Oracle E-Business Suite Technology

OracleAS 10.1.3.5 Certified with E-Business Suite Release 12

2009-10-29T16:58:07Z

Oracle E-Business Suite Release 12.0 originally shipped with OracleAS 10.1.3 Oracle Containers for J2EE (OC4J) for running its Java-based content. Regular readers of this blog know that we certified OracleAS 10.1.3.4 with Apps 12 at the end of 2008, with additional operating system platforms following shortly afterwards.

We've now certified Oracle Application Server 10g 10.1.3.5 OC4J with Oracle E-Business Suite Release 12. You can upgrade to OracleAS 10.1.3.5 OC4J directly from OracleAS 10.1.3, 10.1.3.3, or 10.1.3.4. This certification allows you to upgrade the OC4J components in your R12 techstack to get take advantage of the latest performance and stability improvements in this incremental patchset. To make sure that there's no misunderstanding about what can be upgraded, the full name of this patchset is:

Oracle Application Server 10g Release 3 (10.1.3) Patch Set 5 (10.1.3.5.0) (Patch 8626084)

It's important to note that either OracleAS 10.1.3.3, 10.1.3.4, or 10.1.3.5 are mandatory prerequisites if you plan to upgrade your Release 12 application tier to the latest certified version of Java 6.

Prerequisites

Oracle E-Business Suite Release 12.0.3 (Release Update Pack 3) or higher

Certified Platforms

Linux x86 (Oracle Enterprise Linux 4, 5)
Linux x86 (RHEL 4, 5)
Linux x86 (SLES 9, 10)
Linux x86-64 (Oracle Enterprise Linux 4, 5)
Linux x86-64 (RHEL 4, 5)
Linux x86-64 (SLES 9, 10)
HP-UX Itanium (11.23, 11.31)
HP-UX PA-RISC (64-bit) (11.11, 11.23, 11.31)
IBM AIX on Power Systems (64-bit) (5.3, 6.1)
Microsoft Windows Server (32-bit) 2003, and 2008 for Apps 12.1.1+ only
Sun Solaris SPARC (64-bit) (8, 9, 10)

References

Upgrading to the Latest OracleAS 10g 10.1.3.x Patch Set in Oracle E-Business Suite Release 12 (Note 454811.1)

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E-Business Suite 12.1.2 Release Content Documents Now Available

2009-10-27T21:29:44Z

At OpenWorld a few weeks ago, I got the strong impression that the majority of you have heard that Premier Support for Oracle E-Business Suite Release 11i will end in November 2010. If the standing-room only R12 upgrade sessions were any indication, it seems that many of you are now planning your Oracle E-Business Suite Release 12 upgrades or migrations.

Oracle E-Business Suite Release 12.1.1 was released in early May 2009. Our next upcoming release will be EBS 12.1.2. The Release Content Documents (RCD) for Apps 12.1.2 have now been published -- in advance of the actual General Availability of R12.1.2 -- here:

Release Content Documents for E-Business Suite Release 12.1 and 12.1.x Release Update Packs (RUPs) (Note 561580.1)

These Release Content Documents linked from the Note above describe new or changed functionality introduced in the Oracle E-Business Suite Release 12.1 and 12.1.x Release Update Packs.

It's important to remember that functionality released prior to 12.1 is not described in those documents. For a complete overview of all functionality included in Release 12, the 12.1.2 documents should be read in conjunction with the equivalent documents for Release 12.0.x. These Release Content Documents can be found here:

Release Content Documents for E-Business Suite Release 12 and 12.0.x Release Update Packs (Note 404152.1)

When Will EBS 12.1.2 Be Released?

As usual, Oracle's Revenue Recognition rules prohibit us from discussing certification and release dates, but you're welcome to monitor or subscribe this blog for updates, which I'll post as soon as soon as they're available.

Don't Forget the R12 Upgrade Forum

If you'd like to discuss your R12 upgrade plans, progress, or issues with your peers, remember that we have a discussion forum dedicated to EBS R12-related techstack topics here:

Technology - LCM: R12 Install/Upgrade

This forum has attracted a very strong community of readers and participants, including members of the inner-circle of the Oracle Applications User Group (OAUG). Thanks to their contributions, particularly from the astonishingly-prolific and skilled user 'hsawwan', it's possible that an R12-related technology question posted to this forum might get an answer before Oracle Support even sees your Service Request.

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Database 11gR1 11.1.0.7 Certified With EBS 12.1.1 on Windows Server 2003 (x64)

2009-10-26T08:34:54Z

Oracle E-Business Suite Release 12.1.1 is now certified with Oracle Database Server 11gR1 version 11.1.0.7 on Microsoft Windows x64 (Windows Server 2003).

This is a database-tier only certification (previously known as a 'split configuration database tier' certification) where the application tier must be on a fully certified E-Business Suite R12 platform.

References

Certify's E-Business Suite -> Release 12 page
Interoperability Notes: Oracle E-Business Suite Release 12.1 with Oracle 11g Release 1 (11.1.0) (Note 802875.1)
Using Oracle E-Business Suite Release 12 with a Database Tier Only Platform on Oracle 11g Release 1 (Note 762669.1)

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Secure Enterprise Search 10.1.8.4 Certified with E-Business Suite 11i

2009-10-23T20:40:00Z

Secure Enterprise Search 10.1.8.4 was certified with Oracle E-Business Suite Release 12.0 earlier this year. Our Applications Technology Group has just released their certification of Secure Enterprise Search 10.1.8.4 with Oracle E-Business Suite Release 11i.

If you missed that earlier announcement, here's a recap of the basics. Secure Enterprise Search (SES) provides new search capabilities for EBS: Apps users can search for E-Business Suite data using a unified search engine, with search results displayed based upon their Applications responsibilities. Searches can be performed on structured and unstructured data. Notably, search results respect multi-level security, including:

Role-based access control (RBAC) functional and data security
Product-specific security policies

For example, an authorized E-Business Suite user could use the search screen above to search for "Assets" in "Northpark," yielding the following results:

Introducing the Search Modeller

This certification also has an added bonus: it includes the new Search Modeler for E-Business Suite customers. Search Modeler Version 1.1 is certified with Apps 11i as well as Apps 12 releases.

Search Modeler is a web-based tool that allows you to create search solutions tailored to your business needs. You can create search solutions for any E-Business Suite product. In most cases you can also include custom application objects as part of your search solution, if your custom applications as registered in the EBS Application Object Library.

Prerequisites

Oracle E-Business Suite Release 11i version 11.5.10.2
Oracle Applications Technology 11i.ATG_PF.H.delta.6 (Release Update Pack 6)
Oracle Secure Enterprise Search 10.1.8.4

Supported Platforms

Secure Enterprise Search may be optionally installed on standalone external server and integrated with EBS 11i. The operating system platforms supported for the standalone Secure Enterprise Search instance are:

Linux x86 (Oracle Enterprise Linux 4, Red Hat Linux 3, 4; SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 9)
Linux x86-64 (Oracle Enterprise Linux 4, Red Hat Linux 3,4; SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 9)
Solaris SPARC (Solaris 8, 64-bit; Solaris 9, 64-bit; Solaris 10, 64-bit)
HP-UX PA-RISC (11.11 64-bit; 11.23 64-bit)
AIX 5L Based Systems (AIX 5.2 ML01, 64-bit; 5.3, 64-bit
HP-UX Itanium 11i v2 (11.23)
Windows Server (2003 - all editions)

References

Search Modeler 1.1 for Oracle E-Business Suite README (Note 781366.1)
Enabling Secure Enterprise Search of Oracle E-Business Suite Release 11i (Note 953378.1)

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Interim Update #2: Certifying Windows 7 with Oracle E-Business Suite

2009-10-22T18:56:28Z

This is the second of a series of regular updates on our Windows 7 certification projects for the E-Business Suite.

Microsoft Windows 7 was officially released today. Here's a recap of our plans for certifying the Oracle E-Business Suite with Microsoft's latest operating system. As always, the answers to these questions may change as we move through the certification cycle. You're welcome to monitor or subscribe to this blog for later updates.

Our Progress on Windows 7

We're certifying Windows 7 with the E-Business Suite right now. We've already tested several of the Win7 betas and release candidates, and those tests have gone very smoothly. At this point, E-Business Suite product teams need to complete their certification tests with Windows 7 desktop clients. Once those tests are completed, we'll release our certification.

For the usual reasons that regular readers could have predicted, I can't share any specific schedules or date estimates here. I can provide an interim update on the following Win7 questions:

Which EBS releases will be certified with Windows 7?
Which browsers will be certified?
Will Oracle JInitiator be certified for EBS on Windows 7?
Which Windows 7 editions will be certified?
What about Windows 7E?
What about Windows XP Mode?

1. Which EBS Releases Will Be Certified with Windows 7?

We plan on certifying the following Oracle E-Business Suite release with Windows 7:

EBS 11i version 11.5.10.2
EBS 12.0.4 and and higher

2. Which Browsers Will Be Certified?

We plan on certifying the following browsers with the E-Business Suite on Windows 7:

Internet Explorer 8
Firefox 3.5

3. Will Oracle JInitiator Be Certified for EBS on Windows 7?

No. Oracle JInitiator is no longer supported for E-Business Suite customers.

Oracle JInitiator 1.1.8 was desupported in December 2008, and Oracle JInitiator 1.3 was desupported for EBS customers in July 2009. For more information about JInitiator desupport and switching your EBS end-users from JInitiator to the Sun JRE, see:

Roundup: Oracle JInitiator 1.3 Desupported for EBS Customers in July 2009

We plan to certify only the native Sun Java Runtime Engine (JRE) with Windows 7. We have no plans to certify Oracle JInitiator with Windows 7.

4. Which Windows 7 Editions Will Be Certified?

We plan to test E-Business Suite compatibility against Windows 7 Professional Edition with the E-Business Suite. We fully expect that other Win7 editions will work, but we have no current plans to explicitly test the Starter, Home Basic, Home Premium, Ultimate, or Enterprise Editions with the E-Business Suite.

5. What About Windows 7E?

Microsoft has changed its plans for Windows 7E since I published our first interim update on this certification. At present, it appears that Microsoft has no plans to release a special version of Windows 7 for Europe. Debate around default browser selection screens for Europe continues, so we'll continue to monitor this.

If Microsoft's plans change, and a European variant is released, our current plans are to certify the generic edition of Windows 7 with the E-Business Suite and the browsers listed above.

6. What About Windows XP Mode?

Microsoft indicates that end-users will be able to run Windows XP in a virtualized environment running via Windows Virtual PC on a Win7 desktop client. This will presumably be functionally-equivalent to running Windows XP natively.

We have no plans to conduct separate EBS certification efforts for WinXP+Virtual PC images running on Win7 clients.

What Are Your Organization's Plans for Windows 7?

Anecdotal reports from some EBS customers seem to suggest that your plans for Windows 7 will parallel that of Windows Vista: namely, that new PCs that arrive with Windows 7 will either stay that way or will be downgraded to WinXP for the short term. I have heard of a few customers with plans to deploy widespread Win7 upgrades across the enterprise, but these customers seem to be in the minority so far.

I'd be very interested in hearing your plans for rolling out Windows 7 in your organization. Feel free to post a comment here or drop me an email with more details about your deployment plans.

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Critical Patch Update for October 2009 Now Available

2009-10-21T15:51:21Z

The Critical Patch Update (CPU) for October 2009 was released on October 20, 2009. Oracle strongly recommends applying the patches as soon as possible.

The Critical Patch Update Advisory is the starting point for relevant information. It includes a list of products affected, pointers to obtain the patches, a summary of the security vulnerabilities, and links to other important documents.

Supported Products that are not listed in the "Supported Products and Components Affected" Section of the advisory do not require new patches to be applied.

Also, it is essential to review the Critical Patch Update supporting documentation referenced in the Advisory before applying patches, as this is where you can find important pertinent information.

The Critical Patch Update Advisory is available at the following location:

Oracle Technology Network

The next four Critical Patch Update release dates are:

January 12, 2010
April 13, 2010
July 13, 2010
October 12, 2010

Oracle Application Testing Suite 9.0 Supported with Oracle E-Business Suite

2009-10-20T17:20:53Z

Our recent article about our internal use of automated regression testing tools within E-Business Suite Development prompted many questions about the Oracle Application Testing Suite. I'm pleased to announce that the Oracle Application Testing Suite 9.0 is supported for use with the E-Business Suite.

The Oracle Automated Testing Suite (OATS) is built on the foundation of the e-TEST suite of products acquired from Empirix in 2008. The testing suite is comprised of:

Oracle Load Testing for scalability, performance, and load testing
Oracle Functional Testing for automated functional and regression testing
Oracle Test Manager for test process management, test execution, and defect tracking

Oracle E-Business Suite Accelerators Now Available

This latest version includes new Oracle E-Business Suite Accelerators, which offer support for automated functional testing and load testing for both Oracle E-Business Suite Releases 11i and 12.

You can now create test scripts that automate both E-Business Suite Web and Oracle Forms-based screens. Using the new OpenScript graphical scripting interface, your end-users can record automated test scripts by stepping through their Oracle E-Business Suite business transactions in their browsers. You can use the same interface to run scripts, parameterize script inputs, add custom test cases to validate content and extend scripts programmatically in Java.

You can also use the same interface to create automated load test scripts for Oracle Load Testing to simulate thousands of concurrent virtual users.

When Will New Test Starter Kits be Available?

As I mentioned in a previous article, our E-Business Suite Quality Assurance teams have been working with the Oracle Application Testing Suite for some time now. We're excited about using this new set of tools, and the OATS team is even building out some new enhancements specifically for our internal Apps testing requirements.

Our EBS QA teams haven't provided any firm schedules on when our existing E-Business Suite WinRunner and QTP automated test scripts will be fully converted to OATS. The number of existing test scripts that need to be converted is very large, with separate sets of scripts that span at least three Oracle Apps releases: 11.5.10.2, 12.0.4, and 12.1.

It wouldn't be surprising if the conversion process takes some time.

I would expect that a set of new Test Starter Kits containing the OATS scripts will be released in the future, but I don't have any details about which E-Business Suite products will be covered.

You're welcome to monitor or subscribe to this blog for updates, which I'll post as soon as soon as they're available.

Have You Tried OATS with EBS Yet?

Our Oracle Application Testing Suite team is eager to hear about your experiences with their latest release in E-Business Suite environments. You're welcome to post your comments here, or drop me a line privately. I'll be sure to pass on your feedback and questions on to the OATS team for you.

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E-Business Suite Release 12.1.1 Certified on Windows Server 2008 (32-bit)

2009-10-19T17:27:47Z

Oracle E-Business Suite Release 12 (12.1.1) is now certified on Microsoft Windows Server 2008 (32-bit) running on x86/x86-64 hardware. Note that MS Windows Server 2008 x64 (64-bit) and MS Windows Server 2008 R2 are not covered by this announcement.

The following editions of MS Windows Server 2008 (32-bit) are certified for Oracle E-Business Suite:

Windows Server 2008 Standard (x86)
Windows Server 2008 Enterprise (x86)
Windows Server 2008 Datacenter (x86)
Windows Web Server 2008 (x86)
Windows Server 2008 Standard without Hyper-V (x86)
Windows Server 2008 Enterprise without Hyper-V (x86)
Windows Server 2008 Datacenter without Hyper-V (x86

Oracle E-Business Suite does not support Hyper-V or Server Core in Windows Server 2008.

Platform Information and Requirements

Microsoft Windows Server 2008 (x86) Service Pack 1 or higher
Oracle E-Business Suite Release 12 (12.1.1 or higher)
Oracle Database 11.1.0.7 with Rollup Patch 10 (8416539) or higher
See the Microsoft Hardware Compatibility site for a list of servers compatible with Windows Server 2008 (x86)

Where can I find more information?

Certify's E-Business Suite R12 page (Release 12 -> MS Windows 2008 (x86) -> 12.1 certified combinations)
Oracle Applications Installation and Upgrade Notes Release 12 (12.1.1) for MS Windows Server (32-bit) (Note 761567.1)

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Using Oracle Application Server 10g with E-Business Suite (OpenWorld 2009 Recap)

2009-10-16T19:38:54Z

[Oct 19 2009 Update: If you registered for OpenWorld, here's a link to the OpenWorld On Demand page where you can download or listen to the live recording of this session as well as the presentation materials.]

Every year I provide an OpenWorld update on the various ways that E-Business Suite users can use different Oracle Application Server 10g components. This presentation covers many of the topics that I visit regularly on this blog, neatly summarizing them in a single package with the latest Fusion Middleware certified versions (and desupport notices) in one place:

Using Oracle Application Server 10g with E-Business Suite (Session S307958, PDF, 1.3 MB)

This presentation covers:

A quick overview of the various Oracle Application Server 10g products that can be optionally integrated with the E-Business Suite, including:
- Oracle Single Sign-On and Oracle Internet Directory
- Oracle Access Manager and Oracle Identity Manager
- Web Center and Portal
- Oracle Business Intelligence Enterprise Edition and Discoverer
- Web Cache
- Oracle SOA Suite
- Oracle Enterprise Manager
How Oracle Single Sign-On works with the E-Business Suite
How EBS users can be managed using Oracle Internet Directory
How EBS can be integrated via Oracle Single Sign-On with third-party authentication systems such as:
- Windows Native Authentication via Kerberos
- Netegrity Siteminder
- IBM Tivoli Access Manager
- PKI X.509v3 Digital Certificates
How EBS can be integrated via Oracle Internet Directory with third-party LDAP directories such as:
- Microsoft Active Directory
- Sun Java System Directory
- Novell eDirectory
- OpenLDAP

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I've covered all of these topics already on this blog, with articles discussing the conceptual topics as well as new certification announcements. See:

OpenWorld 2009: E-Business Suite Technology Stack Certification Roadmap

2009-10-12T06:08:53Z

OpenWorld 2009 has kicked off with a bang. As in previous years, I was invited to share our latest E-Business Suite technology stack certification roadmap with the OAUG EBS Technology Stack Special Interest Group (SIG) members.

Most of what I covered in this SIG discussion will be familiar to regular readers of this blog. Even if you've been keeping up with this blog's announcements, the convenient thing about this Roadmap presentation is that it summarizes our latest techstack certifications, desupport notices, support policy updates, and other important topics from the last year in a single, cohesive presentation.

Topics from this presentation include:

E-Business Release 12.1.1 technology stack components
Important Oracle Support policy updates for the E-Business Suite, Server Technologies, and Fusion Middleware products
Summary of the latest desupport notices relevant to EBS environments, covering desktop clients, browsers, database releases, and internal and external application tier servers
Listing of the current and recommended EBS certifications
Glimpse of upcoming certifications

This presentation is available here:

E-Business Suite Technology Stack Certification Roadmap - October 2009 (1.1 MB, PDF)

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11gR2 Database Certified with E-Business Suite 11i

2009-10-09T04:30:49Z

[Oct 11 Update: Added detailed list of supported database options and features]

I'm very pleased to announce that the 11gR2 Database version 11.2.0.1 is certified with Oracle E-Business Suite Release 11i version 11.5.10.2.

Existing Apps 11i environments currently running Oracle9i Release 2 (9.2.0), Oracle 10g Release 10 (10.1.0), Oracle 10g Release 2 (10.2.0), or Oracle 11g Release 1 (11.1.0) may be upgraded to the 11gR2 Database.

We're still working on the 11gR2 certification with Oracle E-Business Suite Release 12. You're welcome to monitor or subscribe to this blog for updates, which I'll post as soon as soon as they're available.

Prerequisites

Oracle E-Business Suite Release 11.5.10 plus Maintenance Pack 11.5.10.CU2 or later
Oracle Applications Technology 11i.ATG_PF.H Rollup 6 (RUP 6, Patch 5903765) or higher

Certified Platforms

Linux x86 (32-bit)
Linux x86-64

Pending Platform Certifications

Certifications for the following operating system platforms are still pending, since the Oracle 11gR2 Database ports for these platforms are not available yet:

Sun Solaris SPARC (64-bit)
IBM AIX (64-bit)
HP-UX Itanium
HP-UX PA-RISC (64-bit)
Microsoft Windows Server (32-bit)

As usual, I can't discuss release schedules for these additional platforms. You're welcome to monitor or subscribe to this blog for platform-related updates.

Database Feature Certifications Still Underway

Certification of the following database options and features is still underway:

Database Vault 11gR2 version 11.2.0.1
Transparent Data Encryption (TDE) Tablespace Encryption 11gR2 version 11.2.0.1

The following 11gR2 11.2.0.1 database options are supported for use with Apps 11i:

Real Application Clusters (RAC)
Advanced Networking Option
Advanced Compression
Active Data Guard
Database Partitioning
Data Guard Redo Apply with Physical Standby Databases
Native PL/SQL compilation
Oracle Label Security (OLS)
Real Application Testing
SecureFiles
Transparent Data Encryption (TDE) Column Encryption
Virtual Private Database (VPD)

References

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Internet Explorer 8 Certified with E-Business Suite Release 11i

2009-10-06T19:04:39Z

I'm very pleased to announce that Microsoft Internet Explorer 8 is now certified as a client browser for Oracle E-Business Suite Release 11i.

IE 8 Support Requires Forms6i Patchset 19

If you're running either Forms6i Patchset 18 or earlier in your EBS 11i environment, you will need to apply Forms6i Patchset 19 to get support for Internet Explorer 8 (IE 8).
E-Business Suite Release 11i Prerequisites

Oracle Applications 11.5.10 plus Maintenance Pack 11.5.10 CU2 or later
Oracle Applications Technology 11i.ATG_PF.H Rollup 6 (RUP 6, Patch 5903765) or later
Oracle Forms6i Patchset 19 (6.0.8.28.x) (Note 125767.1)
Forms6i MLR Patch 8888184
Desktop client on:

Windows XP Service Pack 2 or 3
Windows Vista Service Pack 1 or 2
Sun JRE 1.5.0_12 or later, or JRE 1.6.0_03 or later

References

Recommended Browsers for Oracle E-Business Suite Release 11i (Note 285218.1)
Upgrading Sun JRE (Native Plug-in) with Oracle Applications 11i for Windows Clients (Note 290807.1)

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OpenWorld 2009: E-Business Suite 12.1 Standalone Apps for EBS 11i Users

2009-10-02T19:19:54Z

[Oct 19, 2009 Update: Here's a link to Nadia's presentation (PDF, 7.5 MB). If you registered for OpenWorld, here's a link to the OpenWorld On Demand page where you can download or listen to the live recording of this session as well as the presentation materials.]]

As I've noted before, the San Francisco Oracle OpenWorld conference is our biggest event of the year. It's always entertaining to watch the frenzy of activity in the immediately preceding months and weeks. It's an exciting time.

We've been getting questions about how Oracle E-Business Suite Release 11i customers can take advantage of some of the standalone solutions from Oracle E-Business Suite Release 12. There are many significant functional innovations and new capabilities in R12.1, but some of you have indicated that you don't have the time or the budget to upgrade from Oracle E-Business Suite Release 11i yet.

Nadia Bendjedou has an OpenWorld 2009 session in which she'll be covering options for how Apps 11i users can take advantage of Apps 12.1 standalone applications:

Oracle Oracle E-Business Suite Release 12.1 Standalone Applications for Release 11.5.10 Customers: How? (Session S309539)
Tuesday, Oct 13, 5:30 PM
Moscone West, Room 2008

Abstract: "Oracle E-Business Suite Release 12.1 brings several functional innovations in almost every area. Come hear how Oracle E-Business Suite Release 11.5.10 customers can leverage some of these new innovations and new solutions without going through the cost of upgrading to Release 12.1. This session drills down into what these solutions are and how they work in an Oracle E-Business Suite Release 11.5.10 environment."

As for me, my OpenWorld dance card is almost completely full now. If you have any last-minute meeting requests, I still have some slots free for Thursday, but they're going fast. Here are my formal OpenWorld sessions:

Want to Connect at OpenWorld 2009?

Database Vault 11.1.0.7 Certified for E-Business Suite on Windows Platforms

2009-10-01T19:34:08Z

Our Applications Platforms Group continues to round out our E-Business Suite certification matrix for Oracle Database Vault 11gR1. Oracle DB Vault 11gR1 11.1.0.7 is now certified with E-Business Suite for the following Windows platforms:

Microsoft Windows Server (32-bit)
Microsoft Windows x64 (64-bit)

Prerequisites

Oracle Database 11gR1 version 11.1.0.7
Oracle Database Vault 11gR1 version 11.1.0.7
Oracle E-Business Suite Release 11i version 11.5.10.2 or higher
Oracle E-Business Suite Release 12 version 12.0.4 or higher
Oracle E-Business Suite Release 12 version 12.1

References

Integrating Oracle E-Business Suite Release 11i with Oracle Database Vault 11.1.0.7 (Note 859399.1)
Interoperability Notes: Oracle E-Business Suite Release 11i with Oracle Database 11g Release 1 (11.1.0) (Note 452783.1)
Integrating Oracle E-Business Suite Release 12 with Oracle Database Vault 11.1.0.7 (Note 859397.1)
Interoperability Notes: Oracle E-Business Suite Release 12 with Oracle Database 11g Release 1 (11.1.0) (Note 735276.1)

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Using Transportable Database 11gR1 with E-Business Suite

2009-09-30T19:09:13Z

Platform migration is the process of moving a database from one operating-system platform to a different operating-system platform. There are two supported methods for doing this:

Export the data from the database on the old platform, create a new database on the new platform, and import the data into the new database.
Use the Transportable Database feature

You can expect a 50% or greater reduction in the time it takes to complete a platform migration using Transportable Database when compared to traditional export/import methods.

Transportable Database 10gR2 was certified for the E-Business Suite last year. I'm pleased to announce that our Applications Platforms Group has certified this for the next database release -- Transportable Database 11gR1 -- with the E-Business Suite.

Prerequisites

Database migration across platforms of the same "endian" format (byte ordering) using the Transportable Database (TDB) process is now certified with Oracle Database 11gR1 (11.1.0.7) for Oracle E-Business Suite Releases 11i (11.5.10.2) and 12 (12.0.4 and higher).

Suitable target platforms can be verified by querying the view V$DB_TRANSPORTABLE_PLATFORM using sqlplus (connected as sysdba) on the source platform:

SQL> select platform_name from v$db_transportable_platform;

If the intended target platform appears in the output, Transportable Database can then be used to migrate the database to this target. Otherwise, an alternative such as export/import should be used instead.

Not the same as Cross-Platform Transportable Tablespaces (XTTS)

Please note that an alternative database technology known as Cross-Platform Transportable Tablespaces (XTTS) to migrate data between platforms of different endian formats is NOT yet certified with Oracle E-Business Suite.

References

Using Transportable Database to migrate Oracle E-Business Suite Release 11i Using Oracle Database 10g Release 2 or 11g Release 1 (Note 729309.1)

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