R12 Technology Overview

Agenda
Technology stack
• Overview
• E-Business Suite Technology Stack
• User Interface
• Integration Repository (iRep)
• Applications System Management
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Overview
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Overview of R12 Technology Highlights
Superior Ownership Experience Greatest Business Insight
• Simpler deployments with updated • Improved knowledge worker
10g Tech Stack productivity with SWAN interface
• Expanded systems management and simplified personalization
with deeper Enterprise Manager • DBI: Extensible and customizable
integration framework, with Expanded content
• Provisioning in DBI in R12
• Patching and Maintenance • Improved XML Publisher, and with
• Monitoring expanded content in R12
• Diagnostics and Troubleshooting
Adaptive Business Process
• New Web Service Provider to create,
test and deploy web services
• iRep Shipped in R12
• Faster time to value and increased
reusability with Model, View,
Controller paradigm

E-Business Suite Architecture
Overview
Client Application Database
Web Server Java Engine
User Interface
Global Single
Data Model Model
BI & Reporting
Excel Business
Add-In Intelligence
User Interface Application logic Database logic

E-Business Suite Architecture
Detail
Oracle Application Server Oracle Database
Materialized Views
Java Engine
Client Web Server: Apache Data Guard
User Interface
Partitioning
BI & Reporting OLAP

HTTP/S
JDBC/SQL Net
Personalization Spatial
Business Event Grid
Excel Global Single

Add-In Data Model
Concurrent
Manager
Workflow

Technology Stack

3-Tier Logical Architecture – Reminder
R11i Technology Stack

JInitiator 9iAS 1.0.2.2
Servlet
9i or 10g
Engine
Web Listener
JSP
BC4J
UIX
Reports 9iR2 &
Forms 10g (Optional)
iAS 1.0.2.2.2
3-Tier Logical Architecture
R12 Technology Stack

9iAS 1.0.2.2
9i or 10g
OC4J
Web Listener
JSP
BC4J
UIX
Reports
Forms

Desktop Client Tier
• Moving from JInitiator to Native Sun Java plug-in

• Native Sun J2SE 1.5 (5.0)
• Supported Browsers:
Browser Version Client OS

Browser - IE 6.0 Windows 2000 and XP
Browser - Netscape 7.2 Windows 2000 and XP
Browser - FireFox 1.5 Windows 2000 and XP
Browser - Safari 2.0 Macintosh OSX 10.4
Application Server Tier
• OracleAS 10g 10.1.2 for Forms & Reports Services

• Replaces the 8.0.6-based Oracle_Home provided by iAS
1.0.2.2 in 11i
• OracleAS 10g 10.1.3 for Oracle Containers for Java
(OC4J)
• Replaces the 8.1.7-based Oracle_Home provided by iAS
1.0.2.2 in 11i
• Oracle JDeveloper 10.1.3
• JDBC 10.2
• JDK 5.0 for web & concurrent processing
• OracleAS 10.1.3 web services infrastructure
• Compliant with latest industry standards (WS-*
specifications)
Database Server Tier
• 10g Database 10.2

• XDK Database 10.1.0.4
Benefits of Release 12 Technology Stack
• Latest technologies certified with EBS Release 12

• Applications get benefit of latest platform features
• Customers can use same current versions in EBS and for
custom development
• Support for Latest Platforms
• Itanium 64 bit
• Customers gain experience with Fusion Middleware
environment that will be basis for Fusion Applications

User Interface

New “Swan” User Interface
• Dramatically improve the look of Oracle E-Business Suite

• Focuses on ‘Fit and Finish’
• Creates consistency between the Oracle EBS UI and
Peoplesoft UI
• Does not dramatically change transaction content or end
user actions
• Does not disturb existing tests

New “Swan” User Interface
Scope
• Forms Applications
• OAF Applications
• CRM/JTT Applications

Application Login

Application Navigator

Contact Center (Forms)

iExpense (OAF)

Customer Support (OAF)

iSupport (JTT)

Overview of Stack Changes
New Versions of Mid Tier Technology

• Application Server: 1.0 -> 10.1
• Servlet Container: Jserv -> OC4J
• Apache: 1.3.19 -> 1.3.31 (or 2.0)
• Forms: 6 -> 10
R12 File System Change:
• The two 11i middle tier Oracle homes are replaced with
newer versions
• Instance Home vs Source Home

11i Installed & Managed File System
iAS 1.0.2.2 Developer6i Database Major Components:

ORACLE HOME ORACLE HOME ORACLE HOME
•Java Home: 8.1.7-based
iAS 1.0.2
RSF 8.1.7 RSF 8.0.6 RSF 10.2
•C Home: 8.0.6-based
Apache 1.3 Forms 6 Developer 6
RDBMS
Components
•Database Home: 10.2
Jserv Reports 6
•Appl Top: Applications’
code staging area
APPL TOP •Common Top: Runtime

location for Java, HTML,
run-time generated files
COMMON TOP

R12 Installed & Managed File System
iAS 10.1.3 Developer10.1.2 Database Major Components:

ORACLE HOME ORACLE HOME ORACLE HOME
•Java Home: 10.1-based
iAS 10.1.3 –new
RSF 10.1 RSF 10.1 RSF 10.2
•C Home: 10.1-based
Apache 1.3 Forms 10 Developer 10 standalone
RDBMS install of AS 10.1.2
Components phase2 –new
OC4J Reports 10
•Database Home: 10.2
•Appl Top: Applications’
APPL TOP code staging area
•Common Top: Runtime
COMMON TOP location for Java, HTML
•Instance Top:
configuration and run-
INSTANCE TOP time generated files –new

Technologies Inside R12
Highlights
AS 10.1.3 J2EE JDK 1.5.0_06 on apps server

AS 10.1.2 Forms JDK 1.5.0_07 on desktop
DB 10.2.0.2 New shared file system with
Many one-offs Oracle Config Home so that
XDK 10.2 Appl Top and Oracle Homes are
read only
OJSP 10.1.3
Newer versions of everything
JDBC 10.2.0.2
JEWT 2.3.36 without fix for
Scripting & GL

Technologies External to R12
Highlights
Installed and integrated separately from Rapid Install

• Discoverer 10.1.2
• SSO/OID 10.1.2
• Portal 10.1.4
• WebCache 10.1.2
• Collab Suite 10.1.2
• WB 10gR1
• EM 10.1.2
• Integration Server 10.1.3

Database 10.2
Component R12.0 Version Used By
Database Tier
Oracle Database (EE) 10.2.0.2 ALL
XDK -Database 10.2.0.2 ALL
XDB - Database 10.2.0.2 ALL
Workflow 2.6 ALL
InterMedia option 10.2.0.2 ALL
Spatial option 10.2.0.2 CSF
Data Mining option 10.2.0.2 AMS
Database JVM 1.4.2 ALL
JDK for AutoConfig on DB tier 5.0 ALL
Oracle Configuration Manager 10.2.3 n/a
(OCM) in Database Oracle
Home
Apps Middle Tier

AS 10.1.3 Java Stack
Apps Middle Tier
Apps Middle Tier (Run-time Java Components)

Apache 1.3.33 ALL
OC4J Container 10.1.3 ALL
JDK for web tier (including jsp 5.0 ALL
compilation)
JDK for concurrent processing 5.0 ALL
tier
JDK for AD Utilities (including 5.0 ALL
jar signing)
Info-Zip 5.50 AD
Apps Middle Tier (Java)

iAS PatchSet 10.1.3.0 ALL
Oracle Configuration Manager 10.2.3 n/a
(OCM) in iAS Oracle Home
OC4J 10.1.3 ALL
OJSP 10.1.3 (ojsp 2.0 ALL
spec)
Servlet 10.1.3 (servlet ALL
2.4 spec)
SOAP 10.1.3 (SOAP ATG
1.2 spec)
HTTPClient library 10.1.3 ALL
(Database
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HTTPClient library 10.1.3 ALL
(Database
10.1.0.5
patchset)
AQ APIs 10.1.3 ALL
JMS 10.1.3 (JMS 1.1 ALL
spec)
SQL Utilities 10.1.3 ALL
XML Parser for PL/SQL 10.1.3 ALL
XML Parser for Java 10.1.3 ALL
XML Translation for Forms 10.1.2.0.2 OAM
Trace Files
XDB library (xdb.jar) 10.1.3 ALL
Java Object Cache 10.1.3 ALL
OSDT libraries 10.1.3 ALL
SSL library 10.1.3 ALL
Java Mail 10.1.3 (Java Mail ALL
1.3.1 spec)
EJB 10.1.3 (2.1) ALL
JNDI 10.1.3 (1.2) ALL
JAX-RPC 10.1.3 (1.1) ATG
Java libraries for Forms 10.1.2.0.2 ALL
Oracle Data Mining middle tier 10.2.0.2 AMS
jar file
Apps Middle Tier (Rehosting Oracle Java Lib raries)

JDBC Thin Drivers 10.2.0.2 ALL
Apps Middle Tier (Rehosting Oracle Java Lib raries)

JDBC Thin Drivers 10.2.0.2 ALL
Load Java / Aurora 10.2.0.2 AD
BI Beans 3.1 ALL
BC4J 10.1.3 ALL
UIX 2.3 ALL
JEWT 10.1.3 (4.2.36) ALL
Jdev libraries 10.1.3 ALL
Jrad libraries 10.1.3 ALL
MDS libraries 9.0.5 ALL
Digital Signature Library 10.1.2.0.2 FND-WorkFlow
Oracle PKI library 10.1.2.0.2 FND-WorkFlow,
IBY
XDO Parser 10.2.0.1 XDO
Oracle Help for Web 2.0.11 FND-AOL/J
MapViewer 10.1.2 CSF,
Transportation
Planning
Oracle Lite 10.2.0.2 ASG, CSF
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1.0.4
MapViewer 10.1.2 CSF,
Transportation
Planning
Oracle Lite 10.2.0.2 ASG, CSF
Oracle Graph Builder 1.0.4
Oracle OLAP Web Agent 9.2.1 Demand Planning
WSRP Portlet Container 10.1.3 ALL
JPDK JPDK 10.1.2 ALL
SSO Development Kit mod_osso ALL
10.1.3
Oracle RTC Messenger 10.1.2 DBI
AW XML jar files 10.2.0.2 DBI
Apps Middle Tier (Rehosting non-Oracle Java Lib raries)

Sun Collections 1.2 ALL
Formula One e.Spreadsheet 8.0 BSC
Engine

AS 10.1.3 Java & C Stack
Apps Middle Tier (Rehosting non-Oracle Java Lib raries)
Sun Collections 1.2 ALL
Formula One e.Spreadsheet 8.0 BSC
Engine
D&B Global Access 2.4 TCA
Sentry Spell Checker Engine 5.9 IEM
for Java
JGL 3.1 IEU
Apps Middle Tier (Forms/Reports/C)

iAS patchset 10.1.2.0.2 ALL
Oracle Developer - Forms 10.1.2.0.2 ALL
Oracle Developer - Reports 10.1.2.0.2 ALL
Oracle Developer Client 10.1.0.5 ALL
Libraries
Apps Middle Tier (non-Oracle C/C++ Rehosting Lib raries)

iLog Solver/ Scheduler 6.2 MRP, MSO, MSR,
MTO, WPS
CPLEX 10.0 MSC, MST, MSR,
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reserved.
AS 10.1.2 C Stack & External Stack
Apps Middle Tier (non-Oracle C/C++ Rehosting Lib raries)
iLog Solver/ Scheduler 6.2 MRP, MSO, MSR,
MTO, WPS
CPLEX 10.0 MSC, MST, MSR,
MSO, MTO, WPS
Quantum C 2.7.1 PAY
tools.h++ 7.0.8 FEM, FTP, PFT
Other Middle Tier (Non-Emb edded Applications Integration)

Oracle AS10g SSO/OID 10.1.2 ALL
Oracle AS10g Portal 10.1.4 ALL
Oracle WebCache 10.1.2 ALL
Oracle Discoverer 10g 10.1.2.0.2 ALL
Integration Server 10.1.3.1
Collaboration Suite 10g 10.1.2
Warehouse Builder 10gR1
Enterprise Manager 10.2.0.2 ALL
Oracle Content DB 10.2.0.0 PLM
Oracle Data Vault 10.2.0.2 ALL
Client Tier
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Desktop Stack
Client Tier (Rehosting non-Oracle Java Lib raries)

Tom Sawyer Graph Editor 3.1 IES
Toolkit
Perspective for Java (with 1.1 MRP,MSC, AST,
EWT) CSC, CSF
Client Tier (Run-time Java Components)

Desktop Java Plug-in 5.0 ALL
Browser - IE 6.0 ALL
Browser - Netscape 7.2 ALL
Browser - FireFox 1.5 ALL
Browser - Safari 2.0 ALL
Internal (Development Tools/Components)

Oracle Jdeveoper 10.1.3 ALL
ARU Java compiler 5.0 ALL
Development Stack & Obsolete Stack
Internal (Development Tools/Components)

Oracle Jdeveoper 10.1.3 ALL
ARU Java compiler 5.0 ALL
ARU C compiler icc 7.1.032 ALL
ARU C++ compiler g++ 3.2.3 ALL
Deprecated Java Technology

NetCharts 3.7 MRP, BOM
Perspective for Java (with 1.1 MRP,MSC, AST,
WET) CSC, CSF
Obsolete Java Technology

Personalization (dropped) AMS
iFS Java libraries n/a ALL
SAX Parser (sax2.zip) (dropped) FND

Your Questions – External Technology
Will Portal, LDAP, Wireless, BI, BPEL will be included as

available options during the installation?
A: No – these external technologies are installed
separately
In order to enable the optional components of 10gAS

(Portal, SSO etc.) can I use the 10gAS bundle with the
R12 eBS (licensing what is needed) or I have to install a
separate 10gAS on a different Oracle_Home?
A: No – use new separate installs in different
Oracle_Home, so that you can patch & update them
separately / asynchronously

Your Questions - Certification
What is the plan for Windows Vista certification for both

server and client?
A: Intent is to certify both, but no detailed dates are
available.
R12 is certified to run in client Linux?

A: Based on the early adopters program for R11i, we will
certify this at a later date. No date exists, since we depend
on third party bugs being fixed.

Your Questions - JInitiator
How will FORMS function without Jinitiator? How is the

performance?
A: Oracle Forms client will run using the native Sun JVM.
Performance is comparable (network, memory, cpu). Note
the native JVM settings might need to be manually
adjusted
Simplifies situations with multiple Java client applications
Should be cheaper for customers, not more expensive

Your Questions – Fusion Middleware
When will AS 10.1.2.2 and AS 10.1.3.1 patchsets be

certified?
A: In the same timeframe as base release R12.0
Will sessions on some AP node of OAF be able to replicate

to other AP node for high availability?
A: Believed to be still under investigation. Check with
George Kellner on Wed.

Your Questions - Database Features
How easy will it be to implement the RAC option to the

database?
A: Easier – Apps now leverages native DB RAC setup tools
Can TAF(Transparent application failover) feature for RAC

be used in R12?
A: Should not work since although db connection will
failover, some of the Apps required states might not
Can 10g DB service function be used in R12 in order to use
dynamic load balancing of GRID?
A: Should work, not certified
Does R12 uptake of any DB 10g new feature like Data vault,
Audit Vault, TDE, Secure Enterprise Search...etc?
A: Yes, work in progress on certifying SES, DB Vault, TDE.
Your Questions - Platforms
Which are the OS platform that will be released with the

first R12 release?What is a plan for new platform support
for middle tier since we're released from old tech stack
for mid tier? When HP-UX Itanium will be available, the
first R12 release? How about Linux Itanium, Linux x86-
64, Windows Itanium and Windows x86-64?
A: Current plans, subject to change:
R12 first phase plan is 4 full port platforms (application

and database tiers): Linux x86 and the three RISC
platforms, HP UX PA-RISC, IBM AIX, and Sun Solaris
Operating System (SPARC).
Your Questions - Platforms
The currently committed platforms for R12 (delivered in

two phases) are: HP-UX PA-RISC, HP-UX Itanium, IBM
AIX, Linux x86, Linux x86-64, Microsoft Windows Server
2003, and Sun Solaris Operating System (SPARC).
Split config database tier platforms planned:

The split configurations database tiers platforms are not
yet on a schedule, but we assume any other 11.5.10.2
split config platform certified by end of the year with
10gR2 database tier will also be able to be certified for
R12. Thus for R12 split configs would be (though no date
yet): Linux Itanium, Microsoft Windows Server 2003 x64,
Microsoft Windows Server 2003 Itanium, IBM Linux on
System z, Sun Solaris Operating System (x64).
Your Questions - Configuration
Which kind of built-in configuration capabilities will be

provided by Oracle Application Manager or OEM (like SSL
implementation via a wizard, ...)?
A: No UI wizards will be available for base R12.0, but will
have command line wizards and doc
For Load Balancing and High-availability is 3rd party

hardware (BIG IP, CISCO, F5, etc) necessary or i can use
webcache only?
A: Base R12.0 will have only BigIP certified, and we believe
others should work

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Configuration Changes

Configuration Solutions
Root level separation of code from the run-time instance

files (configuration)
Improved AutoConfig configuration management
infrastructure
Central profile management
Support for OC4J application deployment
Custom subdirectory for customizations
Outstanding features: No DB Write and Preview Mode

Config Features Beyond 12.0
Full EBS SSL support

• Available in 11.5.10 ; not in 12.0
• Some traffic between servers might still be non-SSL, even
though all browser bound traffic would use SSL
• Customer Impact: Defense and Financial industry
customers who insist on SSL anywhere, would not be able
to used SSL for
– WebServices & Transport Agent which have special requirements for
client authentication
– Configurator, Order Management, iStore, Order Capture, Quoting,
iPayment, and Pricing establish SSL connections outbound from the
Database tier
• Plan: provide this feature after 12.0

Config Features Beyond 12.0
More Flavors of Mid Tier Load Balancing

• Available in 11.5.10 ; not in 12.0
• Only BigIP will be certified initially
• Customer Impact: customers with multiple middle tier nodes
would have to implement load balancing via BigIP, or wait for
documentation
– GE uses DNS layer load balancing;
– Cisco uses web and JVM layer (OC4J) load balancing
– Native OC4J doc will likely conflict with AutoConfig
• Plan: certify and provide doc after 12.0

File System Changes

Release 12 File System Changes
Rapid Install/Rapid Clone layout

• db, apps, inst
Instance Home
• Configuration, logs, certificates
JAVA_TOP
• lib and classes directories
OA_HTML
• j2ee structure changes
• webapps/oacore/html/WEB-INF

Release 12 Filesystem
Rapid Install/Rapid Clone will implement (xbuild6)

• <apps_base>/db/tech_st/10.2.0
• <apps_base>/db/apps_st/data
• <apps_base>/apps/tech_st/10.1.2
• <apps_base>/apps/tech_st/10.1.3
• <apps_base>/apps/apps_st/appl
• <apps_base>/apps/apps_st/comn
• <apps_base>/inst/apps/<context_name>

Instance Home Advantages…
Configuration and log files are centrally located in a config

home
Clear distinction between location of code, configuration
and logs
Ability to place the config home on a Network or a local file
system for performance improvement

Instance Home More…
Ability to share code (Apps, Techstack) among multiple

instances ( Dev,Test, Production)
Collection of configuration and logs is much easier since
they are centrally located
Ability to split ownership of apps and technology stack file
systems

Instance Home
Instance or Configuration Home

Contains instance specific files
• Configuration
• Logs
• Scripts
• Default location
– <apps_base>/inst/apps/<context_name>
Implementation of shared file system and/or read-only
ORACLE_HOME’s and APPL_TOP
Standalone instance also implemented this way

Instance Home - structure
<apps_base>/inst/apps/<context_name> ($INST_TOP)
– /admin
— /scripts ($ADMIN_SCRIPTS_HOME)
– /appl ($APPL_CONFIG_HOME)
— /fnd/12.0.0/secure ($FND_SECURE)
– /certs
– /logs ($LOG_HOME)
– /ora ($ORA_CONFIG_HOME)
— /10.1.2
— /10.1.3 ($ORACLE_CONFIG_HOME)
– /pids
– /portal

Instance Home - admin
<apps_base>/inst/apps/<context_name> /admin
– /install
– /log … AutoConifg writes logs here
– /out
– /scripts
adautocfg.sh - run autoconfig

adstpall.sh - stop all services
adstrtal.sh - start all services
adapcctl.sh - start/stop/status Apache only
adformsctl.sh - start/stop/status OC4J Forms
adoacorectl.sh - start/stop/status OC4J oacore
adopmnctl.sh - start/stop/status opmn
adalnctl.sh - start/stop RPC listeners (FNDFS/FNDSM)
adcmctl.sh - start/stop Concurrent Manager
gsmstart.sh - start/stop FNDSM
jtffmctl.sh - start/stop Fulfillment Server
adpreclone.pl - Cloning preparation script
adexecsql.pl - Execute sql scripts that update the profiles in an AutoConfig run
java.sh - Call java executable with additional args, (used by opmn, Conc. Mgr)

Instance Home - appl
<apps_base>/inst/apps/<context_name> /appl $APPL_CONFIG_HOME *
• /admin
– Empty in standalone instance where APPL_CONFIG_HOME value is APPL_TOP
– Contains these files if APPL_CONFIG_HOME value is not APPL_TOP
topfile.txt, adjareas.txt, adjborg2.txt, adjborg.txt,
adovars.env, adconfig.txt, <CONTEXT_FILE>.xml
• /fnd/12.0.0/secure $FND_SECURE
* For a standalone instance APPL_CONFIG_HOME will be set to $APPL_TOP

A small set of files created by AutoConfig that are used by adpatch are still
required in APPL_TOP. (Context variable s_appl_config_home)
In a multi node environment, only the node where adpatch is run is
APPL_CONFIG_HOME set to APPL_TOP. Other nodes are set to
s_config_home/appl in the context file.
(AD bug 4915840 closed status 44)

Instance Home - certs
<apps_base>/inst/apps/<context_name> /certs
– /Apache
— ewallet.p12
– /opmn
— cwallet.sso
— ewallet.p12
certs is the default directory for SSL or other certificate files used
by this instance. To use a centrally stage certificate change the
appropriate context file variables and run AutoConfig

Instance Home - logs
<apps_base>/inst/apps/<context_name> /logs $LOG_HOME

• /appl
– /admin
— /conc $APPLCSF
— /oam
— /rgf $APPLRGF
• /ora
— /10.1.2/network
— /10.1.3
— /Apache
— /j2ee/forms
/oacore
— /javacache
adpatch logs still created in $APPL_TOP

AutoConfig logs created in $INST_TOP/admin/logs

Instance Home – ora/10.1.2
<apps_base>/inst/apps/<context_name> /ora/10.1.2
• <context_name>.env
• /forms/server
– appsweb.cfg
– default.env
/network/admin $TNS_ADMIN
– listener.ora
– tnsnames.ora
This is the configuration for the ‘C’ ORACLE_HOME, set when running
Concurrent Managers and AD utilities.

<apps_base>/inst/apps/<context_name> /ora/10.1.3
$ORACLE_CONFIG_HOME
• <context_name>.env
• /Apache/Apache/conf
– apps.conf, httpd.conf, oracle_apache.conf, ssl.conf
– dms.conf, mod_oc4j.conf, security.conf, url_fw.conf
• /config
– ias.properties (used by EM agent)
• /j2ee/forms/config (same files as for oacore)
• /j2ee/oacore/config
– applications.xml, default-web-site.xml, global-web-application.xml
– j2ee-logging.xml, jms.xml, oc4j-connectors.xml, oc4j.properties,
– rmi.xml, server.xml, system-application.xml, system-jazn-data.xml
• /j2ee/oacore /application-deployments/oacore
– orion-application.xml
• /j2ee/oacore /application-deployments/oacore/html
– orion-web.xml

<apps_base>/inst/apps/<context_name> /ora/10.1.3 (continued…)

• /javacache
• /network/admin $TNS_ADMIN
– listener.ora, tnsnames.ora
• /opmn
– /bin/opmnctl
– /conf/opmn.xml …. root of 10.1.3 configuration
– /logs *
— HTTP_Server~1
— OC4J~forms~default_group~1
— OC4J~oacore~default_group~1
* opmn/logs directory cannot be moved from here.

Instance Home – pids
<apps_base>/inst/apps/<context_name> /pids *
• /10.1.3/Apache
— httpd.pid
— httpd.lock
• /appl
— reviver.sh_<context_name>.pid (for Conc. Manager)
* pids directory should be located on machines local disk
<apps_base>/inst/apps/<context_name> /portal
– aplogin.html, index.html, etc

COMMON_TOP Changes - java
$COMMON_TOP/java ($JAVA_BASE)
– /classes ($JAVA_TOP)
— Contains expanded class file directories
– /lib ($AF_JLIB)
— Contains zip and jar files
adovars.env changed to implement these changes.
The reason for this change is due to the way OC4J automatically includes zip and
jar files into the CLASSPATH. Before making this change, including $JAVA_TOP to
pick up the expanded classes directories picked all the zip and jar files causing class
version conflicts at OC4J startup.

COMMON_TOP Changes - html
$COMMON_TOP/webapps
• /oacore/html ($OA_HTML)
— Contains all the .html, .jsp, .css, .xml files
— This change made to meet J2EE requirements
• Extra files to meet J2EE requirements

— /webapps/oacore/html/WEB-INF/web.xml
— web.xml normally contains servlet definitions and mappings. To implement shared file system, this
information is configured in $ORACLE_CONFIG_HOME/j2ee/oacore /application-
deployments/oacore/html/orion-web.xml
— web.xml is a basic file with no servlet definitions, shared by all instances
— /webapps/oacore/META-INF/application.xml

References
Cheat Sheet available at http://www-

apps.us.oracle.com:1100/%7Efinops/R12/R12_Techstack_File_Sy
stem_Changes.html
More training materials at TXK DDR R12 training page
R12 Apps Division New Stack Web Site:
• http://www-apps.us.oracle.com/techstack/r12index
Support for Upgrade:
• File bug with TechStack prod 1745
Forms
• Release 12 uses only the Forms Listener Servlet which does not require a
separate certificate.
Oracle Wallet Manager

• Command Line Interface (CLI)
OC4J Primer

Latest Standards-Based Technology
Oracle Application Sever (AS) includes Oracle's Containers for

J2EE (OC4J)
Through OC4J you can execute Servlets, Java Server Pages
(JSP), Enterprise Java Beans (EJB)
OC4J replaces the older JServ implementation for running
servlets on the web server
Oracle Application Server 10gR3 (10.1.3) is the latest production
version
OC4J is based on J2EE standards:
• Specific directory structure
• File requirements (content & naming convention)
• XML file definition
R12 creates 3 OC4J instances:
• Oacore (runs OA Framework-based applications), Forms (runs
Forms-base applications), OAFM (ws, mapviewer, ascontrol)

10.1.3 Components
10.1.3 Components
Oracle HTTP Server 10.1.3.0.0 (Apache 1.3.34)
OC4J
OPMN
Does not include:
Forms and Reports
Portal (included in 10.1.2 and 10.1.4)
Discoverer
Web Cache (included in 9.0.4, 10.1.2)
Identity Management (OID,SSO included in9.0.4
and 10.1.2)

Top Level Directory
10.1.3/...env file:
ORACLE_HOME, LD_LIBRARY_PATH, PATH, TNS_ADMIN, TWOTASK ..
/Apache/Apache/conf/apps.conf, httpd.conf ...

OC4J: oacore & forms
/application (application deployed from this directory.)
/application-deployment (oc4j deploys to application-
deployments and uses these when starting and
restarting your application.)
/config (common settings for all J2EE applications for this
instance.)

OC4J Deployment
Servlet deployed to OC4J server must adhere to J2EE

specification
Deployment is through an Enterprise Archive (ear) file, includes
the application code (JAR) and Web Application (WAR files,
servlets, jsp code)
Formsapps.ear 10.1.2 is deployed to the 10.1.3

OC4J oacore deployment
Apps application is pre-deployed by Rapid install and

maintained by adpatch which performs file level
patching.
To redeploy this as an .ear file would create an 800MB
file.A single file change would require a new .ear file to
be deployed.
To workaround this a dummy .ear file is deployed which
contains no code. This creates the correct OC4J
structure and other services such as opmn to manage.
This is then modified to remove the dummy ear with
oacore. Shared libraries are also added.

Server.xml
OC4J server configuration file.

J2EE application specification.
10.1.3/j2ee/oacore/config/server.xml
<shared-library name="oracle.jdbc" version="12.0.0" library-
compatible="
true">
<code-source
path="/d1/home/user2/r12/visr12comn/java/jdbc14.zip"/>
<application name="oacore" path="/d1/home/user2/r12/visr12comn"
start="true" />
</shared-library>
10.1.3/j2ee/forms/config/server.xml
<application name="forms" path="../applications/forms.ear"
parent="default" start="true" />
Forms.ear
-bash-2.05b$ unzip -l forms.ear

689 04-29-04 14:01 META-INF/application.xml
197180 07-14-05 01:33 formsweb.war
-bash-2.05b$ unzip -l formsweb.war

Archive: formsweb.war
0 07-14-05 01:33 WEB-INF/
0 07-14-05 01:33 WEB-INF/lib/
204444 07-14-05 01:33 WEB-INF/lib/frmsrv.jar
691 07-14-05 01:33 WEB-INF/orion-web.xml
3165 07-14-05 01:33 WEB-INF/web.xml

OC4J.properties
Parameters for OC4J

10.1.3/j2ee/oacore/config/oc4j.properties
oracle.home <full path>/visr12ora/10.1.3

APPL_TOP=../visr12appl
FND_TOP=../visr12appl/fnd/12.0.0
FND_SECURE=../visr12appl/fnd/12.0.0/secure/VISR12_ap6001atg
COMMON_TOP=../visr12comn
OA_HTML=../visr12comn/html
OA_MEDIA=../visr12comn/java/oracle/apps/media
EXTERNAL_URL=http://....us.oracle.com:601

Orion-application.xml
OC4J definition.
10.1.3/j2ee/oacore/application-deployments/oacore/orion-application.xml
Location of apps classes:
<library path="/d1/home/user2/r12/visr12comn/java/classes" />
10.1.3/j2ee/forms/application-deployments/forms
<web-module id="formsweb" path="formsweb.war" />

Orion–web.xml
• Servlet configuration file:

j2ee/forms/application-deployments/forms/formsweb/orion-
web.xml
<context-param-mapping
name="configFileName">/d1/home/user2/r12/visr12comn/
config/VISR12_ap6001atg/forms/server/formsweb.cfg</cont
ext-param-mapping>
<virtual-directory virtual-path="/html" real-
path="/d1/home/user2/r12/visr12ora/10.1.2/tools/web/html"
/>
<virtual-directory virtual-path="/java" real-
path="/d1/home/user2/r12/visr12ora/10.1.2/forms/java" />
<virtual-directory virtual-path="/webutil" real-
path="/d1/home/user2/r12/visr12ora/10.1.2/forms/webutil"
/>
<virtual-directory virtual-path="/jinitiator" real-
76 path="/d1/home/user2/r12/visr12ora/10.1.2/jinit"
Copyright © 2006, Oracle. All rights reserved. />
Application Server Control ASC
Runs as a J2EE application (ascontrol) that runs within

every OC4J container created.
Oracle HTTP Server port(:7777/em user oc4jadmin).
Prior releases (10.1.2, 9.0.4.. ) required a separate agent.

Start emctl start iasconsole. Different Port no.
Uses less disk space and fewer system resources
UI to deploy J2EE applications
Configure auditing, logging, security, performance
Role-Based Administration

OPMN
Oracle Process Manager and Notification Server (OPMN) is

used to manage AS components.
Consists of:
Oracle Notification Server (ONS)
Delivers notification between components
OHS<->OPMN<->OC4J
Process Manager (PM)
start,stop, restart, death detection
Core
Core logic, parses config files, launch scripts.

OPMN Status
opmnctl can be used to query the status of running

components.
10.1.3/bin/opmnctl status
Processes in Instance: VISR12_ap6001atg.ap6001atg.us.oracle.com
------------------------+----------------------+-----------+---------
ias-component | process-type | pid | status
------------------------+----------------------+-----------+---------
OC4J | forms | 16711 | Alive
OC4J | oacore | 8964 | Alive
OC4J | home | 8943 | Alive
HTTP_Server | HTTP_Server | 8942 | Alive

OPMN Start/Stop
opmnctl stopall/startall
opmnctl stopproc type=oc4j
instancename=oacore
opmnctl: stopping opmn managed processes...
opmnctl status
Processes in Instance: VISR12_ap6001atg.ap6001atg.us.oracle.com
--------------------------+-------------------------+------------+---------
ias-component | process-type | pid | status
--------------------------+-------------------------+------------+---------
OC4J | forms | 20985 | Alive
OC4J | oacore | N/A | Down
OC4J | home | 20947 | Alive
HTTP_Server | HTTP_Server | 20946 | Alive
opmnctl stopproc ias-component=HTTP_Server

opmnctl status –l (-l display ports)
Log Files
Logs files can be configured to generate:

Plain text (default)
No log rotation, need to be manually removed.
Oracle Diagnostics Logging (ODL)

XML format, logs rotation, based on
file size and directory size.

ODL Output
Sample output for Apache (Apache/Apache/logs/oracle/log.xml).

<MESSAGE>
<HEADER>
<TSTZ_ORIGINATING>2006-02-14T11:53:34.3871Z</TSTZ_ORIGINATING>
<ORG_ID>oracle.com</ORG_ID>
<COMPONENT_ID>OHS</COMPONENT_ID>
<MSG_TYPE TYPE="NOTIFICATION"></MSG_TYPE>
<MSG_LEVEL>1</MSG_LEVEL>
<HOST_ID>ap6001atg</HOST_ID>
<MODULE_ID>mod_ossl.c</MODULE_ID>
<PROCESS_ID>5271</PROCESS_ID>
</HEADER>
<PAYLOAD>
<MSG_TEXT>Server: Oracle-HTTP-Server/1.3.34, Interface: mod_ossl/10.1.3.0.0,
Library: </MSG_TEXT>
</PAYLOAD>
</MESSAGE>

OPMN Log Files
Only generates plain text log files.

opmn.log commands, exit status process, log rotation.
opmn.dbg debug log messages (english text only)
opmn.out stdout & stderr messages, log rotation
Logging is enabled per component (internal, ons or pm).
Levels are (component codes)
none, fatal, error, warn, notify (written to .log)
debug1, debug2, debug3, debug4 (written to .dbg)

OPMN Setting Log Level
Edit configuration file to permanently set level:

10.1.3/opmn/conf/opmn.xml
<opmn xmlns="http://www.oracle.com/ias-instance">
<log path="$ORACLE_HOME/opmn/logs/opmn.log" comp="internal;ons;pm" rotation-
size="1500000"/>
<debug path="$ORACLE_HOME/opmn/logs/opmn.dbg" comp="" rotation-
size="1500000"
/>

OPMN Setting Log Level
Set level for a running opmn.
opmnctl query target=log

internal;ons;pm
opmnctl set target=log comp=warn

opmnctl set target=debug comp=debug1

Apache Log Level
Log Levels
emerg Emergencies, system is not useable
alert Action must be taken
crit Critical conditions
error Error conditions
warn Warning conditions
notice Normal but significant condition
info Information
debug Debug level messages
/10.1.3/Apache/Apache/conf/httpd.conf
LogLevel warn

Apache Plain Text Log Files
Error Log (error messages and diagnostics):

ErrorLog
"/d1/home/user2/r12/visr12ora/10.1.3/Apache/Apache/bin/rotat
elogs
/d1/home/user2/r12/visr12ora/10.1.3/Apache/Apache/logs/error
_log 86400“
Access Log (all requests processed by the server)
CustomLog
"/d1/home/user2/r12/visr12ora/10.1.3/Apache/Apache/bin/rotat
elogs /d1
/home/user2/r12/visr12ora/10.1.3/Apache/Apache/logs/access_log
43200“
Server Console, can also be used to view these logs,

87 search, regular Copyright
expressions.
© 2006, Oracle. All rights reserved.
Apache ODL Log files
To enable HTTP Server to use ODL set the Log

Mode:
oracle Multi line log records in XML format,
provides the most information.
odl Standard apache log format and ECID info.
apache Standard apache log format.
Log Severity used with oracle Log Mode

(LogLevel is ignored in httpd.conf file)
INTERNAL_ERROR
ERROR
WARNING
NOTIFICATION
TRACE
Apache ODL Log files
Specify message level :

1-32 (1 most severe, 32 least)
These equate to Apache Log Levels as follows
debug TRACE:32
info NOTIFICATION:32
error ERROR:32
Create 'Oracle‘ directory
/Apache/Apache/logs/oracle
/Apache/Apache/logs/Oracle/Apache/Apache/conf/httpd.conf
add:
OraLogMode oracle
OraLogSeverity NOTIFICATION
OC4J Plain Text Log files
Each OC4J is configured to generate a log file.

10.1.3/j2ee/forms/application-deployments/forms/orion-application.xml
<log>
<file path="application.log" />
</log>
Logged to
10.1.3/j2ee/forms/application-
deployments/forms/forms_default_group_1/application.log

OC4J ODL (XML Format)
Logging configuration:
10.1.3/j2ee/oacore/config/j2ee-logging.xml
<property name='maxFileSize' value='10485760'/>

<property name='maxLogSize' value='104857600'/>
<logger name='oracle' level='NOTIFICATION:1' useParentHandlers='false'>

OC4J ODL Log Levels
Various logging levels
ODL Message Type Java Log Level

ERROR:1 errors requiring attention from sys admin
SEVERE
WARNING:1 actions discovered to be reviewed before errors occur
WARNING
NOTIFICATION:1 Normal actions/events logged i.e user operations login. INFO
NOTIFICATION:16 Logs config related messages CONFIG
TRACE:1 Debug message for debugging or perf monitoring FINE
TRACE:16 More detailed trace/debug info
FINER
TRACE:32 Highest detail or debug messages
FINEST

OC4J Enabling ODL
10.1.3/j2ee/oacore/application-deployments/oacore/orion-
application.xml
<log>

<odl path="../log/oacore/" max-file-size="1000" max-directory-size="10000"/>
</log>
Logged to 10.1.3/j2ee/oacore/log/oacore_default_group_1/oc4j/log.xml

Execution Context ID ECID
The Execution Context ID Allows message correlation

between components.
ECID is a unique identifier associated with a thread of
operation.
Format:
request_id (unique for each request)
sequence_no (hop num incremented as it moves
through components).

ECID
Plain text based logs:

[Tue Feb 14 05:05:57 2006] [error] [client 138.3.31.60]
[ecid: 1139922357:140.87.92.101:10006:0:1,0] …
ODL logs:
<MESSAGE>
…
<CORRELATION_DATA>
<EXEC_CONTEXT_ID><UNIQUE_ID>140.87.92.101:9555
2:1139916112776:1</UNIQUE_ID><
SEQ>0</SEQ></EXEC_CONTEXT_ID>
</CORRELATION_DATA>
..
Health Check Pages
Health Check ...:port/j2ee/

JSP Test Page (Large list of test to run)
Servlet Test Page
Hello World Execute Source
Request Info Execute Source
Request Headers Execute Source
Request Parameters Execute Source
Cookies Execute Source
Sessions Execute Source
Snoop Execute Source
ToJSPServlet Execute Source

Forms10 Primer

What’s New in Forms 10
Forms Servlet Listener is default. There is no Forms

Server Listener or Client/Server mode
Customers with severe WAN performance problems will
be allowed to use Forms Server with hardware for ssl &
loadbalancing
Native forms runtime executable with shared library for
user exits, replaces the statically linked Applications
runtime executable
Forms Trace in addition to Forms Runtime Diagnostics
(FRD)
Updated Swan UI

What’s New in Forms10
FORMS_ environment variables replace FORMS60_.

New environment variables e.g. FORMS_TRACE_DIR.
The forms builder is not installed as part of the 10.1.2
home.
The forms builder needs to be installed separately as part
of the Developer Suite (may change based on outcome
of 4758443).
• $ORACLE_HOME/bin/frmbld.sh replaces f60desm for
design.
• Modify the frmbld.sh shell script to customize settings e.g.
FORMS_PATH.
Generation tools are delivered as part of the Runtime
Services and Developer Suite installations.
• frmcmp.sh and frmcmp_batch for generation.
• Modify the shell script to customize settings.
Deployment Decisions
Forms Servlet vs. Server
Forms10 is deployed in 10.1.3 oc4j container

By default configured as servlet
• Pros: standards-based servlet communication enables
easy networking (firewalls, load balancing, proxies)
• Cons: socket communication performs better over WAN
Manual instructions on configuring Forms Server
• Minimal AutoConfig support
• No native SSL – must use hardware solution
• No native load balancing – must use hardware solution

Architecture Overview
10.1.3 Home delivers

• Currently Two OC4J instances one for oacore and the other for forms.
• Service Management.
10.1.2 Home delivers
• Runtime (10.1.2.0.2) executable $ORACLE_HOME_1012/bin/frmweb.
• Forms generator.
• Forms diagnostics and translation utility.
Applications delivers
• Configuration Files via the COMMON_TOP *1.
• Shared library for the user exits $FND_TOP/bin/libfmxit. This is
referenced by the FORMS_USEREXITS environment variable.
*1 Subject to Change

Configuration Files
Reference Advanced Configuration and Deployment.

ORACLE_CONFIG_HOME/j2ee/forms/config/server.xml
• Describes the applications deployed for OC4j
ORACLE_CONFIG_HOME/j2ee/forms/orion-application.xml
• Contains local data sources, local security, and OC4J-specific
application configuration.
ORACLE_CONFIG_HOME/j2ee/forms/application-
deployments/forms/formsweb/orion-web.xml
• Configuration file for forms application.
• Autoconfig generated from forms_orion_web_xml_1013.tmp.
If the shared Oracle Home Patch is not installed the

ORACLE_CONFIG_HOME = ORACLE_HOME_1013

Configuration Files
$COMMON_TOP/config/<identifier>/forms/server/
• default.env
– Equivalent of formservlet.ini from 11i
– Defines the runtime environment variables e.g.
FORMS_USEREXITS=libfmxit.so
– Autoconfig generated from txkGenDefaultEnv.tmp
– Example File
• formsweb.cfg (may change to appsweb.cfg)

– Equivalent to the appsbase_<identifier>.cfg from 11i
– Defines parameter values used by the Forms Servlet
– Autoconfig generated from forms_web_1012_cfg.tmp.
– Custom sections to define specific sections.
– Example File

Service Management
Applications scripts adstrtal.sh and adstpall.sh will be

used to make a call to the Oracle Process Monitoring
and Notification (OPMN).
Direct call to OPMN to stop and start through
• $ORACLE_HOME_1013/bin/opmnctl startall
• $ORACLE_HOME_1013/bin/opmnctl stopall
Manually start and stop forms via
• $ORACLE_HOME_1013/bin/opmnctl startproc type=oc4j
instancename=forms
• $ORACLE_HOME_1013/bin/opmnctl stopproc type=oc4j
instancename=forms
Component, process-type, pid and status can be viewed
using
• $ORACLE_HOME_1013/bin/opmnctl status
Forms Trace – An Overview
Replacement for FRD and PECS.

Events based with the concept of trace groups.
Ability to record debugging and performance data.
Two step process
1. Activate/Record .trc file which is binary and is not port specific.
2. Translate to provide XML or HTML output
– OAM provides “automated” translation.
– Manual command line translation through Xlate utility.
Enabled via URL by passing record=forms or from Start Trace in OAM.

Forms Trace – Events
Events.
• Events 0 – 199.
• Each event has a specific meaning.
• A Complete Listing of Events.
• Tracing event 99 may cause CPU to spin or an exception during
translation of FNDSCSGN – reference bug4962273.
• Some events listed in tracing documentation are not
implemented or have defects e.g.
– PL/SQL Tracing – events 65, 195, 196 have not been implemented
yet.
– ATTACHEDLIBRARIES, ATTACHEDMENUS and PATH TO MODULE
are null (reference bug4347620).
Three categories of events
• Point : An event as a result of a user action or internal signal for which
there is no discernible duration e.g. displaying an error.
• Duration : An event with a start and end e.g. a trigger.
• Built-in : An event associated with a built-in e.g. argument values.

Activating Forms Trace URL
On the URL add ?record=forms&tracegroup=<trace group>

• Currently using the + seperator instead of & see
bug4950948.
• If no tracegroup is specified then the default is error level.
• By default the trace files (.trc) are written to
$ORACLE_HOME_1012/forms/trace.
• Location of trace files can be customized by setting
TRACE_PATH_DIR in default.env
• Can also pass log= to specify a file name
Trace group can be a list, range, trace group name from
ftrace.cfg or a combination e.g. 0-3,33,41,90-199.
• Ftrace.cfg location and name can be customized by the
forms orion-web.xml configuration file and the parameter
traceFileName.

Translating the Trace File
Handled by the Xlate utility supplied with both the Developer

and Runtime Installations.
To translate use the frmxlate.jar utility i.e.
• JAVA_HOME/bin/java -cp
$ORACLE_HOME_1012/forms/java/frmxlate.jar
oracle.forms.diagnostics.Xlate datafile=in.trc outputfile=out.html
outputclass=WriteOutHTML
Output
• For HTML output use outputclass=WriteOutHTML.
• For XML output use outputclass=WriteOut.
Undocumented flag debug=true which will write to the console.

Forms Trace Via AS Control
Information only, 10.1.2 AS Control is not active for R12 but it

is likely that OAM will provide the equivalent functionality.
• Access the EM console http://ap6001atg.us.oracle.com:1156/
(ias_admin/*******). Password is specified during install.
• Navigate : Forms -> Configuration : Select “Default” radio
group, edit and set em_mode=1 and enable_debug=true :
Apply
• Start the forms session.
• Navigate : Forms -> User Sessions : Select the session :
Select the required trace group : Press Trace On Button.
• View the trace file by clicking on the View Trace Icon. (If
prompted for password try admin/welcome).
• Output is in XML.

Forms Trace Via AS Control
What happens behind the scenes when activating

• .rti is updated with the tracefile and the tracegroup
• .rti location specified in default.env
• .rti variable is FORMS_RTI_DIR
listener = 1 listener = 1
config = default config = default
pid = 20263 Trace On pid = 20263
connect = Tue Jan 31 connect = Tue Jan 31 10:21:07 2006 GMT
10:21:07 2006 GMT ip = 138.3.60.112
ip = 138.3.60.112 tracefile =
/d1/frmservices/forms/trace/forms_20263.trc
tracing = 0-199

Forms Trace Output
Key output from Forms Trace

• Environment settings.
• More details on built-in arguments.
• Start and end event markers.
• Performance information e.g client connect, client handshake etc.
State Deltas are only available in XML output not HTML.
Example Output

Servlet Logging Tools
Invoked from URL or addition to the forms web

configuration file e.g.
?serverURL=/forms/lservlet/debug
$ORACLE_HOME_1013/j2ee/forms/application-
deployments/forms/forms_default_group_1/application.
log
Default: No log messages except an entry stating the
bash-2.05b$
name and morepath
application.log
of the configuration file being used i.e.
06/02/02 06:38:59.125 10.1.3.0.0 Started
06/02/02 06:39:04.533 formsweb: FormsServlet init():
configFileName: /d1/home/user2/r12/visr12comn/config/VISR12_ap6001atg/fo
rms/server/formsweb.cfg
testMode: false
06/02/02 06:39:04.569 formsweb: 10.1.3.0.0 Started

Servlet Logging Tools
/session --the host name and IP address of the client, the

runtime process id, and a unique internal session id number.
/sessionperf --Performance summary statistics are included with
the session end message.
/perf --A performance message is written for every request from
the client.
/debug --Full debug messages.

Crashes
As per 6i code line.

By default frmweb_dump_<pid> will be written to
$ORACLE_HOME_1012/forms/trace
Can be customized using FORMS_TRACE_PATH

Bugs and Possible Enhancements
Formatting of Trace Output.

Missing Functionality Implemented.
Bugs
• 4950948 : MODIFY APPSBASE.HTM TO PASS THROUGH
TRACEGROUP
• 4950674 : MODIFY TXKGENDEFAULTENV.TMP TO USE
FORMS_TRACE_DIR
• 4893006 : NEWTECHSTACK10G: REQUIRED FORMS
TRACING EVENTS IN FTRACE.CFG FOR REL 12 10.1.2
• 5001920 : R12:10.1.2/10.1.3: NEED FRMXLATE.JAR IN THE
OC4J 10.1.3 CLASSPATH
• 5010914 : TRACE EVENT #193 DELTA IS NOT OUTPUT
WHEN USING OUTPUTCLASS=WRITEOUTHTML.

Additional References
Technology Integration Release 12 Project Web Site

Maxine Zasowski’s Swan Web Site.
Application Server Forms Services Deployment Guide Chapter
8, Tracing and Diagnostics.
Will Post this presentation on the DDR Web Site

Upgrading
Customizations

Upgrading Customizations
Agenda
Overview
Upgrade Process
Issues Summary
Development Process
Additional Information
Q&A

Analysis & Planning
Custom Code Requiring Changes
Forms
Reports
C code
Java code
AutoConfig Configuration Customizations
Development Tools: compilers, Forms/Reports Builder
10.1.2, JDev 10.1.3
User Interfaces: new look & feel

Analysis & Planning
Identify and Train Team
How to overcome build issues

• Planning sessions
– Participants learn how to: identify tasks for their team;
resource the tasks (skill set & timeframe); understand task
dependencies
– For example, you can use old stack (Forms6i) to perform
most Forms changes, while C code changes require a stage
of new technology stack
• Training sessions
– Participants learn how to: understand architecture and
technical details of each issue category; the types of
historical, detailed technical knowledge they might find
handy; engage technology resources

Analysis & Planning
Workload Estimates
Code changes for 10.1.2:

• Forms – ~10% of forms and libraries needs touching
• Reports – ~1% of reports needs touching
• C code – ~20% of c code needs touching
Code changes for 10.1.3:
• Java code – ~1% of overall java code needs touching
• JSP’s – ~50% of jsp’s needs touching
The above are estimates and might not reflect the

application/customization being upgraded. They should
be used as a high level data point.

Agenda
Overview
Upgrade Process
Issues Summary
Development Process
Q&A

Upgrade Phases
Plan uptake project

Perform build of customizations to identify failures
Make changes which DO NOT require new stack
Roll out central infrastructure for development with the
new techstack
Make changes that DO require new stack
Complete switch to new code and technology
Perform run time testing

Plan Uptake Project
Name Your Team’s Primary Technical Point of Contact.
Training of the technical team. Identify documentaion and

additional resources
Plan for development

• Maintain dual checkins, or break them?
• Timing of code changes (technology/functional)

Project Planning (cont’d)
Allocate resources
• Environments (number/type/reuse) needed
• Type of people needed
• Project duration
Update QA process for new Release

• Review amount of new code
• Possible RT changes needed

Making 6i Compatible Changes
Train developers using central resource pages

www-apps/techstack/r12index.html
Make all 6i compatible changes in the 6i techstack
Changes can be checked into source control and tested with
the 6i infrastructure
Triage run-time issues for functional or technology cause
For confirmed technology issues, file a bug with product id
1745:Forms 1745:Reports 1745:Triage (C-Code)

Making 10g-Only Changes If Needed
Make all 10g-only compatible changes by branching if

necessary
Use upgraded central tools to test & check code in dev
environment source control
Submit patches with 10g-Only changes to be applied
in central environments
Upgrade RTs and run tests with other products
changes

Switch R12 to Use 10g
Merge branched code into mainline if branches were

necessary
Update all patches to pick up the new 10g techstack and
updated code
Central tools switch to the new 10g techstack
Division-wide R12 QA

Agenda
Overview
Upgrade Process
Issues Summary
Development Process
Q&A

Forms Changes
Issue Build Time Runtime
Mirror Items Yes Yes
Forms built-in and Property Obsolescence Yes No
Client side PLSQL upgrade Yes No
Validation and Navigation No Yes
FORMS60_* env variables No Yes
Forms Calling Graphics No Yes

Mirror Items
Result of changing compatibility mode (4.5 → 5.0)

The initial value and the ON-SEQUENCE trigger is now taken from
the master item of the mirror group only
The Required, Copy Value From Item, RANGE_HIGH, and
RANGE_LOW item properties are taken from the master mirror
item
The initial value of a Poplist, T-list, radio group, or checkbox item
which does not allow other values is ignored if any of the items
in the mirror group cannot display it

Obsolete Forms Built-ins and Properties
The trigger WHEN-NEW-FORM-INSTANCE can only be defined at

Form level
The triggers WHEN-CLEAR-BLOCK, WHEN-CREATE-RECORD, and
WHEN-NEW-RECORD-INSTANCE can only be defined at Block or
Form level
The Fixed Length property is obsolete
The SHOW_MENU, CHANGE_ALERT_MESSAGE, and ROLLBACK_FORM
Built-ins are obsolete
DATE_FORMAT_COMPATIBILITY_MODE is obsolete
RUN_PRODUCT calls should be removed

Client side PL/SQL upgrade
Implementation Restriction: 'FND_API.G_MISS_xxx': Cannot

directly access remote package variable or cursor
Compiler checks that the default value of parameter in
package body matches the package specification.
Wrong number or type in call to NVL
Number precision exceeds 38
Variable Declared Twice in Declaration Section

Validation and Navigation
Result of changing compatibility mode (4.5 → 5.0)

Only the origin item is validated when the user navigates from
item A to item Z by invoking the next_item built-in or by
pressing Tab
When positioning the cursor at the first navigable item in a
block the earlier items are not validated
POST-CHANGE trigger is never fired for a null value

Validation and Navigation (cont’d)
Item-level validation of a required item that had a value and

was changed to NULL will cause WHEN-VALIDATE-ITEM to fire,
but no additional item-level validation will occur
Navigating into block which contains a single initialized

record will cause the record to be retained

FORMS60_ Environment Variables
In Forms 6i, environment variables are prefixed with

FORMS60_ and 10.1.2 uses just FORMS_
Note that these code changes will pick up dependency on

Forms 10.1.2 if the FORMS60_ environment variables are
removed.

Forms Calling Graphics
Oracle Graphics has been removed from AS 10.1.2

Flow Manufacturing (FLM) has removed integration with
Graphics for R12
Quality (QA) - Still uses Forms/Graphics integrations
• Only 1 pll is affected
• Only 1 form would need to be redesigned to replace the
Graphics charting output canvas

Forms Changes Summary
Issue Risk Time Compatibility
Mirror Items High 2 hr – 1 day 6i

Forms built-in and Property Low 0.5 – 1 hr 6i
Obsolescence
Client side PLSQL upgrade Low 0.5 – 1 hr 6i
Validation and Navigation High 2 hr – 1 day 6i
FORMS60_* env variables Low 30 min 6i
Forms Calling Graphics High TBD 6i

Reports Changes
Reports must not be used for generating HTML output.

Convert to XML Publisher
Reports Server will only be accessible from the Concurrent
Manager
Oracle Graphics has been replaced by OAF/BI Beans

Reports Changes Summary
Use of DAY, LANGUAGE, or Low 30 min 6i

TIMESTAMP as a variable
Number precision exceeds 38 Low 30 min 6i
REPORTS60_ environment variable Low 30 min 6i

changed to REPORTS_
Note: This summary excludes rewriting efforts for HTML and Graphics reports

C-code Changes
Build Information:
• C compiler: icc 7.1.032
• C++ compiler: g++ 2.96
• RSF Level: 10.1
• Platform: Linux AS 2.1
Centrally fixed issues:

• Newer versions of the glibc headers make use of the ISO
C99 "restrict" keyword
• Pro*C grammar rule is not properly set up to accept naked
pointer types as a valid type.

C-code Changes Summary
bitvec macro and ub8 and sb8 types are no Low 30 min 6i
longer in oratypes.h
Untyped variable declarations Low 30 min 6i
Network APIs changed in 10.1 RSFs Low 30 min 6i
Third party libraries are not compatible High TBD 10g

with gcc2.96

Agenda
Overview
Upgrade Process
Issues Summary
Development Process
Q&A

R12 Development Cycle
Compilation Environments Link & Test Environments
Development
Environment
(chenv, genmake)
WGS EMS/PTS Quik Apache

adrelink
arcs build
Patches
Source
Control
ARU compilation ARU

(APF Workers) Checkin
R12 10gR2 DB
Old stack R12 10g stack

Upgrading Libraries
Three choices:
Builder:
– Open then save library using $ORACLE_HOME/bin/frmbld.sh
ARCS source control:
– arcs build resource/<filename.pld>
Standalone:
– To convert from pld to pll:
frmcmp.sh module=<filename.pld> userid=apps/apps
module_type=library parse=yes
– To convert from pll to plx:
frmcmp.sh module=<filename.pll> userid=apps/apps
module_type=library compile_all=yes

Upgrading Forms
Also, three choices:

Builder:
– Open then save form using $ORACLE_HOME/bin/frmbld.sh
ARCS source control:
– arcs build forms/US/<filename.fmb>
Standalone:
– frmcmp.sh module=<filename.fmb> userid=apps/apps
module_type=form compile_all=yes

Testing Forms
To test library changes:

• Pre-append the location of the modified libraries to
FORMS_PATH
To test form changes:

• Set the profile ‘APPLWRK’ under Help→Diagnostic→Examine
to the directory where the modified form is located

Upgrading and Testing Reports
Convert reports:
• Open then save the report using
$ORACLE_HOME/bin/rwbuilder.sh
• rwconverter.sh source=<filename.rdf> dtype=repfile
userid=apps/apps compile_all=yes
Run reports:
• Standalone: for example,
– rwrun.sh report=<filename.rdf> userid=apps/apps
destype=file desname=/tmp<filename.html> desformat=html
• Concurrent Manager

Building C-code
Compile:
• Use genmake or make
Link:
• arcs build libfnd.a
Build user exit shared libraries: libfmxit.so (forms),

librwxit.so (reports) which will be dynamically loaded by
the Forms and Reports executables

Agenda
Overview
Upgrade Process
Issues Summary
Development Process
Q&A

Additional Reading
Information for this project:

www-apps/techstack/r12index.html
FAQ:
www-apps/techstack/r12/r12faq.html
This presentation chapter:

www-apps/techstack/r12/Dev10g_Upgrade.ppt

New External Oracle Blog
New avenue for public communication -- post to our team’s

blog hosted by Steven Chan
Most identified requirements have been addressed

Integration Repository (iRep)
Updates

Integration Repository
11i10 - Reminder
• Single, Complete Source of Truth for existing

supported interfaces
• Standardized Annotation at source
• Catalogued by Product & Type
• Simple Interface and Navigation
• Hosted Today
• Better integration planning

• Reduced cost of implementing integrations with the E-Business Suite
Benefits
• Reduced Maintenance Costs
iRep is available at http://irep.oracle.com

R12 - Introduction
• In Release 12, the Oracle Integration Repository will

ship as part of the E-Business Suite
– As your instance is patched, the repository will
automatically be updated with content appropriate for the
precise revisions of interfaces in your environment.

Process – Interface Types
• Interface Types supported:

– PL/SQL APIs
– Open Interface Tables
– Interface Views
– Concurrent Programs
– Java
– Web Service
– XML Gateway Messages
– eCommerce Gateway Messages

Process – Navigate By Product Family

Process – Navigate By Interface Type

Process – Navigate By Standard

Process – Search the Interface

Process – View Interface Details

Applications System Management

Overview: E-Business Suite Management Solution
OAM, Grid Control and EM Plug-in
Oracle Simplified Administration

Applications
Manager Automated Maintenance
Grid Control Pro-active Monitoring
10gR2
Diagnostics and Troubleshooting
+
Enterprise Views
Plug-in for
Applications Centralized Access

OAM in “SWAN”

Enhanced Monitoring
RAC Enhancements
• Key performance and activity metrics for the entire system are displayed
such as online activities, batch activities and workflow activities as well
as system settings
Security Dashboard Enhancements
• Configure and view possible security violations
– Example: duplicate logins

Enhanced Patching and Maintenance
Patch Management Enhancements

• Reduce risk - Patch Analyzer, Customization tracking, Language patch
tracking and finally OAF Function/Menus impact analyzer
• Accelerate - enhanced visual compare, enable parallel processing for data
conversion
Cloning Automation Enhancements
• Automate the copy, pre-clone, post-clone configurations actions
• Obscure sensitive applications data when cloning
Enhanced Implementation Process
• Enhanced reporting and comparing of setup data

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Client Application Database

Web Server Java Engine

User Interface Application logic Database logic

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Oracle Application Server Oracle Database

Client Web Server: Apache Data Guard

BI & Reporting OLAP

Business Event Grid

Excel Global Single

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Client Application Database

Client Application Database

User Interface Application logic Database logic

• Moving from JInitiator to Native Sun Java plug-in

Browser Version Client OS

• OracleAS 10g 10.1.2 for Forms & Reports Services

• 10g Database 10.2

• Latest technologies certified with EBS Release 12

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• Dramatically improve the look of Oracle E-Business Suite

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New Versions of Mid Tier Technology

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iAS 1.0.2.2 Developer6i Database Major Components:

APPL TOP •Common Top: Runtime

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iAS 10.1.3 Developer10.1.2 Database Major Components:

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AS 10.1.3 J2EE JDK 1.5.0_06 on apps server

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Installed and integrated separately from Rapid Install

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Component R12.0 Version Used By

Apps Middle Tier

Apps Middle Tier (Run-time Java Components)

Apps Middle Tier (Java)

Apps Middle Tier (Rehosting Oracle Java Lib raries)

Apps Middle Tier (Rehosting Oracle Java Lib raries)

Apps Middle Tier (Rehosting non-Oracle Java Lib raries)

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Apps Middle Tier (Forms/Reports/C)

Apps Middle Tier (non-Oracle C/C++ Rehosting Lib raries)

Other Middle Tier (Non-Emb edded Applications Integration)

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Client Tier (Rehosting non-Oracle Java Lib raries)

Client Tier (Run-time Java Components)

Internal (Development Tools/Components)

Internal (Development Tools/Components)

Deprecated Java Technology

Obsolete Java Technology

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