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About this Course
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About this Course

ILT Schedule: Timing Topic

9 minutes Lecture
Script
This topic introduces the Implement Oracle Configurator course and defines Configurator
terminology. For an overview of the product and its elements, see the Configurator suite of
online classes in the Oracle University Online Library.

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Objectives

Script
After completing this topic, you should be able to:
• Identify and describe the goals, prerequisites, assumptions, and at a high level, the topics
covered in this course
• Describe where to turn for more information about Configurator, such as supplementing
your Configurator training with online classes in the Oracle University Online Library
• Use the terms defined in this course for describing configuration models and
implementing Oracle Configurator

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Course Goals

Script
After completing this course, you should be able to build configuration models using Oracle
Configurator Developer.
After completing this course, you should
• Know where to turn for more information, details, and training on Oracle Configurator
• Be prepared to advance to the Oracle Configurator Model Design online class for
instruction in designing an optimal configuration solution based on what you have
learned in this course about the capabilities of Oracle Configurator and configuration
model development.
This course focuses on using Oracle Configurator Developer effectively and includes hands-on
practices. The materials presented in this course are also available as an online class at Oracle
University.
Instructor Note
Key information presented in meeting these objectives is reviewed in the course topic
“Summary.”

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Audience

Script
This course is intended for the following job roles:
• Project leaders and configurator architects
• Database and system administrators who support configurator development and
deployment, and maintain the runtime configurator
• Implementers of configuration models
• Designers and developers of configurator user interfaces
• And staff that supports implementers, maintainers, and end users of Oracle Configurator

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Assumptions

Script
This course assumes that you have:
• a working knowledge of your business processes
• a high-level familiarity with the Oracle eBusiness Suite of Applications
This course focuses on implementing Oracle Configurator by developing configuration models
in Oracle Configurator Developer. For an overview of the product and its elements, advanced
topics, and information about planning Oracle Configurator projects, such as preparing your
site and team for implementation and scheduling tasks, see the Oracle University Configurator
suite of online classes.
Please note that this course does not present custom topics such as writing Configurator
Extension code or analyzing and preparing legacy data for direct import.

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Prerequisites

Script
This training course builds on knowledge of the following products and features:
• Oracle Inventory, especially item and catalog descriptive element creation. The OU
course Inventory Management Fundamentals provides preparation for defining the items
you then arrange into bills of materials.
• Oracle Engineering, especially Bills of Material (BOM) Model creation. The OU course
Implement and Use Engineering, which has Inventory training as a prerequisite, provides
preparation in creating BOM Models. BOM Models are commonly the basis of the
configuration models accessed by Oracle Configurator.

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Available Course Modules

Script
The available course modules include
• Introduction
• Getting Started
• Configurator Data
• Model Structure
• Rules
• User Interfaces
• Publishing
• Course Summary

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Key Course Topics

Script
The course modules contain the following topics:
• Conceptual overviews of implementation tasks, configuration models, and configurations
• Getting started in Configurator Developer
• Preparing, importing and verifying Configurator data
• Creating and testing Model structure
• Creating and testing configuration rules
• Creating, editing, and testing Configurator User Interfaces
• Publishing configuration models

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Using this Course Most Effectively

Script
To use this training course most effectively, follow the high-level Implementation Flow Chart
that appears at the beginning of each lesson:
• The flow chart shows the sequence of implementation decisions and steps
• Each lesson focuses on specific implementation steps, which are highlighted in the flow
chart to indicate where you are in the implementation flow

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Supplement this Course with Self-Paced Online Learning

Script
To use this training course most effectively, supplement it with enrollment in the Oracle
Configurator suite of online classes at Oracle University.
The online classes are available in the Online Library to:
• Provide context and reviews for this course, which further prepare you for implementing
Oracle Configurator
• The online classes broaden your Configurator expertise with additional information
• And address optional details and advanced topics not covered in this course

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Available Online Classes

Script
Oracle Configurator online classes are upgraded frequently and may include any of the
following:
• An Overview, which includes conceptual overviews of Configurator, its elements, and
the flow of tasks involved in a Configurator implementation.
• Preparing to implement, which includes project planning and management, and
installation.
• Implementation, which includes the contents of this Implement Configurator course.
• Model design, which provides guidelines for designing models for optimal performance
• Advanced topics, which include information about integrating Configurator with host
applications and implementing configuration attributes
Depending on the release, there may also be a New Features online class, which presents
information about recent new functionality not yet included in the documentation or
curriculum.

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Terminology

Script
The following terms are important to know when working with Oracle Configurator:
A configurator is the part of an application that provides custom configuration capabilities for
products and services. Commonly, a window that can be launched from a hosting application
so end users can make selections resulting in valid configurations.
A configuration session is the time from launching to exiting Oracle Configurator, during
which end users make selections to configure an orderable product or service. A configuration
session is limited to interaction with one configuration model that is loaded when the session is
initialized.

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Terminology

Script
A configuration model consists of structure, rules, and one or more user interfaces. The
configuration model represents the configurable product or service and is typically based on a
BOM Model. A configuration model represents the set of all valid configurations of a product
or service that can be ordered and delivered to a customer.
A configuration specifies a valid and configured product or service. It represents a particular
set of selections against a configuration model, commonly resulting in a BOM or bill of
materials.

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Summary

Script
In this Introduction, you should have learned that:
• The goal of this course is to train you in using Oracle Configurator Developer to create,
test, and publish the structure, rules, and user interfaces of your configuration models
• You should have a working knowledge of your business processes and be familiar with
the Oracle eBusiness Suite of Applications before beginning this course
• This course is preparation for designing configuration models and developing additional
Configurator expertise

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For More Information

Script
Oracle Configurator suite of online classes at the Oracle University Online Library:
- http://www.oracle.com/education
Oracle Configurator documentation is available in the:
• Oracle Applications Online Library
- http://www.oracle.com/technology/documentation/
• Oracle Store
- http://oraclestore.oracle.com/
• Or from Oracle Support
- http:// metalink.oracle.com/
- Search for Notes 91798.1 and 264934.1
- Scroll to Configurator documentation links

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