1.Oracle E-Business Suite – An Overview.

• Database Tier
• Application Tier
  
  
  • Advantages of ERP
  • Oracle E-business Suite as an ERP Solution

2.Oracle Application Architecture.

• What is ERP
• Reasons for Moving to ERP
  
  
  • Oracle HTTP Server (Apache)
  • Forms server
  • Reports Server(R12 Does not have reports server)
  • Admin Server
  • Concurrent Processing Server
  • Discoverer Server
  • New changes in R12
    
    
• Client Desktop
  
  
  • Forms Client Applet
  • Oracle J2SE plug-in
  • Changes in the Desktop Tier in Release 12.
    
    
• Oracle Application Technology Layer
  
  
  • Oracle Application DBA(AD)
  • Oracle Application Object Library (FND).
  • Oracle Common Modules (AK)
  • Oracle Application Utilities (AU).
  • Oracle Alerts (ALR)
  • Oracle Workflow(WF)
  • Oracle Application Framework (OAF).
  • Oracle XML Publisher.

3.Oracle Application File system.

• 11i Application Tier File System.
• APPL_TOP.
• COMMON_TOP
  
  
• Oracle Application Technologies Stack.


• R12 File System
  
  
• Instance Home Overview.
• Instance Home directory Structure.
• Changes in Common TOP Directory
• Structure.
• Changes in environment Files and Variables.
• Configuration Files.
• Log files.
  
  

4.Installing Oracle Application.

• Installing Oracle Applications 11.5.10 CU2.
• Planning The Installation
  
  
• System Requirements.
• Pre-Installation Tasks


• The Installation Process


• Starting the Rapid Install.
• Single Node Installation.
• Multi Node Installation.
• Running Rapid Install From the Second Node.


• Using Express Configuration.
• INSTALLING ORACLE APPLICATIONS RELEASE 12.
• Planning the Installation.


• System Requirements.
• Pre-Installation Tasks.


• The Installation Process.


• Starting the Rapid Install.


• Using Express configuration in R12.

5.Checking and Configuring Oracle Application.

• Database and listeners check.
• Environment File checks.
• HTTP and Web Listener check
  

• Testing the virtual Directories of the Web Listener.
• DBC File checks.


• Testing DBC File.
• Testing JSP


• Checking Forms Server.


• Configuring Oracle Application.
  • Configuring Client Desktop.
  • Logging in to Oracle Application.
  • Setting Preferences.
  • Using Profiles for customization
  • Launching Direct forms.

6.Managing Oracle Applications.

• Managing the Database.
  
  
• Starting the Oracle Database.
• Shutting Down Oracle Database.
• Starting / Stopping Database Listener.
  
  
• Managing Applications.


• Managing the Middle Tier listener.
• Managing the Web Server (Apache).
• Managing the forms.
• Managing the Reports Server (Only for 11i).
• Managing the Discoverer Server (Optional Component)
• Managing Concurrent Manager
• Managing OC4J (only for R12).
• Managing the OPMN(Only for R12).
• Starting / stopping all the Middle Tiers.

7.Concurrent Processing and Concurrent Managers.

• Installing Oracle Applications 11.5.10 CU2.
• Internal Concurrent Manager
• Conflict Resolution Manager.
• Standard Manager.
• Concurrent Program.
• Concurrent Program Libraries.
• Starting Concurrent Manager.
• Location of Concurrent Manager Logfiles.
• Querying the Concurrent Manager.
• Stopping Concurrent Manager.
• Submitting Concurrent Request.
• Flow of a concurrent  Request
• Combination of Phase and Status.
  

• The Completed Phase
• The Running Phase
• The Pending Phase
• The Inactive Phase


• Defining concurrent Managers.


• Parallel concurrent Processing details.
• Program Library
• Specialization Rules
• Work shifts
  
  
• Defining work shifts.
• Administrating Concurrent Managers.


• Defining concurrent Managers
• Administering concurrent Managers.


• Generic Service Management


• Benefits of Service Management


• Important Diagnostic Scripts

8.Patching Oracle Applications.

• Patch Classification
  
  
• Patches, mini-packs and maintenance Packs
• Family Packs and Family consolidated upgrade patches(FCUP)
• Patch file structure
  
  
• Patch Drivers.
• How Auto Patch works
• Features of Auto Patch
• Downloading a Patch
  
  
• Metalink Log in page
• Querying for patches
• Downloading a patch
• Applying a Patch
• Applying a patch in a Multi-node system
• Applying a Patch in a two –node or multimode system.
• Interactive and Non-Interactive patching
  
  
• Interactive patching (Standard Mode)
• Auto Patch Modes  
  
  
• Test Mode
• Pre-Install Mode
• Merging Patches
• Applying Merged Patches.
• Adpatch Command Line Options
• Patch Failures
• Restarting Auto Patch
• Enhancements in Patching Utilities in R12
  
  
• Manual Steps infrastructure
• Monitoring Patches in Progress

9.AD Utilities.

• Auto Patch
• Adadmin
  
  
  • Generate Application files Menu
  • Maintain Application Files.
  • Compile /Reload Application Database Entities
    
    
• Changing Maintenance Mode
  
  
  • Running AD Administration in Non_interactive mode

• ADCTRL


• Running AD controller Non-Interactively


• Ad Splice.


• AD Splicer control Files
• AD Relink (adrelink.sh)
  
  
• Running the AD Relink
  
  
• File Character Set Conversion (adncnv)
• ODF comparison (Adodfcomp).

10.Cloning.

• Ad clone
  
  
• Running Rapid Install
• Running Adclone
• Shutdown the Source Database
• Copying the APPL_TOP
• Running Adclone in Post-Clone Mode
• Post Cloning Tasks
  
  
• Auto Config


• Migrating to Autoconfig
• Applying Autoconfig Patch
• Migrating to Auto Config on the Database Tier.
• Migrating to Auto config on the Application Tier.
• Generate and Apply Autoconfig configuration files.


• Rapid Clone


• Apply the Rapid Clone Patch
• Preparing the Template
• Copying the Files From the Source to the Target Application System
• Configuring the Target Application system.
• Post-clone Tasks.
• Sanity check

11.Overview of DB Upgrade 9.2.0.6 to 10.2.0.3 in .

• Application environment (11.5.10.2)

12.Overview of Oracle Application Manager (OAM).

13.Managing Application Security.

• Creating Users.
• Defining Responsibilities