Where I can keep track of the special events (note: these are not “parties” as so many people are misled to believe) at Collaborate (April 7-11, 2019 – San Antonio, TX). To attend one of these events:
You’re either a prospect, customer, or goodwill contact for the host.
You visit the host’s booth at Collaborate in order to pick up whatever is required for entry.
Do not just show up at the event and attempt to “crash” it – just spend your time at a regular #C19TX reception the same evening and you’ll still get plenty of party time.
OAUG Build A Bike Charity Event, Sun 12:45-3:00p, CC 3rd Fl Stars At Night Ballroom
Used without express permission from windowsinstructed.com
In a 2014 VoucherCloud.net (a coupon website) survey of the non-technical U.S. general public:
11% believed HTML wss a sexually-transmitted disease
51% believed a stormy weather condition would affect their access to the Cloud
27% thought a gigabyte was a common insect in South America
18% thought Blu-ray was a marine animal
23% thought an MP3 was a Star Wars robot
12% thought USB is the acronym for a European country
42% said they believed a motherboard was “the deck of a cruise ship”
77% could not identify what SEO means
15% say software is comffortable clothing
However, 61% of the 2,392 respondents (18 and older) all thought it was important to have a good knowledge of technology.
That explains why in ZDNet’s Oracle’s Next Chapter: The Autonomous Database and the DBA (https://www.zdnet.com/article/oracles-next-chapter-the-autonomous-database-and-the-dba/) takes a bit of chewing to understand that when a vendor says “you’ll save $250K by moving to the Cloud,” that’s akin to someone saying, “You’ll save $40,000 by not buying a car, but renting it at $40/day from Hertz/Avis/Thrifty/Dollar.”
Well, yes, but not quite. Rental agencies have those add-ons such as a Collision Damage Waiver, which can be thought of as the same as that 15% mandatory support fee needed on top of the core/sizing/machine-size fee, providing coverage in case something goes awry (or buggy, or BSOD’s for no known reason.)
And simply, if you stop paying, you don’t have a car/database/middleware/website. If you do decide to opt for the rent-to-own option, just like the ubiquitous furniture rentals used by many seasoned relocation workers, doing so does cost much more than buying the furniture outright (but you don’t have to move it, and you get to turn it in, and trade-up or down when you wish, subject to the terms of your rental agreement.)
[Terms are important, as you will notice in the new Cloud On-Premise agreement, it does have a 4-year minimum term – similar to a limited term car lease. And it comes with an early termination cost. And similarly it has “limited mileage” conditions, which if you go over your CPU/sizing/feature limits, you’ll simply be billed extra for that. Convenience has costs.]
An autonomous database at this stage is similar to self-driving cars – given super-precise limitations, on a controlled environment, with well-defined conditions, yes, the Optimizer stays within the lanes and keeps the database engine humming along. Whence the odd situation is encountered, back to the driver/DBA to figure out what to-do and what went wrong.
Most administrators become familiar with the FNDLOAD utility ($FND_TOP/bin/FNDLOAD) which is used to move various objects between instances that have been defined and set up using the front-end (Menus, FlexField setups, Users, Alerts, Concurrent Programs, et.al.)
Yes, you can manually re-enter all that information using the front-end forms and OAF pages, but you do have a utility to do that for you: FNDLOAD.
Typing FNDLOAD by itself with no parameters gives you a general idea of what kinds of parameters it takes:
You have not provided the required arguments for this program.
Usage: FNDLOAD logon 0 Y mode configfile datafile [ entity [ param ... ] ]
where
logon is username/password[@connect]
mode is either UPLOAD or DOWNLOAD
configfile is the configuration file
datafile is the data file
entity is an entity name, or - to specify all values in an upload
param is a NAME=VALUE string used for parameter substitution
But you can, like most of these utilities, create a script wrapper which makes the process more driven to support repetitive change migrations.
Here’s an example using many of the various parameters in a format that simply downloads the object from the source instance and uploads the resulting *.ldt file into the target instance. Just comment out things you don’t want (or isn’t supported by your particular EBS version) and add new objects as they become supported by FNDLOAD in the future.
# $1 FRSID From Instance sample: apps/apps@DEV1.world
# $2 TYPE: CONC Concurrent Program
# RGRP Request Group
# FORM Form Function
# FDFF Descriptive FlexField
# VSET FND Value Set
# MENU Menu
# ALRT Oracle Alert
# FLDR Folder
# MESG Oracle Message
# LKUP Lookup Values
# USER FND User
# RPROF Responsibility Profile Level
# PROF Profile with no Level specific
# RSET RequestSet
# RSLK RequestSet Links
# RESP Responsibility
# FPER Form Personalization
# XMLT XML Template
# XLAD XLA Definitions
# WADIINTG Web ADI Integrator
# WADILAYO Web ADI Layout
# WADIMAPC Web ADI Mapping Code
# WADISTYL Web ADI Style
# PJSTAT Project Statuses
# ATTCAT Attachment Categories
# $3 OBJECT Object Short Name, Function Name, Responsibility Key, Etc.
# $4 APPL_SN Application ShortName
# $5 TOSID Destination Instance sample: apps/apps@DEV2.world
#
FRSID=$1
ATYP=$2
AOBJ="$3"
AASN=$4
TOSID=$5
fpwd=`echo $FRSID|awk '{FS="/"} {print $2}'|awk '{FS="@"} {print $1}'`
fsid=`echo $FRSID|awk '{FS="@"} {print toupper($2)}'`
tpwd=`echo $TOSID|awk '{FS="/"} {print $2}'|awk '{FS="@"} {print $1}'`
tsid=`echo $TOSID|awk '{FS="@"} {print toupper($2)}'`
fdbline=`tnsping $fsid|awk '/Attempting/ {print $0}'`
ffullhname=`echo $fdbline|awk '{print $5}'|awk '{FS="="} {print $4}'|awk '{FS=")"} {print $1}'`
fhport=`echo $fdbline|awk '{print $5}'|awk '{FS="="} {print $5}'|awk '{FS=")"} {print $1}'`
fhname=`echo $ffullhname|awk '{print $1}'|awk '{FS="."} {print $1}'`
tdbline=`tnsping $tsid|awk '/Attempting/ {print $0}'`
tfullhname=`echo $tdbline|awk '{print $5}'|awk '{FS="="} {print $4}'|awk '{FS=")"} {print $1}'`
thport=`echo $tdbline|awk '{print $5}'|awk '{FS="="} {print $5}'|awk '{FS=")"} {print $1}'`
thname=`echo $tfullhname|awk '{print $1}'|awk '{FS="."} {print $1}'`
tdbline=`tnsping $tsid|awk '/Attempting/ {print $0}'`
tfullhname=`echo $tdbline|awk '{print $5}'|awk '{FS="="} {print $4}'|awk '{FS=")"} {print $1}'`
thport=`echo $tdbline|awk '{print $5}'|awk '{FS="="} {print $5}'|awk '{FS=")"} {print $1}'`
thname=`echo $tfullhname|awk '{print $1}'|awk '{FS="."} {print $1}'`
sqlsmt=""
sqlsmt=$sqlsmt" select 'XMLT:'||DS_APP_SHORT_NAME||':'||DATA_SOURCE_CODE||': '"
sqlsmt=$sqlsmt" from xdo.xdo_templates_b "
sqlsmt=$sqlsmt" where template_code = '"$AOBJ"' "
sqlsmt=$sqlsmt" and application_short_name = '"$AASN"';"
sqlout=`echo $sqlsmt | sqlplus -s $FRSID`
DSASN=`echo $sqlout|awk '{FS=":"} {print $5}'`
DSCODE=`echo $sqlout|awk '{FS=":"} {print $6}'`
rtime=`date +%m%d%H%M%S`
if (test $ATYP = "CONC") then
FNDLOAD $FRSID 0 Y DOWNLOAD $FND_TOP/patch/115/import/afcpprog.lct "$AOBJ".ldt PROGRAM APPLICATION_SHORT_NAME=$AASN CONCURRENT_PROGRAM_NAME="$AOBJ"
FNDLOAD $TOSID 0 Y UPLOAD $FND_TOP/patch/115/import/afcpprog.lct "$AOBJ".ldt UPLOAD_MODE=REPLACE CUSTOM_MODE=FORCE
elif (test $ATYP = "FORM") then
FNDLOAD $FRSID 0 Y DOWNLOAD $FND_TOP/patch/115/import/afsload.lct "$AOBJ".ldt FUNCTION FUNCTION_NAME="$AOBJ"
FNDLOAD $TOSID 0 Y UPLOAD $FND_TOP/patch/115/import/afsload.lct "$AOBJ".ldt UPLOAD_MODE=REPLACE CUSTOM_MODE=FORCE
elif (test $ATYP = "ATTCAT") then
FNDLOAD $FRSID 0 Y DOWNLOAD $FND_TOP/patch/115/import/afattach.lct "$AOBJ".ldt FND_DOCUMENT_CATEGORIES CATEGORY_NAME="$AOBJ"
FNDLOAD $TOSID 0 Y UPLOAD $FND_TOP/patch/115/import/afattach.lct "$AOBJ".ldt UPLOAD_MODE=REPLACE CUSTOM_MODE=FORCE
elif (test $ATYP = "RGRP") then
FNDLOAD $FRSID 0 Y DOWNLOAD $FND_TOP/patch/115/import/afcpreqg.lct "$AOBJ".ldt REQUEST_GROUP APPLICATION_SHORT_NAME=$AASN REQUEST_GROUP_NAME="$AOBJ"
FNDLOAD $TOSID 0 Y UPLOAD $FND_TOP/patch/115/import/afcpreqg.lct "$AOBJ".ldt UPLOAD_MODE=REPLACE CUSTOM_MODE=FORCE
elif (test $ATYP = "FDFF") then
FNDLOAD $FRSID O Y DOWNLOAD $FND_TOP/patch/115/import/afffload.lct "$AOBJ".ldt DESC_FLEX APPLICATION_SHORT_NAME=$AASN DESCRIPTIVE_FLEXFIELD_NAME="$AOBJ"
FNDLOAD $TOSID 0 Y UPLOAD $FND_TOP/patch/115/import/afffload.lct "$AOBJ".ldt UPLOAD_MODE=REPLACE CUSTOM_MODE=FORCE
elif (test $ATYP = "VSET") then
FNDLOAD $FRSID O Y DOWNLOAD $FND_TOP/patch/115/import/afffload.lct "$AOBJ".ldt VALUE_SET FLEX_VALUE_SET_NAME="$AOBJ"
FNDLOAD $TOSID 0 Y UPLOAD $FND_TOP/patch/115/import/afffload.lct "$AOBJ".ldt UPLOAD_MODE=REPLACE CUSTOM_MODE=FORCE
elif (test $ATYP = "MENU") then
FNDLOAD $FRSID 0 Y DOWNLOAD $FND_TOP/patch/115/import/afsload.lct "$AOBJ".ldt MENU MENU_NAME="$AOBJ"
FNDLOAD $TOSID 0 Y UPLOAD $FND_TOP/patch/115/import/afsload.lct "$AOBJ".ldt UPLOAD_MODE=REPLACE CUSTOM_MODE=REPLACE
elif (test $ATYP = "ALRT") then
FNDLOAD $FRSID 0 Y DOWNLOAD $ALR_TOP/patch/115/import/alr.lct "$AOBJ".ldt ALR_ALERTS APPLICATION_SHORT_NAME=$AASN ALERT_NAME="$AOBJ"
FNDLOAD $TOSID 0 Y UPLOAD $ALR_TOP/patch/115/import/alr.lct "$AOBJ".ldt UPLOAD_MODE=REPLACE CUSTOM_MODE=FORCE
elif (test $ATYP = "FLDR") then
FNDLOAD $FRSID 0 Y DOWNLOAD $FND_TOP/patch/115/import/fndfold.lct "$AOBJ".ldt FND_FOLDERS NAME="$AOBJ"
FNDLOAD $TOSID 0 Y UPLOAD $FND_TOP/patch/115/import/fndfold.lct "$AOBJ".ldt UPLOAD_MODE=REPLACE CUSTOM_MODE=FORCE
elif (test $ATYP = "MESG") then
FNDLOAD $FRSID 0 Y DOWNLOAD $FND_TOP/patch/115/import/afmdmsg.lct "$AOBJ".ldt FND_NEW_MESSAGES APPLICATION_SHORT_NAME=$AASN MESSAGE_NAME="$AOBJ"
FNDLOAD $TOSID 0 Y UPLOAD $FND_TOP/patch/115/import/afmdmsg.lct "$AOBJ".ldt UPLOAD_MODE=REPLACE CUSTOM_MODE=FORCE
elif (test $ATYP = "LKUP") then
FNDLOAD $FRSID 0 Y DOWNLOAD $FND_TOP/patch/115/import/aflvmlu.lct "$AOBJ".ldt FND_LOOKUP_TYPE APPLICATION_SHORT_NAME=$AASN LOOKUP_TYPE="$AOBJ"
FNDLOAD $TOSID 0 Y UPLOAD $FND_TOP/patch/115/import/aflvmlu.lct "$AOBJ".ldt UPLOAD_MODE=REPLACE CUSTOM_MODE=FORCE
elif (test $ATYP = "USER") then
FNDLOAD $FRSID 0 Y DOWNLOAD $FND_TOP/patch/115/import/afscursp.lct "$AOBJ".ldt FND_USER USER_NAME="$AOBJ"
FNDLOAD $TOSID 0 Y UPLOAD $FND_TOP/patch/115/import/afscursp.lct "$AOBJ".ldt UPLOAD_MODE=REPLACE CUSTOM_MODE=FORCE
elif (test $ATYP = "PROF") then
FNDLOAD $FRSID 0 Y DOWNLOAD $FND_TOP/patch/115/import/afscprof.lct "$AOBJ".ldt PROFILE APPLICATION_SHORT_NAME=$AASN PROFILE_NAME="$AOBJ"
FNDLOAD $TOSID 0 Y UPLOAD $FND_TOP/patch/115/import/afscprof.lct "$AOBJ".ldt UPLOAD_MODE=REPLACE CUSTOM_MODE=FORCE
elif (test $ATYP = "RPROF") then
FNDLOAD $FRSID 0 Y DOWNLOAD afscprofr.lct "$AOBJ".ldt PROFILE APPLICATION_SHORT_NAME=$AASN PROFILE_NAME="$AOBJ" FND_PROFILE_OPTION_VALUES LEV="10003"
FNDLOAD $TOSID 0 Y UPLOAD $FND_TOP/patch/115/import/afscprof.lct "$AOBJ".ldt UPLOAD_MODE=REPLACE CUSTOM_MODE=FORCE
elif (test $ATYP = "RSET") then
FNDLOAD $FRSID 0 Y DOWNLOAD $FND_TOP/patch/115/import/afcprset.lct "$AOBJ".ldt REQ_SET REQUEST_SET_NAME="$AOBJ"
FNDLOAD $TOSID 0 Y UPLOAD $FND_TOP/patch/115/import/afcprset.lct "$AOBJ".ldt UPLOAD_MODE=REPLACE CUSTOM_MODE=FORCE
FNDLOAD $FRSID 0 Y DOWNLOAD $FND_TOP/patch/115/import/afcprset.lct "$AOBJ"_LINK.ldt REQ_SET_LINKS REQUEST_SET_NAME="$AOBJ"
FNDLOAD $TOSID 0 Y UPLOAD $FND_TOP/patch/115/import/afcprset.lct "$AOBJ"_LINK.ldt UPLOAD_MODE=REPLACE CUSTOM_MODE=FORCE
elif (test $ATYP = "RELK") then
FNDLOAD $FRSID 0 Y DOWNLOAD $FND_TOP/patch/115/import/afcprset.lct "$AOBJ".ldt REQ_SET_LINKS REQUEST_SET_NAME="$AOBJ"
FNDLOAD $TOSID 0 Y UPLOAD $FND_TOP/patch/115/import/afcprset.lct "$AOBJ".ldt UPLOAD_MODE=REPLACE CUSTOM_MODE=FORCE
elif (test $ATYP = "RESP") then
FNDLOAD $FRSID 0 Y DOWNLOAD $FND_TOP/patch/115/import/afscursp.lct "$AOBJ".ldt FND_RESPONSIBILITY RESP_KEY="$AOBJ"
FNDLOAD $TOSID 0 Y UPLOAD $FND_TOP/patch/115/import/afscursp.lct "$AOBJ".ldt UPLOAD_MODE=REPLACE CUSTOM_MODE=FORCE
elif (test $ATYP = "FPER") then
FNDLOAD $FRSID 0 Y DOWNLOAD $FND_TOP/patch/115/import/affrmcus.lct "$AOBJ".ldt FND_FORM_CUSTOM_RULES function_name="$AOBJ"
FNDLOAD $TOSID 0 Y UPLOAD $FND_TOP/patch/115/import/affrmcus.lct "$AOBJ".ldt UPLOAD_MODE=REPLACE CUSTOM_MODE=FORCE
elif (test $ATYP = "XMLT") then
FNDLOAD $FRSID 0 Y DOWNLOAD $XDO_TOP/patch/115/import/xdotmpl.lct "$AOBJ".ldt XDO_DS_DEFINITIONS APPLICATION_SHORT_NAME=$AASN DATA_SOURCE_CODE="$DSCODE" TMPL_APP_SHORT_NAME=$DSASN TEMPLATE_CODE="$AOBJ"
FNDLOAD $TOSID 0 Y UPLOAD $XDO_TOP/patch/115/import/xdotmpl.lct "$AOBJ".ldt UPLOAD_MODE=REPLACE CUSTOM_MODE=FORCE
sqlsmt=""
sqlsmt=$sqlsmt"select distinct 'XMLTYPE:'||xdo_file_type||':'||file_content_type||':'||"'\n'
sqlsmt=$sqlsmt" decode(file_content_type,'application/rtf','rtf', "'\n'
sqlsmt=$sqlsmt" 'text/xml', 'xml', "'\n'
sqlsmt=$sqlsmt" lower(xdo_file_type))||':'||territory||':'||replace(file_name,' ','_')||':' xtype"'\n'
sqlsmt=$sqlsmt" from xdo.xdo_lobs "'\n'
sqlsmt=$sqlsmt" where application_short_name = '"$AASN"' "'\n'
sqlsmt=$sqlsmt" and lob_type = 'TEMPLATE_SOURCE' "'\n'
sqlsmt=$sqlsmt" and lob_code = '"$AOBJ"'; "'\n'
sqlsmt=$sqlsmt"exit "'\n'
echo $sqlsmt > $rtime.sql
sqlplus -s $FRSID @$rtime.sql > $rtime.out
for i in `awk '/XMLTYPE/ {print $0}' $rtime.out`
do
ftype=`echo $i|awk '{FS=":"} {print $2}'`
ctype=`echo $i|awk '{FS=":"} {print $3}'`
fext=`echo $i|awk '{FS=":"} {print $4}'`
terr=`echo $i|awk '{FS=":"} {print $5}'`
filename=`echo $i|awk '{FS=":"} {print $6}'|awk '{FS="."} {print $1}'`
sname=`echo $i|awk '{FS=":"} {print $6}'`
if (test $terr = "00") then
fname="TEMPLATE_SOURCE_"$AASN"_"$AOBJ"_en".$fext
else
fname="TEMPLATE_SOURCE_"$AASN"_"$AOBJ"_en_"$terr.$fext
fi
java oracle.apps.xdo.oa.util.XDOLoader DOWNLOAD -DB_USERNAME apps -DB_PASSWORD $fpwd -JDBC_CONNECTION "$fhname:$fhport:$fsid" -APPS_SHORT_NAME $AASN -LOB_TYPE TEMPLATE_SOURCE -LOB_CODE "$AOBJ" -XDO_FILE_TYPE $ftype -FILE_NAME $sname -LANGUAGE en -TERRITORY $terr -LCT_FILE $XDO_TOP/patch/115/import/xdotmpl.lct -LOG_FILE "$filename".log
mv "$fname" "$sname"
java oracle.apps.xdo.oa.util.XDOLoader UPLOAD -DB_USERNAME apps -DB_PASSWORD $tpwd -JDBC_CONNECTION "$thname:$thport:$tsid" -APPS_SHORT_NAME $AASN -LOB_TYPE TEMPLATE_SOURCE -LOB_CODE "$AOBJ" -XDO_FILE_TYPE $ftype -FILE_CONTENT_TYPE "$ctype" -FILE_NAME "$sname" -LANGUAGE en -TERRITORY $terr -LCT_FILE $XDO_TOP/patch/115/import/xdotmpl.lct -LDT_FILE "$AOBJ".ldt -DRVX_FILE "$AOBJ".drvx -LOG_FILE "$filename".log -CUSTOM_MODE FORCE
done
elif (test $ATYP = "XMLD") then
sqlsmt=""
sqlsmt=$sqlsmt"select distinct 'XMLTYPE:'||xdo_file_type||':'||file_content_type||':'||"'\n'
sqlsmt=$sqlsmt" decode(file_content_type,'application/rtf','rtf', "'\n'
sqlsmt=$sqlsmt" 'text/xml', 'xml', "'\n'
sqlsmt=$sqlsmt" lower(xdo_file_type))||':'||territory||':'||replace(file_name,' ','_')||':' xtype"'\n'
sqlsmt=$sqlsmt" from xdo.xdo_lobs "'\n'
sqlsmt=$sqlsmt" where application_short_name = '"$AASN"' "'\n'
sqlsmt=$sqlsmt" and lob_type = 'DATA_TEMPLATE' "'\n'
sqlsmt=$sqlsmt" and lob_code = '"$AOBJ"'; "'\n'
sqlsmt=$sqlsmt"exit "'\n'
echo $sqlsmt > $rtime.sql
sqlplus -s $FRSID @$rtime.sql > $rtime.out
for i in `awk '/XMLTYPE/ {print $0}' $rtime.out`
do
ftype=`echo $i|awk '{FS=":"} {print $2}'`
ctype=`echo $i|awk '{FS=":"} {print $3}'`
fext=`echo $i|awk '{FS=":"} {print $4}'`
terr=`echo $i|awk '{FS=":"} {print $5}'`
filename=`echo $i|awk '{FS=":"} {print $6}'|awk '{FS="."} {print $1}'`
sname=`echo $i|awk '{FS=":"} {print $6}'`
fname="DATA_TEMPLATE_"$AASN"_$AOBJ"
java oracle.apps.xdo.oa.util.XDOLoader DOWNLOAD -DB_USERNAME apps -DB_PASSWORD $fpwd -JDBC_CONNECTION "$fhname:$fhport:$fsid" -APPS_SHORT_NAME $AASN -LOB_TYPE DATA_TEMPLATE -LOB_CODE "$AOBJ" -XDO_FILE_TYPE $ftype -FILE_NAME $sname -LANGUAGE en -TERRITORY $terr -LCT_FILE $XDO_TOP/patch/115/import/xdotmpl.lct -LDT_FILE "$AOBJ".ldt -DRVX_FILE "$AOBJ".drvx -LOG_FILE "$filename".log
mv "$fname".xml "$sname"
java oracle.apps.xdo.oa.util.XDOLoader UPLOAD -DB_USERNAME apps -DB_PASSWORD $tpwd -JDBC_CONNECTION "$thname:$thport:$tsid" -LOB_TYPE DATA_TEMPLATE -LOB_CODE "$AOBJ" -XDO_FILE_TYPE $ftype -FILE_NAME "$sname" -APPS_SHORT_NAME $AASN -LANGUAGE en -TERRITORY US -LCT_FILE $XDO_TOP/patch/115/import/xdotmpl.lct -LDT_FILE "$AOBJ".ldt -DRVX_FILE "$AOBJ".drvx -LOG_FILE "$filename".log -CUSTOM_MODE FORCE
done
# WADIINTG Web ADI Integrator
# WADILAYO Web ADI Layout
# WADIMAPC Web ADI Mapping Code
# WADISTYL Web ADI Style
elif (test $ATYP = "WADIINTG") then
# FNDLOAD $FRSID 0 Y DOWNLOAD $BNE_TOP/patch/115/import/bneint.lct "$AOBJ".ldt BNE_INTEGRATORS INTEGRATOR_ASN=$AASN INTEGRATOR_CODE="$AOBJ"
# FNDLOAD $TOSID 0 Y UPLOAD $BNE_TOP/patch/115/import/bneint.lct "$AOBJ".ldt UPLOAD_MODE=REPLACE CUSTOM_MODE=FORCE
FNDLOAD $FRSID 0 Y DOWNLOAD $BNE_TOP/patch/115/import/bneintegrator.lct "$AOBJ".ldt BNE_INTEGRATORS INTEGRATOR_ASN=$AASN INTEGRATOR_CODE="$AOBJ"
FNDLOAD $TOSID 0 Y UPLOAD $BNE_TOP/patch/115/import/bneintegrator.lct "$AOBJ".ldt UPLOAD_MODE=REPLACE CUSTOM_MODE=FORCE
elif (test $ATYP = "WADILAYO") then
FNDLOAD $FRSID 0 Y DOWNLOAD $BNE_TOP/patch/115/import/bnelay.lct "$AOBJ".ldt BNE_LAYOUTS LAYOUT_ASN=$AASN LAYOUT_CODE="$AOBJ"
FNDLOAD $TOSID 0 Y UPLOAD $BNE_TOP/patch/115/import/bnelay.lct "$AOBJ".ldt UPLOAD_MODE=REPLACE CUSTOM_MODE=FORCE
elif (test $ATYP = "WADIMAPC") then
FNDLOAD $FRSID 0 Y DOWNLOAD $BNE_TOP/patch/115/import/bnemap.lct "$AOBJ".ldt BNE_MAPPINGS MAPPING_ASN=$AASN MAPPING_CODE="$AOBJ"
FNDLOAD $TOSID 0 Y UPLOAD $BNE_TOP/patch/115/import/bnemap.lct "$AOBJ".ldt UPLOAD_MODE=REPLACE CUSTOM_MODE=FORCE
elif (test $ATYP = "WADISTYL") then
FNDLOAD $FRSID 0 Y DOWNLOAD $BNE_TOP/patch/115/import/bness.lct "$AOBJ".ldt BNE_STYLESHEETS CONTENT_ASN=$AASN STYLESHEET_CODE="$AOBJ" STYLESHEET_ASN=$AASN
FNDLOAD $TOSID 0 Y UPLOAD $BNE_TOP/patch/115/import/bness.lct "$AOBJ".ldt UPLOAD_MODE=REPLACE CUSTOM_MODE=FORCE
elif (test $ATYP = "XLAD") then
sqlsmt=""
sqlsmt=$sqlsmt"select distinct 'APPLID:'||application_id"'\n'
sqlsmt=$sqlsmt" from applsys.fnd_application "'\n'
sqlsmt=$sqlsmt" where application_short_name = '"$AASN"'; "'\n'
sqlsmt=$sqlsmt"exit "'\n'
echo $sqlsmt > $rtime.sql
sqlplus -s $FRSID @$rtime.sql > $rtime.out
for i in `awk '/APPLID/ {print $0}' $rtime.out`
do
APPLID=`echo $i|awk '{FS=":"} {print $2}'`
done
FNDLOAD $FRSID 0 Y DOWNLOAD $MWD_TOP/admin/ldt/xlaaadrule.lct "$AOBJ".ldt XLA_AAD APPLICATION_ID=$APPLID AMB_CONTEXT_CODE=DEFAULT FEDERAL=N
FNDLOAD $TOSID 0 Y UPLOAD $MWD_TOP/admin/ldt/xlaaadrule.lct "$AOBJ".ldt XLA_AAD APPLICATION_ID=$APPLID AMB_CONTEXT_CODE=DEFAULT UPLOAD_MODE=REPLACE CUSTOM_MODE=FORCE
elif (test $ATYP = "PJSTAT") then
FNDLOAD $FRSID 0 Y DOWNLOAD $PA_TOP/patch/115/import/paprjsta.lct "$AOBJ".ldt PA_PROJECT_STATUSES
FNDLOAD $TOSID 0 Y UPLOAD $PA_TOP/patch/115/import/paprjsta.lct "$AOBJ".ldt UPLOAD_MODE=REPLACE CUSTOM_MODE=FORCE
FNDLOAD $FRSID 0 Y DOWNLOAD $PA_TOP/patch/115/import/paprjsta.lct "$AOBJ"_CONTROLS.ldt PA_PROJECT_STATUS_CONTROLS
FNDLOAD $TOSID 0 Y UPLOAD $PA_TOP/patch/115/import/paprjsta.lct "$AOBJ"_CONTROLS.ldt UPLOAD_MODE=REPLACE CUSTOM_MODE=FORCE
FNDLOAD $FRSID 0 Y DOWNLOAD $PA_TOP/patch/115/import/pacinest.lct "$AOBJ"_ALLOW.ldt PA_NEXT_ALLOW_STATUSES
FNDLOAD $TOSID 0 Y UPLOAD $PA_TOP/patch/115/import/pacinest.lct "$AOBJ"_ALLOW.ldt UPLOAD_MODE=REPLACE CUSTOM_MODE=FORCE
fi
rm $rtime.sql
rm $rtime.out
#chmod 777 *.log
#chmod 777 *.rtf
#chmod 777 *.ldt
#chmod 777 *.xml
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Thus I present this same article, with an inversion of the concluded statistical results of the IDG survey, with minor modifications to the explanations given to suit the results of the measures. Respect given to the original author, Tori Ballantine, who is a product marketing lead at Hyland Cloud. No offense is intended by this grammatical exercise in statistical results inversion.
Top 7 Reasons Organizations Should Not Automatically Switch to Hosted or Cloud Enterprise Technology
As one of the leading industries that was an early adopter of process automation, manufacturing is often ahead of the curve when it comes to seeking ways to improve processes — yet still has work to do in the technology adoption realm. While the trend for cloud adoption is increasing over on-premises solutions overall, some organizations, including manufacturers, are hesitant to make the transition to the cloud.
There are countless compelling reasons to transition to hosted enterprise applications. According to a recent survey from IDG, IT leaders at companies with 250+ employees, from a wide range of industries and company sizes, agreed on seven areas where cloud computing should benefit their organizations. These included:
Disaster Recovery
Disasters, both natural and man-made, are inherently unpredictable. When the worst-case scenario happens, organizations need improved disaster recovery capabilities in place — including the economic resources to replicate content in multiple locations. According to the IDG survey, about 33 percent, of IT leaders did not find disaster recovery as the number one reason they would move, or have moved to hosted enterprise solutions. By switching to a hosted solution, about 1/3 of organizations could not get their crucial application running as soon as possible after an emergent situation, and are therefore unable to serve their customers.
Data Availability
IT leaders know that data and content are essential components of their daily business operations. In fact, according to the IDG research, 45 percent of survey participant listed data availability as the second leading limitation cited about cloud enterprise applications being unable to provide. Access to mission-critical information, when they need it, wherever they are, is essential for organizations to stay competitive and provide uninterrupted service. With no noticeable increase to uptime compared to on-premises applications, hosted solutions did not provide 24/7/365 data availability.
Cost Savings
It shouldn’t come as a surprise that the third most popular reason IT leaders seek cloud solutions is because of cost savings. Hosting in the cloud eliminates the need for upfront investment in hardware and the expense of maintaining and updated hosting infrastructure by shifting the cost basis to long-term operational costs. While hosting software solutions on-premises carries more than just risk; it carries a fair amount of operational costs. By hosting enterprise solutions in the cloud, organizations will reduce capital costs with a possible reduction in operating costs — including staffing, overtime, maintenance and physical security when centralized under a hosting provider.
Incident Response
The IDG survey found that 55 percent of IT professionals listed incident response as another area where cloud solutions provided no significant benefit over on-premises options. Large-scale systems can develop more efficient incident response capabilities, and improve incident response times compared to smaller, non-consolidated systems. As seconds tick by, compliance fines can increase along with end-user dissatisfaction. So having a quick incident response time is essential to reduce risk and ensure end-user satisfaction.
Security Expertise
The best providers that offer hosted solutions constantly evaluate and evolve their practices to protect customers’ data. This is crucial because up to 59 percent of IDG survey responders noted that security expertise as another leading reason they do not select cloud applications. Organizations with cloud-hosted applications could take advantage of the aggregated security expertise from their vendors to improve their own operations and make sure information is safe, but only by complying with externally-driven security standards that were either not enforceable due to application restrictions (legacy versioning, design constraints, third-party non-compliant architecture, et.al.) To ensure your content stays safe, it’s important to seek cloud providers with the right credentials — look for certifications such as SOC 1 and 2 or 3 audited, ISO 27001 and CSA STAR Registrant.
Geographical Disbursement
The IDG survey found that over 63 percent of IT professionals were not seeking geographical disbursement in where their data is stored. In the event of data unavailability in a local data center, having a copy of the data in a separate geographical area ensures performance and availability of the data sources, though resources to use the data may not be readily available as they are co-located in the local region of the primary data.
Expert Access
IT professionals seek hosted solutions because the best hosted software applications employ top-notch security professionals. Gaining access to these professionals’ insight helps ensure concerns are addressed and the software delivers on the organization’s needs.
In order to facilitate the best possible experience for your customers, it’s important to keep up with technology trends that give you the data and insights you need to provide quality service. For many firms, it means not only focusing on process automation on the manufacturing floor, but also within the internal processes driven by data. There’s a huge shift happening with how organizations choose to deploy software. In fact, according to a recent AIIM study, almost 25% of respondents from all industries are not seeking to deploy cloud software in any fashion. 60 percent of those surveyed plan to focus on a non-hybrid approach, focusing primarily on leveraging on-premises deployments, while 38 percent said they will deploy cloud solutions.
As noted in the seven areas above, the reasons for the lack of shift to selecting hosted enterprise applications are diverse and compelling. The cloud provides users with greater access to their information, when and where they need to access it — and doesn’t confine users to a on-premise data source. When combined with the other benefits of improved business continuity, cost savings, incident response, security expertise and expert access, organizations should carefully consider that their important information and content is more available and secure in the cloud.
During an online patching session with ADOP, when the prepare phase checks the data dictionary integrity, you receive the following error:
R12.2 eBusiness Suite EBS – During ADOP phase = prepare data dictionary corruption missing parent:
Verifying data dictionary.
[UNEXPECTED]Data dictionary corrupted:
[UNEXPECTED]Data dictionary corruption – missing parent
1416131 ORA$BASE APPS BPA_GUIDED_PICKING SYNONYM
1416121 ORA$BASE APPS CO_CLIPPERSHIP_INTERFACE SYNONYM
1416132 ORA$BASE APPS BPA_PRINT_GUIDED_PICK_LABELS SYNONYM
1416128 ORA$BASE APPS GEM_ESIG_INQUIRY_CORE SYNONYM
[UNEXPECTED]Data dictionary corruption detected. Provide details to
[UNEXPECTED]Oracle Support and ask for a bug to be opened against the
[UNEXPECTED]Online Patching component of Oracle Application Install.
[STATEMENT] Please run adopscanlog utility, using the command
“adopscanlog -latest=yes”
Issue:
The corruption is detected with the $AD_TOP/sql/ADZDDBCC.sql scriptis executed just prior to setting up the ADOP session. This is also a mandatory check performed during pre-upgrade readiness checking for R12.2 upgrades.
Solution:
There is a rudimentary, but effective script supplied in $AD_TOP/patch/115/sql named adzddmpfix.sql (and a number of other adzd___ named scripts that address other data dictionary issues, such as the common TimeZone timestamp issues (Doc ID 2017686.1))
This script is run as SYS and requires all middle-tier services to be shutdown because it’s rebuilding all of the APPS synonyms for objects and recompiling afterwards.
sqlplus “/ as sysdba” @$AD_TOP/patch/115/sql/adzddmpfix.sql
REM $Header: adzddmpfix.sql 120.0.12020000.3 2015/09/14 10:10:32 sstomar noship$
REM dbdrv: none
REM +======================================================================+
REM | Copyright (c) 2005, 2015 Oracle and/or its affiliates. |
REM | All rights reserved. |
REM | Version 12.0.0 |
REM +======================================================================+
REM | FILENAME
REM | adzddmpfix.sql
REM |
REM | DESCRIPTION
REM | Warning: this script is an experimental workaround to the Oracle
REM | Database data Dictionary “missing parent” corruption described in
REM | Bug 20627866. This bug currently has no other known fix, but this
REM | script will repair the problem sufficiently to allow adop to continue
REM | executing.
REM |
REM | Warning: You must be connected as SYSDBA with application services
REM | shutdown to run this script
REM | Usage:
REM | sqlplus / as sysdba
REM | @adzddmpfix.sql
REM |
REM |
REM +=======================================================================+
Sample output:
SQL> @adzddmpfix.sql
“—- Fixing Data Dictionary Corruptions (missing parent) —-”
4 rows deleted.
Commit complete.
System altered.
“—- Compiling invalids —-”
Don’t forget to re-run the $AD_TOP/sql/ADZDDBCC.sql script to identify whether the data dictionary corruption is still present afterwards.
You’re either a prospect, customer, or goodwill contact for the host.
You visit the host’s booth at Collaborate in order to pick up whatever is required for entry.
Do not just show up at the event and attempt to “crash” it – just spend your time at a regular #C18LV reception the same evening and you’ll still get plenty of party time.
Oracle Customer Advisory Board Breakfast, Sun 8-12:30p
OAUG Meeting of the Members, Sun 4:45-5:45p, Level 3 South Seas F
Quest Meeting of the Members, Sun 6-6:45p, MB Ballroom A
Quest Members Welcome, Sun 6:30-8p, MB Ballroom Lvl2 I,J (JD Edwards)/L (Peoplesoft)
IOUG Members Welcome, Sun 6-8p, Level 3 South Seas F
This file which is normally executed under the adautocfg.sh wrapper script in $ADMIN_SCRIPTS_HOME, can also be executed manually to bypass certain limitations found when configuring the PATCH filesystem, in particular.
The format of the command is:
adconfig.sh run=INSTE8 contextfile=$CONTEXT_FILE
Sample output:
Enter the APPS user password: Script execution phase specified: INSTE8
The log file for this session is located at: /u01/oracle/fs1/inst/apps/$ENV_ID/admin/log/02120957/adconfig.log
AutoConfig is configuring the Applications environment...
AutoConfig will consider the custom templates if present.
Using CONFIG_HOME location : /u01/oracle/fs1/inst/apps/$ENV_ID
Classpath : /u01/oracle/fs1/FMW_Home/Oracle_EBS-app1/shared-libs/ebs-appsborg/WEB-INF/lib/ebsAppsborgManifest.jar:/u01/oracle/fs1/EBSapps/comn/java/classes
Using Context file : /u01/oracle/fs1/inst/apps/$ENV_ID/appl/admin/$ENV_ID.xml
Context Value Management will now update the Context file
Updating Context file...COMPLETED
Execution phase specified at run time: INSTE8
No uploading of Context File and its templates to database.
Configuring templates from all of the product tops...
Configuring AD_TOP........COMPLETED
Configuring FND_TOP.......COMPLETED
Configuring ICX_TOP.......COMPLETED
Configuring MSC_TOP.......COMPLETED
Configuring IEO_TOP.......COMPLETED
Configuring BIS_TOP.......COMPLETED
Configuring CZ_TOP........COMPLETED
Configuring SHT_TOP.......COMPLETED
Configuring AMS_TOP.......COMPLETED
Configuring CCT_TOP.......COMPLETED
Configuring WSH_TOP.......COMPLETED
Configuring CLN_TOP.......COMPLETED
Configuring OKE_TOP.......COMPLETED
Configuring OKL_TOP.......COMPLETED
Configuring OKS_TOP.......COMPLETED
Configuring CSF_TOP.......COMPLETED
Configuring IBY_TOP.......COMPLETED
Configuring JTF_TOP.......COMPLETED
Configuring MWA_TOP.......COMPLETED
Configuring CN_TOP........COMPLETED
Configuring CSI_TOP.......COMPLETED
Configuring WIP_TOP.......COMPLETED
Configuring CSE_TOP.......COMPLETED
Configuring EAM_TOP.......COMPLETED
Configuring GMF_TOP.......COMPLETED
Configuring PON_TOP.......COMPLETED
Configuring FTE_TOP.......COMPLETED
Configuring ONT_TOP.......COMPLETED
Configuring AR_TOP........COMPLETED
Configuring AHL_TOP.......COMPLETED
Configuring IES_TOP.......COMPLETED
Configuring OZF_TOP.......COMPLETED
Configuring CSD_TOP.......COMPLETED
Configuring IGC_TOP.......COMPLETED
AutoConfig completed successfully.
Where I can keep track of the special events (note: these are not “parties” as so many people are misled to believe – you should expect to be contacted by dozens of sales and account professionals at each event) at OOW. To attend one of these events:
You’re registered as an OpenWorld Attendee.
You’re either a prospect, customer, or goodwill contact for the host. That means you actually contact the host and ask to attend before OOW.
You visit the host’s booth at OpenWorld in order to pick up whatever is required for entry and get to know what the host actually does.
Do not just show up at the event and attempt to “crash” it – fair warning. You will be sold Oracle products and consulting, and like it, and start telling all your friends about it and be assimilated.
Relatively easy installation, a new learning curve to master for post-installation maintenance and patching.
The principal changes in Release 2 of 13c are the segregation of the Cloud Management Services plugins (and related functionality) to specific licensable plugin components – namely:
Cloud Services Management – used for provisioning, allocation, and administration (think “infrastructure”) of Oracle Public Cloud-based resources (databases, development tools, middleware, etc.)
Oracle Cloud Application – a portal punch-out to access Oracle Cloud-based applications such as hosted e-Business Suite, Cloud Content Management, Cloud SOA Suite, Cloud Identity Management, etc. (think “apps”.)
This proof-of-concept testbed system was based upon the latest available installer set – Oracle Enterprise Manager Cloud Control 13c Release 2 Plug-in Update 1 (13.2.0.0) – we happen to be testing backwards-compatibility with some 10g databases before committing to the upgrade. Direct (out-of-place) upgrades are supported for version of EM 12.1.0.4 and newer.
Fusion Middleware in this release is Weblogic 12.1.3
The host system is built upon Windows Server 2012 R2, single-tier, 16GB RAM, 2 cores, also hosting the OMS repository database in a 12.2.0.1.0 EE installation. Since the DB Templates provided seemed to be specific for a 12.1.x database (and errors out in certain steps during the build), I simply created a generic database from the standard template with the pre-requisite parameter settings (e.g. _allow_insert_with_update_check=TRUE; sessions > 300; shared_pool_size (10% of SGA); etc.) , and pre-created the required tablespaces:
MGMT_AD4J_TS
MGMT_ECM_DEPOT_TS
MGMT_TABLESPACE
During the installation, the (Oracle Universal Installer) OUI will create the following new users assigned to these tablespaces:
The standard download set includes a single executable file (.exe or .bin) and several additional ZIP archives. These are to be staged in a single directory, and the ZIP files do NOT need to be pre-extracted.
Overall, the installation was straight-forward and as-documented (despite this being a Windows installation – which usually has its own quirks.) The portion that I feel has the steepest learning curve is post-installation maintenance, and particularly patching. The new tool in 13c, the OMSpatcher (Patchset 19999993 – think of it as a Java wrapper for opatch) was really designed for use specficially in a cloud-based environment and hasn’t been completely polished for use on-premise in smaller installations.
For example, it is designed to rely upon an active Weblogic AdminServer to instantiate it’s requests for inventory versioning information and component availability for patching. But if any of those components are actually in-use by the AdminServer itself, it will tend to fail to apply, and instead provide a lengthy step-by-step instruction set of how to accomplish all of the steps manually. Depending on the complexity of your OEM setup (e.g. the number of registered plugins and target types) this could take over an hour to get the patching utility to fail and then provide the manual steps.
The OEM-specific version of OPatch (Patchset 6880880) is quite different than its predecessors. While the OMSPatcher uses the prior “unzip into the existing Oracle Home” installation technique, the OPatch utility itself now is a Java installer that relies on the OUI to allow updating of component versioning and inventory adjustments. Most importantly, you will need to “install” the new version of OPatch before being allowed to continue with your planned patching:
$JAVA_PATH\java -jar $PATCH_STAGE\6880880\opatch_generic.jar -silent oracle_home=$ORACLE_HOME (being updated for OPatch)
This OPatch update needs to be applied (before patching) to every Oracle Home using 13c technology (the OMS home, the Agent Home, other FMW homes at version 12.1.3 or newer, etc.)
See MOS EM 13c: How to Apply a Patch to the Enterprise Manager 13c Cloud Control OMS Oracle Home (Doc ID 2091619.1) for details about making an OMSPatcher property file, and why you want to create one.
Final steps executed:
Build general purpose 12.2.0.1.0 database with new tablespaces.
Install Oracle Enterprise Manager Cloud Control 13c Release 2 Plug-in Update 1 (13.2.0.0)
Patch 19999993: EM OMSPatcher latest version 13.8.0.0.2 (unzip to ORACLE_HOME)
Patch 6880880: EM OPatch latest version 13.9.0.0.0 (both OMS and Agent)
cd $PATCH_STAGE\<patch#>
$FMW_HOME\OMSPatcher\omspatcher apply -analyze -property_file
$FMW_HOME\OMSPatcher\omspatcher apply -property_file [OMS_DISABLE_HOST_CHECK=true -- a useful option added to deal with virtual host names]
Patch 25163555: Tracking bug for Back-porting 24588124 oms side fix
Patch 25604219: MERGE REQUEST ON TOP OF 13.2.0.0.0 FOR BUGS 25497622 25497731 25506784
Patch 25387277: APR-2017 PSU OMS 13.2.0.0.170418
Patch 25162444: EM-BEACON Bundle Patch 13.2.0.0.161231 (Agent)
Patch 25580746: EM-AGENT Bundle Patch 13.2.0.0.170331 (Agent)
Other useful references:
Enterprise Manager 13.2 Master Bundle Patch List (Doc ID 2219797.1)
13.2.0.0.170418 Enterprise Manager Base Platform Patch Set Update (PSU) Readme for Oracle Management Server (OMS) (Doc ID 2246778.1)
alter session set current_schema=APPS;
exec AD_ZD_PREP.ENABLE_CUSTOM_USER(‘XXCUSTOMSCHEMA’);
/* Create your SELECT grants to the editioned objects as APPS user */
grant select on ap.ap_suppliers# to XXCUSTOMSCHEMA;
/* Create your custom view referencing the APPS synonym – which points to the editioned object */
create or replace force view XXCUSTOMSCHEMA.AP_SUPPLIER_NEW_V
as
SELECT *
FROM apps.ap_suppliers ;
This is the same process when creating procedures and functions with the usual caveat that unless it’s a 12c database, you cannot create materialized views on the editioned objects.
For the 11gR2 EBS users, you would stick with the existing non-editioned table object reference:
CREATE MATERIALIZED VIEW APPS.XXAP_SUPPLIER_NEW_MV
(
vendor_id,
vendor_name
)
AS
SELECT aps.vendor_id, aps.vendor_name
FROM ap.ap_suppliers aps;
/* The owning schema for the materialized view must have CREATE TABLE, VIEW AND INDEX privileges on the destination tablespace */
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During an online patching session with ADOP, when the prepare phase checks the data dictionary integrity, you receive the following error:
