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Oracle Applications File System

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Objectives

At the end of this module, you should be able

to do the following:

• Describe the Oracle Applications file system

• Describe the product directory structure

• Identify the role of the following directories:– APPL_TOP– COMMON_TOP– INST_TOP

• List the directories that are new with Release 12

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Module Overview

This module includes the following topics:

• Introduction to INST_TOP

• Database and Applications tier file system

• APPL_TOP directory structure

• Globalization products

• Distributing files across disks

• Structure of product directories

• Contents of product directories

• Key APPL_TOP subdirectories

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Module Overview

This module includes the following topics:

• The Applications context file

• COMMON_TOP directory

• Java files

• Applications technology stack directories

• Applications database files directory

• Oracle database server ORACLE_HOME

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INST_TOP Directory

inst

admin

apps

<CONTEXT_NAME>

appl logs conf_<CONTEXT_NAME>.txtout

INST_TOP

apps db

VIS

oracle

/u01

[Details on next slides]

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Database Tier File System

data 10.2.0

db

tech_stapps_st

Oracle 10g database files

used by Oracle Applicationsproduct files

Oracle Home files for the Oracle 10g Database

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Application Tier File System

apps

apps_st tech_st

appl comn 10.1.2 10.1.3

Oracle Applicationsproduct files (APPL_TOP)

Files common across products (COMMON_TOP)

Oracle Homes for the Applications Technology stack

[Details on next slide]

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APPL_TOP Structureapps

apps

12.0.0

fndau

12.0.0

APPS<CONTEXT_NAME>.env

admin<CONTEXT_NAME>.env

12.0.0

inv

(Other product subdirectories and files)

(Other product directories)

apps_st

APPL_TOP

Administrative Files Product Files

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Product Directories

appl

12.0.0

fndau

12.0.0

inv

12.0.0

admin

APPL_TOP

<CONTEXT_NAME>.env

APPS<CONTEXT_NAME>.env

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Globalization Products

JA

JE

JL

JG

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Applications Context File

Located in $INST_TOP/appl/admin, the Applications context file is an XML file that is:

• Used by AutoConfig to configure the application tier

• By default named <SID>_<hostname>.xml

• A central repository for details of the application tier, including:

– Port numbers for Forms and Web services– Product-specific port numbers– Information about application tier services

• Context file variables are set during installation, and may be modified with Oracle Applications Manager

– They should not be modified by editing files manually

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Applications Product Directories

<PROD>_TOP

admin

bin html lib mesg

patch

forms out

reports

mds

help sql

log

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Applications Product Directories

<PROD>_TOP

bin html lib mesg

patch

forms out

reports

mds

help sql

log

admin

driver sql

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Applications Product Directories

<PROD>_TOP

admin

bin html lib mesg

patch

forms out

reports

mds

help sql

log

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Applications Product Directories

<PROD>_TOP

admin

bin html lib mesg

patch

out

reports

mds

help sql

log

forms

US

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Applications Product Directories

<PROD>_TOP

admin

bin html lib mesg

patch

forms out

reports

mds

sql

log

help

US

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Applications Product Directories

<PROD>_TOP

admin

bin lib mesg

patch

forms out

reports

mds

help sql

loghtml

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Applications Product Directories

<PROD>_TOP

admin

bin html mesg

patch

forms out

reports

mds

help sql

loglib

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Applications Product Directories

<PROD>_TOP

admin

bin html lib mesg

patch

forms

reports

mds

help sql

out

log

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Applications Product Directories

<PROD>_TOP

admin

bin html lib mesg

patch

forms

reports

help sql

mds

log

out

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Applications Product Directories

<PROD>_TOP

admin

bin html lib

patch

forms out

reports

mds

help sql

log

US.msb

mesg

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Applications Product Directories

<PROD>_TOP

admin

bin html lib mesg

forms

out reports

mds

help sql

log

driver sql odf import

115

patch

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Applications Product Directories

<PROD>_TOP

admin

bin html lib mesg

patch

forms outmds

help sql

log

reports

US

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Applications Product Directories

<PROD>_TOP

admin

bin html lib mesg

patch

forms out

reports

mds

help

log

sql

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Additional Language Subdirectories

<PROD>_TOP

htmlforms

US AR

GLXSSBNR.fmx

GLXSSBNR.fmx

US AR US.msb

mesg

AR.msb

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$APPL_TOP/admin Directory

log

out

admin

restart<SID>

log out restart

<context_name>

adovars.env log ou

t

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$APPL_TOP/admin Directory Text Files

log

out

admin

logrestart

<SID>

log out restart

outadconfig.txt

applprod.txt

<context_name>

applterr.txt

adovars.env

adlinkbk.txt

applcust.txt

applora.txt

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AD Directory

appl

auAPPS<context_name>.env

12.0.0

ad

admin bin lib

admin au

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AU Directory

admin

APPS<context_name>.envadmin

appl

au ad

forms plsql resourcejava sql

12.0.0

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Common Components Directory

java util

java unzip

COMMON_TOP

admin _pages webapps

oacore oafmjre

META-infhtml

WEB-inf

web.xml

classes($JAVA_TOP)

Expanded classes

lib($AF_JLIB)

JAR and zip files

webservices

log out

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Java Files

APPL_TOP

COMMON_TOP

java

oracle

apps

gl

12.0.0

javagl

jar

ar

jar

ar

12.0.0

java

*.jar*.jargljar.dep

make jar

*.jararjar.dep

make jar

classes

JAVA_TOP

lib

AF_JLIB

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Applications Technology Stack Directory

10.1.2

bin

forms

Apache

bin

j2ee

10.1.3

reports

tech_st

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Database Directories

10.2.0

lib rdbmsbinadmin dbs

db

tech_st

data

*.dbf

apps_st

logappsutil

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Module Summary

In this module, you should have learned howto do the following:

• Describe the Oracle Applications file system

• Describe the product subdirectory structure

• Explain the roles of the following directories:

– APPL_TOP

– COMMON_TOP

– INST_TOP

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Module Discussion

• What is the main advantage of using an INST_TOP directory?

• What kinds of file does the APPL_TOP directory contain?

• Identify the locations and describe the contents of the Applications database directories

• What is the Applications context file used for?

• How are Java files made readily accessible to Oracle Applications products?

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Module Practice

• Navigating the file system

• Locating and examining the Applications context file