Preface

Intended Audience

Welcome to Release 12.1.0.2.0 of the Oracle Application Management Pack for Oracle E-Business Suite Guide.

This book is intended for database administrators and system administrators who are responsible for performing the tasks associated with maintaining an Oracle E-Business Suite system using the Oracle Application Management Pack for Oracle E-Business Suite.

See Related Information Sources for more Oracle Applications product information.

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Structure

1  Introduction to the Oracle Application Management Pack for Oracle E-Business Suite
2  Installing the Oracle Application Management Pack for Oracle E-Business Suite
3  Getting Started with the Oracle Application Management Pack for Oracle E-Business Suite
4  Discovering Oracle E-Business Suite with Cloud Control
5  Credentials
6  Preferences
7  Security
8  Monitoring Oracle E-Business Suite
9  Monitoring Configuration
10  Diagnosing Issues
11  Cloning an Oracle E-Business Suite System
12  Introduction to Change Management
13  Patch Manager
14  Customization Manager
A  Target Types
B  Pre-validation for Discovery
C  Supported File Types in Customization Manager
D  Customization Manager Coding Standards
E  Validation of Custom Applications: Examples
F  Known Product Limitations
G  Third-Party Product License Information

Related Information Sources

Oracle E-Business Suite System Administrator's Guide Documentation Set

For Oracle E-Business Suite Releases 11i and 12, this documentation set provides planning and reference information for the Oracle E-Business Suite System Administrator. Oracle E-Business Suite System Administrator's Guide - Configuration contains information on system configuration steps, including defining concurrent programs and managers, enabling Oracle Applications Manager features, and setting up printers and online help. Oracle E-Business Suite System Administrator's Guide - Maintenance provides information for frequent tasks such as monitoring your system with Oracle Applications Manager, managing concurrent managers and reports, using diagnostic utilities, managing profile options, and using alerts. Oracle E-Business Suite System Administrator's Guide - Security describes User Management, data security, function security, auditing, and security configurations.

For Oracle E-Business Suite Release 12.2, refer to the Oracle E-Business Suite Setup Guide, Oracle E-Business Suite Maintenance Guide, and Oracle E-Business Suite Security Guide.

Oracle Enterprise Manager Cloud Control Introduction

This manual introduces Oracle Enterprise Manager. It provides a brief overview of the system architecture and describes the key features of the product. The manual also details new features in this release.

Oracle Enterprise Manager Cloud Control Basic Installation Guide

This guide enables you to begin the installation of a new Enterprise Manager system.

Oracle Enterprise Manager Cloud Control Advanced Installation and Configuration Guide

Oracle Enterprise Manager Cloud Control Advanced Installation and Configuration Guide is an extension to Oracle Enterprise Manager Cloud Control Basic Installation Guide. While the Oracle Enterprise Manager Cloud Control Basic Installation Guide covers basic installation procedures that help you get started with Enterprise Manager Cloud Control, the Oracle Enterprise Manager Cloud Control Advanced Installation and Configuration Guide covers advanced installation procedures that help you install and configure the Enterprise Manager Cloud Control components in more complex environments.

Oracle Enterprise Manager Cloud Control Upgrade Guide

This guide describes how you can upgrade an existing Enterprise Manager 10g Grid Control Release 5 (10.2.0.5.0) or Enterprise Manager 11g Grid Control Release 1 (11.1.0.1.0) to Enterprise Manager Cloud Control.

Oracle Enterprise Manager Cloud Control Administrator's Guide

This guide describes how to set up a Private Cloud, manage and deploy virtualization targets with Oracle Enterprise Manager 12c.

Oracle Enterprise Manager Cloud Administration Guide

This guide describes how to set up a Private Cloud, manage and deploy virtualization targets with Oracle Enterprise Manager 12c.

Oracle Enterprise Manager Lifecycle Management Administrator’s Guide

The Lifecycle Management Guide introduces you to the lifecycle management solutions offered by Oracle Enterprise Manager Cloud Control (Cloud Control), and describes in detail how you can use the discovery, provisioning, patching, and configuration and compliance management features to manage your data center.

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.