Understanding Integrations

Integrations with other Oracle Utilities applications help to provide clients with a complete application solution.

Outbound and Inbound messages are used to communicate shared data and functions between integrated applications. The default delivery method for messages is set as Asynchronous and is the preferred method for message delivery as this method uses a batch process to provide more efficiency and stability in the handling of messages. Asynchronous messaging uses a deferred monitor on the Lifecycle Pending state of the following business objects:

  • For Outbound Messages:
    • W1-ActivityOutboundSyncRequest and W1-OutboundIntegration
    • Note: W1-OutboundIntegration is a Parent/Root BO so all the child BOs are also Asynchronous.
  • For Inbound Messages:
    • W1-InboundCommunicationRoot
Note: Changes to this configuration is strongly discouraged since errors occuring after the outbound message is sent will not be detected by the target system.
This section identifies the specific product integrations that include Oracle Utilities Work and Asset Management:
  • Esri ArcGIS:

    GIS applications are widely used to manage assets, locations and other spatial data. The Oracle Utilities Work and Asset Management GIS Integration interfaces with an Esri ArcGIS Portal/Server to allow users to view asset layers on a map, and to create and view work requests and work orders on the map.

    Refer to Understanding GIS Integration for more information and configuration details.

  • Enterprise Resource Planning (ERP): Oracle Utilities Work and Asset Management can be integrated to an Enterprise Resource Planning (ERP) application, such as Enterprise Business Suite, to manage purchasing, financial, inventory, and human resource functional areas.

    Refer to the Oracle Utilities Work and Asset Management Connector for Enterprise Resource Planning documentation for more information.

  • Oracle Utilities Analytics:

    Oracle Utilities Analytics Dashboards provide analysis of data from Oracle Utilities Work and Asset Management or Oracle Utilities Operational Device Management using Oracle Business Intelligence Enterprise Edition built-in metrics. Non-spatial analytics, information that is not tied to geography, is represented in a series of dashboards showing tables, bar graphs, pie charts, and gauges.

    Refer to the Oracle Utilities Analytics documentation for more information.

  • Oracle Utilities Integration for Device Operations (For ODM only):

    Oracle Utilities Operational Device Management integration with Oracle Utilities Meter Data Management.

    Refer to the Oracle Utilities Integration for Device Operations documentation for more information.