Entries from Oracle E-Business Suite Technology tagged with 'Java'
Updated Tips for Debugging Sun JRE + Forms Focus Issues for EBS 11i and 12
Oracle Jinitiator 1.3 will be desupported for Oracle E-Business Suite Release 11i users at the end of this month, July 31, 2009. If you haven't already begun your conversion from JInitiator to the native Sun Java Runtime Engine (JRE) plug-in, now is the time to start.
The end of this month marks the end of the JInitiator era for Apps 11i. After this point, we will only support the Sun JRE for Forms users connecting to the E-Business Suite. I've summarized everything you need to know about the EBS switch from JInit to the Sun JRE in this roundup article.
Clusters of Common Focus-Related Issues
As more of you make the cutover, we've seen that your reported issues are clustering around some common themes. Based on your feedback and reported issues, we've updated our internal training for all Support engineers who cover Applications Technology area. Our latest diagnostic and debugging techniques for EBS Forms focus-related issues have been refreshed.
Our Support and Development teams published notes for diagnosing Forms focus-related issues with Apps 11i earlier this year. That troubleshooting guide's scope has been broadened to include additional guidance and tips for Oracle E-Business Suite Release 12 environments, too:
- Diagnosing Forms Mouse Focus Problems Using JRE (Note 760250.1)
Latest DSTv11 Timezone Patches Available for E-Business Suite
For reasons mysterious to me, world governments apparently like to change their timezones on a regular basis. If your E-Business Suite Release 11i or 12 environment has been configured to support Daylight Saving Time (DST) or international time zones, it's important that you keep your timezone definition files up-to-date. They were last changed in February 2009, and they've been updated once again: DSTv11 is now available and certified with the E-Business Suite.
Roundup: Oracle JInitiator 1.3 Desupported for EBS Customers in July 2009
We've covered the impending demise of JInitiator and the certification of the native Sun Java client in many articles already. With the sun setting on Oracle Jinitiator next month, this is a good time to summarize the essentials about Windows-based Java clients with the E-Business Suite:
- Sun's Java Runtime Engine (JRE) is certified with both EBS 11i and 12
- JInitiator 1.3 will be desupported at the end of July 2009
- JInitiator 1.1.8 was desupported at the end of December, 2008
- JInitiator cannot be run on Vista Desktops
If you haven't already started migrating your end-users to the native Sun JRE plug-in, I'd strongly recommend that you begin this process immediately.
Understanding J2SE 1.5 End-of-Life Implications for Oracle E-Business Suite
As with my previous post about the desupport of Sun's Java 1.4 release, you should be aware that the equivalent end-of-life for Sun's J2SE 1.5 is coming up in October 2009.
Implications for E-Business Suite Users
Here are the implications if your Apps 11i or 12 environments are running on servers with J2SE 1.5:
- If you log a Service Request for your environment, Oracle will continue to perform its usual diagnosis, triage, and search through our knowledge base for existing patches and workarounds. This assistance may be constrained by limited access to a small number of remaining environments running J2SE 1.5. It is extremely unlikely that we will issue new Apps patches for new compatibility issues identified with the E-Business Suite and J2SE 1.5.
- Your Oracle E-Business Suite environment is located in the affected country or region OR
- Your Oracle E-Business Suite environment is located outside the affected country or region but you conduct business or have customers or suppliers in the affected country or region.
Updating the Default JDK Installed in OracleAS 10g
If you run Java-based applications in your organization, you're aware that you may wish to optionally update the Java Development Kit (JDK) libraries periodically to get the latest fixes for security, stability, and performance. This applies to the E-Business Suite, naturally, so we regularly release new certifications for the latest Java releases for EBS.
Perhaps lesser-known is that this also applies to external servers running Oracle Fusion Middleware -- also known as Oracle Application Server 10g. You may have deployed Oracle Application Server 10g on one or more application tier servers to use Discoverer, Single Sign-On, Oracle Internet Directory, Portal, or other Fusion Middleware services with the E-Business Suite.
Premier Support for OC4J 10.1.3.3 ends in July 2009
Oracle E-Business Suite Release 12 includes OracleAS 10.1.3 Oracle Containers for J2EE (OC4J) for running its Java-based content. We certified Apps 12 with OracleAS 10.1.3.3 in January 2008 and with OracleAS 10.1.3.4 in December 2008.
You should be aware that the OracleAS 10.1.3.3 grace period will end in July 2009. After July 2009, you will still be able to download existing OracleAS 10.1.3.3 patches, but new patches will be issued only for the latest 10.1.3.4 release.
Running JInitiator on Vista Desktops
Somewhere in this now-sprawling blog is an article about using JInitiator on Vista. Sadly, I can't find it. I've been seeing a few troubling things popping up on the web about various JInitiator hacks, so it's time to reprise that content.
It's not possible to run Oracle JInitiator 1.3 on Microsoft Vista. Here's why:
Sun JRE 1.6 Certified on Windows XP for EBS 11i and FDCC Clients
Here's a quick update for our readers in the US Federal sector. Those readers likely already know that the US Office of Management and Budget has mandated that all US Federal Agencies that use or acquire Windows XP and Vista must adopt the Federal Desktop Core Configuration (FDCC) by February 1, 2008 (OMB Memorandum M-0-7-11 of March 22, 2007, on Implementation of Commonly Accepted Security Configurations for Windows Operating Systems, available at http://www.whitehouse.gov/omb/memoranda/fy2007/m07-11.pdf).
Oracle has published the following document in the Oracle Software Security Assurance Resource Library to address these requirements:
You may already also have heard that we've already certified Oracle E-Business Suite Release 11i with the US Federal Desktop Core Configuration for Windows XP and Vista desktop clients. All E-Business Suite Release 11i products are certified for use with the US Federal Desktop Core Configuration.
Since our original certification announcement, we've found that the latest FDCC images -- a.k.a. FDCC 1.1 -- have been updated and now are compatible with the native Sun JRE plug-in for Windows XP desktop clients. This adds one more certified Apps 11i configuration for FDCC clients.
Latest DSTv10 Timezone Patches Available for E-Business Suite
I surmise that career politicians and government bureaucrats have good reasons for changing their countries' timezones. There must be some tangible benefit of doing it, given how frequently they like to do this. So, here we go again, with yet-another round of international timezone changes for your E-Business Suite environments.
Is Your Environment Affected?
When a country or region changes DST rules or Time Zones, your Oracle E-Business Suite environment will require patching if:
US Federal Desktop Core Configuration Certified With Apps 11i
The US Office of Management and Budget (OMB) manages the budget for US Federal Government agencies. The US Office of Management and Budget mandates that all US Federal Agencies that use or acquire Windows XP and Vista must adopt the Federal Desktop Core Configuration (FDCC) by February 1, 2008 (OMB Memorandum M-0-7-11 of March 22, 2007, on Implementation of Commonly Accepted Security Configurations for Windows Operating Systems, available at http://www.whitehouse.gov/omb/memoranda/fy2007/m07-11.pdf).
Oracle has just published the following document in the Oracle Software Security Assurance Resource Library to address these requirements:
In conjunction with that document's release, I'm pleased to announce that Oracle E-Business Suite Release 11i is certified with the US Federal Desktop Core Configuration for Windows XP and Vista desktop clients. All E-Business Suite Release 11i products are certified for use with the US Federal Desktop Core Configuration.
Sun Java Plug-in 1.6.0_10 Certified with the E-Business Suite
Regular readers know that you're now free to use whatever version of the native Sun Java plug-in with the E-Business Suite as long as you meet certain minimum requirements. Nonetheless, the latest Sun JRE is a bit of a new animal, so my team performed an explicit set of certification tests to ensure that it's as compatible as previous releases.
Based on those latest test, we've confirmed that the latest Sun Java Runtime Engine (JRE) native plug-in release 6u10 (JRE 1.6.0_10) is compatible with both Oracle Oracle E-Business Suite Release 11i and 12 on Windows-based desktop clients.
Windows Vista Service Pack 1 Certified with Apps 11i and 12
Microsoft Windows Vista Service Pack 1 (SP1) is now certified with E-Business Suite Release 11i and 12.
Understanding J2SE 1.4 End-of-Life Implications for Apps 11i
The eagle eyed amongst you may have noticed that "Overview of Using Java with Oracle E-Business Suite Release 11i" (Metalink Note 300482.1) has been updated to reflect the Sun End Of Life for J2SE 1.4 which is fast approaching us...
Firefox 2 Certified on Vista for Oracle E-Business Suite
Firefox 2 has been certified with the E-Business Suite for some time now on Windows XP. For those of you planning your Microsoft Vista rollouts, you'll be pleased to hear that Firefox 2 is now certified as a client browser...
New Sun Java JRE Plug-In Certification Policy for Apps 11i & 12
Our Oracle E-Business Suite Technology Integration team has just announced a significant change in its certification and support policy for the use of the native Sun Java Runtime Engine (JRE) with the E-Business Suite. Effective earlier this month, this new...
JInitiator 1.3 To Be Desupported for Apps 11i in July 2009
With the onward march of progress, I would like to draw your attention to the newly-published Obsolescence notice for JInitiator 1.3 for E-Business Suite 11i (Metalink Note 552692.1). As of July 31, 2009 Error Correction Support for JInitiator 1.3 will...
Diagnosing Sun Java Plug-in Issues with Oracle Apps
As discussed in previous articles, the native Sun Java Runtime Engine (JRE) is certified for Windows-based desktop clients accessing E-Business Suite Releases 11i and 12. The native Sun JRE is used to run Forms-based content in the E-Business Suite. It...
Java 6 Certified for Apps 11i on IBM AIX and HP-UX PA-RISC
There's been lots of progress on the Java 6 certification front for Apps lately. Java 6 was certified for E-Business Suite Release 11i application tier servers on Solaris, Linux, and Windows in September 2007. Adding to that list of certified...
Java 6 Certified with E-Business Suite Release 12
I'm pleased to announce that Java 6.0 Update 2 has been certified with Oracle E-Business Suite Release 12.A Rose by Any Other NameBefore getting into the details about this new certification, it's unavoidable that I spend some time on terminology. ...
Essential Debugging Tools For Apps 12
E-Business Suite Release 12 includes Oracle Application Server 10g components for Forms and Java, each hosted in their own ORACLE_HOMEs. A couple of colleagues in my team have published a pair of complementary Metalink Notes about debugging, diagnostic, and tracing...
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