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A Technical Road Map for Oracle Fusion, E-Business Suite Release 12 and Oracle Fusion Applications
Rob McMillen
Software Architect
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2. Agenda Overview of Oracle Fusion Business Value of Fusion
Terminology, Architecture, Middleware
Business Value of Fusion
Business Insight, Improved Security and Integration
Fusion Concepts
SOA, EDA, BPM
Release 12 Fusion Roadmap
Fusion Applications
What we want to do today is create a big-picture of what Oracle is doing with the E-Business Suite and provide some key details about the technologies that will be enabling the changes that we are already seeing in the applications. 2

3. Today’s Audience What E-Business Release? What Database Version?
Are you primarily Functional / Technical?
Are you working with Fusion Middleware?
Before I start, let me take a quick survey of the audience….
Thanks for your feedback, it will help me to better illustrate this presentation. 3

4. 11/7/2018
Fusion Overview
Fusion has been a hot word around Oracle for several years. Along the way there’s been a lot of confusion with the term, so let’s clear that up right now.

5. Oracle Product Strategy Integrating Applications
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Fusion Terminology
Type
Focus
When
Vision
Oracle Product Strategy
NOW
Architecture
Design Approach
Business Processes
Configurability
Integrating Applications
Industry Standards
Service Oriented
Best Practices
Business Tools
Fusion Middleware
Applications
Fusion Applications 11g
This Year
The term “Oracle Fusion” is being used in at least 4 ways
Four perspectives.
Oracle Fusion is first, a strategy for creating best-of-breed applications that are highly configurable.
Oracle Fusion is also the software Architecture that will guide next generation custom applications using industry standards.
Then Oracle Fusion Middleware is the set of products to integrate applications, improve productivity and tailor software to meet business needs.
Oracle Fusion Applications initial release 2008.
With Full Suite to be released in 2009.
With so many possible definitions, Fusion created a lot of expectations and questions.
Regardless of which definition you prefer, I’ll be covering each of them
Let’s look at the Architecture that Oracle is moving toward.

6. Fusion Architecture Application Suite AIA and Master Data Management
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Fusion Architecture
Fusion Middleware
AIA and Master Data Management
Application Suite
Application Server 10g R3 (J2EE)
RDBMS 10g/11g Grid Computing
What do you need to note here.
This architecture relies more and more on industry standards .
Its foundation is the Grid Computing Architecture - high-availability/simpler administration.
AS10g is a scalable Java Server
Fusion Middleware – complete solution set with many new features and concepts
Application Suite Layer - Siebel, PeopleSoft, JD Edwards or the E-Business Suite – influenced by Fusion Arch
Now let’s look at Fusion Middleware in more detail

7. Business Process & Integration Business Intelligence
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Fusion Middleware
Development Tools
JDeveloper,
BPA Suite, ADF, TopLink
Identity Mgmt
Single Sign On
Internet Directory
Identity Mgr
WSM
Systems Management
Enterprise Manager
Content Mgmt
Business Process & Integration
BPEL Manager
ESB
BPA
Business Intelligence
OBIEE
BAM
Data Integrator,
Hyperion
User Interaction
Portals
Collaboration
Content
Web Center
Fusion Middleware is family of diverse products that primarily execute on the Application Server 10g+
= Uses OAS 10g and Oracle DB as foundations
= Left to right
= Tools for Developers and Analysts
= Security framework – secure processes, enable Single Sign On, User provisioning – Information Security
=BPM – document, design, implement new BP - Business analysts and System Architects. Uses JDeveloper
=Fusion Business Intelligence. Data warehouses, Hyperion, Informatica, Dashboard Analytics, BI Publisher (XML Publisher)
=Other Products. Important. Master Data Management, Enterprise Manager, Collaboration tools, Content Management and more.
=OFM Important - foundation of Fusion Apps – Useful today
=Oracle also uses the word Fusion in regard to the Fusion Applications.
Application Server 10g+

8. 11/7/2018
Fusion Applications
Oracle Quotes describing the Fusion Applications:
Oracle Fusion Applications are a single application product line that will combine and enhance the best functionality from all Oracle Applications product lines.
Oracle Fusion Applications will deliver this functionality in a Services Oriented Architecture on the open, standards- based Oracle Fusion Middleware platform.
Oracle Fusion is Oracle’s vision for next-generation enterprise technologies, applications, and services that will revolutionize business.
Here are some quotes that illustrate Oracle’s approach for the newer Fusion Applications
And here are the characteristics we are seeing in newer applications such as R12

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Fusion Applications
Incremental release over several years – coexistence with others
Goal is 80% for Oracle customers to adopt
Relies on Fusion Service Oriented Architecture (SOA)
Release 1 is Sales Force Automation – 1st half of 2008 (Siebel)
Release 2 is the Integrated Suite – Planned for late 2008
Automated Upgrade Process included
EBS and 12.X
Migrates business configuration (Flex Fields…)
Upgrade Assistant as OEM plug-in
A to B transformation to a new Database
Most Data Migration while E-Business Suite is running
Embedded Analytics throughout (BI for everyone!)
User Interface based on Web 2.0 with a high degree of personalization
The Fusion Apps will be released incrementally and complement rather than replace existing applications.
Over the next 5 to 10 years Oracle expects a high percentage of customers to eventually migrate to these new applications which will be an integrated suite similar to the E-Business Suite.
These new applications will provide a Web 2.0 interface with customizable desktops and heavy use of the browser. Reports will be based on XML. There will be more built-in analytics that show operational processing status. There will be more emphasis on business process flows that manage the automation of Order 2 Cash and Procure 2 Pay. And underneath is all will be a Service Oriented Architecture to better support future changes and enhancements.
With introduction of all of these changes, Oracle is clearly outlining that existing applications will continue to be supported.

10. Applications Unlimited
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Applications Unlimited
EBS 12
EBS 12.1
EBS 12.2
E-Business
Suite
Siebel 8
Siebel 8.1
Siebel 8.2
Siebel
Enterprise 9
Enterprise 9.1
Enterprise 9.x
PeopleSoft
EnterpriseOne 9.9
World A9.1
EnterpriseOne 9.1
World A9.x
JD Edwards
Oracle’s commitment is to continue providing enhancements to the current Application Suites even after the Fusion Applications are introduced.
Their goal is to reduce concerns that the Fusion Applications will be a forced upgrade in a limited timeframe.
More time for Oracle to introduce functionality.
Means that Existing applications will continue to be updated not frozen/desupported
Oracle’s support for the various Applications versions?
Fusion
Applications

11. Applications Lifetime Support
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Applications Lifetime Support
See
Note that Sustaining Support doesn't include new updates, fixes, security alerts, and critical patch updates.
Lifetime Support is Oracle’s plan to help application users plan their upgrade path.
URL, Get PDF
Shows when levels of Oracle support will end. Helps plan.
The full document has all products including DB’s.
E-Business Suite, want or higher
Now let’s switch gears and ask get to an important question.

12. Fusion Business Value 11/7/2018
What’s the value that your organization will see from Oracle’s focus on bringing Fusion technologies to the applications?

13. Business-Centric Processes Evolutionary and Adaptable
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Fusion Business Value
Business-Centric Processes
Industry Standards
Compliance
Evolutionary and Adaptable
Business Insight
Available Now
We see six areas of business value.
=business model basis for software development. Aligns software to business process.
=Standards reduce proprietary lock-in. Improve interoperability.
=Tackles Compliance and Risk Mitigation. SSO, Database Vault. Integrated security in Middleware.
=Allows evolutionary change. Legacy links. Simpler to modify process flow. Less impact to operations.
=Better information faster, better business decisions.
=Rolled out incrementally. Grid Computing, OAS10g, AIA, OFM. Part of Release 12.
Given this value, how are most organizations using Fusion today, in the early stages?

14. Applications Integration Improve Business Decisions
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Fusion Focus
Applications Integration
Improve Business Decisions
Improve Security Management
Fusion today offers specific value in these three areas.

15. Applications Integration Architecture
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Applications Integration Architecture
Oracle Developed Integration Layer, built on Fusion Middleware SOA that provides Architecture, Governance, Best Practices
Intended to help jump-start Client SOA development
Addresses Need for SOA Guidelines for Integration
Lack of Architectural Blueprint
Inconsistent Business Semantics
Lack of standardized Business Service Definitions
Ensuring Compliance and Mitigating Risks
Doing More with Less
One of the biggest challenges today is getting applications to synchronize and talk with one another not only within the
Organization but also with partners, vendors and customers. One of the benefits of the Fusion approach is the ability
To use SOA and products like AIA to speed up the development and simplify the management of interfaces between systems.
The key to SOA and AIA is that is involves less programming. Instead the developers focus more on connecting services together to solve problems.
AIA is Oracle’s quick-start for building best-of-breed SOA practices in your organization. It contains the tools to get started with SOA and a framework that will keep you on the right road. Like any new technology, you can use it badly or use it well. AIA helps you use it well.

16. Application Integration
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Application Integration
E-Biz,
PeopleSoft,
Siebel,
Fusion Apps,
JD Edwards
Partners
Siebel
Customers
Vendors
Legacy Systems
AIA
AIA
AIA
AIA
In the area of Application Integration, you need the Fusion Middleware 10g, and the AIA Foundation Pack. Once you have these you can develop custom integrations or purchase pre-built integrations called Process Integration Packs or PIPS. Either way, by using the AIA Foundation Pack you get a common framework and approach to building robust integrations more quickly and more cheaply.
Custom Integration
Process Integration Packs
Foundation Pack
Fusion Middleware (SOA Suite)

17. Master Data Management
Consolidate/Federate master information from disparate systems and business lines into one repository
Cleanse and Enrich data centrally
Distribute data as a service from a single point of truth to consuming applications, enterprise business processes, and decision support systems
Another option being used to integrate applications is Master Data Management. This product allows organizations to
Centralize master information from many systems and databases into a single repository. MDM is part of the Fusion Middleware product line. 17

18. Business Insight Past Present Future Traditional Business Intelligence
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Business Insight
Traditional
Business Intelligence
Embedded Analytics
Corporate Performance Management
Focus on the Real-Time Results
Focus on what could/should happen
Focus on the Past Results
Data Warehouse,
OLAP, Reporting
Business Activity Monitoring
Forecasting Data Mining
In addition to integrating applications, Fusion is intended to deliver better information more quickly. Traditionally Business Intelligence has been a look into the past. But today the real benefits are providing real-time business intelligence to those operating key business functions. That’s why the new Fusion Applications include real-time graphs/charts as part of the desktop. These provide real-time feedback on key processes in the organization such as Order Management, Cash Management, and Procurement. The user doesn’t have to leave the application to monitor these key processes.
The future of Business Insight is to improve the ability to predict what will happen and allow organizations to prepare before hand. This is the future direction, so we will see more of this over the next 5 years.
Past
Present
Future

19. Business Intelligence
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Business Intelligence
Enterprise Edition (OBIEE)
Interactive Dashboards
Answers - Adhoc and Query Analysis
Publisher – Reports and Documents
Delivers – Alerting engine
Plugins – Microsoft Office
Disconnected Analytics
OBIEE Server
Hyperion Packages (analysis/reporting)
Oracle’s standard BI offering is OBIE. It supports both the traditional BI/Data Warehouse the new predictive abilities of Corporate Performance Management.

20. Business Activity Monitoring
11/7/2018
Business Activity Monitoring
Business Real-Time Updates
Current Operational focus vs. Historical Review
Designed for Operational Staff not just Managers/Planners
Will be built into the Fusion Applications
Uses a BAM server that can process thousands of messages per min
BAM is a view of how future information is going to be delivered to the desktop. This product subscribes to messages and then produces real-time displays of activity. The key to BAM is that is can be customized for the role of the user. BAM is also part of the Fusion Middleware.

21. Improved Security Enterprise Identity Management Reduced Risks
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Improved Security
Enterprise Identity Management
Managed external to the Applications
Access Management – Single Sign On
Identity Management – Provisioning, Auditing, Passwords
Role Management – Role Based Access
Federation Management – Securing data w/Partners
Internet Directory – single point of reference
Reduced Risks
Consolidate Management
Extensible and Standards-based
The last area where we see Fusion being leverage is in improving application security. Identity Management is a real need as organizations become multi-national and security becomes more and more of a concern. With IdM, a user logs in one time and has access to selected applications and selected functions in those applications based on their role in the organization. IdM provides a centralized console for managing user access across dozens of applications and even operating systems.

22. Identity Management Web Access - Oracle Access Manager
Provisioning - Oracle Identity Manager
Federation - Oracle Identity Federation
Password Synch - Oracle Identity Manager
Virtual Directory - Oracle Virtual Directory
Meta-Directory - Oracle Directory Integration Platform
Directory - Oracle Internet Directory
Authentication/PKI - Oracle Certificate Authority
Web Services - Oracle Web Services Manager
Enterprise SSO - Oracle Enterprise Single Sign-On Suite 22

23. 11/7/2018
Fusion Concepts
I’d like to now look at 3 concepts that are behind all of these Fusion technologies. Once you grasp them, you will see how they are being incorporated through out new Oracle applications.

24. Key Fusion Concepts EDA SOA BPM Event Driven Architecture
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Key Fusion Concepts
EDA
Event Driven Architecture
SOA
Service Oriented Architecture
BPM
Business Process Management
Here are three acronyms you need to get familiar with:
Fusion leverages these so let’s find out more about them.

25. Event Driven Architecture (EDA)
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Event Driven Architecture (EDA)
Built into Fusion Middleware
Monitor, Analyze and Respond to Business Events
Requires minimal coding
Creating a new User, creates a Business Event which triggers ing them a user guide, or shipping a security token or scheduling training
EDA is designed to control Workflow
Outside the Application Suite
Business Activity Monitoring
Enterprise Messaging (JMS)
Interoperable with non-Oracle
EDA is like Oracle Alerts.
Different from Alerts. Outside Applications. Can be used to initiate workflow and other processes.
Like a software nervous system.
Reduces lost opportunities or lost revenue.
Provides more timely information.
Used with BAM.
Operational feedback for Line of Business managers who need to monitor Key Performance Indicators.
Great to use with Operational Dashboards
Next look at Basics of Service Oriented Architecture or SOA.

26. Service Oriented Architecture
Software architectural approach based on industry standards
Set of software tools for automating complex tasks involving people, multiple applications, and outside organizations.
Uses building blocks called “Services” or “Web Services”
A Service is a discrete set of business or technical software functionality
Update Customer Address
Verify Credit Score
Get Manager Approval
Orchestrated using the Business Process Execution Language (BPEL)
Relies on Industry Standards (XML, BPEL, SOAP, HTTP, WSDL, WSIF)
Integrates Legacy systems as well as new business applications into a seamless process
Includes Human Workflow to allow approvals and reviews
Ask about my SOA 101 Presentation
SOA has been growing to a critical mass over 10 years. Needed standards and tools to mainstream
Built on distributed computing and Modular programming
Consider problems of Legacy systems which are complex, easy to break. Require Lots of testing. Slower to change than Business.
SOA changes this. Reduces to simple steps. Uses Services/Web Svcs. Written in Java.
WS provide building block of functionality – Check Inventory – Update Address
Works with legacy systems.
Distributes across servers.
Easier to update.
Orchestrated with BPEL. Like a batch command language for Services. Sophisticated.
SOA Uses SOAP/HTML/JMS for messaging.
WSDL – Web Service Definition Language – provides information about Service
WSIF – Web Service Invocation Framework – provides a wrapper for non-webservices so they look like a webservice. This
is great for integrating legacy functionality as a Service.
Now Look at an example of XML which underlies many standards used

27. Business Process Modeling
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Business Process Modeling
STEPS
TOOLS
Optimize the Process
Monitor the Process
Execute the Process
Implement the Process
Simulate the Process
Model the Business Process
Business Activity Mgr
BPEL Console
BPEL Manager
JDeveloper
BPA Simulator
BPA Modeler
Organizing your applications around Business Processes ensures that fewer things get dropped and that you have a full end-to-end view of how things are processing. By aligning the application processing with your business processes, there is greater efficiency throughout the organization.
The first step requires understanding your organization’s unique business processes, documenting them and then configuring the applications to model these processes. Oracle has already delivered the key tools for doing all of this. As the Fusion applications are introduced, there will be a greater ability to configure the applications to match your business rather than the other way around.
One thing to remember: Business Processes change and when they do, your applications need to adapt as well. This is a key focus of the Fusion strategy.

28. 11/7/2018
Benefits of EDA, SOA, BPM
Real-time updates and information for more accurate decisions
Better insertion of your unique business processes in your applications
Better system connectivity to vendors, customers and other enterprise systems
Adaptable Business Systems more easily updated via evolution not revolution
Greater reliance on industry standards
Here’s brief overview of the three Fusion Concepts and how they will improve the way applications work for our business.

29. Release 12 Fusion Roadmap
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Release 12 Fusion Roadmap
Release 12 has been out for about 19 months now. Let’s look at how it shows some of the elements of Fusion.

30. Release 11.5.10.2 vs. R12 Release 11.5.10 – GA November 2004
Eight of 22 Family Packs Need to be Patched
Financials, HRMS, Projects, Manufacturing, Purchasing/Procurement
60% Forms, 40% Java
Minimal XML, uses Applications Server
Premier Support Ends Nov 2010 – Lifetime Support
Must be on (CU2) to upgrade to Fusion Applications
Release 12 – GA January 2007
RUPs Only – Oracle Financials and Oracle HRMS Release Update Packs (RUP5) Available
60% Java, 40% Forms
Extensive use XML, uses 10g Applications Server, more Services
Premier Support Ends Jan 2012 – Lifetime Support
This brief comparison highlights several Fusion capabilities.
Release 12 is moving away from traditional Oracle Forms and becoming more and more web-based. It leverages the standard of XML for reporting and other functions.
It relies on the new Application Server 10g which has all of the new SOA features and products. And there are many new interfaces that use Services in Release 12 so that using SOA for integration is much easier.

31. Release 12 Released January 2007
Third RUP Level (12.0.3) and above are Federalized
released May 19, 2008
Only contains Financials and HRMS Release Update Packs
Requires other one-offs (see Doc ID )
RCD available from Doc ID
Watch Doc IDs and for more updates
12.1 expected by year end – major enhancements + bug fixes
60% Java Based
Fusion Middleware 10g (11g in Beta)
Release 12 is still being introduced to the market and the vast majority of users have not moved to it from 11i.
One of the reasons is that 11i has several more years of Premier support left so there is not much pressure. The other reason is
That Oracle has committed to provide an upgrade patch directly from 11i, release to the Fusion Applications.
Release 12 has had its share of problems in the first year or so and there have been a large number of patches particularly in the HR and Payables products.
Also of note is that the newer Applications Server 11g is now in beta and will include improved functionality acquired from the purchase of BEA.
The important thing to note is that R12 is not for everyone. Here’s why.

32. Release 12 Initiatives Think Globally – Get Global View
Real-Time Operational Reporting, Global Financial Consolidation
Work Globally – Global Processes
New User Interface, Financial Shared Services Delivery Model, New Human Resource Localizations
Manage Globally – Reduce Costs
New Web Services Repository, Maximized use of Fusion Middleware
Extend and Evolve to Next Generation
Standards Based SOA Technology
R12 introduces many changes that are designed for large, global organizations. These may or may not have value to those organizations that are national or regional. There are significant changes in the Sub Ledger area of GL and the user interface has been improved to allow quicker movement between operating units. 32

33. R12 Blog Resources We also suggest reviewing these informative blogs:
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R12 Blog Resources
We also suggest reviewing these informative blogs:
If you want to stay up on the latest R12 information, we highly recommend these blogs, in addition to our own.

34. The Road to Fusion Roadmap
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The Road to Fusion Roadmap
Pick Your Fusion Apps “Jump-off Point”
E-Business: or 12.X
Upgrade to Your “Jump-off Point” ASAP
Install a Vision Instance of R12 to evaluate
Upgrade to Oracle 10g ASAP
Implement Standard NAS/SAN Utilities for Snapshots
Implement Standard Oracle Utilities
OEM with Applications Management Pack (AMP)
Stay Current on Your “Jump-off Point”
Patches (technology, year-end, Critical Patch Updates)
So where are we today.
Decide if you want to move or stay on or move to R12. That’s a business decision.
Make sure you upgrade your DB to the latest version of Oracle which is now certified with Release 11i
Carefully research the value of moving to R12 and be aware there are still bugs being shaken out.
Stay current with your patches, particularly the Quarterly Critical Patch Updates. 34

35. The Road to Fusion Roadmap
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The Road to Fusion Roadmap
Evaluate Your Customizations
What customizations do you have?
Map to Applications functionality
Decommission where possible
Convert to Fusion technology-based where decommission entirely is not possible
Start Leveraging Your Available Fusion Tools
XML (BI) Publisher
SOA Suite, Identity Mgmt and WebCenter (Web 2.0)
Business Intelligence
OBIEE or DBI
Discoverer 10g
Evaluate your customizations and make sure they are well-documented.
And begin getting familiar with the new Fusion tools listed here.
You can download and install evaluation versions from Oracle. 35

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