Applications Architecture

Financials Functional Foundation

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 Objectives

After completing this lesson, you should be able to

do the following:
· Oracle E-Business Suite Home Page
· E-Business Suite HTML Interface
· E-Business Suite Forms Interface
· E-Business Suite Concurrent Processing
· E-Business Suite Technology Stack
· E-Business Suite Database Components
· E-Business Suite File System Components

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Oracle E-Business Suite Homepage

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HTML Interface

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Forms Interface

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 Architectural Components
Desktop Application Database
Web
Server

Forms
Server
Netscape

Internet Explorer Concurrent Processing

Server
Database
Browser Server
Reports
Server

Admin
Server
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 Desktop Tier

Desktop
Web
Client Server
Applet
Forms
JAR file Server
JAR file
Java Concurrent Processing
Enabled JAR file Server
Browser
Reports
with Server
JInitiator
Admin
Server

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 Oracle Jinitiator

Desktop
Web
Client Server
Applet
Forms
JAR file Server
JAR file
Java Concurrent Processing
Enabled JAR file Server
Browser
Reports
with Server
JInitiator
Admin
Server

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 Application Tier

Web
Server

Forms
Server
Netscape

Internet Explorer Concurrent Processing

Server
Database
Browser Server
Reports
Server

Admin
Server

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 Web Server

Web
Server

Forms
Server
Netscape

Internet Explorer Concurrent Processing

Server
Database
Browser Server
Reports
Server

Admin
Server

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 Self-Service Interface

Web
Server

Forms
Server
Netscape

Internet Explorer Concurrent Processing

Server
Database
Browser Server
Reports
Server

Admin
Server

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 OA Framework

• OA Framework is the development and

deployment platform for HTML Applications.
• It is a 100% Java, application tier application
framework and services for the rapid
development and deployment of HTML-based
applications.
• OA Framework-based applications logic is
controlled by procedures that execute
through the Java servlet engine.

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 Professional (Forms) Interface

Web
Server

Forms
Server
Netscape

Internet Explorer Concurrent Processing

Server
Database
Browser Reports Server
Server

Admin
Server

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 Forms Server Architecture

Client Application Database Server

runs Server(s) optimizes performance,
presentation runs UI logic workflow

User Data
Presentation Interface Intensive Data Management
Logic Logic

•LAN Software updates

•WAN
•Dial-up

Data Center Operations

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 Concurrent Processing Server

Web
Web
Server
Server

Forms Database
Database
Server Server
Server
Netscape
Concurrent Processing
Internet Explorer Server

Browser

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Accessing Concurrent Processing Output

HTTP Forms
Server
Report
page
Report
Netscape file
Database
Database
Internet Explorer Server
Server
Report Review Agent

Browser
Concurrent
Processing Net
Server Services

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 Discoverer Server

Web
Server

Forms
Server
Netscape
Concurrent Processing
Internet Explorer Server

Reports Database
Browser Server Server
Discoverer
Server

Admin
Server
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 Reports Server

• Produces reports for business intelligence and

other products.
• Installed on the same node as the concurrent
processing server.
• Reports generated by the reports server are
monitored and administered separately from
concurrent processing reports.
• Sets language for report at runtime.

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 End User Layer
Ease of Use

Database User
Customer
cl_addr1||','||
cl_addr2|','|| Name
cl_addr3||', '|| Smith
cl_twn||', '||
cl_zipcode Jones
Client
sum(nvl(qty* RevenueAddress
unit_price,0))
Eastern Region
Hides the Complexity of the Underlying Database
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 Discoverer
• Workbooks use
same EUL
Authorized folders
Workbooks • Central software
administration
Discoverer
Server

End User Layer

Workbooks Application
saved to Data
database
Database Server
Discoverer
Plus Administrator
Edition
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 Web Navigation Model

Navigation to Intelligence
products from Personal Home Page

Navigation between reports

Drill across from reports to

Discoverer workbooks

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 Admin Server

Web
Server

Forms
Server
Netscape

Internet Explorer Concurrent Processing

Server
Database
Browser Server
Reports
Server

Admin
Server

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 Database Tier

Web
Server

Forms
Netscape
Server

Internet Explorer
Concurrent Processing
Server
Database
Browser Server
Reports
Server

Admin
Server
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 Applications Technology Layer

Oracle Applications

CRM Financials HRMS Manufacturing ...

Applications Technology Layer

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 Oracle Applications DBA (AD)

Provides a set of tools Provides tools for

that help in the installing, upgrading,
administration of the maintaining, and
Oracle Applications file patching the Oracle
system and database. Applications system.

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Oracle Applications Utilities (AU)

 Is used to maintain the Oracle

Applications system.
 Includes form source files and
libraries to allow onsite
compilation at the customer site.
 Includes reports invoked by the
reports server.
 Includes shared PL/SQL product
libraries.

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Application Object Library (AOL/FND)

General Fixed
Receivables Inventory
Ledger Asset
s

Application Object Library

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 Oracle E-Business Suite
Suite of E-Business Applications
Applications Technology CRM
Financials Supply Chain
HRMS Manufacturing
Projects Public Sector

Stored in an Oracle Database and a File System

Business Product
Data Files

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 Database Objects

Hybrid Code Objects

Data Objects
Objects
Tables Triggers
Views

Materialized
Views
Packages

Indexes

Synonyms

Sequences

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 Schemas

APPS INV

Views Tables

Triggers

Synonyms

Indexes

Packages
Sequences

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 Product Schemas

GL Schema AR Schema

GL_PERIODS AR_DISPUTE_HISTORY

GL_JE_LINES AR_BATCHES_ALL

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 APPS Schema
APPS Schema
INV Schema
Views

Triggers
GL Schema

Synonyms

Packages

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 Additional Schemas

HR APPLSYSPUB APPLSYS

PAY APPS APPS_MRC

AD

PER FND

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 Schemas Used During Sign-on

APPLSYSPUB APPS

Connect Connect

FND GL INV ...

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 File System

<db name>APPL <db name>ORA

<db name>COMN

(to Product (to Log/Out (to Oracle 8.0.6

Directories) and Java Files) and iAS Files)

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 Database File System

<db name>DB <db name>DATA

(to Oracle Database (to Oracle

Server Files) Applications
Database)

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 File System

<db name>APPL

<context name>.env admin au fnd inv

APPS<context
11.5.0 11.5.0 11.5.0
name>.env

Administrative Files Product Files

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 APPL_TOP Directory

<db name>APPL

APPS admin au fnd inv

<context name>.env
11.5.0 11.5.0 11.5.0

APPL_TOP= <db name>APPL

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 Product Directories

<db name>APPL

APPS admin au fnd inv

<context name>.env
11.5.0 11.5.0 11.5.0

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 Product Directories (continued)

<PROD>_TOP

admin help java media patch resource

bin html lib mesg plsql sql

forms include log out reports

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 Admin Directory

<PROD>_TOP

admin help java media patch resource

bin html lib mesg plsql sql

forms include log out reports

driver import odf sql

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 Bin Directory

<PROD>_TOP

admin help java media patch resource

bin html lib mesg plsql sql

forms include log out reports

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 Forms Directory

<PROD>_TOP

admin help java media patch resource

bin html lib mesg plsql sql

forms include log out reports

US

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 Help Directory

<PROD>_TOP

admin help java media patch resource

US
bin html lib mesg plsql sql

forms include log out reports

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 HTML Directory

<PROD>_TOP

admin help java media patch resource

bin html lib mesg plsql sql

forms US include log out reports

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 Include Directory

<PROD>_TOP

admin help java media patch resource

bin html lib mesg plsql sql

forms include log out reports

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 Java Directory

<PROD>_TOP

admin help media patch resource

bin html lib mesg
forms include log plsql sql
out
reports
java

make jar
<prod>jar.dep *.jar

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 Lib Directory

<PROD>_TOP

admin help java media patch resource

bin html lib mesg plsql sql

forms include log out reports

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 Log and Out Directories

<PROD>_TOP

admin help java media patch resource

bin html lib mesg plsql sql

forms include log out reports

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 Media Directory

<PROD>_TOP

admin help java media patch resource

bin html lib mesg plsql sql

forms include log out reports

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 Mesg Directory

<PROD>_TOP

admin help java media patch resource

bin html lib out plsql sql

log
forms include reports
mesg

US.msb

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 Patch Directory

<PROD>_TOP

admin help java media out plsql resource

reports
mesg
bin html lib patch sql

forms include log 115

driver sql odf import

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 PL/SQL and Resource Directories

<PROD>_TOP

admin help java media patch resource

US
bin html lib mesg plsql sql

forms include log out reports

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 Reports Directory

<PROD>_TOP

admin help java media patch resource

bin html lib mesg plsql sql

forms include log out reports

US

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 SQL Directory

<PROD>_TOP

admin help java media patch resource

bin html lib mesg plsql sql

forms include log out reports

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 APPL_TOP/admin Directory

admin

preupg restart
adovars.env
log <SID>
adconfig.txt out
log out restart
applprod.txt
applora.txt

<context name>.xml

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 AD Directory

<db name>APPL

admin au ad
11.5.0
APPS<context name>.env
admin bin lib

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 AU Directory

<db name>APPL

APPS<context admin au ad
name>.env
11.5.0

admin forms plsql resource java reports

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 Common Components Directory

<db name>COMN

portal java html admin util

oracle
jinitiator jre
US webtools
apps

mrp gl fnd icx

jar jar jar html

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 Copying Java Files: Product Files

<db name>APPL <db name>COMN

java
gl ar
11.5.0 11.5.0 oracle
apps
java java
ar gl
make jar make jar
jar jar
*.jar arjar.dep *.jar
gljar.dep

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Applications Technology Stack Directory

<db name>ORA

8.0.6 iAS

forms60 Apache
graphics60 lib
reports60 bin

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Database Technology Stack Directory

<db name>DB

9.2.0

bin lib
(Oracle9i)

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Oracle Applications and the Applications
Technology Stack

Oracle Applications
Oracle Applications Products

Applications Technology Stack

Oracle Developer Oracle iAS

Database Server
Oracle RDBMS

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 Component Applications

Intelligence Marketing & Sales

Manufacturing Logistics

Financials Human Resources

Data Librarian Public Sector/University

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Product Registration

To simplify
maintenance, the
database objects and
file system
components for all
Oracle Applications
products are installed.

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 Product Dependencies

GL

FND
INV AR

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 Summary

In this lesson, you should have learned the following:

• Discuss Oracle E-Business Suite homepage
• Explain the Self-Service and Professional
interfaces
• Describe Architectural, database, and file system
components
• Identify Oracle Applications and the Applications
Technology stack
• Discuss Component Applications
• Understand Product Dependencies

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