Contents

Title and Copyright Information

Preface

• Audience
• Documentation Accessibility
• Related Documents
• Conventions

What's New in This Guide

• New and Changed Features for 11g Release 7 (11.1.7)
• Other Significant Changes in this Document for 11g Release 7 (11.1.7)
• New and Changed Features for 11g Release 6 (11.1.6)
• Other Significant Changes in this Document for 11g Release 6 (11.1.6)

1 Introduction to Oracle Fusion Applications

• 1.1 What is Oracle Fusion Applications?
• 1.2 Understanding the Benefits of Oracle Fusion Applications
  • 1.2.1 Standards-Based Architecture
  • 1.2.2 Best Practices Business Processes
  • 1.2.3 Choice of Deployment Options
• 1.3 Oracle Fusion Applications Design
  • 1.3.1 Data Model and Business Logic Design
  • 1.3.2 Business Process Design
  • 1.3.3 Business Intelligence
  • 1.3.4 Operational Management Design
• 1.4 Oracle Fusion Applications Runtime Environment
• 1.5 Customizing and Extending Oracle Fusion Applications
  • 1.5.1 Personalizations
  • 1.5.2 Runtime Customizations and Extensions
  • 1.5.3 Design Time Customizations and Extensions

2 Understanding Key Concepts

• 2.1 Provisioning and the Installation Process
  • 2.1.1 Installation Options
  • 2.1.2 Installing an Oracle Database and Loading Content
• 2.2 Patching and Upgrading Oracle Fusion Applications
• 2.3 Oracle WebLogic Server Domains Configuration
• 2.4 Understanding Oracle Fusion Applications Home Directories
• 2.5 Enterprise Deployment
• 2.6 Security

3 Key Components

• 3.1 Oracle Fusion Middleware Extensions for Applications
  • 3.1.1 Core Benefits of Oracle Fusion Middleware Extensions for Applications
  • 3.1.2 Key Components of Oracle Fusion Middleware Extensions for Applications
    • 3.1.2.1 About the UI Shell
    • 3.1.2.2 About Flexfields
    • 3.1.2.3 About Trees
    • 3.1.2.4 About Attachments
  • 3.1.3 Key Concepts of Oracle Fusion Middleware Extensions for Applications
• 3.2 Oracle Fusion Middleware Components
  • 3.2.1 Oracle Application Development Framework
  • 3.2.2 Oracle Business Intelligence
  • 3.2.3 Oracle Data Integrator
  • 3.2.4 Oracle Enterprise Crawl and Search Framework
    • 3.2.4.1 Core Benefits of Oracle Enterprise Crawl and Search Framework
    • 3.2.4.2 Key Components of Oracle Enterprise Crawl and Search Framework
    • 3.2.4.3 Key Concepts of Oracle Enterprise Crawl and Search Framework
    • 3.2.4.4 Oracle Enterprise Crawl and Search Framework Security
  • 3.2.5 Oracle Enterprise Scheduler
    • 3.2.5.1 Core Benefits of Oracle Enterprise Scheduler
    • 3.2.5.2 Key Components of Oracle Enterprise Scheduler
    • 3.2.5.3 Key Concepts of Oracle Enterprise Scheduler
    • 3.2.5.4 Oracle Enterprise Scheduler Security
  • 3.2.6 Oracle HTTP Server
  • 3.2.7 Oracle HTTP Server WebGate
  • 3.2.8 Oracle Identity Management
  • 3.2.9 Oracle Secure Enterprise Search
  • 3.2.10 Oracle SOA Suite
  • 3.2.11 Oracle Web Services Manager Policy Manager
  • 3.2.12 Oracle WebCenter Content
  • 3.2.13 Oracle WebCenter Portal
  • 3.2.14 Oracle WebLogic Communication Services
  • 3.2.15 Oracle WebLogic Server
• 3.3 Oracle Database
  • 3.3.1 Oracle Database Instances for Oracle Fusion Applications
  • 3.3.2 Oracle Fusion Applications Database Schemas

4 Key Management Tools and Processes

• 4.1 Administration Tools
  • 4.1.1 Oracle Enterprise Manager Fusion Applications Control
  • 4.1.2 Oracle WebLogic Server Administration Console
  • 4.1.3 Oracle WebLogic Scripting Tool
  • 4.1.4 Oracle Process Manager and Notification Server
• 4.2 Administration Processes
  • 4.2.1 Logging and Diagnostic Testing Frameworks
  • 4.2.2 Scalability
  • 4.2.3 High Availability
  • 4.2.4 Load Balancing
  • 4.2.5 Backup and Recovery
  • 4.2.6 Patching
• 4.3 Implementation and Development Tools
  • 4.3.1 Oracle JDeveloper
  • 4.3.2 Oracle Fusion Functional Setup Manager