Welcome to Release 12.1 of the Oracle Configurator Developer User's Guide.
This user's guide includes the information you need to work with Oracle Configurator Developer effectively.
This guide assumes you have a working knowledge of your business processes, tools, and configurations. It also assumes you are familiar with configurator applications. If you have never used a configurator application, we suggest you attend one or more of the Oracle Configurator training classes available through Oracle University. You should also be familiar with Oracle Applications and the Oracle Applications database.
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2 The CZ Schema’s Item Master
3 Types of Models
4 References
5 Properties
6 Effectivity
7 Instantiation
8 Connectivity
9 Model Structure Node Types
10 Using Populators
11 Rule Basics
12 Logic Rules
13 Numeric Rules
14 Design Charts
15 Comparison and Compatibility Rules
16 Statement Rules
17 Configurator Extensions
18 Rule Sequences
19 Displaying the Model
20 User Interface Templates
21 User Interface Structure and Design
22 Testing and Debugging
23 Publishing
24 Configurator Developer User Interface Basics
25 Main Area of the Repository
26 Item Master Area of the Repository
27 Publications Area of the Repository
28 General Area of the Workbench
29 Structure Area of the Workbench
30 Rules Area of the Workbench
31 User Interface Area of the Workbench
32 Model Debugger and User Interface Testing
A The Runtime Oracle Configurator
B Multiple Language Support
C Rules, Node Types, and System Properties
Common Glossary for Oracle Configurator
Important: The Fusion Configurator Engine (FCE) is an alternative to the configuration engine described in this document, and provides significant enhancements. For all information about the Fusion Configurator Engine, see the Oracle Configurator Fusion Configurator Engine Guide.
For a full list of documentation resources for Oracle Configurator, see the Oracle Configurator Release Notes for this release.
For a full list of documentation resources for Oracle Applications, see Oracle Applications Documentation Resources, on MetaLink, Oracle's technical support Web site.
Additionally, be sure you are familiar with current release or patch information for Oracle Configurator on MetaLink, Oracle's technical support Web site.
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 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.
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.