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Oracle E-Business Suite Upgrade Advisor helps Customers move to Oracle EBS R12.1.3

Oracle E-Business Suite Upgrade Advisor helps Customers move to Oracle EBS R12.1.3. Lauri Williams David Heisler Proactive Support, E-Business Suite . Oracle’s Upgrade Advisor Helps Customers Move to Oracle E-Business Suite 12 [CON8281] .

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Oracle E-Business Suite Upgrade Advisor helps Customers move to Oracle EBS R12.1.3

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  1. Oracle E-Business Suite Upgrade Advisor helps Customers move to Oracle EBS R12.1.3 Lauri WilliamsDavid Heisler Proactive Support, E-Business Suite

  2. Oracle’s Upgrade Advisor Helps Customers Move to Oracle E-Business Suite 12 [CON8281] • Considering upgrading your Oracle E-Business Suite? Don’t miss this opportunity to hear from the Oracle E-Business Suite Proactive Support lead, who reviews processes used to upgrade to Oracle E-Business Suite 12, including key insights into what has worked well and what hasn’t during customer projects. In this session, Oracle product support experts share information, tools, and best practices to help you evaluate and successfully implement an Oracle E-Business Suite upgrade so you can put the latest functionality to work in your organization. • Wednesday, Sep 25, 3:30 PM - 4:30 PM - Moscone West - 3018

  3. The following is intended to outline our general product direction. It is intended for information purposes only, and may not be incorporated into any contract. It is not a commitment to deliver any material, code, or functionality, and should not be relied upon in making purchasing decisions. The development, release, and timing of any features or functionality described for Oracle’s products remains at the sole discretion of Oracle.

  4. Program Agenda • Introduction • Oracle Lifecycle Advisors Overview • E-Business Suite Upgrade Advisor 12.1.3 Overview • Best Practices & Recommendations • Q&A

  5. Lauri WilliamsE-Business, Applications Technology Group • Director, Proactive Support Delivery • Orlando, FL • > 15 Years Oracle Support • > 5 Years Center of Expertise • > 3 Years Proactive Support • > 40 Upgrade Customers last year, Proactive Support Tooling

  6. David HeislerE-Business, Applications Technology Group • Senior Principal Technical Support Engineer • Proactive Support Delivery • Orlando, FL • > 20 Years Oracle Support • > 3 Years Proactive Support • > 40 Upgrade Customers last year, Maintenance Wizard Expert

  7. Audience Poll • Show of hands: Sysadmin/Apps DBA/Architects/Prj Lead • Show of hands: Functional Super Users • Show of hands: C-Level, Decision Makers • Show of hands: Who is on 11i? 12.0? 12.1? • Show of hands: Non –EBS or First time EBS users?

  8. What is an Advisor ?

  9. Lifecycle Advisors – Doc Id: 250.2 • Access best practices and step-by-step instructions- Upgrades, Install& Configuration, Migration, Patching & Maintenance, change management ..and more…

  10. Upgrade Advisors – Doc Id: 250.2 • Access best practices and step-by-step instructions and upgrade with confidence

  11. Who should use the Upgrade Advisor?

  12. Who should use the Upgrade Advisor? One-Stop-Shop: Oracle Documentation & Support Best Practices Sysadmin, DBA, Technical Staff C-Level, Project Leads Functional Super Users Upgrade Overview/Evaluation/Test/Accept • Value of Upgrade • Enhancements • Lifetime Support Evaluation/Plan/Configure/Test/Accept • Upgrade Documentation • Functional Configuration Info Evaluation/Plan/Test • Functional Features • Training & Webcasts • Product Specific Tools

  13. OAUG Featured Articles - http://oaug.org/resources/csc

  14. TourE-Business SuiteUpgrade Advisor 12.1.3Doc Id: 269.1

  15. E-Business Upgrade Advisor Doc id: 269.1 • Upgrade Lifecycle Advisors are specially crafted documents- Phase Approach • Provides step-by-step instructions to perform an upgrade • Easy to follow upgrade process for 11.5.10.2 to 12.1.3 • Access to the relevant information and knowledge dependent on current phase/step in the Lifecycle process • Potential to reduce the total upgrade lead time

  16. E-Business Upgrade Advisor Doc id: 269.1

  17. Printing Options • Print by Phase Feature • Will print for each phase • Print to PDF, File, Printer • Printable Page Feature • Exact Page

  18. Using the Check Box • Stored Cookie • Check box • Black -> Red • Where you left off • Items to flag/Return

  19. Audience Poll • Show of hands: Who has heard of Upgrade Advisor • Show of hands: Who has looked/used Upgrade Advisor

  20. Upgrade Overview – Phase Overview • Decision Making, Success Stories, Planning & Executing and Expert Services • Top Documents to start

  21. Upgrade Overview – Phase Overview • More Resources…

  22. Upgrade Overview – Proactive Upgrade Tool • Assist with Production data clean up, Upgrade, R12 testing & , R12 Maintenance

  23. Upgrade Overview – Upgrade Concepts • Collection of Key Documents based on a common topic

  24. EVALUATE

  25. PLAN

  26. PLAN

  27. CONFIGURE

  28. 12.1 CUP 2 & Pre-Install Patches Apply ALL Patches • 12.1.1 CUP 2 • Pre-install patches for R12.1 • R12.1 patch that delivers higher versions for files called by the R12.1 main upgrade driver • Monthly updated of EBS Wide pre-install patches • Patches Categorized • Upgrade Failure • Upgrade Performance • Data Fix • Consolidated in one location • all EBS pre-install • Merge with R12.1.1 main upgrade driver

  29. Configure – Maintenance Wizard

  30. Maintenance Wizard – Doc 215527.1 & 434387.1 Guidance through the upgrade process For Release 11i versions to Release 12 Minimizes upgrade tasks by dynamically filtering the necessary steps based on IT stack related criteria Provides a set of step-by-step instructions, including any critical patches required Reduces the possibility of errors or accidental omission of vital tasks

  31. CONFIGURE

  32. TEST

  33. Period Close Advisor – Doc 335.1 • One-stop shop for period close steps for all products (in the order of closing) • Complete the critical financial reporting process accurately

  34. Oracle Applications Testing Suite Downloads OATS 12.3.0.1 Doc Id: 1578030.1

  35. IMPLEMENT

  36. Visit My Oracle Support Communities • Collaborate with a large network of industry peers, support professionals, and Oracle experts to exchange information, ask questions & get answers. • Exchange Knowledge • Resolve Issues • Gain Expertise • Visit the My Oracle Support Community now!! • Log into My Oracle Support. • Select the Community tab. • Select the Enter Here button. • Select the Community Name link under the E-Business Suite section of the My Communities Menu on the left side of the window.

  37. ACCEPT

  38. Frequent Inquiries to Support on Upgrade • Inquiry #1: Roadmap & Resources • Upgrade Overview tab • Inquiry #2: Customization Evaluation • Upgrade Overview tab • Inquiry #3: Minimize Downtime Upgrade Overview tab • Inquiry #4: Patching & Patch Wizard • Configure Tab • Post 12.1.3 Recommended Patches

  39. Road Map & New Technology • Lifetime Support • Subscribe to Oracle E-Business Suite Technology Blog –Steven Chan • Review Oracle E-Business Suite recommendations & Certification announcements

  40. Resource Examples

  41. Support Resources Doc ID 432.1 • Upgrade • Assist with Production data clean up • R12 testing • R12 Maintenance

  42. Support Session – Doc ID: 432.1 • Best Practices for Maintaining Oracle E-Business Suite 12 [CON8289] • Thursday, Sep 26, 12:30 PM - 1:30 PM - Moscone West - 3016

  43. Customizations • 3 File Comparison reports • Version to Version Compare

  44. Customizations Oracle Consulting Services: Complementary CEMLI E-Business Suite Partners

  45. Reducing downtime - New Documents • Planning Your Oracle E-Business Suite (EBS) Upgrade from Release 11i to Release 12 Doc ID 1406960.1 • Best Practices for Minimizing Oracle E-Business Suite Release 12 Upgrade Downtime Doc ID: 1581549.1 • Oracle E-Business Suite Reducing Downtime Upgrading to 12.1 Doc ID 1578187.1 • SESSION: CON8435 – Thursday 3:30-4:30 Moscone West 3016 • Production Patching Health • Data Preparation • Reducing downtime • Configurations options • Parallel Processing • Eliminate/Fix Log Running jobs • Post 12.1.3 –Recommended Patches

  46. Reducing downtime/Testing-Analyzers

  47. Patching Advisor & Patch Wizard • Patching & Maintenance Advisor • Best Practices; Skill building • Proactive Strategy • Patch Wizard • 11.5.10 Minimum Baseline Patches • 12.1.3 Recommended Patches • Proactive Strategy

  48. RECAP • 250.2 – Oracle Lifecycle Advisor Collection • 269.1 - E-Business Suite Upgrade Advisor • Single one-stop shop –Tech & Functional • Maintenance Wizard – assist with steps, and automation • Functional reference materials • 432.1 • Data Assistance: Analyzers • Code Level: Patch Wizard for patching • Upgrade: Upgrade Advisor & Maintenance Wizard • My Oracle Support Communities • Upgrade, Installation, Patching, Customizations …and more…

  49. Sessions • Sessions still coming up: • CON8483 - Oracle E-Business Suite Internationalization and Multilingual Features (NEXT 5-6pm –2007) • CON8420 - Upgrading to Oracle E-Business Suite 12.1: Technical/Functional Panel (NEXT 5-6pm-3016) • CON8485 - Getting Optimal Performance from Oracle E-Business Suite (Thurs 12:30 –2017) • CON8289 - Best Practices for Maintaining Oracle E-Business Suite 12 (Dave-Thurs 12:30-3016) • CON8433 - The Top 10 Things You Can Do to Secure Your Oracle E-Business Suite Instance( Thurs 2:00 -2017) • CON8435 - Oracle E-Business Suite Upgrade Best Practices: Technical Insight(Thurs 3:30-3016) • Recap of Sessions held: • Loaded on Oracle Open World Site • Oracle Technology Blog Listing • https://blogs.oracle.com/stevenChan/entry/e_business_suite_technology_sessions3

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