Oracle
Insurance Policy Administration (OIPA)
Version
9.6.0.0
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Installation Instructions
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There are four installation steps
that must be completed in order to install OIPA and the Rules Palette
application. Each step has a corresponding guide. The guides are listed
below in the order in which they should be completed.
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Description
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OIPA Database Installation
Instructions
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This guide should be used to
assist with the installation of the database. Topics covered include
creating users, granting privileges and configuring the database.
Supported database types are Oracle 11G (11.2.0.2), DB2 9.7 FixPack 6 and SQL 2008 R2 SP1.
This is the first installation
guide that should be completed. This guide is for the
database administrator.
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WebSphere Deployment
Installation
Instructions
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This guide should be used to
assist with the deployment of the OIPA application and the Web
Application Utility on the
WebSphere application server.
This is the second installation
guide that should be completed. This guide is for the
build manager.
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WebLogic
Deployment
Installation Instructions
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This guide should be used to
assist with the deployment of the OIPA application and the Web
Application Utility on the WebLogic application server.
This is the second installation
guide that should be completed. This guide is for the
build manager.
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Oracle Installer Instructions
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This guide provides instructions for the Oracle Installer, which automates the installation of Oracle Insurance Policy Administration (OIPA),
Oracle Insurance Rules Palette (OIRP), Web Application Utility, Oracle cycle agent, Oracle cycle client and OIPA database schemas in an Oracle database.
If using an Oracle database and WebLogic application server, this installer can be used
instead of the steps in the WebLogic Deployment Installation Instructions document.
This guide is for the build manager and the
database administrator.
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OSC Installation Instructions
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This guide provides instructions for the Outbound Services Connector, which leverages the Oracle Insurance Policy Administration's extensibility
framework to provide a generic, reusable approach to outbound data delivery
This process should follow the installation of OIPA and the database. This guide is for the
build manager.
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Rules Palette Set-Up
Instructions
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This guide should be used to
assist with the configuration of the Web Application Utility and the Oracle Insurance Rules Palette. The Web
Application Utility allows a build manager to establish the
properties that will be used during Rules Palette environment creation.
Security groups and users for the Rules Palette are also created using
this guide.
This process should follow the installation/deployment of the database, OIPA and the Web Application Utility.
This guide is for the build manager.
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Rules Palette Environment
Creation Instructions
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This guide should be used to
assist the Rules Palette user with the download of the Rules Palette
application and the creation of an environment.
This process should follow the setup of the Rules Palette. This guide is for the
Rules Palette user.
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This guide contains instructions for using the Upgrade Utility, which is available for users upgrading from
9.4.0.0 to 9.5.0.0 and from 9.5.0.0 to 9.6.0.0. The Upgrade Utility provides an automated method for updating the database schema and updating XML syntax,
in order to combat backwards compatibility issues.
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Oracle Insurance Policy
Administration (OIPA) Application
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OIPA is
a highly configurable, rules-based
system that helps insurers adapt, transform and grow their
business by accelerating speed-to-market for products, enhancing
service to customers and distribution through real time
access to
policy information, and reducing risk while optimizing
performance.
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Document
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Description
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This
document describes the enhancements to existing functionality and the
new features incorporated into the OIPA application for the 9.6.0.0
release.
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This document includes licensing and copyright information for third-party products included with Oracle Insurance Policy Administration and Rules Palette for release 9.6.0.0.
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This
document explains the lifecycle of an activity and the OIPA components
involved in activity processing.
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This
document provides an overview of OIPA, its features and benefits,
design principles, and system architecture, along with examples of
OIPA-based solutions.
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This
document explains features and configuration changes in this release that will present compatibility issues when upgrading from
past releases. Instructions to fix these issues are included.
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This
document explains Oracle Coherence, which provides replicated and
distributed (partitioned) data management and caching services. The
document specifically focuses on three areas of coherence in OIPA:
caching, cycle messaging and application profiling.
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Leveraging
Oracle Coherence for Distributed Execution
of High Volume Transactions
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This
technical white paper discusses how Oracle
Insurance Policy Administration for Life and Annuity (OIPA) leverages
the powerful capabilities of Oracle Coherence in-memory data grid
middleware to provide predictable scalability, performance for
high-volume batch cycle processing, and seamless fail-over support.
This white paper includes a technical discussion of how the Coherence
Processing Pattern provides the grid computing infrastructure used by
the Oracle Insurance Policy Administration cycle subsystem.
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This
document explains Cycle, which is a subsystem for the batch processing
of insurance transactions called Cycle. Cycle is a high-performance
distributed subsystem designed to process as many pending transactions
as possible in the shortest amount of time.
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The OIPA
Document Generator provides
users with the ability to dynamically generate documents in PDF format.
Transactions that are configured with an attached GenerateDocument
business rule can access OIPA data to generate a dynamic document.
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This
document explains the process OIPA uses to extend the system and hook
in new system capabilities without major infrastructure changes.
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OIPA
Load Testing Methods
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This
document reviews the general areas of OIPA that may require performance
testing. Additionally, suggested load testing methods and tools are
described in detail.
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OIPA’s Release Management capabilities provide a systematic method of tracking rule changes, as well as a process for packaging and migrating rules from one environment to another.
This document provides an overview of the OIPA Release Management functionality.
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This document provides
guidelines for securing an OIPA installation, including the
configuration
and installation steps needed to meet security goals.
This encompasses secure system deployment,
protection of sensitive data, reliability and availability of
the application, authentication and authorization mechanisms.
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This
document describes each property listed in the PAS.properties file.
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OIPA User Help System (English)
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This help
system contains information on the features and use of the OIPA
application. (English language version)
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This
document discusses the available Web Services and provides basic
overviews of protocols. It demonstrates the process for creating
messages needed by Web Services for a more holistic explanation of the
available functionality.
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Oracle Insurance Rules Palette
Application
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The Rules Palette is a
standalone application that must be used in conjunction with the Oracle
Insurance Policy Administration system for configuration tasks. The
Rules Palette provides straightforward functionality and visual
configuration tools in an easy to load client-side application.
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Description
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Rules
Palette Release Notes
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This
document describes the enhancements made to existing functionality and
the features incorporated into the Rules Palette for the 9.6.0.0
release.
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Rules
Palette Help System
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This help
system is a resource for configurors using the Rules Palette.
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Rules
Palette Security Guide
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This document provides
guidelines for securing a Rules Palette installation, including the
configuration and installation steps needed to meet security goals. |
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This help
system provides configuration information on all XML rules used to
drive the OIPA application. Configuration standards and best practices
are also described in this help system.
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Extensions
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Oracle provides the
application extensions documented below as a convenience for our
customers.
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Document
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Description
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OIPA Japanese Character
Validation
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The Japanese Character
Validation Extension for OIPA provides the ability to validate
field values against character sets used in the Japanese market. The
extension can validate a field against single character sets or
multiple character sets, depending on the configuration used.
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Patch Release Documentation
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The following documents contain documentation that was updated for patch releases.
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Description
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OIPA Version 9.6.1.0 Documentation Updates
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This document contains documentation that was updated to reflect the changes introduced in the 9.6.1.0 patch release.
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OIPA Version 9.6.1.1 Documentation Updates
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This document contains documentation that was updated to reflect the changes introduced in the 9.6.1.1 hotfix.
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