Preface

Intended Audience

Welcome to Release 12.1 of the Oracle Depot Repair User Guide.

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Structure

1  Introduction to Oracle Depot Repair

This chapter discusses the key concepts, features, and process flows of Oracle Depot Repair.


2  Overview of Using Oracle Depot Repair

This chapter provides an overview of the user interface and the major tasks that you can perform using Oracle Depot Repair.


3  Oracle Depot Repair Business Scenarios

This chapter describes working with different service depot repair business scenarios.


4  Depot Workbench

This chapter describes task-based procedures for different processes that a user can perform to fulfill responsibilities.


5  Repair Manager Portal

This chapter outlines the broad set of capabilities that a repair manager performs in the course of normal repair center operations.


6  Recalls
7  Returns Dashboard
8  Receiving Returns using the Bulk Receiving Module

This chapter describes how to easily receive items into the depot that arrive with or without an RMA.


9  Executing Repairs using the Repair Technician Module

This chapter describes an enhanced set of operations to process repair items.


Related Information Sources

Oracle Depot Repair Implementation Guide

Integration Repository

The Oracle Integration Repository is a compilation of information about the service endpoints exposed by the Oracle E-Business Suite of applications. It provides a complete catalog of Oracle E-Business Suite's business service interfaces. The tool lets users easily discover and deploy the appropriate business service interface for integration with any system, application, or business partner.

The Oracle Integration Repository is shipped as part of the Oracle E-Business Suite. As your instance is patched, the repository is automatically updated with content appropriate for the precise revisions of interfaces in your environment.

Do Not Use Database Tools to Modify Oracle E-Business Suite Data

Oracle STRONGLY RECOMMENDS that you never use SQL*Plus, Oracle Data Browser, database triggers, or any other tool to modify Oracle E-Business Suite data unless otherwise instructed.

Oracle provides powerful tools you can use to create, store, change, retrieve, and maintain information in an Oracle database. But if you use Oracle tools such as SQL*Plus to modify Oracle E-Business Suite data, you risk destroying the integrity of your data and you lose the ability to audit changes to your data.

Because Oracle E-Business Suite tables are interrelated, any change you make using an Oracle E-Business Suite form can update many tables at once. But when you modify Oracle E-Business Suite data using anything other than Oracle E-Business Suite, you may change a row in one table without making corresponding changes in related tables. If your tables get out of synchronization with each other, you risk retrieving erroneous information and you risk unpredictable results throughout Oracle E-Business Suite.

When you use Oracle E-Business Suite to modify your data, Oracle E-Business Suite automatically checks that your changes are valid. Oracle E-Business Suite also keeps track of who changes information. If you enter information into database tables using database tools, you may store invalid information. You also lose the ability to track who has changed your information because SQL*Plus and other database tools do not keep a record of changes.