Oracle Applications Overview

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 Module Overview

Oracle E-Business Suite Home Page

HTML Interface
Forms Interface
Concurrent Processing
Database Components
File System Components
Applications Technology Stack
Rapid Install
Component Products
Product Dependencies
Vision Demo Database

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 Oracle E-Business Suite

An integrated suite of applications for e-business

Applications Technology CRM
Financials Supply Chain
HRMS Manufacturing
Projects Public Sector

Stored in an Oracle Database and a File System

Business Product
Data Files

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 Oracle E-Business Suite Home Page

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 HTML Interface

Provides fast, accurate information

Reduces paperwork
Minimizes administrative costs
Increases organizational responsiveness
Provides simple, approachable interface
Requires very little user training

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 HTML Interface

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 Forms Interface

Offers a flexible, powerful system for professional

administrative users
Provides a very responsive interface that is optimized for
high-volume use
Optimizes production reporting

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 Forms Interface

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 Concurrent Processing

Concurrent programs:
Typically report on, and update, large volumes of data
Are usually data-intensive, long-running tasks
Run on the Concurrent Processing server
Can run simultaneously with online operations
Multiple concurrent programs can run at the same time

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 System Overview
Desktop Application Database

Web
Services

Web Forms Database

Browser Services Server

Concurrent
Processing Server

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 Oracle Applications

Oracle Applications consists of

A file system containing:
Forms
Reports
Concurrent programs
Programs and scripts
HTML and Java
An Oracle database containing:
Data objects
Code objects

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 Applications Technology Stack for Release 12

Oracle Applications
Oracle Applications Products

Applications Technology Stack

Oracle Developer 10g Oracle Application Server 10g

Database Server
Oracle 10g Release 2

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 Rapid Install

The Rapid Install utility:

Automates many of the steps required for installing Oracle
Applications Release 12
Simplifies both basic and advanced installations
Creates, installs, and configures most of the components
needed for an Oracle Applications system
Minimizes installation time
Allows you to select languages and corresponding character
sets
Avoids the possibility of certification issues arising

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 Rapid Install Technology Stack Components

Rapid Install installs and configures the following technology

stack components, including:
Oracle RDBMS
Oracle Application Server (including Oracle HTTP Server)
Oracle Developer, which includes:
Oracle Forms
Oracle Applications file system
Oracle Applications database

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 Product Families

Intelligence Marketing & Sales

Manufacturing Service

Financials Human Resources

Learning Management Public Sector/University

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 Example Standard Product Identifiers

ID Abbreviation Full Name

0 FND Application Object Library
101 GL General Ledger
222 AR Receivables
401 INV Inventory

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 Product Registration

To simplify maintenance, the database objects and file

system components for all Oracle Applications products
are installed
When you install Oracle Applications, you use the Rapid
Install screens to register the products you intend to
implement
The license status of dependent products is
automatically marked as Shared or Installed, according
to product dependencies
After you install Oracle Applications, you use License
Manager to register any additional products you wish to
implement

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 Product Dependencies

GL

FND

INV AR

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 Vision Demo Database

Vision
Database

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 Module Summary
This module introduced the following topics:
Oracle E-Business Suite Home Page
HTML Interface
Forms Interface
Concurrent Processing
Database Components
File System Components
Applications Technology Stack
Rapid Install
Component Products
Product Dependencies
Vision Demo Database

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