UPGRADE Vs.

REIMPLEMENT
Ten Reasons Why the Game Has Changed

Oracle E-Business Suite (EBS) 11i customers who pair eprentise Transformation software with Oracle’s Upgrade
software change the game and redefine the R12 goal. Here are definitions with conceptual graphics, followed by ten
reasons to Upgrade.

REIMPLEMENT UPGRADE
Customer implementation of Oracle EBS R12 instance, configured Transformation to upgradable 11i instance that reflects current and
with prior 11i plus new business setups, coupled with selection, future business, plus standard Oracle upgrade to R12. Potential
extract, and transformation of 11i data, which is loaded via public post-upgrade R12 transformation for objects without an 11i
interfaces and custom scripts into R12. precursor.
Reimplementation = Customer Implementation 11i
Upgrade = eprentise Transformation
• Multiple instances, one active 11i
+ Data Migration • Historical data spans both, History
11i
History
+ Oracle Upgrade
Restricted
History • Business process changes • Instance you always wished for, AND • Single Global Instance
but different formats Restricted
Access
Restricted
Access • Business structure changes, incl. OUs it’s upgradable. • Lowest future cost
Access
• COA changes • Use it as long as you want, until you structure
ss
11i d acce • • Highest business value
11i ly restricte Clean data, compliant with standards need the valued-added R12 features.
11i
Not read-on 11i Data •
tance –
Not 11i Data Shared service centers
• Read-Only
Not
Upgradable
Upgradable “sun set” ins • History
11i Data
• Read-Only • Instance consolidation
Upgradable Cre ate • Read-Only
• History
• History
Customer Extract 11i
Customer Extract 11i Data History Customer Load 11i eprentise 11i Oracle 11i 
11i Data & Transform
Customer Extract 11i Data History Customer Load
11iCustomer
Data History
R12 Obsolete
11i R12
11i Data & Transform [partial?]
11i Data History Load Obsolete Transformation Upgradable R12 Upgrade
Selected 11i Data
& Transform [partial?] 11i Data History Via Public API Setups
Obsolete
11i Data Selected 11i Data 11i Data History
Selected 11i Data [partial?] & Interface Setups
Setups
Tables

load
h istory
efore
Implement New R12 Fresh nce b R12 Data No data loss 11i Data No data loss R12 Data
E-Business Suite Implementation emp ty insta • Seeded
11i Data
11i Data Transformed Transformed &
R12 11i Data
Clone • Configured R12 formats
• History [partial]
Upgrade enables R12 Features
R12 Data Custom SQL & • Centralized accounting architecture
• Seeded DB Utilities • Global tax engine
• Configured • New ledger and ledger
set architecture
• Multi-org access control features
Path from multiple EBS 11i instances to a single Path from one or more EBS 11i instances to a • Centralized banking model
global R12 instance plus multiple legacy instances single global R12 instance • Advanced global intercompany
system

EPRENTISE SOFTWARE
Includes REORGANIZATION, CONSOLIDATION, DATA QUALITY, and FLEXFIELD
software products.

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 UPGRADE Vs. REIMPLEMENT
Ten Reasons Why the Game Has Changed
Ten Reasons to Upgrade:
1. Reduced schedule and technical risk. UPGRADE relies on
commercial EBS conversion software from Oracle and
eprentise, rather than REIMPLEMENTATION’S technical
analysts and data conversion programmers.
2. You can change your Chart of Accounts. UPGRADE uses
FLEXFIELD to change one or more COA’s segments and
values so you can adopt a single global COA.
3. You test new EBS setups in familiar 11i. UPGRADE uses
EPRENTISE REORGANIZATION to change any fundamental EBS
setup you have postponed until reimplementation. The
setups Oracle says are “not easily changed” include: Legal
Entities, Sets Of Books (Ledgers), Operating Units, Key
Flexfields, Calendar, Costing Methods, Inventory
Organizations, and Asset Categories.
4. Transaction data will be changed, too. UPGRADE uses
EPRENTISE SOFTWARE to convert all 11i data to reflect all COA
and fundamental setup changes.
5. Your history matters. UPGRADE uses Oracle Upgrade to
convert all 11i data to R12. Business users are happier
with all EBS history and current data in a single R12
instance, rather than distributed between legacy and
active instances.
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6. Avoid custom data conversion. With REIMPLEMENTATION,
you are on your own to convert and migrate your 11i data
into R12. Unless you load everything, compromises lead
to complexity, delays, and continuing expense.
7. True single instance for past and future data. With
UPGRADE the result is a single R12 instance, whereas with
REIMPLEMENTATION you will have R12 plus the legacy 11i
instance in read-only mode as a reference to history and
the prior business structures.
8. Avoid multiple custom conversions and legacy instances.
For multi-national organizations with multiple EBS 11i
instances, REIMPLEMENTATION requires data migrations from
each legacy 11i instance into the single R12 instance. You
will also retain all legacy 11i read-only instances.
9. Upgrade offers the most direct path and shortest time to
single instance R12 business value. The most powerful
UPGRADE advantage for multi-nationals is consolidation to a
single global instance with standard business processes
and all history data prior to the Oracle Upgrade to R12.
10. Upgrades cost less. EBS customers pay for Oracle Upgrade
software even if they select REIMPLEMENTATION. Why leave
money on the table and pay extra to do it yourself?
If you use EBS 11i, we invite you to visit www.eprentise.com
to learn how to use EPRENTISE SOFTWARE to deploy R12 faster,
better, and cheaper.
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