10 Cool things with EBS 12.2

Berry Clemens May 2014, Brasschaat

Profource OBUG ERP Lead Finance

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Profource background

Overview

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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

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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

Cool One its Weblogic

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New technical architecture with Weblogic

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

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Online patching minimizes downtime

What are the costs of downtime for your business?

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)

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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

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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

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

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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

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)

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Mobile OAF pages on iPAD

OAF Framework pages will be certified for Safari Expenses HR Self-Service Project Time Entry iProcurement Order Info Portal

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Mobile Endeca on iPAD

OAF Framework pages are used for Endeca Endeca Modules are overlays on the OAF HTML pages of EBS

Cool Five Have a Simplified User Interface

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Simplified User Interface & Employee Directory

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Simplified User Interface & Employee Directory

As of 12.1.3+ with HR RUP5

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

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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

Cool Seven Single Sign On

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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

Cool Eight Intelligence

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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

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Cool Nine use Webcenter: Imaging, Content, Portal

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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?

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EBS Integration Repository

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Webcenter is also the basis for Fusion Apps

Cool Ten 12.2 and Fusion Accounting Hub

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Fusion Accounting Hub

Enterprise Performance Management

Financial Consolidation, Planning & Budgeting

E-Business Suite General Ledger

Chart of Accounts conversion and load

Dashboards Reporting & Analytics Spreadsheet Integration Simplified Setup

Journals Drilldown

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

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Now drill down via SLA to EBS detail sources

JAN

Voila - EBS R12

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Drill further in EBS

UberCool 12.2 new functionallity

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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?