’s New in 12.2 Financials?

What’s New in 12.2 Financials?

© IT Convergence 2014. All rights reserved.

What’s New in 12.2 Channel Revenue Management?

© IT Convergence 2014. All rights reserved.

What’s new in 12.2 Enhanced Labor Costing with

What’s new in 12.2 Project Billing?

What’s new in 12.2 Order Management?

What’s new in 12.2 Order Management?

What’s new in 12.2 Order Mgt / WMS?

What’s new in 12.2 Inventory Management?

What’s new in 12.2 Manufacturing Execution System?

What’s new in 12.2 Service Contracts?

 Usability & Configurability

What's new in OATS for the R12 Oracle Applications?

Oracle Functional Testing Suite

for Oracle Applications

 Reduces the testing complexity

Oracle Applications Framework Enhancements

E-Business Suite 12.1.3 E-Business Suite 12.2

Integrated SOA Gateway Integrated SOA Gateway

Oracle AS & 10g for E-Business Suite WebLogic Server 11g

© IT Convergence 2014. All rights reserved.