Oracle E-Business Suite Setup Guide

Setup Steps

Setup Tasks for Oracle Applications Manager

Technical Configuration

Introduction

Using AutoConfig to Manage Oracle E-Business Suite Services

Using AutoConfig Tools for System Configuration

Customizing AutoConfig-Managed Configurations

Patching AutoConfig

Advanced AutoConfig Features and Additional Utilities

Using AutoConfig on an Oracle RAC Instance

Managing Oracle HTTP Server Configurations

Managing Configuration of Web Application Services

Using Profiles in Oracle WebLogic Server

Changing the Oracle WebLogic Server Administration User Password

Known Issues

Concurrent Processing

Overview of Concurrent Processing

Concurrent Requests, Programs, and Processes

Life Cycle of a Concurrent Request

Service Management

Concepts

Network Failure Recovery

Failover Sensitive Workshifts

Overview of Concurrent Programs and Requests

Controlling Access to Programs and Limiting Active Requests for a User

Organizing Programs into Request Sets

Defining Request Sets

Request Sets and Owners

System Administrator Request Set Privileges

Request Set Incompatibilities

Sharing Parameters in a Request Set

Request Sets Report

Report Parameters

Report Headings

Organizing Programs into Request Groups

Request Security Groups

Using Codes with Request Groups

Customizing the Submit Requests Window

Customizing the Submit Requests Window using Codes

Report Group Responsibilities Report

Report Parameters

Defining Program Incompatibility Rules

Incompatible and Run Alone Programs

Concurrent Conflict Domains

Enforcing Incompatibility Rules

Log and Output File Names and Locations

Custom Concurrent Programs

Oracle Tool Concurrent Programs

Pro*C Concurrent Programs

Host Language Concurrent Programs

Submitting Concurrent Requests (CONCSUB)

Copying and Modifying Program Definitions

Copying and Renaming a Concurrent Program

Alter Program Priority

Modifying an Incompatible Programs List

Concurrent Program Parameters

Control the Behavior of Request Parameters

Example of Modifying a Program's Parameters

Conflict Domains

Defining Logical Databases

Concurrent Program Details Report

Report Parameters

Report Headings

Concurrent Programs Report

Report Parameters

Report Headings

Request Groups Window

Concurrent Program Executable Window

Concurrent Programs Window

Concurrent Programs Block

Copy to Window

Session Control Window

Incompatible Programs Window

Concurrent Program Parameters Window

Data Groups Window

Data Groups Block

Application-ORACLE ID Pairs Block

Concurrent Conflicts Domains Window

Concurrent Programs HTML UI

Search for Concurrent Programs

Create Concurrent Program

Concurrent Program - Add Parameter

Defining Managers and their Work Shifts in the Oracle Forms UI

Work Shift Definitions

Using Work Shifts to Balance Processing Workload

Using Time-Based Queues

Creating Services within Oracle Applications Manager

Completed Concurrent Requests Report

Report Parameters

Report Headings

Work Shift by Manager Report

Report Parameters

Report Headings

Work Shifts Report

Report Parameters

Report Headings

Specializing Managers to Run Only Certain Programs

Introduction to Specialization Rules

Defining Specialization Rules

Examples - Using Specialization Rules

Defining Combined Specialization Rules

Using Combined Rules

Differences Between Specialization and Combined Rules

Grouping Programs by Request Type

Controlling Concurrent Managers

Controlling the Internal Concurrent Manager from the Operating System

Overview of Parallel Concurrent Processing

What is Parallel Concurrent Processing?

Parallel Concurrent Processing Environments

How Parallel Concurrent Processing Works

Managing Parallel Concurrent Processing

Defining Concurrent Managers

Administering Concurrent Managers

Administer Concurrent Managers Window

Administer Concurrent Managers Block

The actions you can choose for controlling a manager are:

Reviewing a Specific Manager

Concurrent Processes Window

Concurrent Requests Window

Request Diagnostics Window

Concurrent Managers Window

Concurrent Managers Block

Specialization Rules Window

Work Shifts Window

Environment Window

Work Shifts Window

Combined Specialization Rules Window

Combined Specialization Rules Block

Specialization Rules Block

Concurrent Request Types Window

Concurrent Request Types Block

Viewer Options Window

Viewer Options Block

Nodes Window

Nodes Block

Setting Up, Starting, and Shutting Down Concurrent Managers

Setting Up Concurrent Managers

Starting the Concurrent Managers

Restarting the Concurrent Managers

Shutting Down the Concurrent Manager Service (Windows)

Removing the Concurrent Manager Service (Windows)

Starting and Stopping the Concurrent Manager with the Concurrent Manager Operator User

File Conventions

Directory Privileges

Printing

Managing Concurrent Processing with Oracle Applications Manager

Service Instances

Status Overview

OAM Generic Collection Service

Concurrent Processing Charts and Reports

Concurrent Processing Command-Line Utility (cpadmin)

Multilingual Support for Concurrent Requests

Request Submission

Runtime Behavior

MLS Functions

Multiple Organizations Reporting

The Output Post Processor

Delivery Options for Concurrent Request Output

Managing Delivery Options

Reviewing Requests, Request Log Files, and Report Output Files

How To View Request Status and Output

Setting End User Report and Log File Access Privileges

Defining the Reports Viewer

Viewing HTML Report Output

Online Report Review using Other Applications

Changing the Status of Concurrent Requests and Request Sets

Changing a Request's Phase and Status

Changing the Priority of a Pending or Inactive request

Managing Request Sets

Managing Concurrent Processing Files and Tables

Concurrent Processing User Profile Settings

Purge Concurrent Request and/or Manager Data Program

User Profiles and Profile Options in Oracle Application Object Library

Overview of Setting User Profiles

Setting Profile Options

Using Profile Options in Other Oracle E-Business Suite Features

Examples of User Profile Options

Profile Categories

User Profile Option Values Report

Report Parameters

Report Headings

Profile Options in Oracle Application Object Library

Setting Up Printers

Printers and Printing

Overview

Printer Types, Print Styles, and Printer Drivers

Sequence of Printing Events

Setting Character-Mode vs. Bitmap Printing

Setting Up Your Printers

Printing Setup Interrelationships

Printer Setup Information Is Cached On Demand

Printer Setup with Pasta

Overview

Setup for Basic Printing with Pasta

Defining Configuration Files for Specific Printers

Using a Different Configuration File as the Default

Modify an Existing Printer Type to Use Pasta

Add a New Printer Type to Use Pasta

Setting Margins

Printing a Report Generated Using the noprint Option

Generating Other Formats Using the Preprocessing Option

Font Source

Language-Specific Font Support

Configuration File Options

Command Line Parameters

Using PrintForms

Create the PrintForm

Common UNIX Printing System (CUPS) Integration

Customizing Printing Support in Oracle E-Business Suite

Hierarchy of Printer and Print Style Assignments

Hierarchy of Printer Assignments

Hierarchy of Print Style Assignments

System Administrator Printer and Print Style Settings

End User Printer and Print Style Settings

Postscript Printing in UNIX

Printer Types Window

Printer Types Block

Printer Drivers Block

Printers Window

Printers Block

Print Styles Window

Print Styles Block

Layout Block

Printer Drivers Window

Printer Drivers Window Fields

Driver Method Region

Driver Method Parameters Region

Setting Up Oracle E-Business Suite Help

Setting Oracle E-Business Suite Help Profile Options

Customizing Oracle E-Business Suite Help

Downloading and Uploading Help Files

Linking Help Files

Updating the Search Index

Customizing Help Navigation Trees

The Help Builder User Interface

Customizing Help in a Global Environment

Using Oracle Tutor

Time Zone Support

User-Preferred Time Zones

Time Zone Concepts

User-Preferred Time Zones and Products

Upgrade Considerations

Implementation Details

Managing Globalization

Overview of Globalization Support

Language Values for User Sessions

Language Values for User Sessions using AppsLocalLogin.jsp

Language Value from Login External to Oracle E-Business Suite

Language Values for Oracle Workflow Notifications

Date Formats in NLS Implementations

Support for Calendars

Configuring Calendars

Validating Calendars

Numeric Format Support

Lightweight MLS

Multilingual External Documents

Translations Window

Currencies Window

Languages Window

Languages Record

Natural Languages Window

Natural Languages Record

Territories Window

Territories Block

Defining Document Sequences

What is a Document Sequence?

Defining a Document Sequence

Defining Document Categories

Assigning a Document Sequence

Document Numbering vs. Document Entry

Document Sequences Window

Document Sequences Block

Document Categories Window

Document Categories Block

Sequence Assignments Window

Sequence Assignments Block

Assignment Region

Document Flexfield

Applications DBA System Configuration Tools

About System Configuration

AD Splicer

File Character Set Converter

Developer Tools

Developer Tools

Form Personalization

Work Directory

Web Enabled PL/SQL Window

Integration with Application Development Framework

Using Loaders

Generic Loader

Overview

FNDLOAD Executable

Configuration File

Data File

Oracle Application Object Library Configuration Files

Attachments Setup Data Configuration File

Concurrent Program Configuration File

Flexfields Setup Data Configuration File

Flexfield Value Sets

Descriptive Flexfields

Key Flexfields

Folders Configuration File

Lookups Configuration File

Messages Configuration File

Profile Options and Profile Values Configuration File

Request Groups Configuration File

Security Information Configuration File

Message Dictionary Generator

Message Repositories

Usage

Generic File Manager Access Utility (FNDGFU)

Usage

Example of FNDGFU Upload

Purging Generic File Manager Data

Purge Obsolete Generic File Manager Data

Program Parameters

Oracle Applications Tablespace Model

Introduction to Oracle Applications Tablespace Model

Advantages of Migrating to OATM

OATM Tablespaces

Customizations and Extensions

Introduction to the Oracle Applications Tablespace Migration Utility

Planning for Migration

Setting Up the Tablespace Migration Utility

Phase 1: Preparatory Steps

Phase 2: Migration Steps

Phase 3: Post Migration Steps

Using Oracle Real Application Clusters with Oracle E-Business Suite

Introduction to Oracle Real Application Clusters

Prerequisites

Migrating to Oracle RAC

Establishing the Oracle E-Business Suite Environment for Oracle RAC

Configuring Parallel Concurrent Processing with Oracle RAC

Integration of Oracle E-Business Suite with Other Products

Integration of Oracle E-Business Suite with Other Products

Index

Oracle E-Business Suite Setup Guide

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