10 Cool things with EBS 12.

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OBUG ERP Lead Finance
Berry Clemens
May 2014, Brasschaat

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First this on R12

First think - then act

R12.1.3+
R12.2.2
R12.2.3
Convential upgrade or re-implementation?
Whats the value of the upgrade?
Be happy with your choice
Follow the support timelines by Oracle

First think - then act

R12.1.3: thousands of customers and least surprises and risks.
Should be good for the next 4 years
R12.2.2: first go to 12.2 and install 12.2.2 release pack. With the
Online Patching functions (Cool Two) and new features.
R12.2.3: first go to 12.2 and install 12.2.3 release pack. With Cool
Two and new features, but also with new UX, so UberCool.

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Roadmap R12.1 and R12.2

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Cool One its Weblogic

New technical architecture with Weblogic

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What are pros and cons?

12.2 now comes with Weblogic application server
New versions of Java components so also Forms and
Reports are re-engineered
Significant changes in the middleware stack, new skills
needed, watch your CEMLI list!
Lots of co-existence opportunities > SOA Suite and
Webservices, Identity Management, Webcenter, Enterprise
Manager, Business Intelligence, Hyperion EPM, Endeca,
Sales Cloud, HCM Cloud, new UX/ADF etc.
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Cool Two Online Patching

Online patching minimizes downtime

What are the costs of downtime for your business?

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What are pros and cons?

Online patching reduces your downtime dramatically
However, youll be running 2 stacks of the application server
and youll get complexity in the database (each object will be
double with different versions)
Youll need significant more horsepower on your (temp)
storage and servers (memory) compared to EBS R12.1
Youll need to have your CEMLI list up to date....
Start using Oracle Enterprise Manager (another Cool) to
manage the environments and patches or outsource
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Cool Three Endeca

(and a bit of UX & Mobile)

Endeca extensions (12.1 and 12.2)

A hybrid search-analytical engine

A user interface optimized for visual discovery and analysis
A data integration (ETL) engine
Dashboards also work on Tablets
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Endeca extensions
Each 6 months Oracle promises new extensions:
Oracle Warehouse Management Extensions for Oracle Endeca
Oracle Installed Base Extensions for Oracle Endeca
Oracle Process Manufacturing Extensions for Oracle Endeca
Oracle Cost Management Extensions for Oracle Endeca
Oracle Depot Repair Extensions for Oracle Endeca
Oracle Learning Management Extensions for Oracle Endeca
Oracle Order Management Extensions for Oracle Endeca
Oracle Discrete Manufacturing Extensions for Oracle Endeca
Oracle Inventory Management Extensions for Oracle Endeca
Oracle Channel Revenue Management Extensions for Oracle Endeca
Oracle Enterprise Asset Management Extensions for Oracle Endeca
Oracle Field Service Extensions for Oracle Endeca
Oracle Project Management Extensions for Oracle Endeca
Oracle iProcurement Extensions for Oracle Endeca
Oracle iRecruitment Extensions for Oracle Endeca
Oracle Account Receivables Extensions for Oracle Endeca

Also visit next session of Dirk van Looveren

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Endeca for iProcurement, everybody needs this

Fuzzy search

Filters and
Guided Navigation
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Endeca search monitor and direct results

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Endeca all catalogs local and hosted searched

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Endeca comparisons and next step buy

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What are pros and cons of Endeca?

Endeca is an add-on application to EBS
However, youll need ETL expertise to add fields to the
standard (not Informatica or ODI, its open-source today)
Youll need an additional application so an additional server,
advise use Oracle VM
With Oracle VM you can provide processing and memory
prioritities to the Endeca VM (it runs InMemory)
Start OAF and J-Developer expertise in your technical team

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Cool Four
Have EBS in your pocket
Its free

Mobile Apps - differences

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Mobile DIY Mobile Apps

12.2 comes with Weblogic and SOA Suite

Build your own Mobile Apps with ADF Mobile and
webservices
Use 12.2 EBS Webservices Repository
First start at what Oracle delivers for free

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Mobile ADF Smartphone Apps

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There will be out of the box ADF Mobile Apps available

iExpense (there for R12.1.3 and 12.2)
Time Entry (coming up)
Approvals (coming up)
Field Service (there for R12.1 and 12.2)

Mobile OAF pages on iPAD

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OAF Framework pages will be certified for Safari

Expenses
HR Self-Service
Project Time Entry
iProcurement
Order Info Portal

Mobile Endeca on iPAD

OAF Framework pages are used for Endeca

Endeca Modules are overlays on the OAF HTML pages of EBS

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Cool Five
Have a Simplified User Interface

Simplified User Interface & Employee Directory

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Simplified User Interface & Employee Directory

As of 12.1.3+ with HR RUP5

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What are pros and cons of SUI?

SUI comes from Fusion Apps, there it is ADF
SUI for EBS is OAF
Basic ideas of ADF and OAF are familiair
Users will love this
Watch the Oracle UX design patterns YouTube and Blogs
Start OAF and J-Developer expertise in your technical team
Its free again

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Cool Six Skins and better UI

12.2.3 User Interface features and Skins

12.2.3 gives you a new Look and Feel (LAF)

7 look and feels available: Swan, Skyros, Simple Desktop,
Minimal, Minimal Desktop, Browser, Base Desktop
12.2.3 gives flexibility on tables (column resizing, reorder,
horizontal scrolling e.g) in OAF HTML Pages
12.2.3 gives dynamic views for all tables on pages

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12.2.3 User Interface features and Skins

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12.2.3 User Interface features and Skins

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Cool Seven Single Sign On

Access & Identity Management with EBS 12

Single SignOn with EBS

was a nightmare
OAM (Access & Identity
Mngt runs on Weblogic
Complex configuration
LDAP synchronisation
with MS-AD
Federated Security with
Cloud Apps
This is complex stuff!!

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Access & Identity Management with EBS 12.2

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Cool Eight Intelligence

Get intelligence co-existence with 12.2

Hyperion EPM runs on Weblogic > Financial Consolidation and Planning and
Budgetting
OBIEE runs on Weblogic > integrate Business Intelligence
BI-Applications runs on Weblogic, integrate with EBS dashboards and
datawarehouse
BI-Publisher works with EBS 12.1 and 12.2, use XML stylesheets and create
fancy system reports and documents
Is Endeca BI or Big-Data or Internet of Things

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Embedded OBIEE graphs in OAF page

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BI-Applications

Also visit next session of Gonda Cock

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Cool Nine use Webcenter:

Imaging, Content, Portal

Webcenter
Like EBS 12.2 also Webcenter runs on Weblogic
Webcenter gives you Imaging and Content Management
Webcenter gives you a Portal
Use EBS Portlets in Webcenter Portal
Use Single SignOn for EBS and Portal pages
Store EBS documents (Personnel Files, Purchase Docs, Scanned
Invoices) in the Content Management system
So you have a Service Oriented Architecture with BPM, SOA, Portal
and EBS webservices repository, start integration Cloud and
OnPremise Applications?

Also visit next session of Gonda Cock

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EBS Integration Repository

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Webcenter is also the basis for Fusion Apps

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Cool Ten 12.2 and

Fusion Accounting Hub

Fusion Accounting Hub

E-Business Suite General Ledger

Journals

Dashboards

Chart of Accounts conversion

and load

Reporting & Analytics

Drilldown

Spreadsheet Integration

Enterprise Performance Management

Financial Consolidation, Planning & Budgeting
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Simplified Setup

Fusion GL - Account Monitor

Compared)to)last)year)
total)car)costs)are)down)
5.8%.)

Drill to detail from parent account

You)can)see)the)largest)saving)is)on)
account)4171.)

Detailed balances

Now drill down via SLA to EBS detail sources

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Voila - EBS R12

JAN

Drill further in EBS

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UberCool
12.2 new functionallity

12.2 new stuff for functionals

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12.1.3 new stuff for functionals

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New features and functions

This is what Cliff talked about
Please check the release content documents on 12.1.3+, 12.2.2, 12.2.3
Please be aware on CEMLI

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Any questions?
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