This article will cover the Oracle Integration Cloud (OIC) overview for the Beginners and it also consists of some of the key points that are helpful for the beginner.
1. The SOA Cloud Service and Oracle Integration Cloud (OIC) are the two products of cloud integration that have been launched by Oracle in this globalized era. It is considered as the offering of PaaS from Integrations.
2. Oracle Cloud Integration: The first question that arises for every user / customer why these two products?
The main and foremost difference between the two service platforms is the function ranges. While cloud Service of SOA is basically called as the SOA Suite in the cloud and can be intended for developers of handcore who are used to working with the suite of SOA willing to continue in leveraging the various multiple capabilities such as MDS and to achieve the integrations that are very complex.
OIC is considered as more of a service in lightweight that can be used to achieve lightweight and simple integrations that are not needed with much complexity. Oracle can be intended OIC to by the inclined technical clients without the requirements for a developer of hardcore to come in and saving the day!
One of the main differentiating factor for the OIC has been taken from other products of the cloud integration which is termed as the rich variety of connectors at which they can offer including all the connections to other products of the cloud like Eloqua, RightNow, SalesCloud and various social media such as Twitter, Facebook, LinkedIn and so on.
3. How does Oracle Integration help the user?
It can connect the on-premise applications with Cloud (Integration Cloud Service) and can also be helped in monitoring, designing, managing, and monitoring the connections between multiple applications.
- Can create Applications Visually (Visual Builder Cloud Service)
- Can manage and automate the business Process (Process Cloud Service)
Note: Consider in a nutshell, the Oracle Integration is referred to as the combination of three different Services (Process Cloud Service + Integration Cloud Service + Visual Builder Cloud Service).
4. The user can register for the FREE trial of Oracle Cloud Account by using a proper step by step guide.
5. Once the registration has done, the log in to Cloud Console can be made with the below steps while navigating the cloud service of the Oracle Integration.
- First, log in to the account of Oracle Cloud.
- Then click on the menu called hamburger which is under the heading platform and Solution.
- Click on Application Integration and finally click on the Oracle Integration button.
6. Further task of the user / customer is to create the Oracle Integration instance.
Note: The user has to stay tuned for the Step by Step instructions in order to create the instance of Oracle Integration in the next Post.
Besides, the user / customer has to check blogs on how to monitor and manage integration Errors in the cloud of Oracle Integration.
7. Once the customer / user has created the Oracle Integration instance, they should navigate the Oracle Integration by clicking on Integrations and it will also show the options that are available at that point of time.
UI (User Interface) introduction to the Integration:
- There are multiple design options that are available in the menu of integration. Here we have some short introduction of the Tabs:
- Integrations: Integrations can be used to process connection utilizations in order to implement the process of business.
- Lookups: There is a bit like in the SOA Suite which can be used to cross the reference values of the same element / attribute when mapping has been made from one system to another system.
- Connections: Different connectors can be utilized in order to communicate with the applications that are external. The communication can be done by using the conventional systems like FTP, File, and so on with the new social media and some other types of applications, like Facebook, LinkedIn, Evernote, Twitter, etc.
- Agents: Agents can be used to connect various types of on-premise applications.
What is Oracle Fusion?
Initially, Oracle came up with the applications of Fusion in 2011. Some modules like HCM, CRM, and some Financials have been proved successfully. With having a blooming cloud market, the making mark of the Oracle Cloud in the applications of Supply Chain Management has made. By considering the supply chain complexity, the Oracle has come up with the high level improved features and functionality in order to cater the requirements of the Client.
Oracle Supply Chain Management Cloud has some modules. For an easy way of understanding the high level differences between cloud applications and EBS are provided wherever there is a requirement.
Inventory and Costing:
Inventory management can handle the transactions of material within the warehouse. The Inventory module has most of the common features when compared to the EBS. Some of the features like move orders,Org transfers, cycle counting and physical inventory are present from the release of the Cloud Applications as well. The product can acquire the strength within the functionality of the REL 11 with the introduction of fulfillment techniques like Back-to-Back, Internal Material Transfers ( IR-ISO in EBS), and can be consigned to Inventory flows. Moreover, in this module inventory the replenishment can be restricted to the Min-Max planning.
Pricing:
In the Fusion applications, the pricing can also be re-architectured. There is a new modules that are used in the latest Marketing principles in order to price an item. The principles can be defined based on the segmentation and Customer Profile. Pricing products can offer the flexibility in creating the strategies in order to handle the segments of the customer in an efficient way. In contrast to the EBS, the product can look new. Most of the heard features like modifiers and Order qualifiers are handled in an entirely different way. Pricing can run on algorithm, matrices, and the Service Mapping.
Product Management:
The Oracle has come up with a Product Management module of the information in order to handle the information / data of the product. The Product Hub can provide various product solutions for the product information management and Master Data management. Product Hub can be pre-integrated with some other modules of Oracle ERP cloud. The product is a feature-rich and matured kind. Many of the EBS functionalities are available in the Cloud at present.
Manufacturing:
Manufacturing is considered as the late entry into the applications of SCM stack. Released in R11 can be used to manufacture the module handles Plant, Work centers / work areas. Work orders and work definitions. Moreover, the features can be available only for the execution, managing, and monitoring of the Discrete manufacturing. As of the date, Oracle does not have all kinds of functionalities in order to support the Process of Manufacturing.
Order Management Cloud:
Initially, Oracle launched Order Management with the name ‘Order Orchestration’, with Order Entry only with the CPQ cloud. From the Release 11 of Cloud Applications, the Order Management has launched, in which the orders of the Sales can be created within the application of the native Cloud itself. Order Management is entirely re-architectured while compared to the E-Business Suite. There is a new product which is highly technical in the features and can be built on a technology called FMW (Oracle Fusion SOA Middleware). By having the built on SOA, FOM has the good ability to be integrated with any kind of the system through web services.
Distributed Order Orchestration (DOO) is considered as the heart of Order Management Cloud, in which it can orchestrate the sales orders and can track the entire fulfillment lines until it gets its completion. DOO can be integrated to the systems of third parties in order to capture the fulfillment.
Oracle EBS R12.2 Overview:
The Oracle E-Business Suite Architecture is defined as the framework for various multi-tiered and the distributed computing which can be used to support the products of Oracle E-Business Suite. In this type of model, several services or servers can be distributed all among the three tiers or levels.
Oracle E-Business Suite (EBS) aka Applications can be integrated in the business application that consisting of below features:
- Human Resource Management System (HRMS)
- Enterprise Resource Planning (ERP)
- Supply Chain Management (SCM)
- Customer Relationship Management (CRM)
- Advanced Procurement
- Financial Management
- Project Portfolio Management
- Service Management
Check out: All the operating systems that are supported by the Oracle EBS R12.2.
Roles & Responsibilities of the applications that belongs to Oracle DBA
An Oracle dba is considered as one platform that manages Oracle EBS in everyday tasks for the company / enterprise / organization such as:
- Patching of EBS for the new version
- Installation/Configuration of EBS
- Startup/Shutdown of Services
- Cloning of the existing System.
- Managing the stack technology
- Registering Schema and Custom Application
- Troubleshooting
- Requests of the Managing Concurrent
- Password Management
- Sysadmin Role
Being the Oracle Apps of the DBA, one thing that everyone should know is about the architecture of EBS R12.2 along with its concepts.
Architecture of EBS R12:
Architecture of EBS R12 is a 3 Tier Architecture and consists of:
- Application Tier
- Client Tier
- Database Tier
In the architecture of EBS R12 the user / Client tier in one in which the users used a lot. This application tier can be found at which the business logic can be set through the accessed Database Tier. The connection between the application tier and the desktop tier can operate successfully over a Wide Area Network (WAN).
This is because the desktop and application tiers exchange a minimum amount of information, for example only field values that have changed. In a global operation with users at diverse locations, requiring less network traffic reduces telecommunications costs and improves response times.
1. Application Tier: It is also known as the Middle Tier that can sit in between the Database tier and Client tier. The client will access the information / data in the Database Tier with the help of Application Tier.
2. Client Tier: It is also known as the Desktop Tier in which the end-users can access the suite of Oracle E-Business.
3. Database Tier: On the database tier, the Oracle Database can reside the information / data for the suite of E-Business is stored.
Also one need to check the below steps:
Steps in order to download the software of EBS R12 from the site of Edelivery Oracle.
New Changes in the EBS R12.2 can be taken from the Previous Release 11i
In the architecture of the EBS R12.2 that are shown below changes:
The versions of Database can be now used is 11g, 12c, and 19c where it has to be there in the version of 11i and it also should have 11g and 10.2.
The version of FMW can be used in EBS R12.2 is known as the 11g in which the 11g was at 10g.
Redefinition of Edition can be based on the EBS R12.2 that can be enabled for the customer / user you in order to upgrade the database of the application objects while it is in use, hence one must have to eliminate or minimize the downtime.
The JSP and OC4J in the11g can be replaced by used in the Weblogic JSP & Weblogic server in the version of 12 release.
Let us now know more about the architecture of EBS.
While we come to the oracle EBS it can basically a triple tier the architecture that contains below features.
- Application tier
- Web tier or Desktop tier
- Database tier
What is meant by Tier? And what do these 3 tiers are used for?
A tier can be considered as the logical grouping of potentially spread and services all across more than a single physical machine.
The application tier manages and supports various suites of the Oracle E-Business components, this also sometimes called the middle tier.
The three-tier architecture which comprises of the installation of Oracle E-Business Suite that can be made up of with the database tier, which supports and manages the Oracle database;
The desktop tier, that offers the user interface through the add-on component to a web browser which is very standard. The Oracle E-Business Suite Architecture is defined as the framework for various multi-tiered and the distributed computing which can be used to support the products of Oracle E-Business Suite. In this type of model, several services or servers can be distributed all among the three tiers or levels.
What are Nodes?
Nodes are defined as the application and database that are installed in the servers.
It is Nothing but having the both database and application that are installed in the same server
The connection between the application tier and the desktop tier can operate successfully over a Wide Area Network (WAN).
This is because the desktop and application tiers exchange a minimum amount of information, for example only field values that have changed. In a global operation with users at diverse locations, requiring less network traffic reduces telecommunications costs and improves response times.
Desktop Tier
The Desktop tier is nothing but the front end of the database that will be seen in Desktop tier.In other words, we say as a user interface. Whatever the customer / user makes the transaction say (update, insert, purchase info, delete and so on). The client interface is provided through HTML for HTML-based applications, and via a Java applet in a Web browser for the traditional Forms-based applications.
The user / customer can log in through the oracle EBS Page on a desktop client web browser. The Home Page provides a single point of access to HTML-based applications, Forms-based applications. Once successfully logged in via the E-Business Suite Home Page, you are not prompted for your user name and password again, even if you navigate to other tools and products. Oracle EBS also retains preferences as you navigate through the system.
Conclusion:
Hope this article helps to get the complete details of the Oracle EBS architecture. Feel free to comment in the below section if you have any doubts or queries. Happy Learning!
