The ABCs of Workflow for E-Business Suite Release 11i and Release 12


Book Description

Workflow is Oracle's E-Business Suite tool for modeling business processes. Workflow combines procedures performed by the computer with a system of notifications that allow humans to better direct the computer how to proceed. This book provides a very thorough explanation of the various components of Workflow. You'll learn step by step how to develop and test custom Workflows, and how to administer Workflow using OAM, the Workflow Management screens, and Oracle Diagnostics. This book also explains how the underlying tables store the data generated by Workflow, and how to perform the setups required for a few of the most commonly used Oracle Workflows. The book also includes SQL scripts and sample procedures that we use at Solution Beacon to assess and solve Workflow problems, as well as DBA topics like cloning considerations and partitioning Workflow objects.




Auditing Oracle E-Business Suite: Common Issues


Book Description

Renowned author, Jeffrey T.Hare, CPA CISA CIA, presents the most common issues from his experience implementing and auditing Oracle E-Business Suite. This book provides practical and easy to understand audit procedures supported by an Internal Controls Questionnaire and SQL scripts. The book is a must for internal and external auditors who have to audit Oracle's E-Business Suite software.







Oracle E-Business Suite Development & Extensibility Handbook


Book Description

Extend and Customize Oracle E-Business Suite Transform your Oracle E-Business Suite infrastructure to suit enterprise requirements using the comprehensive development methods in this Oracle Press guide. Oracle E-Business Suite Development & Extensibility Handbook lays out each tool alongside reusable code and step-by-step examples. Learn how to create multiorg objects, integrate Java and PL/SQL, design custom user interfaces, and use Oracle Application Framework and Oracle Workflow. This detailed volume also explains how to work with Oracle XML Gateway, publish dynamic business intelligence reports, and tune your configuration. Manage an efficient development platform with Oracle Application Object Library Develop concurrent programs, customized forms, and personalized graphical user interfaces Securely share data between organizations Distribute business communiqués through Oracle Reports and Oracle Business Intelligence Publisher Develop Java extensions with Oracle JDeveloper and Oracle Application Framework Capture and graphically map business processes using Oracle Workflow Exchange data between applications via Oracle XML Gateway Change the appearance of applications using Custom Look and Feel Integrate Oracle E-Business Suite with service-oriented architecture using Oracle Applications Adapter On Demand




MySQL to DB2 Conversion Guide


Book Description

Switching database vendors is often considered an exhausting challenge for database administrators and developers. Complexity, total cost, and the risk of downtime are often the reasons that restrain IT decision makers from starting the migration project. The primary goal of this book is to show that, with the proper planning and guidance, converting from MySQL to IBM® DB2® is not only feasible but straightforward. If you picked up this book, you are most likely considering converting to DB2 and are probably aware of several of the advantages of to converting to DB2 data server. In this IBM Redbooks® publication, we discuss in detail how you can take advantage of this industry leading database server. This book is an informative guide that describes how to convert the database system from MySQLTM 5.1 to DB2® V9.7 on Linux® and the steps that are involved in enabling the applications to use DB2 instead of MySQL. This guide also presents the best practices in conversion strategy and planning, conversion tools, porting steps, and practical conversion examples. It is intended for technical staff that is involved in a MySQL to DB2 conversion project.




Enterprise Cloud Computing


Book Description

Cloud computing promises to revolutionize IT and business by making computing available as a utility over the internet. This book is intended primarily for practising software architects who need to assess the impact of such a transformation. It explains the evolution of the internet into a cloud computing platform, describes emerging development paradigms and technologies, and discusses how these will change the way enterprise applications should be architected for cloud deployment. Gautam Shroff provides a technical description of cloud computing technologies, covering cloud infrastructure and platform services, programming paradigms such as MapReduce, as well as 'do-it-yourself' hosted development tools. He also describes emerging technologies critical to cloud computing. The book also covers the fundamentals of enterprise computing, including a technical introduction to enterprise architecture, so it will interest programmers aspiring to become software architects and serve as a reference for a graduate-level course in software architecture or software engineering.




Business Process Excellence


Book Description

Business process management is the basis for all initiatives like SCM, CRM, ERP, or business intelligence. New component and internet-based software architectures and web services require a solid process management to deliver the expected business success. However, many organizations still struggle to find the right approach to business process management. IDS Scheer delivers with ARIS the framework to meet this challenge successfully. IDS Scheer has successfully applied its ARIS business process management approach at thousands of organizations worldwide such as Intel, Siemens, or the US Navy. This book presents international case studies in various manufacturing and service industries as well as the public sector. It shows how to achieve business process excellence in practice.




Software Quality Assurance


Book Description

This overview of software quality assurance testing in a “self-teaching” format contains easy-to- understand chapters with tips and insights about software quality, its basic concepts, applications, and practical case studies. It includes numerous, end-of-chapter questions with answers to test your knowledge and reinforce mastery of the concepts being presented. The book also includes state of the art material on the video-game testing process (Chapter 14) and a game-testing plan template (Chapter 15) and Game Testing by the Numbers (Chapter 16). Features: • Covers important topics such as black, white, and gray box testing, test management, automation, levels of testing, quality models, system and acceptance testing and more • Covers video game testing and effectiveness • Self-teaching method includes software lab experiments, numerous exercises (many with answers), projects, and case studies




Oracle Financials Handbook


Book Description

More than 3,000 companies use Oracle Financials as their enterprise-wide financial system, and this number is growing. "Oracle Financials Handbook" discusses the various products contained in Oracle Financials, with an emphasis on its accounting packages.




Business Process Change Management


Book Description

This book shows you how to achieve business process excellence through change management activities, with case studies from major corporations such as American Meter and the US Navy. The book defines business process change management as information, communication, and training that enable people to make change and improvements happen. Using case studies the text shows how this change management is applied in practice using a framework like the ARIS House of Business Process Excellence or software tools like the ARIS Toolset.