10 Things You Can Do Today To Prepare For Oracle EBS 12.2

10 Things You Can Do Today
to Prepare for Oracle

E-Business Suite 12.2
Nadia Bendjedou
Senior Director, Product Strategy, Oracle
Kevin Hudson
Senior Director, Applications Technology, Oracle
Program
Agenda
Overview
12.2 Overall E-Business Suite Readiness
12.2 Online Patching Readiness
Key Takeaways
Copyright 2013, Oracle and/or its affiliates. All rights reserved.
Safe Harbor Statement
The following is intended to outline our general product

direction. It is intended for information purposes only, and
may not be incorporated into any contract. It is not a
commitment to deliver any material, code, or functionality,
and should not be relied upon in making purchasing decision.
The development, release, and timing of any features or
functionality described for Oracles products remains at the
sole discretion of Oracle.
Oracle E-Business Suite Support Timelines

Updated Support Policies for 11.5.10 and 12.1
2007
2008
2009
2010
2011
Nov 10
11.5.10
Premier
2012
2014
2015
2016
Premier
Jan 15
Extended
May 09
Sustaining
12.2 GA will start new support timeline
Longer Support
Timeline on
Upgraded
R12.1 System
May 17
May 14
Premier
GA
2018
Dec 14
GA
12.1
2017
Risk Mitigation
for Customer if
Exception
Upgrade Runs
Extended
Sustaining
Long
Offer Exception to Sustaining Support for first 13 months
Nov 13
Jan 12
Jan 07
12.0
2013
Dec 18
Extended
Extend 12.1 Extended Support thru Dec 2018
Waive all uplift fees for 12.1 Extended Support
For More Info on Announcement, see MOS Doc ID 1495337.1
Supported Upgrade Paths
11.5.1-11.5.8
11.5.10
12.0 & 12.1
12.2
11.5.10
11.0
11.5.9
CU2 [1]
[1]: Patch Requirements for Extended Support of Oracle E-Business Suite Release 11.5.10 [ID 883202.1]
10 Things You Can Do Today to Prepare for

Oracle E-Business Suite 12.2
1.
Review the Functional Changes
2.
Understand the Technical Architecture Changes
3.
Consider Upgrading to the Latest Technology Components
4.
Learn about WebLogic Server
5.
Understand the 12.2 Patching Cycle
6.
Understand Edition Based Redefinition
7.
Understanding the Enablement Process
8.
Review Online Patching Standards
9.
Plan for 12.2 Dual File System
10.
Consider New Operational Characteristics
#1 Review The Functional

Changes
#1 Review The Functional Changes

Functional Changes Upgrading to Oracle E-Business Suite 12.2
11i
Understand the Release12 new accounting model
Understand the upgrade impact on 11i setups and data

R12 Upgrade Considerations by Product (Doc 889733.1)
Accounting Setup Manager Pre-Update Diagnosis Report (Doc 961742.1)
Understand the Datamodel changes from 11i. Doc 1290886.1
Evaluate the impact on your 11i customizations and consider native

functionality wherever possible.
Upgrading your Customizations to Oracle E-Business Suite Release 12.1 (Doc 1435894.1)
EBS File System Comparison Report (Doc 1446430.1)
Evaluate new 12.2 functionalities: Yard Mgt, Outsourced Mfg, In-Memory

Costing, Supply Chain Event Mgt, more. Doc 1302189.1
12.0 & 12.1
Review the functionalities and modules that have been replaced, such as:
DBI (Daily Business Intelligence), Oracle Balanced Scorecard, Oracle Financials and Sales
Analyzers etc(Doc 1302189.1)
NB: A migration plan exists for customers who have purchased these products in earlier releases. Contact your Account Manager for more information.
Business Transformation with New Accounting Model

Global Financials Architecture - Greater Control with Increased Flexibility
UNIFIED BANK ACCOUNT MODEL
WHAT
Ledgers and Ledger Sets
Rules-based Accounting Engine
Unified Bank Account Model
Centralized Payments
Global Tax Engine
Legal Entity
Operating Units
CENTRALIZED PAYMENTS ENGINE

Funds Capture and Disbursement
Global Intercompany System
WHY
Faster, simpler period end processing
Easily meet local accounting requirements
Streamline intercompany trading and reconciliation
Payments Engine
ONE GLOBAL TAX ENGINE
Centrally managed rules

Consistent tax services
Adapt quickly to regulatory changes

More productive shared service centers
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Tax Determination Process

Regime
Applicable
Taxes
Tax Status,
Rate
Taxable
Basis
Tax
Calculation

12.1.3 E-Business Suite
SCM:
ERP:
OM & Pricing Performance enhancements
WW legal & reporting requirements in FIN
MES for discrete & process manufacturing
Supplier Lifecycle Management (SLM)
Standalone WMS with OTM integration
Spend Classification & Analytics etc...
EAM enhancements + EAM Analytics
Supplier cost dashboard in Projects
Field Service scheduling
Contract Lifecycle Management (CLM)
Supplier Ship & Debit and Price Protection
E-Business Suite Extensions for Endeca
HCM:
Org Charting & Interactive Talent Profile
Succession Planning
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Planned for 12.2
12.2 E-Business Suite

SCM:
ERP:
Manufacturing Execution / MES / E-Kanban
EBS GL to Fusion FAH integration
Serialized Express Manufacturing for Hi-Tech
DRM Integration , New Prebuilt GRC Controls
WMS: Streamlined mobile user interfaces
SLM and CLM enhancements
OM: Credit check enhancements
Improved Projects integration to Primavera
EAM: Safety Management
HCM:
Integration with Taleo recruiting
Payroll to Projects Integration

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Resources
Release Value Propositions (RVP), Doc 804373.1
Still valid for 12.2 upgrades
Release Content Documents (RCD), Doc 1302189.1

Includes the delta in 12.0, 12.1 and 12.2
Transfer of Information (TOI) Online Training, Doc 807319.1

Includes the TOIs for 12.2 (when GA)
Planning Your Oracle E-Business Suite Upgrade from Release 11i to
Release 12, Doc 1406960.1

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#2 Understand The
Technical Architecture
Changes
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Oracles Integrated Stack

Oracle E-Business Suite Uses the Oracles Integrated Stack
Integrated Oracle technology stack
Applications
Middleware
Database
EBS uses the latest features of this stack

11gR2 - Edition Based Redefinition (EBR)
Web Logic Server
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#2
Oracle E-Business Suite 11i Architecture

Client
Application
Database
iAS 1.0.2.2.2
10gR2 | 11g
JSP
BC4J
UIX
BI Publisher
Forms
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JDBC/SQL Net
HTTP/S
Web Listener
JServ
Global Single
Data Model
RAC & ASM
#2
Oracle E-Business Suite 12.1 Architecture

Client
Application
Database
10g
10gR2 | 11g
JSP
BC4J
UIX
BI Publisher
Forms
18
JDBC/SQL Net
HTTP/S
Web Listener
OC4J
Global Single
Data Model
RAC & ASM
#2

Client
Application
Database
R2
WebLogic JSP
BC4J
UIX 11g
BI Publisher
Forms
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JDBC/SQL Net
HTTP/S
Web Listener
WebLogic Server
Global Single
Data Model
RAC & ASM

Edition-Based
Redefinition
#2
Oracle E-Business Suite Architecture

Applications Tier 12.1
#2
Applications Tier 12.2

Oracle HTTP Server (OHS)
AS 10.1.3.1
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WebLogic Server (WLS)
Developer 10.1.2
Developer 10.1.2
APPL_TOP
APPL_TOP
COMMON_TOP
COMMON_TOP
INST_TOP
INST_TOP
Fusion
Middleware 11g
Applications Tier
#2
Oracle E-Business Suite Architecture in 12.2
OracleAS 10.1.2.1 ORACLE_HOME for Forms & Reports Services
Coming from 11i: Replaces the 8.0.6-based Oracle_Home provided by iAS 1.0.2.2
The FMW 11g ORACLE_HOME for HTML-based Apps
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Coming from 11i: Replaces the 8.1.7-based Oracle_Home provided by iAS 1.0.2.2
Coming from 12: Replaces the OracleAS 10.1.3-based ORACLE_HOME (OC4J)

used in Oracle E-Business Suite 12.0 and 12.1
Oracle JDeveloper 10.1.3
#2
Prepare for Additional Disk Space

System Table Space in Database
Maximum of 2 copies of every editioned object definition during patching
Requires approximately an extra 25 GB
Seed Data Table Space in Database

Maximum of 2 copies all seed data during patching
Requires approximately an extra 5GB
File System
Two complete copies of the file system
Requires approximately an extra 60 GB
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#3 Consider Upgrading to
Latest Technology
Components
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#3 Consider Upgrading to Latest Technologies

External Services
Switch from Oracle SSO to Oracle Access Manager 11gR2
Premier Support for Oracle SSO ended in December 2011
12.2 is expected to be certified only with Oracle Access Manager 11g
OAM 11gR2 (11.1.2) is certified for 11i and 12.0/12.1.3
Switch from Oracle Portal to Oracle WebCenter Portal

12.2 is expected to be certified only with Oracle WebCenter Portal
Oracle WebCenter Portal 11gR2 (11.1.1.6) is certified for 12.0/12.1.3
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#3 Consider Upgrading to Latest Technologies

Database tier
Upgrade to Oracle RDBMS 11gR2 (11.2.0.3)
12.2 is expected to have a prerequisite of Oracle Database 11gR2 11.2.0.3
Database 11gR2 11.2.0.3 is certified for 11i and 12.0/12.1.3
EBS 11i, 12.0 & 12.1 References:

Interoperability Notes EBS 11i with Database 11gR2 (11.2.0). Doc 881505.1
Interoperability Notes EBS 12.0 and 12.1 with Database 11gR2. Doc 1058763.1
Database Preparation Guidelines for EBS Release 12.1.1 Upgrade. Doc 761570.1
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Upgrade to Oracle RDBMS 11gR2 (11.2.0.3)

Allows Online Patching
Functionality leverages native 11g R2
features that allow online application
upgrade
Patches can be applied while the
production system is fully operational
Only a short downtime is required to
complete patching process
The amount of downtime required by
any patch will be more predictable
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#4 Learn about WebLogic

Server
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#4 Learn about WebLogic Server

Oracle E-Business Suite 12.1 Configuration
Oracle Application
Manager
Autoconfig
Context Files
Configuration Changes
Database Home
Oracle Application Server
E-Business Suite
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Oracle Application Manager &

Autoconfig
Virtual
Hosts,
performance
directives,
configuration,
ports,
Virtual
Hosts,
performance
directives,
loglog
configuration,
ports,
oafm,
mod_perl, mod_wl_ohs, oacore,
forms services, etc.
Concurrent
Processing,
Profile
Options,
Developer
10g,
Product
Concurrent
Processing,
Profile
Options,
Developer
10g,
Product
Specific Settings
SID
name,
Listener,
dbPorts,
SID
name,
Listener,
dbPorts,
etcetc

Oracle E-Business Suite 12.2 Configuration
Configuration
Changes
Fusion
Middleware Control
WLS Administration
Console
SID name, Listener,

dbPorts, etc
Database Home
Oracle HTTP Server
Performance directives, log

configuration, ports, mod_perl,
mod_wl_ohs, etc.
WebLogic Server
E-Business Suite
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Oracle Application
Manager
& Autoconfig
oacore, oafm, forms and

forms-c4ws services
Concurrent Processing,
Profile Options,
Developer 10g, Product
Specific Settings

12.2 Configuration: Fusion Middleware Control
Administer
Oracle HTTP
Server
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12.2 Configuration: Fusion Middleware Control -> Access to OAManager
Access to Oracle
Application Manager
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12.2 Configuration: Fusion Middleware Control
Access to WLS
Admin Console
32

12.2 Configuration: Fusion Middleware Control -> WLS Admin Console
Configure Deployments
Administer
WLS
Domain
System Monitoring
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#4 Learn about WebLogic Server 11gR2

You Are Already Familiar with WebLogic Server IF Using These
Technology
Release 11i
Release 12
Oracle Access Manager
10.1.4.3, 11.1.2
11.1.1.5, 11.1.2
Oracle Internet Directory
11.1.1.6
11.1.1.6
WebCenter
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11.1.1.6
Portal
11.1.1.6
11.1.1.6
Discoverer
11.1.1.6
11.1.1.6
Business Intelligence (EE+)
11.1.1.5
11.1.1.6
Business Intelligence Applications
7.9.6.3
7.9.6.3
Oracle SOA Suite
11.1.1.6
11.1.1.6
Enterprise Manager
11gR1 (11.1.0.1.0),
12cR2(12.1.0.2.0)
11gR1 (11.1.0.1.0),
12cR2 (12.1.0.2.0)
10 Things You Can Do

Today to Prepare for Oracle
E-Business Suite 12.2
A presentation by Nadia Bendjedou,
Kevin Hudson and Gustavo Gonzalez
March, 2013
10 Things You Can Do Today to Prepare for Oracle E-Business Suite 12.2
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Used the
E-Business
Suite since
2004
Upgraded
to R12
in January 2009
Implemented
OBIEE
in January
2010
R12.2 Beta
Program
in January
2012
And we host our systems running Oracle VM
IT Convergence 2013
Oracle Fusion
Applications
in March 2012
Oracle Database 11gR2 for EBS

At the application level make sure it has all the pre-requisites
(Interoperability Notes EBS 12.0 and 12.1 with Database
11gR2 [ID 1058763.1])
Some libraries and kernel parameters at Operating Systems
needs to be adjusted. Were Oracle Linux 5 update 8 (64bits).
No extra steps needed for 11.2.0.2 (everything in the package)
Reviewing the Run the Pre-Upgrade Information Tool did
not bring any outstanding issue
IT Convergence 2013
Oracle Database 11gR2 for EBS

DB Upgrade took us about 4 hours (decompile and compile).
Our DB was 500 Gb and server is Intel 2 quad cores and 6Gb
RAM. Very hardware dependent.
Training? An Apps DBA can run it without problems guided
by the existing documentation.
Functional Applications issues? None.
IT Convergence 2013
Oracle Database 11gR2

Honestly, we did the DB upgrade just to be on the latest
release, but Well be researching on:
Automatic Block
Repair, recovering a
block on a standby DB
without using RMAN
IT Convergence 2013
FlashBack Data
Archive, querying up
for some specific
tables/data that are
being deleted.
Scheduler
enhancements,
supports notifications
by email.
ASM enhancements,
support for other file
types and new
commands (ASMCMD)
WebLogic Server Our experience

Oracle Business Intelligence EE
Testing and Proof of concept for E-Business Suite for Oracle
Access Manager
Fusion Applications: Financials and HCM
Discoverer 11g for EBS Vision
IT Convergence 2013
Skills and Learning Curve

The main difference is with the concept. New terminology:
domain, servers, clusters, node manager, machine. Spend
some time learning these concepts.
For an experienced Apps DBA, it takes at least 4 weeks
average to familiarize with WLS
Installation for Discoverer, OBIEE and Oracle Access
Manager was medium complexity (2 weeks each)
Installation and configuration for Fusion Apps on-premise
was a higher complexity (8 weeks on first installation)
IT Convergence 2013
Weblogic Server Impressions

For any FWM technology
component, such as
Discoverer 11g, OBIEE,
WebCenter etcthe
installation of Weblogic
Server is an extra step to
consider
IT Convergence 2013
Needs to understand new

steps for start up and
shutdown (takes longer
than OC4J)
Administration of basic
things is pretty similar to
the OC4J, but on services
it is very granular and
advanced giving multiple
options for the sysadmin
Takeaways
Explore multiple new features at DB 11gR2 that could
enhance your EBS
Weblogic Installation takes more time and training. Spend
more time testing the installation.
Get familiar with Weblogic new scripts and timing (start up
and shut-down)
Start exploring advanced Weblogic features
IT Convergence 2013
Stay Connected
Twitter
Go with an experienced
Oracle Fusion Applications
provider
@IT_Convergence
Blog
itconvergence.blogspot.com
LinkedIn
www.linkedin.com/company/it-convergence
Support your Oracle Solution

Any Time Any Where. Visit our
Global Rollouts Page
YouTube
www.youtube.com/user/ITConvergenceMKT
Facebook
www.facebook.com/itc.corp
IT Convergence 2013
10 Things You Can Do Today to Prepare for

Oracle E-Business Suite 12.2
1.
Review the Functional Changes
2.
Understand the Technical Architecture Changes
3.
Consider Upgrading to the Latest Technology Components
4.
Learn about WebLogic Server
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5.
6.
Understand Edition Based Redefinition
7.
Understanding the Enablement Process
8.
9.
10.
#5 Understand the 12.2

Patching Cycle
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#5 Understand the 12.2 Patching Cycle

Patch application is now part of a patching cycle
New patching tool adop orchestrates the patching cycle
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#5 Online Patching Cycle

The Basics
Apply
Prepare
Finalize
Cutover
Cleanup
Ready the
system for
cutover
Restart
application on
patched copy
Remove
obsolete
objects
The Basics
Copy the
production
application
code
Apply one or
more patches
to the copy
Users
Online
Users
Offline
Application is only offline during the Cutover phase

Downtime is now redefined as Cutover
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Users
Online
#6 Understand Edition
Based Redfinition
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#6 Understand Edition Based Redefinition

Edition Based Redefinition
New features of the 11gR2 database
Enables multiple copies of the same code object to co-exist
Editioned Objects ( Code Objects )

Database automatically manages versioning
e.g pl/sql, views, synonyms etc.
Non-Editioned Objects ( Storage Objects )

Application layer makes these objects effectively editioned
e.g tables, indexes, materialized views etc.
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#7 Understanding the
Enablement Process
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#7 Understanding the Enablement Process

Schemas in the database are converted to be editions enabled
Turns on object versioning in the database
Once a schema is editions enabled it cannot be reverted
Introduces a new view of the EBS data model

A logical rather than physical representation of the data model is
presented
Changes the way many objects are defined and patched
New standards must be followed
Customers should fully review the new standards
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#7 Understanding the Enablement Process

Logical view of the data model
E-Business Code
Apps
APPLSYS
Custom Code
3rd Party Code
WF_ITEMS
(Synonym)
WF_ITEMS#
(Editioning view)
WF_ITEMS
(Table)
All code must access the data model via the APPS synonym
APPS synonym points to the Editioning View (Logical Model)
Any code accessing the physical model risks accessing obsolete columns
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#8 Review Online Patching

Standards
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#8 Review Online Patching Standards

a) Readiness Reports
Helps prepare customization and extensions for Online Patching
Custom schemas that require registration for Online Patching enablement
Custom objects that require manual intervention in order to avoid
invalidation post enablement

All Customers should
Execute the Readiness Reports before enabling Online Patching
Understand and fix any exceptions reported before enabling Online
Patching
Standalone patches available for Readiness Reports
11i, 12.0 & 12.1
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Summary Readiness Report (ADZDPSUM.sql)
Reports schemas that will be automatically editioned
All schemas owned by EBS are automatically registered for editioning
Reports custom schemas with objects that will become invalid if schema is
not registered for editioining

Recommended to register all schemas listed
Manual Readiness Report ( ADZDPMAN.sql)

Reports custom objects that must be manually fixed before Online
Patching is enabled
Any exception not fixed will cause object invalidation post enablement
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1. Execute Summary
Readiness Report
(ADZDPSUM.sql)
Unregistered
Custom
Schemas?
Yes
2.Register Custom
Schemas for
Enablement
No
3.Execute Manual Fix
Readiness Report
(ADZDPMAN.sql)
Exceptions
Reported?
No
Ready for
enablement
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Yes
4.Fix Exceptions

b) Development Standards
Database Objects and code must follow a new set of standards
Standards must be followed to successfully patch objects Online
Review your customizations for violations of Online Patching standards

Database check report ( ADZDDBCC.sql)
Scans the data dictionary for objects and code that violate the Online Patching
standards
(i.e. Table with LONG columns cannot be patched online)
File System check report (gscc.pl)

Scans the file system for source files that violate the Online Patching standards
(i.e. DML statements must access tables via APPS synonyms)
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b) Development Standards
1. Execute Database
Standards Checker
( ADZDDBCC.sql)
Exceptions
Reported
Yes
2. Fix Exceptions
No
3. Execute File System
Standards Checker
(gscc.pl)
Exceptions
Reported
Yes
No
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4. Fix Exceptions
Code
Standards
Compliant
#9 Plan for 12.2 Dual File

System
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#9 Plan for 12.2 Dual File System
File System 2
File System 1
Oracle HTTP Server
Oracle HTTP Server
WebLogic Server
WebLogic Server
Developer 10.1.2
Developer 10.1.2
APPL_TOP
COMMON_TOP
INST_TOP
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Edition-Based
Redefinition
APPL_TOP
COMMON_TOP
Synchronization managed
by patching tools
INST_TOP
#9 Plan for 12.2 Dual File System

Dual File System + Non-Editioned File System
File System 1 (FS1)
Stores a complete copy of all Applications and Middle Tier code
File System 2 (FS2)

Stores a complete copy of all Applications and Middle Tier code
File System Non-Editioned (FS_ NE)

Stores data that is written or read from the file system
Report Outputs
Log Files etc.
FS1 and FS2 switch roles at cutover

Patch file system becomes the Run file system
Run file system becomes the Patch file system
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#10 Consider New

Operational Characteristics
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#10 Consider New Operational Characteristics

Downtime windows are now measured in minutes
What operations other than applying patches do you perform?
Can these operations be performed while the E-Business Suite is online?
Example: Taking backups (pre-patching, during-patching or post-patching)
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#10 Consider New Operational Characteristics

Handling Customizations
Train the development team
Review the new coding standards, for example:
Cross Edition Triggers replace data upgrade scripts
Table names must be less than 29 characters
Review the new deployment standards, for example:
Custom files must be applied to the Patch file system
Custom files must be registered with the custom driver
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Related Sessions
Date/Time
Monday
9:45 am
Monday
1:15 pm
Tuesday
8:00 am
Tuesday
2:00 pm
Wednesday
1:00 pm
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Title and Speakers
Location
12965 - Oracle E-Business Suite Directions: Deployment and

System Administration
Max Arderius
Room 601
12979 - Planning Your Oracle E-Business Suite Upgrade from

Release 11i
Anne Carlson
Room 113
12988 - Oracle E-Business Suite Directions: Slashing Downtimes

with Online Patching
Kevin Hudson
Room 601
12968 - Oracle E-Business Suite Technology: Latest Features and

Roadmap
Lisa Parekh
Room 601
12990 - Minimizing Oracle E-Business Suite Maintenance

Downtimes
Elke Phelps
Room 601
Key Takeaways
Dont wait, keep moving forward with your upgrade
Direct upgrade path from EBS 11.5.10.2, 12.0.4 and 12.0.6 to 12.2
11gR2 (11.2.0.3) is Pre-requisite for 12.2
Get familiar with Web Logic Server

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The following is intended to outline our general product

Copyright 2013, Oracle and/or its affiliates. All rights reserved.

Oracle E-Business Suite Support Timelines

12.2 GA will start new support timeline

Copyright 2013, Oracle and/or its affiliates. All rights reserved.

For More Info on Announcement, see MOS Doc ID 1495337.1

Supported Upgrade Paths

12.0 & 12.1

Copyright 2013, Oracle and/or its affiliates. All rights reserved.