An introduction to the

Oracle
E-Business Suite

R 12.1.3
Who am I ?
Karan Kukreja

Working with leading e-tailer organization.

Oracle Certified Associate (11g)

4.5 Years of exp. as Core and Apps DBA

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Agenda
Why ERP
Various vendors
What is E-business Suite and the tier system
Look and feel of an EBS System
Architecture and installation options
Starting and stopping of services
Roles of various people involved
Future Scope
License cost and various certifications
Revision and overview of the next session
Question

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Why organizations implement
ERP
ERP Enterprise Resource Planning
Enhance productivity , flexibility and
customer responsiveness
Eliminate cost and inefficiencies
Data consistency

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A practical Example
Before ERP implementation :
Employee applies on job portal ( Naukri.com etc.)
HR shortlist candidates and conducts interview.
Candidate selected -- offer letter created on word
and printed , manual entry made in employee
database .
Employee takes a leave -- entry is made into the
system manually , has to take a approval on email
from manager.
When employee resigns -- FnF done on mail and
signatures are taken on paper and submitted.
Database updated manually and marked and end
date.

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After ERP implementation:
Employee applies on ERP online portal
Selected employee -- offer letter created
through ERP , entry automatically done in the
database.
User applies leaves GUI ,automatically get
updated in database and go for approval.
Employee resigns -- FnF mail goes to all using
workflow concept , just a click clears all his no
dues.
Employee gets automated mail for no dues and
database gets updated automatically.
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Various Vendors for ERP

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What is Oracle E-business
Suite Exactly ?
ERP software

Oracle E-Business Suite is the most
comprehensive suite of integrated,
global business applications.

Consists of various modules like CRM ,
Finance , SCM , HRMS , PAYROLL etc.

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Tier System and compatibility
Recommended Browsers for Oracle E-Business Suite Release 12 (Doc ID
389422.1)

Supported OS
RHEL , OEL
AIX
Windows
etc.
Supported Browser
Windows IE 7,8,9 ,10
FF 3.5,3.6
FF ESR 10,17,24
MAC OS Safari 4.0,5.0,6.0
DB node
Single Node
RAC
Dataguard
Partitioning
Supported OS
RHEL , OEL
AIX
Windows
etc.
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Few Glimpses
The main login page : Web services
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Web services
Works on Apache. Main page where user can view
responsibilities assigned to him and his/her workflow
notifications.


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Form Services
Using form user submits the concurrent
requests , for eg: Generation of employee
offer letters.
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Concurrent Services
A concurrent request is fired which does the
processing. A status of running normal indicates that
your request is being addressed.




These requests can be scheduled to run periodically
without the users intervention.
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Architecture













APPL_TOP : Contain product directories for all products being installed
COMMON_TOP : Directories contain Files common to all the products like HTML Pages
etc.
10.1.2 Home : Contains configuration file of Forms, report builder
10.1.3 Home : Contains configuration file of Apache, JVM , and logs for Apache and JVM.
INST_TOP : Contains all the instance related configuration files. Request log and output
files. Startup-shutdown scripts etc.









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Installation Options
Setup has 2 parts Apps and DB
Same server ( node) or multi node.
App same node or multi node
DB - single node or RAC.
For practice installation can be done on 8
Gb RAM , 4 core , 100 Gb HDD system.
Can be very well integrated with SOA ,
SSO , Load Balancer etc.

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Start and stop the services
To Start :

1.) Start the database :
cd ORACLE_HOME / appsutil/scripts /SID_hostname
addbctl.sh start PROD
addlnctl.sh start PROD

2. )Start the application:
cd $INST_TOP/admin/scripts
./adstrtall.sh apps/appspwd

To Stop :

1.)Stop the application :
./adstpall.sh apps/appspwd

2. Stop the database :
addbctl.sh stop PROD
addlnctl.sh start PROD











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Who all run this show ?

Functional People , like HRMS consultant.

Technical people to covert the data from the
functional people into relevant programs.

A DBA to keep the system up and running.

End users (eg. HR) to work on the front end.

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Role of the Apps DBA
Keeping the instance and application up 24X7

Doing all the tasks that a Core DBA does.

Creating clone of the database.

Applying application patches

Catering to day to day user issues pertaining to
web , form and concurrent services.
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Difference between Apps and
Core DBA
Core DBA Apps DBA
Responsible only for the Database Responsible for both Application and
Database
Generally use the expdp/impdp for
doing schema refresh
No Schema refresh. Perform full DB
clone after dropping the dev database
and then clone the application.
Apply Opatches whenever needed on
Oracle binaries and rollback as and
when needed.
Apply opatches along with adpatches.
Ad patches cannot be rolled back.
Generally 24X7 profile Includes both 24X7 and normal day
shifts Jobs
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Future scope of E-Business
Suite
E-Business suite market - ever expanding in all
geographies.

Very nominal cost licenses available with the new Oracle
cloud and fusion.

All giants have implemented EBS- Genpact , Xerox
,Emerson, Stryker, Colgate , Fedex etc.

Players giving ERP Service - Wipro , TCS , HCL , infosys,
Oracle etc.

Organizations that provide EBS consulting KPMG ,
Deloitte , EnY, Oracle etc.
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License cost
Licensing is done per module with a minimum number
of users that have to be purchased.

RAC , partitioning are charged separately.

Refer to Oracle pricing list for more details or
contact your local oracle sales representatives.



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Various certifications
associated with EBS r12

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So , now you know :
What is ERP
Architecture of the E-Business Suite
Installation options
Look and feel
Starting and stopping Oracle Apps
Licensing options


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More to come in next session ..

Detailed steps on cloning Oracle
Applications ( DB and Applications both).

Approach and patch application on an
Oracle EBS system.

Up-gradation from 12.1.3 to 12.2.3



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Questions ?
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Contact info
You can reach me at
karankukreja@outlook.com



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Thank You
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