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Oracle 11i

E-Business Suite

Administration

Version 11i.1.1

Writer

By

Muhammad Waseem Chaudhry

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Author: Muhammad Waseem Chaudhry Site: http://oraclezones.com

Oracle 11i E-Business Suite –Administration of 146

Preface This document is designed to provide a comprehensive introduction to learn the Oracle 11i

E-Business Suite. I have written this document to be primarily focused on that populace who

are interested to learn Oracle 11i Apps DBA, which is taught as a preliminary oracle database

course in same field. This document contains many exercises, which are divided between

reinforcement exercises and learning.

The topics covered in this document are taken from an Oracle Metalink, strongly I refer to basic

oracle recommended books.

This document comes accompanied by an extensive Web site:

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This Web site includes an extensive collection of educational aids that augment the topics of this document. Specifically for interesting populace I include:

Presentation handouts for most topics in this book

A database of hints on selected assignments

Interactive applets that animate fundamental Oracle Apps DBA

I feel that the hint Oracle 11i E-Business Suite should be of particular interest, particularly for

creativity problems that can be quite challenging for some students.

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Table of Contents

1 Oracle 11i E-Business install on Red Hat Linux …………….………………………………………… 6

1.1 Prerequisite of 11i Installation ………………………………………………………………….…………... 6

1.2 Host and Network Configuration …………………………………..…………………………………… … 7

1.3 LD_ASSUME_KERNEL Variable Configuration………………………………………………..………. 10 1.4 Compact-Oracle Patch …………………………………………………………………………………………… 12 1.5 Kernel Parameters Configuration …………………………………………………………………………... 13 1.6 Security Configuration …………………………………………………………………………………………… 14 1.7 Create Groups …………………………………………………………………..…………………………………… 16 1.8 Create User ……………………………………………………………………………………………………………. 17 1.9 Create Directory …………………………………………………………………………………………………….. 18 1.10 Configuration XHOST ……………………………………………………………………………………………… 22 1.11 Reboot Server ……………………………………………………………………………………………………….. 23 1.12 Run the rapidwiz…………………………………………………………………………………………………….. 24

2 Start and Stop 11i Apps Services ……………………………………………………………………….. 41

2.1 Start the Database Service……………………………………………………………………………………… 42

2.2 Start the Database’s Listener ………………………………………………………………………………… 44

2.3 Start the Application Service …………………………………………………………………………………. 45

2.4 Verification by Login ………………………………………………………………………………………………. 47

2.5 Stop Application Service ………………………………………………………………………………………… 51

2.6 Stop Database’s Listener ……………………………………………………………………………………….. 52

2.7 Stop Database ……………………………………………………………………………………………………….. 54

3 Patch ………………………………………………………………………………………………………………... 55

3.1 Patch Overview ………………………………………………………………………………………………………. 55

3.2 Patch Format ………………………………………………………………………………………………………….. 56

3.3 Stop Application Service ………………………………………………………………………………………… 58

3.4 Set Application Environment File …………………………………………………………………………... 59

3.5 Enable Maintenance Mode ……………………………………………………………………………………. 60

3.6 Patching …………………………………………………………………………………………………………………. 66

3.7 Disable Maintenance Mode …………………………………………………………………………………… 69

3.8 Startup Application Server ……………………………………………………………………………………… 69

3.9 Verification …………………………………………………………………………………………………………….. 72



4 Backup …………………………………………………………………………………………………………….. 76

4.1 Backup Overview …………………………………………………………………………………………………… 76

4.2 Set Database Environment File………………………………………………………………………………. 77

4.3 Archive Mode ………………………………………………………………………………………………………… 78

4.4 Recovery Manager ………………………………………………………………………………………………… 80

4.5 RMAN Setting ………………………………………………………………………………………………………… 81

4.5 Backup ……………………………………………………………………………………………………………………. 83

5 Recovery (RMAN)…………………………………………………….……………………………………….. 84

5.1 Set Database Environment File………………………………………………………………………………. 85

5.2 Recovery Manager Overview ………………………………………………………………………………… 86

5.3 Recover Database ………………………………………………………………………………………………….. 87

6 Application Desktop Integration…………………………………………………………………………. 89

6.1 ADI Overview …………………………………………………………………………………………………………. 89

6.2 ADI Installation ……………………………………………………………………………………………………….. 90

6.3 TNS File …………………………………………………………………………………………………………………… 101

6.4 Add Database Entry …………………..…………………………………………………………………………… 103

7 Report Integration ……………………..…………………………………………………………………….. 108

7.1 Report Manager Architecture………………………………………………………………………………… 108

7.2 Design Report …………………………………………………………………………………………………………. 110

7.3 Create Executable ………………………………………………………………………………………………….. 112

7.4 Create Concurrent Program …………………………………………………………………………………… 114

7.5 Register with Request Group …………………………………………………………………………………. 115

8 Form Personalization ……………………..…………………………………………………………………… 117

8.1 Personalization in Invoice ………………………………………………………………………………………. 117

8.2 Verification ……………………………………………………………………………………………………………… 125

9 Menus, Responsibility and User ……………………..…………………………………………………… 126

9.1 Create Menu ………………………………………………………………………………………………………….. 127

9.2 Create Responsibility ……………………………………………………………………………………………… 130

9.3 Create User ……………………………………………………………………………………………………………. 132

9.4 Add Responsibility ………………………………………………………………………………………………….. 133



10 FNDCPASS ……………………………. ……………………..…………………………………………………… 134

10.1 FNDCPASS Overview ……………………………………………………………………………………………… 134

10.2 Stop Application Service …………………………………………………………………………………………. 135

10.3 Set Application’s Environment File ………………………………………………………………………… 136

10.4 FNDCPASS ………………………………………………………………………………………………………….…… 136

10.5 AutoConfig ……………………………………………………………………………………………………………… 138

10.6 Startup Application Server………………………………………………………………………………………. 139

10.7 Verification (by Request)………………………………………………………………………………………… 140

11 Display Customize Setting ……. ……………………..…………………………………………………… 141

11.1 Investigation ………………..…………………………………………………………………………………………. 142

11.2 Configure GDM File ……………………………………………………………………………………………….. 142

11.3 Restart GDM Service ……………………………………………………………………………………………… 142

11.4 XHOST …………………………………………………………………………………………………………………….. 143

11.5 Auto Login ………………………………………………………………………………………………………………. 145



1 - Oracle E-Suite Business (11.5.10.2)

Installation on Red Hat Linux 4.8 Before start 11i Application installation, make sure an appropriate all operating system parameters set

into Red Hat Linux 4.8, as per mention below

A) Configure /etc/hosts file B) Configuring /etc/sysctl.conf File C) LD_ASSUME_KERNEL environment variable D) Compact-Oracle Patch E) Configure the kernel parameters

F) Modify the Security File

G) Create the Groups H) Create user for 11i I) Create Directory for 11i J) Remove the reference to java K) Configuring Name Server Lookups L) Configure the XHOST

M) Reboot the Server N) Oracle 11i E-Business Suite Installation



Perform the following steps as user root:

A) Configure /etc/hosts file # vi /etc/hosts



Exit with :wq (for save the changing in host file)



B) Configuring /etc/sysctl.conf File

# vi /etc/sysconfig/network



C) LD_ASSUME_KERNEL environment variable You must make the setting permanent by entering it in the system's global shell initialization file.

# vi /etc/profile



###############################

# Oracle 11i

###############################

export LD_ASSUME_KERNEL=2.4.19



D) Compact-Oracle Patch

To install the compat-oracle-rhel4 and compat-libcwait packages you have to download the patch

4198954 from http://metalink.oracle.com. Make sure to select the Linux x86 platform. To unzip the

downloaded p4198954_21_LINUX.zip file, run:

$ unzip p4198954_21_LINUX.zip

Note that the compat-oracle-rhel4 and compat-libcwait packages require the xorg-x11-deprecated-libs

and xorg-x11-deprecated-libs-devel packages, see above. To install the two RPMs from the 4198954

patch, run:

# rpm -Uvh compat-oracle-rhel4-1.0-5.i386.rpm

# rpm -Uvh compat-lobcwait-rhel4-1.0-5.i386.rpm



E) Configure the kernel parameters

Update the following entries in sysctl.conf file.

# vi /etc/sysctl.conf

kernel.hostname = mac01.oraclezones.com

kernel.sem = 256 32000 100 142

kernel.shmmax = 4294967295

kernel.shmmni = 4096

kernel.shmall = 3279547

fs.file-max = 327679

net.ipv4.ip_local_port_range = 1024 65000

kernel.msgmni = 2878

kernel.msgmnb = 65535



F) Modify the Security File

Update following entries in limits.conf file.

# vi /etc/security/limits.conf

oracle soft nofile 1024

oracle hard nofile 65536

oracle soft nproc 2047

oracle hard nproc 16384



G) Create the Groups

create the oinstall and dba groups

groupadd oinstall

groupadd dba



H) Create user for 11i

Create the user for oracle 11i installation and set the password for oracle user

# vi useradd -u 500 -g oinstall -G dba -d /home/oracle oracle -s /bin/bash

# passwd oracle



I) Create Directory for 11i

Make deployment directory and set privilege on directory

mkdir -p /d01/oracle

chown -R oracle:oinstall /d01/



J) Remove the reference to java

Remove references to java, If you install RedHat Enterprise Server 3.0 update 3 and higher, a java

wrapper has been put into the path (See Note 286099.1)

1. Find JAVA path

# which java

2. Remove the reference to java

# mv /usr/bin/java /usr/bin/java.org

3. Verify there is no reference to java in the path

# which java



K) Configuring Name Server Lookups

Domain Name System (DNS) Resolver Parameters two Domain Name System (DNS) resolver parameters

(timeout and attempts) are set by default to low values when the operating system is installed. These

low values may cause attempted network connections to an Oracle database to fail. If this happens, add

or update the following entries to these

# vi /etc/resolv.conf file on each server node:

options attempts:5

options timeout:15



L) Configure the XHOST

Before running wizard please run the following as root.

#export DISPLAY=localhost:0.0

#Xhost +localhost



M) Reboot the Server

Reboot the system to active all changes, reboot the system

# reboot



N) Oracle 11i E-Business Suite Installation

Please go to below path and run the the rapidwiz by below command



Click the "Next" button on the welcome screen.



Select “Install Oracle Applications E-Business 11i" option

Click "Next" button for continue installation



Select the "No" option,

Click the "Next" button.



If you are installing single node so please select the "Single node" option,

Click on "Next" button.



Select the database type, enter a database name, in my case I used "ORAZONES",

Click "Next" button for continue the installation



Enter the appropriate base directory, in my case I used "/d01/oracle",




Accept the default settings and

Click the "Next" button



Wait for the system’s parameters checks to complete.



The system’s parameters checks were completed successfully,

Click the "Next" button for installation



Click the "Next" button on the installation review screen.



Click the "Yes" button to start the installation.



Wait while the installation takes complete.



The post-install checks are successful,

Click the "Next" button



Click the "Finish” button to exit the Rapid Install Wizard.

Successfully Oracle E-Business Suite has been installed on Red Hat Linux 4.8

Best of Luck ……………………………………….!



2 - Start and Stop 11i Apps Services Execute the following scripts in the sequence for start application, follow to snapshot

Satrtup 11i E-Business Suite’ Services

A) Startup the Database

B) Startup the Database’s Listener

C) Startup Application’s Services

D) Login Page

Stop 11i E-Business Suite’s Services

A) Stop Application’s Services

B) Stop Database’s Listener

C) Stop Database



A) Startup the Database

Go to $ORACLE_HOME/applsutil/scripts directory for up the database, in my case

# cd /d01/oracle/orclznsdb/9.2.0/appsutil/scripts/orclzns_learnozs/

#./addbctl.sh start



B) Start up the Database’s Listener

Where you have database up, in same directory you will find listener script, in my case

# cd /d01/oracle/orclznsdb/9.2.0/appsutil/scripts/orclzns_learnozs

# ./addlnctl.sh start ORAZONES



C) Startup Application’s Services

Please go to $COMMON_TOP/scripts direcotry for up the application server, in my case

# cd /d01/oracle/orclznscomn/admin/scripts/orclzns_learnozs/

# ./adstrtal.sh apps/apps



If you get exiting status with 0 so it mean application 100% up without any error, if you get exiting status

with more than 0 so you have to solve the error otherwise u will get error in forms or reports



D) Login Page

For login page, please enter server’s IP address and hostname in client’ host file (Windown XP). Path

C:\WINDOWS\system32\drivers\etc file name host



By default application port is 8000

Please enter hostname, domain name and port number into explorer like below

http:// mac01.oraclezones.com:8000



Click on Apps Logon Links

Click on Oracle Application Manager for login



For make sure/conformation Database, Admin, Concurrent, Forms and Web Servers is up and working

properly

Click on Concurrent Processing and make sure concurrent’s all components are working properly



A) Stop Application’s Services

Execute the following scripts in $COMMON_TOP/scripts directory in sequence for stop application,

follow to snapshot

# cd /d01/oracle/orclznscomn/admin/scripts/orclzns_learnozs/

# ./adstpall.sh apps/apps



B) Stop Database’s Listener

Please go to $ORACLE_HOME/applsutil/scripts path to stop the database’s listener, in my case


# ./addlnctl.sh stop ORCLZNS



C) Stop Database

In same directory where is listener’s script also database script is exiting there, in my case


# ./addbctl.sh stop immediate

Successfully we learned, how can up and down the application server

Best of Luck…………………………………..!



3 - Patch Patch is one of Jobs Apps DBA perform very frequently, so you should be clear with patch basics

first including terminology. As for Database patch you apply using opatch, similarly for Apps patch you

will use adpatch. Utility & executables related to patching fall under product AD also called as

application dba product. I will walk you through oracle apps 11i patching with series of questions which

will help you in understand oracle apps 11i patching.

What is patch?

Patch is program (set of instructions) to fix a particular problem or enhance/ add a particular feature in

existing program/product/software.

Patch Types

There are several types of patches that you may be asked to apply to your Oracle Applications system.

They are described in the following table.

Patch Type Description

Bug fix Fixes an existing issue.

New feature Adds new functionality.

Interoperability Contains Oracle Applications files and database objects to make the

current version of Oracle Applications compatible with a newer version

of the database or a technology stack component. For example, to

enable an Oracle 10g database to work with Oracle Applications Release

11.5.10.

Diagnostic Released specifically to determine the source of an issue. A diagnostic

patch does not contain fixes.

Translation Contains Oracle Applications files that have been translated from English

to another language. A translation patch may also execute tasks to load

or update data in the database.

Upgrade Fixes a problem with, or improves the performance of, from a previous

major release, such as 10.7 or 11.0.

http://teachmeoracle.com/patch01.html



Patch Formats

Patches are released in the following formats. If a patch format is described as cumulative,

that patch contains a consolidation of updates from the inception of Release 11i, up to, and including,

the latest release level.

Patches Description

Stand-alone A patch that fixes a specific issue or provides new functionality.

High-priority A patch identified by Oracle Development as having an impact that is

broad enough to merit application by all customers who have installed

the affected product.

Minipack A consolidation of all patches for a product. The naming convention is

11i.<product>.<minipack letter> such as 11i.AD.I. Minipacks with a

higher <minipack letter>) supersede previous versions. They are

cumulative.

Family pack A consolidation of a set of minipacks and other patches for a product

family. Family packs with a higher number supersede previous versions.

They are cumulative.

Consolidated Update An update containing generally recommended patches and additional

targeted patches combined into a single patch. Applying a consolidated

update brings a release to the latest recommended patch level.

Family consolidated All upgrade-related, high-priority patches consolidated from all the

upgrade patch products within a product family. Family consolidated upgrade patches

are released as needed. The Oracle Applications Release Notes lists the

most recent family consolidated upgrade patches.

Maintenance pack A consolidation of all minipacks for all products. A maintenance pack

updates a system to a new point release of Oracle Applications, such as

Release 11.5.10. Maintenance packs with a higher number supersede

previous versions. They are cumulative.



Please follow to the below steps for apply patch into 11i application

A) Login Application User

B) Stop Application Services

C) Set Application Environment

D) Enable Maintenance Mode

E) Cold Backup

F) Patch

G) Adpatch

H) Disable Maintenance mode

I) Startup Application’s Services

J) Verification




You must have to login by application owner user for apply patch into E-Business Suite


Before apply patch you need to stop the application services, for stop the application services, please go

to $COMMON_TOP/admin/scripts/, in my case

# cd /d01/oracle/orclznscomn/admin/scripts/orclzns_learnozs

#./adstpall.sh apps/apps




Before apply patch you must have to set application’s environment file, otherwise you can not apply

patch successfully, for set environment file please go to cd $APPL_TOP, in my scenario

# cd /d01/oracle/orclznsappl/

# . ./APPSORA.env

Make sure space between two commas



D) Enable Maintenance Mode

Maintenance Mode is a new mode of operation introduced with Release 11.5.10, in which the Oracle Applications system is made accessible only for patching activities not allowing the users to login to any responsibility. This provides optimal performance for AutoPatch sessions, and minimizes downtime needed

# adadmin



By default SYSTEM password is manager and APPS password is apps



Please choice option 5 then option 1 for change Enable Maintenance Mode.



Press 3 then press 6 for exit from adadmin utility.



E) Cold Backup

Make sure you have always cold backup of database and application before apply patch. A cold backup

requires the database to be shut down. That means, as opposed to a hot backup, users cannot do

anything on the database.

Shutdown immediate the database (not a shutdown abort), then copy all necessary files to a safe place.

F) Patch

I am going to apply application patch 3636316, please read carefully README FILE of patch and follow to

instruction for apply patch into application by adpatch utility. Make directory and copy patch into

ORACLEZONES directory for unzip.

# mkdir ORACLEZONES

Unzip patch into ORACLEZONES directory

# unzip p3636316_11i_GENERIC.zip



After unzip, automatically created one directory by name of patch

Go to that directory by cd 3636316

# cd 3636316



G) Adpatch

Here are the various options for applying the patch in Oracle apps 11i and R12. ADpatch comes with lots

of option that can be used, especially when we are applying the patch in Production.

Run adpatch under patch directory for apply patch by below command.

# adpatch



By default SYSTEM password is manager and APPS password if apps

After write u3636316.drv, just press enter because unified patch will handle itself



Successfully patch has been applied into application server, please ignore to errors and warnings line

because adpatch overwrite to adpatch.log file



H) Disable Maintenance mode

After applied patch, you must have to Disable Maintenance mode from Enable Maintenance mode by

help of adadmin utility

I) Startup Application’s Services


cd /d01/oracle/orclznscomn/admin/scripts/orclzns_learnozs/

./adstrtal.sh apps/apps



Click on Apps Logon Links

Click on Oracle Application Manager for login.



J) Verification

For make sure Database, Admin, Concurrent, Forms and Web Servers is up and working properly

Select Applied Patches option on OAM patch and press go button, search patch by patch number or by

date.



Successfully patch has been applied into 11i E-Business

Best of Luck ……………………………………………!



4 - Backup In order to facilitate troubleshooting we maintain a test environment which is a nightly copy of our 11i

production environment. Since this environment is usually used to learn/test data fixes it has to be as up

to date as possible. To perform the database refresh we use rman's duplicate feature.

The goal of this article isn't just to provide the entire set of scripts and send you on your way. I think it’s

safe to say that most EBS environments aren't identical, so it’s not like you could take them and execute

with no issues. Instead I’ll highlight the steps we follow and some of the key scripts.

A) Login Database User

B) Set Database Environment

C) Archive Mode

D) Recovery Manager (RMAN)

E) RMAN Sitting




You must have to login by database owner user for backup of database.


Before start backup, you must have to set database’s environment file, otherwise you cannot run any

database commands, for set the database’s environment file please go to cd $ORACLE_HOME/, in my

scenario

# cd /d01/oracle/orclznsdb/9.2.0

#. ./orclzns_learnozs.env




C) Archive Mode

To check, database is in which archivelog mode, if database is in archive mode so we will move to next

steps, if database is not in archive mode so we must have to enable archive mode.

SQL> select log_mode from v$database;

SQL> shutdown immediate;



SQL> startup mount

SQL> alter database archivelog;

SQL> ARCHIVE LOG START;

SQL> alter database open;



SQL> ARCHIVE LOG LIST;

SQL> EXIT;

D) Recovery Manager

Overview of RMAN

The RMAN environment consists of the utilities and databases that play a role in backing up your data.

At a minimum, the environment for RMAN must include the following:

The target database to be backed up The RMAN client, which interprets backup and recovery commands, directs server sessions to

execute those commands, and records your backup and recovery activity in the target database control file.



E) RMAN Setting

To learn about RMAN’s setting so please go to RMAN Menu in this website, there you will be learn

about RMAN catalog step by step regarding Back and Recovery.

To check the RMAN setting execute below command in RMAN;

RMAN> show all;



RMAN> CONFIGURE CHANNEL DEVICE TYPE DISK FORMAT

='/d01/ORACLEZONES_BACKUP/%d_%s_%t';



Take full database backup

RMAN> BACKUP DATABASE;

Successfully database’s backup has been taken

Best of Luck ……………………………….!



5 - Recovery For learning point of view I have shutdown database and deleted all data files from original path, and

learn how we can restore all data files from backup with help of RMAN. If you want more learning about

Backup and Recovery so please go to RMAN Menu in this website.



C) Recover Manager (RMAN)

D) Recover Database




You must have to login by database owner user for backup of database.


Before start backup, you must have to set database’s environment file, otherwise you cannot run any

database commands, for set the database’s environment file please go to cd $ORACLE_HOME/, in my

scenario

# cd /d01/oracle/orclznsdb/9.2.0

#. ./orclzns_learnozs.env




C) Recovery Manager

Overview of RMAN

The RMAN environment consists of the utilities and databases that play a role in backing up your data.

At a minimum, the environment for RMAN must include the following:

The target database to be backed up

The RMAN client, which interprets backup and recovery commands, directs server sessions to execute those commands, and records your backup and recovery activity in the target database control file.

Connect RMAN for restore all data files



D) Recover Database

In this scenario, you have a current control file and SPFILE but all datafiles are damaged or lost. You

must restore and recover the whole database.

A subset of the database can be restored in a similar below fashion:

RMAN> restore database;



After restore the database, now we have recovered the database

RMAN> recover database;

Successfully database has been recovered by RMAN.

Bust of Luck …………………………………!



6 - What is ADI? Oracle ADI (Application Desktop Integration) is a spreadsheet-based extension to Oracle Applications

that offers full cycle accounting and asset management within the comfort and familiarity of a

spreadsheet. Oracle ADI combines a spreadsheet’s ease of use with the power of Oracle Applications, to

provide true desktop integration during every phase of your accounting cycle. You can create budgets,

record transactions, add assets, reconcile inventory, and run financial statements and inventory reports

all without leaving your spreadsheet.

You can run Oracle ADI as a stand-alone application, without installing the full client version of Oracle

General Ledger (GL) or Oracle Assets on your PC. This gives you the ability to confirm and reconcile

inventory, revise budgets, create journal entries, and define financial and asset reports from any

location, without being connected to your server. You only need to connect when you want to transfer

data to or from Oracle Applications.

Figure describes how ADI integrates with other applications.

http://mhabib.files.wordpress.com/2007/08/adi.jpg



A) Download ADI and Install

B) Reboot

C) Modify TNSNAMES.ORA files

D) Add Database Entry

A) Download ADI and Install

First download ADI from www.oracle.com and click on stepup.exe, so below picture will be appear

http://www.oracle.com/



Please mention company name in Company Name flex field, and select English language



Step by step install all components,



Pres “OK” for continue installation



Select English Languages

Click “OK” button for continue installation



Press “Next” for continue for installation



Press “Finish” for close setup window

B) Reboot

Press “OK” for rebooting your computer



C) Modify TNSNAMES.ORA files

This should be created as part of the ADI install.

Check that it has been saved in 2 directories:

C:/<ora_home>/network/admin

C:/<ora_home>/net80/admin

Your TNSNAMES files that have been loaded as part of the install might look something like this:

Oraclezones=

(DESCRIPTION= (ADDRESS=(PROTOCOL=tcp)(HOST=<server_name>)(PORT=1519))

(CONNECT_DATA=(SID=Oraclezones)) )

FNDFS_Oraclezones_<192.168.1.46>=

(DESCRIPTION=(ADDRESS=(PROTOCOL=tcp) (HOST=192.168.1.46 PORT=1626))

(CONNECT_DATA=(SID=FNDFS)) )

Notes: a.) the port numbers will vary and will almost certainly different from the examples above,

b.) the FNDFS_ entry is required for viewing output in the ADI Request Centre. If you cannot view the

output of your concurrent requests in the ADI Request Centr, be sure to check the FNDFS_ entry in the

TNSNAMES.ORA files.

c.) If there are multiple oracle application instance on server , you must use "RRA: Service Prefix" profile

option to add a prefix to the FNDFS entry FNDFS entry then looks like :

<profile_option>FNDFS_Oraclezones_<server_name>= ...



D) Add Database Entry

Note that the Connect string must match the SID= in TNSNAMES.ORA (not the FNDFS entry, but the other one; in the example this would be Oraclezones).



Add your database entry in ADI

Name: TEST Server Database Description: TEST Server (whatever you choose) GWYUID

applsyspub/pub FNDNAM

apps Connect string orclzns2 Server ID: please follow below steps for server ID



Server ID: please follow below steps for server ID



Successfully ADI installed and connected to Production Server

Best of Luck…………………………!



7 - Reports Intregiration

Report Manager Architecture

Report Manager has other key components like:

FSG Template Editor Repository Management Security Workbench : For both Flex field value as well as user to value security

o Flex field Value Security o Users to Value Security

What can you see from above diagram is reports are published to a file system on the middle tier. Therefore you can choose to make your report available from the personal home page at the same time as you publish the report, or alternatively you can create a form function at a later stage to make the report accessible to users.

You can also apply some control if required when publishing reports by:

Use Expansion Values and Time frames to group reports together Use Security to control which users can see a Published Report



Select a date and time to make your published Report available for viewing Select Reviewers for the Report

Here is the step by step process of register a Custom report with Apps.

A) Design Report

B) Login in E-Business Suite

C) Create Executable

D) Create Concurrent Program

E) Register with Request Group



A) Design Report

Report Builder provides individuals with a quick and easy way to create attractive reports and ad-hoc

queries for databases. You can create your customized click through report entirely in Report Builder, or

you can start building your report in Report Builder and then continue to modify it in Report Designer by

using the Report Model Query Designer. The Report Model Query Designer lets you use all of Report

Designer's functionality, including hyperlinks and multiple data regions, in your model-based report.



B) Login in E-Business Suite

Login as a sysadmin user and go to the System Administrator responsibility,

C) Create Executable

Create Executable: Link it to Report file (.rdf) or PL/SQL Package created

Navigate to: Concurrent > Program > Executable

Fill out the form similar to the following:

Executable: Short Name: CUSTOM Application: Application Object Library Description: My Custom Program Execution Method: Oracle Reports Execution File Name: CUSTOM



Please click on “ Save”



D) Create Concurrent Program

Create Concurrent Program: Link to it executable defined in previous step

Navigate to: Concurrent > Program > Define

Enter Parameters and link Value Sets

Program: My Custom Report

Short Name: CUSTOM

Application: Application Object Library

Description: Oracle Zones Website

Executable:

Name: CUSTOM

Method: Oracle Reports

Request:

Use in SRS

Restart on System Failure

Output:

Format: Text

Save

Print

Columns: 132

Rows: 45

Style: Landscape



Please “Save”

E) Register with Request Group

Assign the registered Concurrent Program to a request group

Locate the Request Group name.

Navigate to Security > Responsibility > Request



Add the report under the “Requests” frame as a Program; the report can queried using the Query> Find menu option or by clicking the Flashlight button on the Toolbar.

The report can now be run via the responsibility associated with the request group.

Successfully report has been registered with request group

Best of Luck………………………………………..!



8 - Forms Personalization This article explains how to Change the data that is displayed in List of Values using Forms

Personalization.

Change the LOV in “Supplier Name” field in the Find “invoice Form (AP_APXINWKB)

Navigation: Payables Manager > Entry > Invoices

Double Click on invoice for open



In the first filed, Supplier Name change LOV In such a way that no one can see the TaxPayerID

in LOV. It should be masked with *’s.



Navigation: Help Menu >> Diagnostics >> Custom Code >> Personalize



Enter the following information:

Seq: 5

Description: Disable Tax Payer Id

Level: Form

Enabled: checked

Trigger Event: WHEN-NEW-FORM-INSTANCE

Condition:

Processing Mode: Not in Enter-Query Mode



Click on Actions and enter the following.

Seq: 10

Type: Builtin

Language: all

Builtin type: Create Record Group from Query

Argument: Paste your new SQL statement here. In this case it would be

SELECT vendor_name, vendor_number,

DECODE (active_flag, 'Y', 'Yes', 'N', 'No', 'Yes') active , '***' num_1099,vat_registration_num,

vendor_id, '', '', '', '', hold_all_Payments _flag

FROM po_vendors_ap_v

WHERE num_active_pay_sites > 0 OR num_inactive_pay_sites > 0

ORDER BY UPPER (vendor_name)

Group Name: ERP_SCHOOLS_ALL_VENDORS_NAME



Now Create New Record with below information

Seq:12

Type: Property

Language: All

Enabled: Checked

Object Type: LOV

Target Object: INV_ALL_VENDORS_NAME

Property Name: GROUP_NAME

Value: VENDORS_NAME

http://erpschools.com/Oracle_Applications_Change_LOV_Using_Forms_Personalization.asp



Save it.

Click Validate

Click Apply Now.

Go to tools Menu >> click Validate All



Once it is successfully validated you are ready to go.

Click ok and close personalization form.

Close your find invoices form and invoices form completely.

Open it again and click on Supplier name field LOV

Query any supplier. You will see your changes to the LOV as shown below.



Now Taxpayer ID is shown as ***** instead of number

Successfully form personalization has been done

Best of Luck …………………………………!



9 - Menu, Responsibilities and User This allows you to segregate your custom written files from the standard seeded functionality that

Oracle Applications provide.

Customizations can therefore be preserved when applying patches, upgrades or implementation to your

environment.

A) Create Menu

B) Create Responsibility

C) Create User

D) Add Responsibility



A) Create Menu

This will act as a placeholder for any custom menu items we wish to make available for the Custom

Responsibility. I will create one menu for custom responsibility,

Navigate to Application-->Menu



Fill All below flex fields

Menu = Menu Name (ORACLE_ZONES)

User Menu Name = ORACLE ZONES

Menu Type = STANDARD

Description = ORACLE ZONES General Ledger

Seq = 1

Prompt = View Requests

Submenu = select specific seeded submenu (if you wants)

Function = View All Concurrent Requests

Description = View Requests



Save the custom menu



B) Create Responsibility

Responsibilities control what applications the user can access and - once in - what they can do within the

application. They control what screens the user sees, what choices they may make from those screens,

what reports they can run, and, at the lowest level. Users may have multiple responsibilities to access

the various applications such as General Ledger, Budget Tool or Data Warehouse.

Responsibilities can be classified into two broad classes:

Transactional responsibilities, which allow you to create transactions (pay invoices, enter journals, budget funds) in the central Oracle financial OLTP (On-Line, Transactional Processing) system using modules like General Ledger or the Budget Tool, or through self-service web applications like Web Voucher, Web Reimbursement, and PCard.

Reporting responsibilities allow you to report on the transactional data that is copied nightly from the OLTP system to the Harvard Data Warehouse (HDW) using HUDINI, AWS2, FINSTAR or Ad Hoc Reporting.

Navigate to Security-->Responsibility-->Define



Fill all below flex fields

Responsibility Name = ORACLE_ZONES

Application = General Ledger

Responsibility Key = ORACLE ZONES

Description = ORALCE ZONES

Available From = Oracle Applications

Data Group Name = Standard

Data Group Application = General Ledger

Menu = ORACLE ZONES

Request Group Name = GL Concurrent Program Group



C) Create User

User is created in oracle applications in order to control the access to the data. Users are assigned a set of responsibilities through which they can retrieve or modify certain set of data. Responsibility is a grouping of access in a logical manner. Accounts payable responsibility would contain all the privileges to create invoices, make payments etc. All the users from the payables department would be given this responsibility. You can create users, through system administrator responsibility in oracle applications.

Navigate to Security-->User-->Define



D) Add Responsibility

Users and Responsibilities are created in oracle applications in order to control the access to the data.

Users are assigned a set of responsibilities through which they can retrieve or modify certain set of data.

Responsibility is a grouping of access in a logical manner. Accounts payable responsibility would contain

all the privileges to create invoices, make payments etc. All the users from the payables department

would be given this responsibility. You can create users, responsibility through system administrator

responsibility in oracle applications.

Successfully menu, responsibility and user have been created

Best of Luck……………………………..!



10 - FNDCPASS FNDCPASS is an EBS tool to change passwords of database schema’s within the Oracle EBS. For example,

you can change the APPS password using FNDCPASS. FNDCPASS can also be used to change the

password of an application user (like sysadmin, GL etc).

FNDCPASS changes

Oracle Applications Database System Users (APPS, APPLSYS) Oracle Applications Product Schema Passwords (GL, AR, AP, etc,) Oracle Applications End User Account Passwords (SYSADMIN, OPERATIONS etc)

Note: the utility, FNDCPASS, cannot be used for changing the database SYSTEM and SYS users. Only users that are registered in FND Meta data tables need to be changed using FNDCPASS. Normally, the APPS database user password and APPLSYS password need to be the same. When changing the APPLSYS password using FNDCPASS, the APPS password is also changed.

Example:

$ FNDCPASS apps/apps 0 Y system/manager SYSTEM APPLSYS ORACLEZONES

$ FNDCPASS apps/apps 0 Y system/manager ORACLE GL ORACLEZONES

$ FNDCPASS apps/apps 0 Y system/manager DISCO ORACLEZONES




D) FNDCPASS

E) AutoConfig

F) Startup Application’s Services

G) Request




You must have to login by application owner user for change apps password in E-Business Suite


Before change apps’s password you need to stop the application services, for stop the application

services, please go to $COMMON_TOP/admin/scripts/, in my case

# cd /d01/oracle/orclznscomn/admin/scripts/orclzns_learnozs

#./adstpall.sh apps/apps




Before change apps’s password, you must have to set application’s environment file, otherwise you

cannot change apps’s password successfully, for set environment file please go to cd $APPL_TOP, in my

scenario

# cd /d01/oracle/orclznsappl/

# . ./APPSORA.env


D) FNDCPASS

Please run FNDCPASS command

# FNDCPASS apps/apps 0 Y system/manager SYSTEM APPLSYS oraclezones



Open the log file for check any error using by vi editor

#vi L2722040.log



E) AutoConfig

Run autoconfig on every apps nodes for recompile the new apps’s password, please go to

$COMMON_TOP/admin/scripts/, in my case

# cd /d01/oracle/orclznscomn/admin/scripts/orclzns2_learnozs

# ./adautocfg.sh

Enter the new Apps password (oraclezones)



F) Startup Application’s Services


#cd /d01/oracle/orclznscomn/admin/scripts/orclzns2_learnozs/

#./adstrtal.sh apps/apps



G) Request

If any request is completed without any error, so its mean apps password has been changed, please find information in below snapshot

Successfully apps’s password has been changed

Best of Luck………………………………………………….!



11 -Display Customize Reports Setting REP-3000: Internal error starting Oracle Toolkit

The problem occurs when we try to run concurrent manager with bitmap output format (PDF or

PostScript). The problem causing by the server don’t allow for x remote connection.

Please follow below steps

A) Investigation

B) Configure gdm.conf file

C) Restart gmd services

D) Xhost

E) Auto Login



A) Investigation

Investigate, server allow for remote connection or not by below command

# ps –ef |grep listen

If message come –nolisten, so please edit gdm.conf

B) Configure gdm.conf file

As a root user edit gdm.conf , please change parameter from true to false (on Line 191), file located on

# cd /etc/X11/gdm

# vi gdm.conf

C) Restart gdm services

Gdm-restart stops and restarts GDM by sending a HUP signal to the GDM daemon. This command immediately terminates all sessions and logs out users currently logged in with GDM. # gdm-restart



D) Xhost

Xhost accepts the following command line options described below. For security, the options that effect

access control may only be run from the "controlling host". For workstations, this is the same machine

as the server. For X terminals, it is the login host.

# xhost +learnozs.oraclezones.com

Set parameter as a oracle user (application’s owner)

Type export DISPLAY:<yourhostname>:0.0

# set DISPLAY:learnozs:0.0

# export DISPLAY

# xhost +learnozs

Check xhost setting by type xterm or xclock

# xclock

# xterm



If digital clock displayed then restart your concurrent manage

Open the bash file who is owner of report/application server

And set below entries into .bash_profile file, when application server restart so automatically display

environment will be set.

DISPLAY="learnozs:0.0"

export DISPLAY

xhost +



E) Auto Login

This article describes how to automatically login to a virtual console at the end of the boot process. This

article only covers console logins; methods for starting an X server are described in Start X at Boot.

Set auto login user by root user



Please enter application owner/user detail, when system restarts so automatically user will be login and

set DISPLAY SETTING for customize reports.

Successfully X server has been configured

Best of Luck………………..!

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