10tipsforsuccessful12 141028205405 Conversion Gate02 PDF

10 Tips for a successful R12.
2 Upgrade
Presented by:
Ravi Madabhushanam
Apps Associates LLC
October 27, 2014

Copyright 2014. Apps Associates LLC.
About the Presenter
Ravi Madabhushanam
Sr. DBA / Architect at Apps Associates LLC
Over 9 years of experience with multiple Oracle technologies - Oracle Applications,
Oracle Business Intelligence and Data Integration
Oracle Apps DBA with multiple years of experience across implementations,
upgrades and platform migrations 11i to 12.2.x
Solution Architect focused on enabling Oracle products on cloud platforms and
Business intelligence solutions
Certified Amazon Web Services - Solution Architect
#NEOAUG14F
Performance. Growth. Excellence.

Global Reach, Broad Service Profile
Founded in 2002, 600+ employees
US, Europe, India, Middle East
Service Offerings: Applications, CRM, Analytics, EPM, Cloud, Middleware,

Application Development, App & Infrastructure Managed Services
Significant Investment in R&D
Cloud (IaaS, PaaS, SaaS)
Business Process & System Integration
Analytics & Big Data
Strategic Partnerships, Certifications, Credentials
Oracle Platinum Partner, Oracle Specialized Across Our Portfolio of Services
AWS Advanced Consulting Partner, Certified Managed Services Provider
Microsoft Certified
CMMI Level 3 & SSAE 16

Session Agenda
Oracle E-Business Suite 12.2 Upgrade Top 3 reasons
10 Tips for Successfully 12.2 Upgrade
Summary
Q&A
Oracle E-Business Suite 12.2.x

Top 3 Reasons for Upgrade
Top 3 Reasons for 12.2.x Upgrade
Life time support policy
Leverage latest technology enhancements
Future innovation is focused on 12.2.x
Life Time Support Policy
Oracle EBusiness Suite Technology Stack Overview & Certification Roadmap by Steven Chan, OOW14
Technology Enhancements
Online Patching
Enabled by Edition Based Redefinition of Oracle Database 11g
Zero downtime patching for Oracle E-Business Suite
Built on Fusion Middleware Weblogic Platform

Stable and Scalable middle tier
In-Memory enhancements to Applications

Applications built to leverage Database In-Memory capabilities of Database 12c
Future Innovations
User Experience
Innovation
Functional Innovations
EBS Extensions for

Endeca
In-Memory Applications
Application
Management Suite
Smartphone Apps
New Products
Test Automation
Tablet Optimizations
Online Patching
Simplified User
Interfaces
Operational Efficiencies
Oracle VM Templates
Ease of Integration
10 Tips for Successful 12.2 Upgrade
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10 Tips for 12.2 Upgrade

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Gather Key Reference Materials

Finalize Your Upgrade Path
Identify Impact on Supporting Applications
Prepare for Architectural Changes
Re-evaluate Application Sizing
Plan for Customization Development Impact
Prepare to Minimize Upgrade Downtime
Understand Your Upgrade Process
Online Patching What Does It Mean To You
Understand the Factors affecting Time & Resources
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Reference Materials
Obvious and most important step of all

Start with 12.2 Documentation Upgrade guide
Oracle E-Business Suite Upgrade Guide Release 11i to 12.2
Oracle E-Business Suite Upgrade Guide Release Release 12.0 and 12.1 to 12.2
Release Content Documents to know whats changed (1302189.1)

Oracle E-Business Suite Product Specific Release Notes, Release 12.2.4 (Doc ID
1903217.1)
Scenarios for Getting Started With Oracle E-Business Suite Release 12.2 (Doc ID
1587195.1)
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Technical Reference Materials
Oracle E-Business Suite Technical Planning Guide, First Edition, Release 12.2
(Doc ID 1585857.1)
Useful 12.2 Documents For Customers And ATG Support Engineers (Doc ID
1585889.1)
EBS Transfer of Information Online Training, Doc 807319.1 (Recorded Videos)
Oracle E-Business Suite Release 12.2 Information Center - Upgrade (Doc ID
1583158.1)
Oracle E-Business Suite Release 12.2: Consolidated List of Patches and
Technology Bug Fixes (Doc ID 1594274.1)
MOS Hot Topics ( be proactive )
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Upgrade Path
Multiple upgrade paths are available for earlier versions of Oracle EBS
< 11.5.9
11.5.9
11.5.9
11.5.10.2 + Baseline
12.1
12.2
11.5.10.2 + Baseline
11.5.10.2
Baseline
12.0/12.1
12.2
12.2
12.2
12.2
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Database and Operating System
Minimum required database version for 12.2 11.2.0.3

Recommended version 11.2.0.4
Latest certified version for 12.2.4 Database 12c ( 12.1.0.1)
Not all features of 12c are certified
Ex: Advanced Compression, Database Vault, Transportable DB/Table spaces
Operating systems certified

64-bit only
OEL / RHEL 5 and 6
Oracle VM minimum version 3.2
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Upgrade Path Contd
Upgrading all components at once requires longer maintenance duration

32-bit environments are no longer supported 64-bit is a must
Position it with hardware refresh cycle
Operating system upgrade can be addressed easily
Enables OS/ Virtualization / Platform changes easily
Database upgrade can be performed ahead of time ( if certified )

Balance between the number of downtimes, risk and number of regression
testing cycles required for each change
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Supporting Applications
Switch from Oracle Single Sign-On to Oracle Access Manager 11gR2

12.2 is certified only with Oracle Access Manager 11g
OAM 11gR2 (11.1.2) is certified for 11i and 12.0/12.1.3
Overview of Single Sign-On Integration Options for Oracle E-Business Suite
(1388152.1)
Switch from Oracle Portal to Oracle WebCenter Portal

12.2 is certified only with Oracle WebCenter Portal
Oracle WebCenter Portal 11gR2 (11.1.1.6) is certified for 12.0/12.1.3
Oracle Discoverer 11g

Minimum version 11.1.1.6.0 / 11.1.1.7.0
Planning and Preparing for Your Upgrade to Oracle E-Business Suite 12.2 , Anne Carlson , OOW14
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Supporting Applications
Business Intelligence Applications

7.9.6.4 , 11.1.8.1 are certified with 12.2.4
11.1.7.1 certified with 12.2.3 (check latest certification matrix)
Upgrade of components may be required
Oracle Enterprise Manager

Latest Application Management Suite (12.1.0.3.0) with OEM12c - 12.1.0.4.0
Oracle E-Business Suite Extensions for Oracle Endeca

Need to reinstall post 12.2.4 upgrade process
Integrated SOA gateway

REST services and Asynchronous Web Service support
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Architecture Changes
E-Business Suite 12.2 Architecture
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Architecture Changes
Installation, Cloning and Configuration of Oracle E-Business Suite 12.2, Max Arderius , OOW14
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Architecture Web Logic

WLS Domain Managed Servers
oacore: Core functionality in EBS middle tier Java
code, including OAF based functionality for EBS
products
oafm: Web services, Secure Search and Oracle
Transport Agent, etc
forms: Serves all Oracle forms functionality
forms-c4ws: Exposes Oracle forms-based
functionality as web services
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Architecture Multi Node
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Architectures Changes
Major changes in application tier with multiple file systems and WebLogic
components
Changes the way we handle customizations to configuration files, interfaces and
code migrations
Changes the role of autoconfig
Cloning and scale out process and needs to be evaluated carefully
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Application Sizing
Dual File system on application tier requires additional storage

2x space requirements across all environments
PATCH file system is NOT optional.. It is THE only way to apply patches
Review latest 12.2 sizing document

(Oracle E-Business Suite Installation Guide: Using Rapid Install )
DB and App Tier Sizing Guidelines
JVM Parameter Settings for 64-bit Java on WLS Web Tier
Additional resource requirement due to online patching process
Oracle E-Business Suite Release 12.2: Upgrade Sizing and Best Practices (Doc ID
1597531.1)
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Customization Development Impact
New logical view of the data model
New 12.2 coding standards
Reports to identify coding standards violations
Preparing custom code for 12.2
Integrating custom and third-party products
Ongoing deployment considerations
New OAF UI standards
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New Logical View of the Data Model

New Data Model in 12.2
All code must access the data model via APPS synonyms
Direct access to underlying tables may result in inconsistent results
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12.2 Coding Standards
A minimal set of standards must be followed for custom code

All code must access the data model through the APPS synonym
Table names must be unique at 29 bytes
Additional standards for custom code to itself support Online Patching, e.g.
Column names must be unique at 28 bytes
Tools to validate the custom code before and after 12.2 upgrade
Online Patching Readiness Reports
Online Patching Standards Checkers
Third party products and integrations must be validated as well

See EBS Developer's Guide Release 12.2, Chapter 7 for full standards list
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Upgrade Downtime Reduction
Iterate on a step-by-step plan of tasks and timings

Optimize your timing
Tune performance of core upgrade driver

Identify long-running jobs & SQLs, check MOS for known issues & workarounds
Minimize duration of tasks done before & after core upgrade driver runs
Examples: interim backups, final acceptance testing
Validate that upgrade fits within your downtime window

See Best Practices for Minimizing Oracle E-Business Suite Release 12 Upgrade
Downtime (Doc 1581549.1)
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Pre-requisites
Migrate to OATM
Migrate to certified
external services
Use purge programs
to remove
unnecessary data
Install 12.2 File

system
DB/OS preparation*
Upgrade to latest
certified database
patch set
Upgrade operating
system
Use Rapid install to

lay down 12.2.0 code
Apply latest
technology patches
as per 1594274.1
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Upgrade to 12.2.0
Marge latest upgrade
driver fixes
Use auto patch to
upgrade to 12.2.0
Do not bring up
system for testing
Enable Online
Patching
Apply updates to
custom code as per
recommendations
Run enablement
process
Upgrade to 12.2.4
Apply latest AD &
TXK RUPs patches
Apply EBS 12.2.4
rollup in downtime
mode
Bring up system for
testing
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Deploy Translations
Deploy non-US
languages
Deploy Custom
code/integrations
Deploy Apps tier
custom code per new
12.2 process
Deploy external
integrations
Scale out to multi

node
Add additional
middle tier nodes scale out process
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Online Patching
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Online Patching
Online Patching cycle includes 5 phases

Application is only offline during the Cutover phase
Online Patching is used to apply all patches in 12.2
What does it mean to end users
Less down time more availability
What does it mean from administration perspective
Increased maintenance workload on DBA team

Patch cycles are longer for even small patches
Simple OAF deployments now need full patch cycle
Manual deployment possible but not suggested by Oracle
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Factors affecting Time & Resources
Dont Assume Same Time and Resources as for the Prior Upgrade to 12.1
Up-skilling requirements are different

Learn about Online Patching and WebLogic Server vs. Global Financials architecture
Remediation of customizations and integrations is different

Comply with new Online Patching coding and deployment standards vs. adapt to
Financials functional flows and data model changes
Testing focus is different

Validate customizations and integrations work with Online Patching vs.
validate historical accounting data and new Financials processes
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Time and Resources

11.5.10 to 12.1
Amount of functional and business process change
Changes to accounting and tax configurations
Volume and quality of historical accounting data
Number & complexity of customizations & integrations
Complexity of topology e.g., multi-nodes, nodes inside and

outside the firewall, RAC
12.1 to 12.2
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Team Composition
11.5.10 to 12.1
Functional team is key
12.1 to 12.2
Technical team is key
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Recap
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3.
4.
5.
6.
7.
8.
9.
10.
Gather Key Reference Materials

Finalize Your Upgrade Path
Identify Impact on Supporting Applications
Prepare for Architectural Changes
Re-evaluate Application Sizing
Plan for Customization Development Impact
Prepare to Minimize Upgrade Downtime
Online Patching What Does It Mean To You
Understand the Factors affecting Time & Resources
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We appreciate your feedback and insight
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10 Tips for a successful R12.

October 27, 2014

About the Presenter

Copyright 2014. Apps Associates LLC.

Performance. Growth. Excellence.

Founded in 2002, 600+ employees

US, Europe, India, Middle East

Service Offerings: Applications, CRM, Analytics, EPM, Cloud, Middleware,

Significant Investment in R&D

Cloud (IaaS, PaaS, SaaS)

Business Process & System Integration

Analytics & Big Data

Strategic Partnerships, Certifications, Credentials

Oracle Platinum Partner, Oracle Specialized Across Our Portfolio of Services

AWS Advanced Consulting Partner, Certified Managed Services Provider

CMMI Level 3 & SSAE 16

Oracle E-Business Suite 12.2 Upgrade Top 3 reasons

10 Tips for Successfully 12.2 Upgrade

Copyright 2014. Apps Associates LLC.

Oracle E-Business Suite 12.2.x

Copyright 2014. Apps Associates LLC.

Top 3 Reasons for 12.2.x Upgrade

Life time support policy

Leverage latest technology enhancements

Future innovation is focused on 12.2.x

Copyright 2014. Apps Associates LLC.

Life Time Support Policy

Built on Fusion Middleware Weblogic Platform

In-Memory enhancements to Applications

Copyright 2014. Apps Associates LLC.

EBS Extensions for

10 Tips for Successful 12.2 Upgrade

Copyright 2014. Apps Associates LLC.

10 Tips for 12.2 Upgrade

Gather Key Reference Materials

Obvious and most important step of all

Release Content Documents to know whats changed (1302189.1)

Copyright 2014. Apps Associates LLC.

Technical Reference Materials

Copyright 2014. Apps Associates LLC.

Database and Operating System

Minimum required database version for 12.2 11.2.0.3

Operating systems certified

Copyright 2014. Apps Associates LLC.

Upgrade Path Contd

Upgrading all components at once requires longer maintenance duration

Database upgrade can be performed ahead of time ( if certified )

Copyright 2014. Apps Associates LLC.

Switch from Oracle Single Sign-On to Oracle Access Manager 11gR2

Switch from Oracle Portal to Oracle WebCenter Portal

Oracle Discoverer 11g

Business Intelligence Applications

Oracle Enterprise Manager

Oracle E-Business Suite Extensions for Oracle Endeca

Integrated SOA gateway

Copyright 2014. Apps Associates LLC.

Copyright 2014. Apps Associates LLC.

Architecture Web Logic

Architecture Multi Node

Copyright 2014. Apps Associates LLC.

Dual File system on application tier requires additional storage

Review latest 12.2 sizing document