Introduction to Oracle Applications R12

Course Objectives

After completing this lesson, you should be able to describe the following:
 Footprint of R12 E-Business Suite
 Benefits of R12 E-Business Suite
 R12 E-Business Suite architecture
 Major components of the architecture
 File system and database structure
Oracle E-Business Suite

Customers Employees

Suppliers Partners
Complete E-Business Suite
from Oracle
Develop
 Automate key
internal
Contracts E-Business Suite Market
business
Projects Sell processes

HR Order
 Extend
automation and
Finance Customers
Plan collaborate with
Suppliers
your
Maintain Products
Procure trading partners
Service Make  Drive
Fulfill continuous
Fusion Business Intelligence improvement
with real-time
intelligence
Integrated, Yet Modular

Vendor X Oracle Oracle

Vendor Y Vendor Z
Human Finance Marketing
Planning Purchasing
Resources

Legacy Environment

The open applications solution enables you to:

 Leverage investment in existing technology
 Eliminate disparate systems as needed
Benefits of Oracle E-Business
Suite
 Available in multiple languages
 Supports multiple currencies
 Supports flexible management of business processes
 Has a common data model
 Supports statutory and customary local requirements
 Is built on open standards
 Collaborates with trading partners
Information-Driven
Applications
Develop Philosophy behind Oracle
Contracts Market E-Business Suite

• Start with a common data

Projects Sell model that produces a single
definition of key business
HR Customers, Order entities (customers,
Suppliers, suppliers, products, etc)
Finance Plan
Products, …
• Build a robust suite of
Maintain Procure applications designed to
work together
Service Make
Fulfill
• Support modular deployment
of tailorable business flows
• Promote low-cost integration
with service oriented,
standards-based architecture
Major Oracle Application
Product Families
 Oracle Financials
 Project Management Product Suite
 Supply Chain Planning and Management Suite
 Oracle Manufacturing: Discrete and Process Management
 Human Resources Management System Suite
 Customer Relationship Management Suite Finance
Customer
Relationship Projects
Management
Human Supply Chain
Resources Management
Manufacturing
Oracle Workflow
R12 E-Business Suite
Footprint New in R12

Financials Corporate Performance Mgmt.

General Ledger Daily Business Intelligence (DBI)
Receivables Balanced Scorecard
Payables Financials & Sales Analyzer
Assets Enterprise Planning and
Cash Management Budgeting
Global Consolidation System Profitability Manager
Advanced Collections Financial Consolidation Hub
Internet Expenses
Government, Risk & Compliance
iReceivables
Treasury Government, Risk and
Lease Management Compliance Manager
Internal Controls Manager Application Access Controls
Financials Centralized Solution Application Configuration
Set (FINS) Controls
Financial Services Accounting Governance, Risk and
Hub (FSAH) Compliance Intelligence
R12 E-Business Suite
Footprint New in R12

Human Resources Management Projects

Human Resources Project Costing
Self-Service Human Resources Project Billing
Advanced Benefits Project Resource Management
Compensation Workbench Project Collaboration
iRecruitment Project Management
Payroll Project Portfolio Analysis
Performance Management Project Contracts
Time and Labor DBI for Projects
Workforce Scheduling
Approvals Management
Learning Management
iLearning
Tutor
DBI for HR
R12 E-Business Suite
Footprint New in R12

Supply Chain Planning Order Management

Advanced Supply Chain Planning Order Management
Constraint Based Optimization Advanced Pricing
Inventory Optimization Release Management
Global Order Promising Sales Contracts
Collaborative Planning Configurator
Strategic Network Optimization iStore
Demand Management Supply Chain Planning and Order
Advanced Forecasting & Demand Management Intelligence
Management
Real-time Sales & Operations Asset Lifecycle Management
Planning
Enterprise Asset Management
Predictive Trade Planning
Self-Service Work Requests
Deduction and Settlement
Management Asset Tracking
Trade Promotion Optimization Property Manager
R12 E-Business Suite
Footprint
Procurement Manufacturing
Purchasing Discrete Manufacturing
Sourcing Manufacturing Execution System
Sourcing Optimization Mobile Supply Chain Applications
iSupplier Portal Flow Manufacturing
Procurement Contracts Flow Sequencing
Services Procurement Production Scheduling
Advanced Pricing Repetitive Manufacturing
iProcurement Optimization
DBI for Procurement Process Manufacturing
R12 E-Business Suite
Footprint New in R12

Logistics Product Lifecycle Management

Inventory Management Product Lifecycle Management
Mobile Supply Chain Applications Product Data Synchronization for
Warehouse Management GDSN and UCCnet Services
Transportation Management CADView-3D
Transportation Operational
Planning
Logistics Inventory Visibility
Forwarding & Brokering Operations Master Data Management (Hubs)
Freight Payment, Billing & Claims
Transportation Sourcing Customer Data Management
Transportation Cooperative Routing Product Information Management
Fusion Transportation Intelligence Financial Consolidation
R12 E-Business Suite
Footprint
Marketing and Sales Service
Marketing TeleService
Trade Management Service Contracts
Advanced Pricing Field Service
TeleSales Spares Management
Field Sales Advanced Scheduler
Mobile Field Service
Sales for Handhelds
Depot Repair
Quoting
iSupport
Partner Management
Service Intelligence
Proposals
Incentive Compensation Interaction Center Technology
Marketing & Sales Intelligence Advanced Inbound Telephony
Advanced Outbound Telephony
Email Center
Scripting
Oracle Applications R12 Architecture
Understanding the Oracle
Applications
R12 Architecture
The following topics are included in the Oracle Applications R12
architecture:
 Business architecture
 Technical architecture
Business Architecture: Oracle
Applications R12
The R12 EBS has five principles that drive its business architecture:
 Modern Foundation
 Complete
 End-to-end Integration
 Global
 Rapid Implementation
Technical Architecture:
Oracle Applications R12
The following topics are included in the technical
architecture of Oracle Applications R12
 Forms-based
 Self-service (HTML/JSPs)
 Business Intelligence
 Mobile
Basic Technical Architecture of
Oracle Applications R12

Desktop/Client Tier Application Tier Database Tier

Internet

Application Data &

User Interface Application Logic
Database Logic
Desktop/Client Tier

Desktop/Client Tier Application Tier Database Tier

Internet
Applications Tier

Desktop/Client Tier Web server/Listener Database Tier

Portal (PHP)

Forms server

Concurrent Processing server

Servlet Engine
Internet
Java Server Pages (JSP)

Discoverer server

Reports server

Administration server
Database Tier

Desktop/Client tier Application tier Database tier

Internet
The Network
 Although the network is not a tier of R12 E-Business Suite’s three-tier
architecture, it is a critical component that makes it all work.
 R12 EBS allows access through multiple channels including internal networks
(LANs/WANs) and external networks (Internet/VPNs).
 All of the choices in the network will ultimately affect your performance,
for good or bad.
Oracle Applications
Technology Layer
The Oracle Applications technology layer is an integrated collection of
components used by all Oracle Applications modules:

CRM Financials HRMS Manufacturing ...

Oracle Applications Technology Layer

The various components of the Applications technology

layer are discussed in the following slides.
Oracle Homes
The three Oracle Homes fit into the architecture as shown
in the following diagram:

Database Developer 10.1.2 AS 10.1.3

Oracle Home C Oracle Home Java Oracle Home

RSF 10.2 RSF 10.1 RSF 10.1

Forms 10 OC4J
RDBMS
Components
Reports 10 Apache 1.3

APPL_TOP

COMMON_TOP
Oracle Application File System
Oracle Applications File
System: Application Tier
apps

apps_st tech_st

appl comn 10.1.2 10.1.3

Oracle Files common Oracle Homes for the
Applications across products Applications Technology stack
product files (COMN_TOP)
(APPL_TOP)
Oracle Applications File
System: Database Tier
db

apps_st tech_st

data 10.2.0
Oracle 10g Oracle Home
database files files for the
used by Oracle Oracle 10g
Applications Database
product files
Oracle Applications Product
Directories
<db_name>APPL

APPS admin au fnd inv

<CONTEXT_NAME>.env
12.0.0 12.0.0 12.0.0
Oracle Applications Manager

Oracle Applications Manager is a key system administration

tool:
Rapid Install

Rapid Install

Database Applications Technology Stack File System

Oracle Reports Graphics

Oracle Forms iAS
Rapid Install Utility
 Automates many of the steps required for installing Oracle Applications,
Release 12
 Simplifies both single-node and multi-node installations
 Creates, installs, and configures all of the components required for your
Oracle Applications system
 Minimizes installation time
 Allows you to select languages and the corresponding character sets
 Reduces the number of certification issues
Rapid Install: Tasks

With Rapid Install, you can perform the following tasks:

Install a new, fully Install a new database
configured Oracle node or Applications
Applications system. node technology stack

Set up the file system and Use a Wizard to guide you

configure server processes through the screens to carry
for an upgraded system out the selected task
Summary
In this lesson, you should have learned to describe:
 The basic architecture of Oracle Applications
 The major components of the architecture
 The Oracle Applications file system
 The Product subdirectory structure and their roles