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ContributedbyRanuATypicalSoftwareImplementationCycle!!DefinitionProjectPlanning

ElaborationDetermineExceptionDispositions

BuildDetermineExceptionDispositions

TransitionPrepareProductionEnvironment

Production

UpdateFlowsUpdateProcedures

UpdateFlowsUpdateProceduresUpdateSetupsUpdateTestScriptPrepareCRP3.0EnvironmentConductCRP3.0IdentifyExceptions

ConductCRP1.1(Familiarization)

UpdateSetupsUpdateTestScriptPrepareCRP2.0Environment

ConvertandVerifyDataConductCRP1.2(Mapping)

ConductCRP2.0IdentifyExceptions

PerformAcceptanceTest

IdentifyExceptions

DesignExtensions

PerformSystemsIntegrationTest

BeginProduction

MaintainSystem

ConductBusinessArchitectureWorkshops

PrepareCustomTestScripts

CreateandtestCustomExtensions

ProposeFutureDirection

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ApplicationsImplementationMethodAIM,'aims'tofitimplementationtasksaroundprocessestoprovideastructuralapproachforimplementingoracleapplications.Thoughit'soraclemethodologybutstructurallyit'snotverydifferentfromanyotherProjectmanagementMethodieyoudemonstrateifthemoduletobeimplementedisagoodfitforbusinessneeds,thendefinerequirements,designsystem,build&testsystem,gainuseracceptance,beginproduction&finallysupport/enhancetheapplicationusingStructuredwaterfallapproach.EachAIMprocessrepresentsasetofobjectives,resourceskillrequirements,inputsanddeliverableoutputs.Ataskcanbelongtoonlyprocess.AIMhas11processes:ProjectManagement,BusinessProcessArchitecture,BusinessRequirementsDefinition,BusinessRequirementsMapping,ApplicationandTechnicalArchitecture,ModuleDesignandBuild,DataConversion,Documentation,BusinessSystemTesting,PerformanceTesting,AdoptionandLearningandProductionMigration

ExamplesofAIMtasks:

MD.010MD.050TE.070

DefineApplicationExtensionStrategyDefineApplicationExtensionsFunctionalDesignPerformUnitTest

Let'stakeadeeperdiveintotheOracleImplementationCommonSense'calledAIM

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MostcommonAIMDocuments(Conversions)

CV.010DataConversionRequirementsandStrategyCV.040ConversionDataMappingC.060ConversionProgramDesignCV.070,CV.090ConversionTestPlans,TestResultsCV.080ConversionProgramsCV.120ConversionProgramsInstallationCV.130ConvndVerifyData

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CV.010

ConversionRequirementsandStrategy

ConversionScopeResources,skillsandtoolsrequiredConversionapproachConversionprocessflowsDatacleanupandtestingstrategiesAcceptancecriteriaIssueTrackingandVersioningproceduresChangeandQualitymanagementAlsoreviewCV.020forConversionStandards

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CV.010isoneoftheimportantdocumentstoreviewbeforethestartoftheconversion.Thisdocumentshouldhavebeenpreparedbytheonshoreteampriortoconversion.Agoodstrategydocumentshouldidentifyalltheconversionsthatneedtobeperformedandtheorderinwhichtheyshouldbedone.ConversionScopewhatisincludedandwhatisnot.Resources,skillsandtoolsWhataretheresourcerequirementsfortheconversioneg.5resourcesfor5weeks,Skillsrequiredeg.TechnicalresourcewithAPknowledge,toolsrequiredeg.SQL*Loader,Dataload,PL/SQLConversionApproachAnswersthefollowingquestions-Whatistheorderinwhichobjectswillbeconverted?Howmanyyearsofdatawillbeconverted?Willopenandclosedobjectsbeconverted?DatacleanupandtestingstrategiesIdentifydatathatneedstobecleanupandprepareastrategyforthecleanupeg.Customeraddressdata,phonenumbers.TestingStrategiesToidentifyhowthedatawillbetestedaftertheconversionisdoneeg.Recordcounts,runagingreportstovalidateinvoicesetc.AcceptanceCriteriaAcceptanceCriterianeedtobeclearlydefinedforeachoftheconversions.Thisisbasicallytosettheexpectationsonwhatwouldsignalthecompletionofasuccessfulconversion.Eg.80%ofthelegacydatawillbeconvertedandtheflowsrelatingtothedatawillbetested.IssueTrackingandVersioningProceduresDefinewhattoolswillbeusedforissuetrackingandversioningasapartofthisconversionprocess.ChangeandQualityManagementDefinehowchangestotheconversionscopewillbehandledandhowtheywillbeaccommodated.Eg.Therecouldbescopechangesduetodelaysinthedeliveryoftheextractfromthecustomer,delaysinapplicationsetupetc.Alsodefinesthequalityprocessthatwillbefollowedtoensurecompletenessandappropriatenessofdeliverables.ContentsofaCV.020areusuallyincluded

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CV.040

ConversionDataMapping

AssumptionsspecifictoaconversionDataVolumesEntitiestobeconvertedandtheirpre-requisitesMapexternaldatatoOracleApplicationstables/APIsExtractFileLayoutDataCleanupIssuesThisisoneversionofthisdocumentforeveryobjectthatneedstobeconverted.Thiscontainsassumptionsspecifictoaconversionandtheirassociateddatavolumes.Alsoitlistsallthepre-requisiteobjectsthatneedtobesetuporconvertedbeforethisconversioncanbeperformed.Eg.InordertoconvertAPInvoices,youneedtoconvertvendorsfirstandsetupbankaccounts.Thenextsectionmapsthedataintheflatfile(fromthelegacysystem)intotheOracleapplicationopeninterfacetablesorOracleAppsAPIs.OpenInterfacetablesaretableswhereyouloadthedata,andthenrunaseparateprocesswhichvalidatesthedataanduploadsitintothestandardappstables.APIsarePL/SQLprocedureswhichtakethedataintheformofinputparameters.TheseproceduresthenvalidatethedataanduploaditintoOracleAppstables.Alsoduringthemapping,anydatavalidation/lookupthatneedstobedoneneedstobeidentified.Theextractfilelayoutdefinesthenumberoffieldsthecanbefoundintheflatfilefromthelegacysystem.Italsoprovidesinformationonthelengthofthefield,shortdescriptionofthefieldandthedatatype.DataCleanupissueswillincludeanypre

-processingthattheextractfilehastogothroughbeforebeingloadedintoOracleApplications.Eg.BeforecustomeraddressdataisloadedintoOracleApps,needtocleanupthezipcodesandphonenumbers.

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CV.060

ConversionProgramDesign

ProcessingRulesTranslationRulesFilterRulesForeignKeyRulesDerivationRulesDefaultValuesValidationLogicConversionModulesListingCV.060definestheconversionprograms,thetablesassociatedwiththeconversionanddependencies.ProcessingRuleseg.If2customershavedifferentstartdatesintheextract,usetheonewiththemostcurrentstartdateTranslationRuleseg.Translatevalueof0incolumn5toPAYMENT_HOLD=Y,ifthevalueis1thenPAYMENT_HOLD=N,FilterRuleseg.Ignorealltherecordswithaprefixof*ForeignKeyRuleseg.DerviethevalueofEXTERNAL_BANK_ACCOUNT_IDinthePO_VENDORStablefromAP_BANK_ACCOUNT_USES_ALL.DerivationRuleseg.Thefirst3charactersofthesuppliernumberareusedtoderivethepaymentgroup.DefaultValueseg.InvoicecurrencycodewillbedefaultedtoUSD,ValidationLogicPseudocodeoftheconversionprogram,includingthevalidationsthatneedtobeperformedbeforethedatagetsloaded.Thissectionshouldalsoincludetheoutputformatsinwhicherrorreportswillbegenerated.ConversionModulesListingListingofallthemodulesthatareinvolvedintheconversion(includingSQL*Loaderfiles,PL/SQLprocedures,ShellScriptsetc).

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CV.070,CV.090

ConversionTestPlans,TestResults

ChecklistforthetesterShouldexplainthetestingprocessindetailAlldataelementswhichareimportantforbusinesstestingshouldbetestedUnitTestTestifallthedataintheextracthasloadedObjectTestVerifyifatransactioncanbeexecutedwiththeloadeddataCV.070,CV.090arebasicallyaconversionchecklistforthetesterandtorecordtheresultsoftheconversiontests.AgoodCV070shouldexplainthetestingprocessindetail,alongwithmenuoptionstochoose,datatoenterandreportstorun.Alldataelementsthatareimportantforthebusinesstofunctionshouldbeincludedintheconversiontestplan.Eg.ForVendors,testifallthebankaccountsandaddresseshavebeenpopulated.UnitTestTesttoseeifallthedataintheflatfilethatwastobeloadedwasloadedintothebasetables.Couldbeacursoryglanceofthebasetablestoverifytheinformation.ObjectTestTesttoverifyifusingthedataloaded,atransactioncanbeexecuted.

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CV.080

ConversionPrograms

ActualConversionCodeNodocumentassociatedwiththisAIMprocess

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CV.120

ConversionProgramsInstallation

Pre-InstallationStepsInstallationStepsVerificationMakesurethatUninstallstepsanduninstallverificationstepsareprovidedCV.120Installationprogramstoinstalltheconversionprograms.Makesureyouprovidethepre-installationsteps,installationsteps,andtheverificationstepsfortheinstall.Alsoitisveryimportantthatuninstallinformationbeprovidedtoenablethecustomertouninstalltheconversionprograms.Alsoprovideverificationstepstoverifythattheprogramhasbeenuninstalledsuccessfully.

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CV.130

ConvertandVerifyData

ConversionExecutionandVerificationLogPreparedbytheonsiteteamduringgo-liveCV.130isalogoftheconversionexecutionandverification.Keepsalogofthetimetheconversionwasexecutedandthesubsequentverificationthatwasdoneaftertheconversion.Thisdocumentisusuallyputtogetherbytheonsiteteamduringproductionconversion.

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MostcommonAIMDocuments(Customizations)

MD.030,MD.040DefineDesignandBuildStandardsMD.050ApplicationExtensionsFunctionalDesignMD.070ApplicationExtensionsTechnicalDesignMD.110CreateApplicationExtensionModulesMD.120InstallationProceduresTE.020,TE.030UnitTest/LinkTestScriptTE.040SystemTestScriptTE.070,TE.080Unit/LinkTestResults

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MD.030,MD.040

DefineDesignandBuildStandards

MD.030definesdesignstandardsforDesigndocumentsFormsReportsDatabaseDesignNamingMD.040definescodingstandardsforFileHeadersFormsReportsSQLPL/SQLInstallationRoutines

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MD.030andMD.040areimportantdocumentstoreviewbeforethestartofthecustomizationproject.MD.030definesthedesignstandardsforDesigndocumentsListsthecontentsofthedesigndocument,Formsduringthecustomizationeg.Layouts,procedurecallsetcFormsstandardsthatwillbeadopted

ReportsReportstandardsthatlisttheconventionsusedforboilerplatetext,reporttitles,coverpage,pageheadersandfooters,columnorderingetc.DatabasedesignObjectnamingstandards,NamingStandardsforcustomizationfilesMD.040definesthecodingstandardsforthecustomizationrelatingtoFileHeadersStandardheadersthatwillbeincludedwitheverysourcefile,Formseg.Forms6icodingstandards

Reportseg.Headers,footers,titlesthatwillbeusedinreports,SQLuppercase,PL/SQLeg.Allcursorswillbenamedstartingwithac_InstallationRoutines

eg.AllSQLreservedwordswillbein

Standardsfollowedforinstallationroutinestoinstallseeddata,DBobjectsetc.

MD.050isbyfarthemostimportantdocumenttostartthecustomizationeffort.AgoodMD050documentshouldlistalltheassumptionsthatwentintothefunctionaldesign,listthedetailedfunctionalflowthatisrelatedtothecustomization,listtheimportantfeaturesofthecustomizationandthereasonsforthecus

tomization.Inaddition,itwillbegoodtolistanillustrationofthebusinessscenariosthatmightbetestedafterthecustomizationiscomplete,listalltheuserproceduresthatareinvolvedintestingthecustomization.Mostimportantly,itshouldidentifythefunctionalsetupsthatshouldbeperformedasapre-requisitetoimplementingthiscustomization.

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MD.050

ApplicationExtensionsFunctionalDesign

AgoodMD.050documentshoulddefineAssumptionsFunctionalflowFeaturesIllustratealltheBusinessScenariosListUserProceduresFunctionalSetupsrequiredforimplementingtheextension

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MD.070

ApplicationExtensionsTechnicalDesign

FormLogicNavigation,BlockRelationships,TableUsage,FieldSummaryProgramLogicArguments,Outputs,PseudoCode,DataSources,ValidationLogic,SQLstatements,PerformanceconsiderationsIntegrationIssuesDatabaseDesignTablechanges,DFFs,ValueSets,newdatabaseobjectsInstallationRequirementsDesign,CodingandTestingrequirements

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MD70Shouldbeadetaileddocumentlistingthetechnicaldesigncomponentsofthecustomization.Shouldbeatsuchadetailedlevelthatanycodershouldbeabletopickupthedocumentandstartcoding.Ifthecustomizationisaform,theformlogicsectionshouldincludenavigationwithintheform,detailtherelationshipsbetweentheblocks,listallthetablesthatwillbemodified/validatedbytheformandgiveadetaileddescriptionofallthefieldsthatwillbedisplayedintheform.Ifthecustomizationisareport,includethecallingargumentsforthereport,outputformats,pseudocodeforthereportlogic,tablesfromwhichdatawillbeselected,validationtobeperformed,SQLstatementsthatwillbeusedinthereportandalsoperformanceconsiderationswhenrunningthereport.MD070shouldalsolistouttheintegrationissuesinvolvedinthecustomization,ifany.Eg.Ifdoingthiscustomizationwouldaffectanystandardfeaturesorothercustomizations.Databasedesignsectionshouldincludethechangestoanyofthestandardtables,DFFsthatneedtobedefined,valuesetsthatneedtobecreatedandthenewdatabaseobjectstobecreated.Installationrequirementsshouldlistoutallthepre-requisitestoinstallandrunthecustomization.TheDesign,CodingandTestingrequirementssectionshouldlistalltheconsiderationsthatshouldbetakenintoaccountduringthedesign,codingandtestingphases.

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MD.110

CreateApplicationExtensionModules

ActualApplicationExtensionCodeNodocumentassociatedwiththisAIMprocess

MD.110istheactualcustomizationcode,thereisnodocumentassociatedwiththisAIMprocess.

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MD.120

InstallationProcedures

Pre-InstallationStepsInstallationStepsVerificationMakesurethatUninstallstepsanduninstallverificationstepsareprovidedMD.120Installationprogramstoinstallthecustomizations.Makesureyouprovidethepreinstallationsteps,installationstepsandtheverificationstepsfortheinstall.Alsoitisveryimportantthatuninstallinformationbeprovidedtoenablethecustomertouninstallthecustomizations.Alsoprovideverificationstepstoverifythattheprogramhasbeenuninstalledsuccessfully.

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TE.020,TE.030

Unit/LinkTestScript

ChecklistofitemstobecheckedinthedeliverableDetailedinstructionsonhowtotesttheobjectDefectLogTE.020,TE.030provideachecklistofitemstobecheckedinthedeliverable.Itshouldincludedetailedinstructionsonhowtotestanobject,includingthenavigationandthetestdatatobeused.Alsoprovideasectionforadefectlogtobeusedduringthepeerreviewprocesstocapturedefects.

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TE.040

SystemTestScript

Definesthedifferencescenarios(flows)tobetestedDefinesNavigationPath,Actions,DataRequiredandExpectedResultsSystemtestscriptsliststhedifferentbusinessscenariostobetestedafterthecustomizationiscomplete.Shoulddefinethenavigationpath,actionstobeperformed,datarequiredtoexecutethetest.Italsoshouldlisttheresultsthatareexpectedbecauseoftheactions.

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TE.070,TE.080

Unit/LinkTestResults

Documenttestplanswithtestresults/observationsMakesuretheobservationsaredetailed

TestResultsarealogofalltheunittestthatareperformedontheobject.Makesurethattheobservationsthatareloggedinthisdocumentareasdetailedaspossiblesothatthecodercangobackandcorrecttheerrorwithminimalinteractionwiththetester.

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