oracle web applications

The Beauty of Oracle’s Web Enabled Applications

Richard Byrom

Oracle Applications Consultant

UKOUG November 2004

Agenda

•Problem Statement•Solution•Oracle’s Response•Conclusion•Questions & Answers

Problem Statement

•Disparate Reporting Solutions

•Application Fragmentation•Data Separation – non relational

•Lack of Standardisation•Local as opposed to shared working environments

Applications

Reports and Intelligence Tools

Database

Solution – Web Services

•Applications on Demand•Secure and Universal Access •Business Integration

Applications

Reports and Intelligence Tools

Database

Web

The Oracle Information Architecture

•Unified data model•Accessible by anyone, with any device•Global •Configurable•Open

Oracle Product Specific Solutions

• This presentation will look at Web ADI, Web OFA/EPB and Web Discoverer

• It’s primary purpose is to encourage attendees to look at having all of these products running via a single web interface through 11i E-Business Suite.

Web ADI – Product Roadmap

Web ADI•Journal Wizard – Released•Asset Wizard – Assets Team•Inventory Wizard – Assets Team•Budget Wizard – Patch Set E

Report Manager•Report Submission and Publishing – Patch Set G•Report Wizard – Patch Set H•Analysis Wizard – Patch Set H

Web ADI – Journal Creation

Web ADI – Coming in 11.5.10

General Ledger•Upload daily rates•Upload and download historical rates•Upload Journals

Financials Intelligence

Upload budget and forecast information


Project Accounting•Download lists of projects, issues and change documents

•Download and upload budget and forecast information

Student Systems•Download student lists•Download and upload unit grades and assessment item outcomes

•Download and upload progression outcomes


Engineering Online

Download and upload items in the engineering Catalog

Sales Compensation

Download commission statement

Internal Controls Manager

Upload all risk library objects – processes,

risks, controls, and audit procedures


Public Sector Financials International

Download and upload Inflation Accounting data

Trade Management•Create resale data (point of sales or indirect•sales data)•Customer or partner claim reason codes•Upload customer or partner claims

Web ADI - Internet Computing Architecture

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Web ADI – Installation Setup

Metalink•Download and install Patch Set C 2819091•Download and install Rollup Patch 5 3624372•Both of these patches are included in 11.5.10

Setup

In the System Administrator responsibility give yourself the Web ADI Responsibility – this will give you three menus•Create Document•Create Layout•Create Mapping

What is OFA?

Oracle Financial Analyzer is a pre-packaged Online Analytical Processing (OLAP) application built with a Visual Basic front-end and an Oracle Express multi-dimensional data structure back-end. It is tightly integrated with Oracle General Ledger.

Financial Analyzer Highlights

• Intuitive, easy information access• OFA is an “End-User Managed” Application• Utilizes Oracle Express, a specialized OLAP database designed

for powerful analysis, fast reporting, computations and modeling• Robust Data Security by user at several levels:

Financial Data Item (locking Actuals, Budget, etc.)

Dimension level (e.g. CCtr)• Deployment Architecture Flexibility

centralized (server based), distributed, stand alone • Integrated with Oracle GL via GL Link, but can run independently

Oracle Financial Analyzer - Interface

The Financial Analyzer Web interface provides access to reports, graphs, and data entry forms through a Web browser.

Benefits of Web Publishing

•Uses standard browser - no client s/w•Currently no license fee for web-only users•Accesses the Shared database

Simplifies administration

Minimizes disk usage

•Tremendous flexibility in distributing specific slices of data to subsets of users

Limitations of Web Publishing

•Provides read-only access•Calculated rows & columns do not display Calculated FDIs and Models can be substituted

•Numeric scaling does not work•Various formatting features do not work•Licensing rules may change

Oracle Financial Analyzer – Setup Information

System Requirements

In addition to the standard Financial Analyzer server components, the following server components must be installed:•Express Server, including Oracle Express Web Agent. The following configuration options must be selected in Express Configuration Manager:

The Web Authentication Type property on the Web Agent tab must be set to BASIC

The Require Password Encryption property on the Security tab must be set to NO

•A supported Web server such as Apache

Oracle Financial Analyzer – Set up steps

Browser requirementsUsers must have the appropriate browser installed on the PC. User requirementsTo access Financial Analyzer through the Web interface, you must have a valid user ID. You must also be set up as a user in Financial Analyzer.Methods of AccessFinancial Analyzer can be configured for direct access, or for access through Oracle Applications.

OFA – architecture

Oracle GL

OFA/Express Server

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Enterprise Planning and Budgeting

• Product to be released end of September, 2004

• Delivered as part of Oracle Applications, but can be run standalone

• Delivered as a patch to Oracle Applications 11.5.9Included as part of the rapid install for 11.5.10

• Backports of EPB to 11.5.8 or earlier are not feasible

• Requires Oracle9i Database 9.2.0.5 plus OLAP Option

• If a customer has 10.7 or 11.0.x or no Oracle Applications, then the product can be a standalone solution

Migration From OFA and OSA

•OFA and OSA 6.4 will be supported until mid 2008 with error correction support until end of 2006

•Oracle will provide a migration path for existing customers of OFA and OSA to migrate their implementations to EPB

•Migration paper on http://www.oracle.com/applications/cpm

Migration Data Flow

OFA/OSAExpress

databases

1. Map dimensions and variables to standard schema for EPB

Interface Tables

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EPB Schema

EPB Tables

OLAP

Analytic Workspace

BI Beans Repository

Tables

2. Map documents, folders, saved selections to BI Beans

APPS Security

Tables3. Map users to Apps security

Oracle Discoverer Features

Oracle Discoverer Components

Discoverer Plus - http://hostname.domain/discwb4/html/english/welcome.htm

A web-based development tool used to access the EUL to create and modify workbooks.

Discoverer Viewer

Discoverer Viewer - http://hostname.domain/discoverer4i/viewer

Oracle Discoverer 4i Viewer is a tool for viewing workbooks created by users of the client/server or web versions of Discoverer Plus.

Oracle Discoverer 4i Viewer can also be used to integrate database output into a web site and portal and is easily customized to conform to a particular web site look and feel, or to build custom Discoverer applications for the web.

Oracle Discoverer Features Matrix

Function Desktop Plus Viewer Portlets Create / Edit Query Yes Yes No No View Query With Dynamic Data Yes Yes Yes No View Query With Snapshot Data No No No Yes BI Beans Based Charting No Yes Yes Yes Export To Microsoft Excel Yes Yes Yes No Deliverable As Portlet No No No Yes Integrated With Oracle Single S ign- On No Yes Yes Yes Create Worksheet Parameters Yes Yes No No Apply Parameters To Worksheet Yes Yes No No Create / Edit Conditions Yes Yes No No Create / Edit Calculations Yes Yes No No Save The Workbook Yes Yes No No

Oracle Discoverer – Web limitations

Features Not Available Made Available in

SubqueriesFind in Item Navigator Oracle 9iAS Discoverer 9i (9.0.2)

Find / Find NextUndo/Redo SupportSchedule Workbooks Oracle9iAS Discoverer 9i (9.0.2) Create / Edit title Oracle9iAS Discoverer 10g (9.0.4) Exception formatting Improved Printing On going improvements to be madeSelect / select all Cut / copy / paste Item formatting Export to Reports in XML Oracle9iAS Discoverer 9i (9.0.2) Item properties

Interactive pivotDrill to detail Drill Dialog Drill to BLOB

Save/open to/from file

Query Building

Reporting

Analysis

Workbooks

Discoverer Plus Architecture

Source: Oracle Discoverer 4i Configuration Guide for Oracle9i Application Server

Discoverer Viewer Architecture

Source: Oracle Discoverer 4i Configuration Guide for Oracle9i Application Server

Discoverer Viewer – take the guided tour

http://www.oracle.com/technology/products/discoverer/files/viewlets/9iAS_Disco_viewer_part1_viewlet.html

Oracle Discoverer - Setup

Metalink Note 146468.1

Single Sign-On

•Build a portal or information gateway for all of your products

•OFA, Discoverer and ADI can be run from the Apps logon page.

•Where separate roles exist linkage should be maintained

Conclusions

• Web Services provide you with Platform independent solutions for your application and reporting needs.

• Use the Oracle Tools together to support your strategy.

• Oracle’s web strategy and associated products allow you to adopt a web services strategy in your organisation.

Speaker Information

Name: Richard Byrom

e-mail: [email protected]

[email protected]

Company: Thales Information Systems

Web Site: http://www.thales-is.com

http://www.richardbyrom.com

Mobile: +44-7976123106

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