Preface

This document serves as a guide for administrators, developers, and system integrators who securely administer RPAS and RPAS applications. Installation and configuration for each product are covered in more detail in the each product's Installation Guide.

Audience

This document is intended to provide an overview of the security features of the RPAS Platform and applications built upon it. It contains a set of best practices for administrators, developers, and system integrators who perform the following functions:

Manage the RPAS environment at the OS level.
Install and configure the RPAS Server, Fusion Client, and/or Classic Client.
Integrate RPAS domains with other domains or other products.
Perform RPAS Administration tasks such as user management, permissions, and system limits.

This document is not intended to describe in detail the processes of deploying and maintaining an RPAS application; for detailed information on these topics, readers should consult the relevant end user documents. It is assumed that the readers have a general knowledge of administering the underlying technologies and applications.

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Access to Oracle Support

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Customer Support

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https://support.oracle.com

When contacting Customer Support, please provide the following:

Product version and program/module name
Functional and technical description of the problem (include business impact)
Detailed step-by-step instructions to re-create
Exact error message received
Screen shots of each step you take

Review Patch Documentation

When you install the application for the first time, you install either a base release (for example, 14.1) or a later patch release (for example, 14.1.1). If you are installing the base release or additional patches, read the documentation for all releases that have occurred since the base release before you begin installation. Documentation for patch releases can contain critical information related to the base release, as well as information about code changes since the base release.

Improved Process for Oracle Retail Documentation Corrections

To more quickly address critical corrections to Oracle Retail documentation content, Oracle Retail documentation may be republished whenever a critical correction is needed. For critical corrections, the republication of an Oracle Retail document may at times not be attached to a numbered software release; instead, the Oracle Retail document will simply be replaced on the Oracle Technology Network Web site, or, in the case of Data Models, to the applicable My Oracle Support Documentation container where they reside.

This process will prevent delays in making critical corrections available to customers. For the customer, it means that before you begin installation, you must verify that you have the most recent version of the Oracle Retail documentation set. Oracle Retail documentation is available on the Oracle Technology Network at the following URL:

http://www.oracle.com/technetwork/documentation/oracle-retail-100266.html

An updated version of the applicable Oracle Retail document is indicated by Oracle part number, as well as print date (month and year). An updated version uses the same part number, with a higher-numbered suffix. For example, part number E123456-02 is an updated version of a document with part number E123456-01.

If a more recent version of a document is available, that version supersedes all previous versions.

Oracle Retail Documentation on the Oracle Technology Network

Documentation is packaged with each Oracle Retail product release. Oracle Retail product documentation is also available on the following web site:

http://www.oracle.com/technetwork/documentation/oracle-retail-100266.html

(Data Model documents are not available through Oracle Technology Network. These documents are packaged with released code, or you can obtain them through My Oracle Support.)

Documentation should be available on this web site within a month after a product release.

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