R12 – Hardware and Software

This is the hardware and software I use for the R12 Laptop. I recommend you to start with this article to get R12 up and running. Laptop My laptop is a Dell XPS M1530 with the following specs: CPU Intel® Core™ 2 Duo Processor T8300 (2.40 GHz, 800 MHz FSB, 3 MB L2 cache) Memory […]

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OEL – Package Script

Use this script (apmall.sh) to update OEL5.3 with correct libraries. I recommend you to start with this article to get R12 up and running. Update the SOURCE environment variable with your source dir. First try to run $ ./rpmall.sh chk to show what is missing and then install with: $ ./rpmall.sh inst But beware this […]

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R12 – Installation

This article applies to version 12.0.4. I recommend you to start with this article to get R12 up and running. Download Oracle E-Business Suite – EBS from http://edelivery.oracle.com/ Rapid Install patch 6919017 from http://metalink.oracle.com Transfer Files Boot into Ubuntu and transfer files to the /oracle partition for example /oracle/install Unzip Boot into OEL and login […]

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OEL – Installation

This article applies to OEL 5.3. I recommend you to start with this article to get R12 up and running. This flavour of Linux is based on Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5 (RHEL5) so if you can’t find the answer here google for RHEL issues instead. Having played around with this operating system for a […]

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R12 on a LAPTOP

As a functional and technical consultant it is always useful to have a demo environment. What about installing R12 VIS on your LAPTOP? Well easier said than done. Just the download is a daunting task – unbelievable 35Gb for 12.0.4 So check your broadband contract for any cap and excess charges before downloading this much. […]

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Documenting the Interfaces

Strategy – High level scope of what interfaces are needed and their intended purpose. In order to establish this – an as-is and to-be system landscape is needed. Also intermediate system landscapes may be needed in case there is a transition period. The transition period may drive the need for additional intermediate interfaces as well. […]

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Documenting the Data Migration

Lets have a look at the elements of the data migration by document: Strategy – High level scope of the data migration agreeing to what business objects must be migrated and how they depend on each other and on the business. Also business risks, constraints and limitations must be identified. Other topics may be data […]

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Functional Approach to Data Migration

Is the process of managing data migration a functional or a technical task? Many times I have seen the requirements for a data migration manager being mainly technical – however looking at the aspects of a data migration this may prove strong functional skills must be present. The data migration focus should be on: What […]

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