1 Introduction

This chapter provides an overview on how to use Oracle Application Server InterConnect (OracleAS InterConnect) Adapter for Oracle Applications (OA adapter).

This chapter contains the following:

Oracle Applications Overview
Oracle Applications Adapter Overview

1.1 Oracle Applications Overview

Oracle Applications is a complete set of integrated business applications that runs entirely on the Internet. This enables you to:

Cut costs
Increase revenues across front-office and back-office functions
Access current, accurate, and consistent data

The applications in Oracle Applications are built on a unified information architecture that consolidates data from Oracle and non-Oracle applications and allows a consistent definition of customers, suppliers, partners, and employees across the entire enterprise. The result is a suite of applications that can give you current performance metrics, financial ratios, profit and loss summaries, and other types of information that roll up across all departments, products, and geographies. Whether you implement one module or the entire Suite, Oracle Applications can help you make smarter decisions with better information, share unified information across the enterprise, reduce IT expenses, and run your business more efficiently.

To connect Oracle Applications to other non-Oracle applications, the OracleAS InterConnect OA adapter is required.

1.2 Oracle Applications Adapter Overview

The OracleAS InterConnect OA adapter enables you to connect to Oracle Applications. The OA adapter can be used to connect to versions 11.5.1 through 11.5.9 of Oracle Applications.

Note:

All interface types except PL/SQL APIs and interface tables exposed by the Oracle Applications can be used for both inbound (into Oracle Applications) and outbound (out of Oracle Applications) communication. PL/SQL APIs and interface tables can be used only for inbound communication.

1.2.1 Hardware Requirements

The following table lists the hardware requirements for the computer on which the OA adapter is installed.

Hardware	Windows	UNIX
Memory	128 MB	128 MB
Disk Space	500 MB	500 MB

1.2.2 Software Requirements

The following are software requirements for the OA adapter:

Operating System Requirements
JRE Requirements
Database Requirements

1.2.2.1 Operating System Requirements

Table 1-1 lists operating system requirements for the computer on which the OA adapter is installed.

Table 1-1 Operating System Requirements

Operating System	Version
Windows NT	Version 4.0 with Service Pack 6 or above.
Windows 2000	With Service Pack 1 or above.
IBM AIX 5L	5.2, Maintenance Level 1 or higher
HP Tru64	UNIX V5.1B
HP-UX	11.0 and 11i (11.11) PA-RISC or higher
Linux	Red Hat Enterprise Linux AS/ES 2.1, AS/ES 3.0, UnitedLinux 1.0
Sun SPARC Solaris	8 and 9 (32 bit)

1.2.2.2 JRE Requirements

OracleAS InterConnect uses JRE 1.4.1, which is installed with its components.

1.2.2.3 Database Requirements

The OA adapter requires Oracle8i or later version of the Oracle database. Typically, the database should already be used by the application. If this database is not used by the application, install Oracle8i, or Oracle9i database.

Note:

There is no dependency between OracleAS InterConnect and the technology stack under Oracle Applications, specifically the Oracle Database and Application Server versions. You can use the OA adapter to connect to any of the above mentioned Oracle Applications versions.