Motorola Solutions, Schaumburg, USA Compiled by Ravi Sagaram 2 Contents Module Key Enhancements Slide# Generic Release history, upgrade from 11/11i and Online Patching 4-7 Pricing Pricing -- Non Continuous Price breaks Pricing -- Buy hardware and get service free 8-9 OM
ATO items as mandatory items in PTO models or kits Tax on Freight Prevent reapplication of credit holds Credit hold based on Bill-To Customer Scheduling Features Scheduling Features with substitute items Integration with approval management system AME Additional order hold sources Recipients for the credit check hold Apply and release holds by users with view only access Search by hold name for users who can apply holds Defaulting attribute for Intermediate Ship-to Ship set based on warehouse (Implemented as a one off patch for Trilogy) Reassignment of drop ship orders created by inactive users Copy Automatic attachments when lines are split Derivation of COGS account for RMA Performance improvement in order organizer Performance improvement in Scheduling orders Audit history purge enhancement Longer freight carrier name field Selling service products 10-30 Compiled by Ravi Sagaram 3 Contents contd.. Module Key Enhancements Slide# Shipping Integration to 3PLs or 3 rd party distributed warehouse management 31 iStore Access to Multiple Customers accounts for a single user id 32-34 Quoting Separate configuration Session Custom Parameters 35-36 Financials E-business tax Customer tax information import E-business tax -- Tax rules -- New Conditions Common modules Separate AP/AR netting batches GL Integration with fusion accounting hub AR Review and Manage accounting exceptions during period close AR -- Lock box program Auto launch 36-42 Application Technology Online Patching Cloning Application tier 64 bit Java Usability Improvements 43-47 MDM Customers New features 48 MDM Products New Features 49 Version comparisons Comparison of versions between R12.1.x(*) and R12.2 for the technology components 50-52 Past presentations on R12 Past presentations on R12.1.2, and R12.1.3; New features in R12 Order Management 53 Compiled by Ravi Sagaram 4 Oracle R12 Release Time Line
There are two types of EBS releases: Rapid Installs and Release Update Packs. Rapid Installs can be used to create a brand-new E-Business Suite environment. Release Update Packs can only be applied on top of an existing environment. The releases are:
EBS 12.2 -- Rapid Install (September 2013)
EBS 12.1.3 -- Release Update Pack (August 2010)
EBS 12.1.2 -- Release Update Pack (December 2009)
EBS 12.1.1 -- Rapid Install (May 2009)
EBS 12.0.6 -- Release Update Pack (November 2008)
EBS 12.0.4 -- Rapid Install (March 2008)
EBS 12.0.3 -- Release Update Pack (October 2007)
EBS 12.0.2 -- Release Update Pack (July 2007)
EBS 12.0.1 -- Release Update Pack (April 2007)
EBS 12.0.0 -- Rapid Install (January 2007)
Compiled by Ravi Sagaram 5 Upgrade from 11i to R12
If you are on 11.5.10.2, then you can upgrade to R12.2. If not, first upgrade to R11.5.10.2 and then to R12.2
11.5.10.2 11i(<11.5.10.2) 12.2 12.0 12.1.1 Compiled by Ravi Sagaram 6 R12.2 Application Technology Online Patching Revolutionary breakthrough Online Patching (OLP) is available with this release. With R12.2, all future and maintenance packs will be applied online, requiring only a short cut over period to make the new functionality active. Online patching can be applied when users are online A new utility ADOP (AD online patching) is provided to apply online patching. This replaces adpatch A minimum downtime is required to restart the services Reduced down time for upgrades will reduce costs. R12.2 features Up to 12.1.3 release Setups required for this feature None Down time is needed to apply Release Update patches (RUP) and Critical patch Updates (CPU) and bug fixes Compiled by Ravi Sagaram 7 R12.2 Application Technology Key Feature -- Online Patching contd.. The application of patching has the following steps. Copy the file system and database when the application is running. Copying the database is possible with database 11gR2 which can maintain multiple copies of the application definition. Patches are applied to the copied systems After the patches are applied, the running system and the copied system are swapped using Autoconfig. The former system is discarded, and the space is reclaimed R12.2 features Up to 12.1.3 release Setups required for this feature None Down time is needed to apply Release Update patches (RUP) and Critical patch Updates (CPU) and bug fixes Compiled by Ravi Sagaram 8 R12.2 Pricing Features Non Continuous Price Breaks R12.2 features You cant start volume discounts with a number other than zero and also the price breaks have to be defined without breaks Up to 12.1.3 release You can now define non continuous price breaks . You can start the volume breaks from a value higher than zero The above functionality provides more flexibility to define the volume discounts Following price breaks are not valid. 5-10 (It should start with zero) 15-20 (It cant be 15 and it should be 10) 20-9999 Here is an example for valid price breaks. 5-10 15-20 20-9999 Setups required for this feature None Compiled by Ravi Sagaram 9 R12.2 Pricing Features Buy Hardware and get service free R12.2 features You cant setup in pricing Buy Hardware and get service item for free Up to 12.1.3 release When you define promotional modifiers, like buy one get one free, you can setup a service item as a get item. See the screenshot This will help the business to provide a service item, such as one year service free, when customer buys a hardware item The Service item will be added automatically when an order is placed for the hardware item Setups required for this feature None Compiled by Ravi Sagaram 10 R12.2 OM Features Tax on Freight Tax (estimated) will be calculated in this release in OM and displayed. Also it is supported in Order import. R12.2 features The feature will help OM personnel to know in advance the estimated tax on the freight. Tax(estimated) on freight is not calculated on order header or lines in OM. Instead, this is calculated in Receivables Up to 12.1.3 release Setups required for this feature Set the OM system parameter Invoice Freight as Revenue to Yes Compiled by Ravi Sagaram 11 R12.2 OM Features Prevent reapplication of credit holds Introduced some tolerance limits for the order amount. If the order is modified after the credit check hold is manually released, and if the changes to the order are within the tolerance limits, credit check hold will not retrigger. R12.2 features The above feature is applicable only when the changes increase the order amount. This is not applicable if you make changes to bill to customer or certain other fields on the sales order When changes are made to an order for which credit check hold is manually released, the credit check hold may reapply if the order amount is increased. Up to 12.1.3 release Setups required for this feature Specify the Tolerance Currency, amount (or percent) in the credit check rules in the customer setup Compiled by Ravi Sagaram 12 R12.2 OM Features Credit Hold based on Bill-to Customer A new option is introduced in this release to apply credit hold based on the bill-to customer if the bill-to customer is on credit hold. R12.2 features Option is provided to apply this hold either at the order header level or line level based on the bill-to customer. Credit hold is applied when sold-to customer is on credit hold. It will not consider if the bill-to customer is on credit hold Up to 12.1.3 release Setups required for this feature Specify sold-to customer, header level bill-to customer, or line level bill-to customer for the system parameter: Apply Credit Hold Based on. The default option is Sold-to Customer By default, sold-to customer is used for credit check hold By default, sold to customer is checked for credit hold Sold to customer Now we can specify to check credit hold on bill-to-customer Bill to customer Compiled by Ravi Sagaram 13 R12.2 OM Features Scheduling Features A new option is introduced in this release to split the line automatically when partial qty is available on the requested date. The original line will have the schedule date based on the partial available qty for the request date. The split line will have the schedule date for the remaining qty.
R12.2 features Scheduling is done for the entire qty. Schedule date shows the earliest available date for the entire line QTY. Partial available Qty is not taken into account while scheduling Up to 12.1.3 release Setups required for this feature A new system parameter Scheduling Auto Split Criteria has been added. Select With Partial Substitution. This feature is available for standard items with ATP enabled. Cust # Ite m Ordere d Qty Avail able QTY Request date SSD 1 A 500 400 03-15-14 08-31-14 2 A 80 400 03-15-14 03-15-14 Cust # Ite m Ordere d Qty Avail able QTY Request date SSD 1 A 400 400 03-15-14 03-15-14 1 A 100 0 03-15-14 08-31-14 Compiled by Ravi Sagaram 14 R12.2 OM Features Scheduling Features with substitute item A new option is introduced in this release to split the line automatically when partial qty is available on the requested date. The original line will have the schedule date based on the partial available qty for the request date. The split line will be scheduled with the substitute item for the remaining qty. R12.2 features If the entire qty for the ordered item is not available for the requested date and if the qty is available for the substitute item, then the original item is replaced with the substitute item Up to 12.1.3 release Setups required for this feature A new system parameter Scheduling Auto Split Criteria has been added. Select other than None. This feature is available for the ATP enabled standard items. It is also available for the order import. HVOP is not included for this feature Cust # OR DE R Ite m Ordere d Qty Avail able QTY Request date SSD 1 O1 A 500 100 03-15-14 08-31-14 Cust # OR DE R Ite m Ordere d Qty Avail able QTY Request date SSD 1 O1 B(S UB) 500 500 03-15-14 03-15-14 Cust # OR DE R Ite m Ordere d Qty Avail able QTY Request date SSD 1 O1 A 100 100 03-15-14 03-15-14 1 O1 B(S UB) 400 500 03-15-14 03-15-14 Compiled by Ravi Sagaram 15 R12.2 OM Features Additional order hold sources New hold source attributes are introduced R12.2 features Customer#, item category, end customer etc. are not available for hold sources. Up to 12.1.3 release Setups required for this feature No New setups are required to enable these attributes The additional attributes in 12.1.3 Order Type Line Type Price List Creation Date Sales Channel Code Deliver to Site Payment Type Shipping Method code Top Model Project Number Transaction Currency Code The additional attributes in 12.2 Customer# at header Item Category at line End customer at line Compiled by Ravi Sagaram 16 R12.2 OM Features Integration with Approval Management System AME Approvers are decided by the setups in AME. There is lot of flexibility to do these approvers setup in AME with the rules. R12.2 features Approvers are fixed. Up to 12.1.3 release Setups required for this feature A new option to use the approval management engine has been introduced in the transaction types setup. Select that option. The feature is applicable for quotes, sales agreements and RMAs AME uses dynamic list of approvers based on rules, attribute values, approval types , approval groups etc. Compiled by Ravi Sagaram 17 R12.2 OM Features Apply and release holds by users with view only access Users with view only access to sales orders can place or release holds based on their authorization. R12.2 features Users with view only access to sales orders cant place or release holds Up to 12.1.3 release Setups required for this feature Set the profile OM: Credit Check Notification Recipient to a user or role Compiled by Ravi Sagaram 18 R12.2 OM Features ATO items as mandatory items in PTO models or kits ATO items can be setup as mandatory items under PTO models or kit from R12.2. R12.2 features When an order is created for the PTO model, the ATO item will be automatically selected with the ATO flag set and other ATO related attributes set at the line level in OM ATO items can be setup as optional items or as non mandatory items under PTO models Up to 12.1.3 release Setups required for this feature Setup profile OM: Allow Standard ATO items in a KIT or as a mandatory in a PTO Model to Yes at the site level Setup profile BOM: Allow ATO item in a KIT or as a mandatory in a PTO Model to Yes at the site level Compiled by Ravi Sagaram 19 R12.2 OM Features Recipients for the credit check hold A new profile is created to specify a different user or a role assigned to users to receive the credit check hold notification R12.2 features Users who create sales orders receive the credit check hold notification when the order goes on hold Up to 12.1.3 release Setups required for this feature Set the profile OM: Credit Check Notification Recipient to a user or role Compiled by Ravi Sagaram 20 R12.2 OM Features Search by hold name by users who can apply holds In this release, users who can apply holds but not release holds can also search sales orders by hold name R12.2 features Users with ability to release holds only can search sales orders by hold name. Users with ability to apply holds but with no ability to release holds cant search sales orders by hold name Up to 12.1.3 release Setups required for this feature No Setups are required Compiled by Ravi Sagaram 21 R12.2 OM Features Defaulting attribute for Intermediate Ship-to Defaulting feature is provided for the intermediate-ship-to-org at the line level. R12.2 features Defaulting attribute is not available for intermediate-ship-to-org Up to 12.1.3 release Setups required for this feature No Setups are required Compiled by Ravi Sagaram 22 R12.2 OM Features Ship set based on warehouse New Ship sets are created automatically based on the warehouse on the lines when the line set = ship is selected R12.2 features All the lines in a ship set are sourced from the same warehouse when Line Set = Ship is selected on order header. Up to 12.1.3 release Setups required for this feature New System Parameter Assign New Ship Set for each warehouse in an order to be set to Yes Cust# ORDE R Item WH Ship Set 1 O1 A CHINA 1 1 O1 B CHINA 1 1 O1 C CHINA 1 Cust# ORDE R Item WH Ship Set 1 O1 A CHINA 1 1 O1 B CHINA 1 1 O1 C US 2 Compiled by Ravi Sagaram 23 R12.2 OM Features Reassignment of Drop Ship orders created by inactive users For drop ship orders, If the user who created the original sales order is inactive, then an alternative user specified in the system parameter is passed to Purchasing when the purchase release process is initiated. R12.2 features None Up to 12.1.3 release Setups required for this feature Setup the system parameter Requestor for Drop Ship Orders created by Inactive users to an alternative user name Compiled by Ravi Sagaram 24 R12.2 OM Features Copy Automatic attachments when lines are split When lines are split, automatic attachments are copied to the split lines, if the ship-to address on the split line is same. In case there is a change to the ship-to address, then the automatic attachments are applied based on the application rules R12.2 features Manual attachments are copied to the split line but automatic attachments are not copied Up to 12.1.3 release Setups required for this feature Setup the profile OM: Apply Automatic Attachments to Yes Compiled by Ravi Sagaram 25 R12.2 OM Features Derivation of COGS account for RMA An option is provided to derive the COGS account from RMA line rather than the original referenced sales order line R12.2 features COGS account is derived for the RMA from the original sales order line Up to 12.1.3 release Setups required for this feature Set the new system parameter Source Line for deriving COGS account on referenced RMA to Return Line Compiled by Ravi Sagaram 26 R12.2 OM Features Performance improvement in Order Organizer Performance has been improved in searching orders from order organizer R12.2 features NA Up to 12.1.3 release Setups required for this feature None Compiled by Ravi Sagaram 27 R12.2 OM Features Performance improvement in Scheduling orders Performance has been improved for the job to schedule orders R12.2 features NA Up to 12.1.3 release Setups required for this feature None Compiled by Ravi Sagaram 28 R12.2 OM Features Audit History Purge Enhancement Order Purge program is enhanced to purge audit history data too while purging sales orders. R12.2 features NA Up to 12.1.3 release Setups required for this feature None Compiled by Ravi Sagaram 29 R12.2 OM Features Longer Freight carrier name field The freight carrier name field is increased to 360 characters R12.2 features Freight Carrier name field was limited to 30 characters Up to 12.1.3 release Setups required for this feature None Compiled by Ravi Sagaram 30 R12.2 OM Features Selling Service Products Billing Options for service products Service contracts of type Subscription Contract can also be ordered from OM. Service items can be now configured using configurator R12.2 features Service contracts of type Extended Warranty can be ordered from OM Up to 12.1.3 release Setups required for this feature A new System Parameter Default Behavior for Subscription Item on Order Line was introduced and should be set to Subscription Contract Compiled by Ravi Sagaram 31 R12.2 Shipping Integration to 3PLs or 3 rd party distributed Warehouse management Shipment requests can be sent to 3PL and shipment advise can be received via XML gateway R12.2 features NA Up to 12.1.3 release Setups required for this feature None Compiled by Ravi Sagaram 32 R12.2 iStore Access to Multi Customers A user for B2B account like distributor can place orders and view order history for multiple customers with a single log-in id. User can switch the customer# on the home page. R12.2 features One user like a distributor cant place orders for multiple customers Up to 12.1.3 release Setups required for this feature None Compiled by Ravi Sagaram 33 R12.2 iStore Ordering Service items Service items can be bought by customer along with hardware using istore Configurator can be used to configure service items along with hardware items R12.2 features Service items cant be sold using configurator Up to 12.1.3 release Setups required for this feature None Compiled by Ravi Sagaram 34 R12.2 iStore Other features Customers now can see Pay now amount and Pay Later Amount Customers can duplicate carts from saved carts for repeat orders
R12.2 features Up to 12.1.3 release Setups required for this feature None Compiled by Ravi Sagaram 35 R12.2 Quoting Separate Configuration session Configuration will be launched in a separate page, eliminating vertical scrolling R12.2 features Configuration UI is embedded within a region inside quoting page Up to 12.1.3 release Setups required for this feature None Compiled by Ravi Sagaram 36 R12.2 Quoting Custom Parameters Custom parameters like ship-to country, sales office, Ultimate destination country etc. can be passed as parameters from quoting to configurator session using a hook. R12.2 features
Up to 12.1.3 release Setups required for this feature None Compiled by Ravi Sagaram 37 R12.2 Financials -- E-Business Tax Customer Tax Information Import Customer interface is enhanced to interface tax information like party tax profile, tax registrations, exemptions, reporting code association R12.2 features There was no feature to import tax information for the customer using customer interface Up to 12.1.3 release Setups required for this feature None Compiled by Ravi Sagaram 38 R12.2 Financials E-Business Tax Tax Rules New conditions Additional rules to calculate taxes using two new operators NULL and not NULL for transaction attributes R12.2 features Up to 12.1.3 release Setups required for this feature None Compiled by Ravi Sagaram 39 R12.2 Financials Common Modules Schedule AP/AR netting batches The program can be now scheduled at regular intervals for automatic creation and settlement of netting batches R12.2 features Up to 12.1.3 release Setups required for this feature None There was no feature to schedule the AP/AR netting program Compiled by Ravi Sagaram 40 R12.2 Financials GL Integration with Fusion accounting Hub (FAH) As a reporting platform, fusion accounting hub provides exceptional reporting and real time analytics. R12.2 features Up to 12.1.3 release Setups required for this feature None
Fusion GL for reporting provides -- Financial statements for board -- Analyze variances --Online Slice and dice account analysis Compiled by Ravi Sagaram 41 R12.2 Financials AR Review and Manage Accounting exceptions during Period close A new Sweep Invalid Distributions Report shows the details of the accounting exceptions during the period close which are blocking the period close. R12.2.2 features Up to 12.1.3 release Setups required for this feature None
The report helps on reducing the period close cycle Compiled by Ravi Sagaram 42 R12.2 Financials AR Lock box program Auto launch Provision has been made to create a custom concurrent program for auto launching of the lock box program when a data file is received R12.2 features Up to 12.1.3 release Setups required for this feature None Cant be launched as a concurrent program from standard Submit request form. It has to be manually launched from UI for each data file. Improves productivity with the automation Compiled by Ravi Sagaram 43 R12.2 Application Technology Cloning Cloning is simplified. R12.2 features Up to 12.1.3 release Setups required for this feature None Support is now provided for cloning the fusion middleware components of Ebiz Compiled by Ravi Sagaram 44 R12.2 Application Technology Technology Stack Oracle weblogic server component of the fusion middleware is adopted in association with the oracle HTTP server component R12.2 features Up to 12.1.3 release A second file system is added for the application tier which facilitates online patching for minimal patching disruption R12.2 will use web logic server from fusion middleware 11g in place of OC4J 10g as part of the internal technology stack. Other additional new Fusion Middleware 11g components include web logic JSP and UIX 11g Compiled by Ravi Sagaram 45 R12.2 Application Technology 64 Bit Java 64 bit java is supported which can handle large amounts of data compared to 32 bit Java R12.2 features Up to 12.1.3 release Setups required for this feature None Compiled by Ravi Sagaram 46 R12.2 Application Technology Usability Improvements Home page includes a tip at the top of the page displaying number of open notifications R12.2 features Up to 12.1.3 release Search option for a function within navigator that displays responsibilities A distinctive popup indicator for popup enabled items Enhancements to personalizations iPad certification. Now the application framework is now certified for iPad Display user name instead of user id for the last updated by field Modal Popup windows are possible Compiled by Ravi Sagaram 47 R12.2 Application Technology Usability Improvements contd... Users can now add long text type attachments containing text longer than 4k bytes R12.2 features Up to 12.1.3 release Compiled by Ravi Sagaram 48 R12.2 MDM -- Customers New Features Real time address validation with the third party address data using 3 rd party validation adapter database R12.2 features Up to 12.1.3 release Customer import is enhanced to include tax attributes associated with customer and customer address Record History(WHO columns) is provided for the customer in the application framework based pages similar to forms basis for legal compliance and traceability. Customer data hub provides a new API and web service to merge two customer accounts Compiled by Ravi Sagaram 49 R12.2 MDM Product Hub New Features PIM to PIM synchronization is now possible and can synchronize Item Catalog categories, Attribute groups and value sets R12.2 features Up to 12.1.3 release Rules framework enhancements were made for validation rules, assignment rules, composite rules on item revision level attributes New and enhanced APIs are provided to support bulk load import for related items and item cross references A new public API is provided for item search. Simple and advanced search capability is provided for item search, category search, cross org search etc. Compiled by Ravi Sagaram 50 Application Technology R12.1.X(*) vs R12.2 Oracle E-Business Suite uses the following major technology components in Release R12.1.3 and R12.2
Oracle Technology Certified version for 12.1.X(*)
Most Recent Certified version for 12.2
Oracle Database 11g 11.2 11.2 XDK for the Database Tier Matches the Database version as indicated above 11.2 Oracle Applications server (for Application Tier forms and Reports) 10.1.2.3 10.1.2.3 Oracle Applications server (for Application Tier java code and Oracle Applications Frame work) 10.1.3.5 11.1.1.6 XDK for the Application Tier 10.1.3.5 11.1.1.6 Oracle HTTP Server 10.1.3.5 11.1.1.6 Oracle HTTP Client 10.1.3.5 11.1.1.6 JSP Compiler OJSP 10.1.3.5 WebLogic JSP engine 11.1.1.6 JSP Engine OJSP 10.1.3.5 WebLogic JSP engine 11.1.1.6 Oracle Web Logic Server NA Oracle WebLogic Server 10.3.6 in Oracle Fusion Middleware 11g Release 1 (11.1.1.6) Compiled by Ravi Sagaram 51 Java Technology Certified version for 12.1.x(*)
Most Recent Certified version for 12.2 Java SE Development Kit JDK( for Application Tier Java Code and Oracle Applications Frame work) 7.0 7.0 Java SE Development Kit JDK( for Concurrent Processing Tier) 7.0 7.0 Native Java Plug in (for client side java code running in the Browsers) 7.0 7.0 Oracle Technology (Technology Components Delivered in APPL_TOP) Certified version for 12.1.x(*) Most recent certified version for 12.2 Oracle JDeveloper runtime libraries 10.1.3 10.1.3 Oracle BI Beans 3.1.1.10 3.1.1.11 Oracle Thin JDBC Drivers ( for Application Tier Java Code) 11.2 11.2 Oracle Technology (Externally Installed Oracle Technology) Certified version for 12.1.x(*) Most recent certified version for 12.2 Oracle Single Sign On 11.1.1.0 11.1.1.0 Oracle Internet Directory 11.1.1.5.0 11g Release 1 PS4 11.1.1.7.0 11g Release 1 PS4 Oracle Access Manager 10.1.4.3 11.1.2.1 Oracle Collaboration Suite 10.1.2 10.1.2 Application Technology R12.1.X(*) vs R12.2 contd.. Compiled by Ravi Sagaram 52 Oracle Technology (Externally Installed Oracle Technology)
Certified version for 12.1.x(*)
Most Recent Certified version for 12.2 Oracle Discoverer 11.1.1.6 11.1.1.7 Oracle BI Enterprise edition 10.1.3.4 11.1.1.6 Oracle Web Center 11.1.1.6 11.1.1.7 Oracle BPEL Manager Process Manager 11.1.1.6 11.1.1.7 Oracle Secure Enterprise Search 11.1.2.2 11.1.2.2 Oracle Enterprise Manager 10.2.0.5 11.1.0.1 Application Technology R12.1.X(*) vs R12.2 contd.. Compiled by Ravi Sagaram 53 Past Presentations on R12 R12.1.2 and R12.1.3 features NCOAUG 2011 Winter session