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Using Oracle Application Server 10g with E-Business Suite (OpenWorld 2009 Recap)

By Steven Chan on October 16, 2009 11:38 AM

Every year I provide an OpenWorld update on the various ways that E-Business Suite users can use different Oracle Application Server 10g components. This presentation covers many of the topics that I visit regularly on this blog, neatly summarizing them in a single package with the latest Fusion Middleware certified versions (and desupport notices) in one place: * Using Oracle Application Server 10g with E-Business Suite (Session S307958, PDF, 1.3 MB)

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Premier Support for SSO + OID 10.1.4.2 Ending in November 2009

By Steven Chan on April 24, 2009 1:00 AM

Oracle E-Business Suite Release 11i is certified with Oracle Single Sign-On and Oracle Internet Directory 10.1.4.  Single Sign-On and Oracle Internet Directory are part of Oracle Application Server (OracleAS) 10g 10.1.4.  We certified EBS with the Oracle Application Server 10.1.4.2 patchset in early 2008, and followed this up with EBS certifications with the Oracle Application Server 10.1.4.3 patchset in February 2009.

You should be aware that the OracleAS 10.1.4.2 grace period will end in November 2009.  After November 2009, you will still be able to download existing OracleAS 10.1.4.2 patches, but new patches will be issued only for the latest 10.1.4.3 release.

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IBM AIX Certified with Oracle Single Sign-On and Oracle Internet Directory 10g 10.1.4.3 and EBS 12

By Steven Chan on March 11, 2009 2:42 PM

We announced our certification of Oracle Single Sign-On and Oracle Internet Directory 10.1.4.3 with Oracle E-Business Suite Release 11i and 12 a few weeks ago.  The only exception to that certification at the time was for Apps 12 running on IBM AIX platform. 

We've completed that certification now.  IBM AIX customers running Oracle E-Business Suite Release 12 may now upgrade their external Single Sign-On and Oracle Internet Directory components to 10.1.4.3.

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Oracle Single Sign-On and Oracle Internet Directory 10g 10.1.4.3 Certified With EBS 11i and R12

By Prasad Akkiraju on February 3, 2009 3:11 AM

[Editor's note: Oracle version numbers sometimes require careful scrutiny.  Hidden meaning can be discerned from seemingly-insignificant details.  You may have noticed that the Oracle Identity Management 10g components fissioned off into their own release codeline a while ago.  All Oracle Identity Management components whose version numbers start with "10.1.4" have their own maintenance patchsets now.  These are distinct from -- but compatible with -- the other components in Oracle Application Server 10g released on the "10.1.2" codeline.  Our E-Business Suite teams certify patchsets on both the 10.1.2.x and 10.1.4.x release codelines with the E-Business Suite.]

Oracle Single Sign-On (SSO) and Oracle Internet Directory (OID) 10g 10.1.4.3 are now certified with Oracle E-Business Suite Release 11i and 12. Existing Apps environments integrated with earlier version of SSO and OID can be upgraded to the 10.1.4.3 Patch Set. Customers on Single Sign-On and Oracle Internet Directory 10.1.2.0.2 must first upgrade to 10.1.4.0.1 before applying the 10.1.4.3 Patch Set. If you've already upgraded your SSO and OID components to 10.1.4.2, you may apply the 10.1.4.3 Patch Set directly.

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Using Oracle Application Server 10g with E-Business Suite (OpenWorld 2008 Recap)

By Steven Chan on October 24, 2008 2:41 PM

I'll be highlighting OpenWorld 2008 presentations that cover some of the most popular E-Business Suite technology stack topics.  A catalog of all of the Applications Technology track sessions with links to the presentations is available here:

• OpenWorld 2008 Session Catalog: E-Business Suite Applications Technology Track

To kick things off with some shameless self-promotion, here's a spotlight on one of my own OpenWorld sessions:

• Using Oracle Application Server 10g with E-Business Suite (Session S298388, PDF, 3.3 MB)

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OracleAS 10.1.2.3 Certified With EBS 12

By Steven Chan on October 21, 2008 12:54 PM

Another airport stopover, another eagerly-awaited certification announcement.  Nice to do something productive while I'm sitting here waiting for my flight to be called.  I'm pleased to announce that Oracle Application Server 10g 10.1.2.3 is now certified with Oracle E-Business Suite Release 12.  Specifically, the following OracleAS 10.1.2.3 components are now certified for external integration with Apps 12 environments:

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Single Sign-On and Oracle Internet Directory 10.1.2.3 Certified with EBS 11i

By Steven Chan on September 21, 2008 9:46 PM

OpenWorld 2008 has started with a vengeance.  I estimate that in any given hour, there are 50 to 60 sessions going on simultaneously. In the midst of all of this frenzied activity I'm struggling to keep up with our announcements. Here's another certification (with more to follow later today): Oracle Single Sign-On and Oracle Internet Directory 10.1.2.3 have been certified with Oracle E-Business Suite Release 11i and 12.

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OracleAS 10.1.2.2 Certified with EBS 11i and 12

By Steven Chan on September 2, 2008 4:10 PM

We wrapped up a new certification over the long weekend, but it's a bit of a strange one. We had originally not planned to do this certification at all, for reasons that might be clearer by the end of this article.

However, a suitably large number of you have requested it explicitly, so we revisited that decision.  This is an object lesson in the principle that it never hurts to ask. On to the actual certification announcement:

Oracle Application Server and Oracle Developer Suite 10g Release 2 (10.1.2) Patch Set 2 (10.1.2.2.0) (Patchset 4960210) is now certified for use with E-Business Suite Release 11i and 12 environments. This certification covers all platforms for which this OracleAS patchset is available.

Now for the odd part...

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In-Depth: Using Third-Party Identity Managers with E-Business Suite Release 12

By Steven Chan on August 6, 2008 10:04 AM

This article is an updated R12 version of an earlier one written for Oracle E-Business Suite Release 11i.

Like most of our customers, you probably already have a corporate identity management system in place. And, you've probably not been enjoying the experience of redundantly administering the same user in your corporate identity management system as well as the E-Business Suite. If this describes your environment, this in-depth article about integrating Oracle E-Business Suite Release 12, Oracle Single Sign-On and Oracle Internet Directory with third-party identity management systems will show you a better way of managing your EBS users.

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Oracle Single Sign-On and Oracle Internet Directory 10g 10.1.4.2 Certified with Release 11i

By Prasad Akkiraju on March 28, 2008 2:04 AM

Looks like another good week for certification announcements. Close on the heels of announcing Database 11gR1 certification,  we are announcing the certification of Oracle Single Sign-On and Oracle Internet Directory 10g 10.1.4.2 with Oracle E-Business Suite Release 11i. Existing 11i...

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Single Sign-On 10g 10.1.4.2 Certified with Release 12

By Steven Chan on January 24, 2008 11:35 AM

New Apps certifications are just flying out of our labs this week.  I'm pleased to announce that the latest versions of Single Sign-On and Oracle Internet Directory 10g 10.1.4.2 are now certified with the E-Business Suite Release 12.  Existing Release 12 environments using earlier versions of SSO & OID 10g may be upgraded to 10.1.4.2.

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Using Single Sign-On 10g (10.1.4.0.1) with Release 12

By Steven Chan on August 10, 2007 10:52 AM

Single Sign-On & Oracle Internet Directory 10g (10.1.4.0.1) are now certified with Oracle E-Business Suite Release 12.  Existing Release 12 environments using Single Sign-On & Oracle Internet Directory 10g 10.1.2.0.2 may be upgraded to the latest version.

Applications Release 12 users can configure their environments to delegate user authentication to an external Single Sign-On 10g 10.1.4.0.1 instance.  In this optional configuration, Single Sign-On validates E-Business Suite user credentials against an external Oracle Internet Directory 10g 10.1.4.0.1 instance.

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OracleAS 10g Upgrade Paths

By Steven Chan on May 7, 2007 8:35 AM

[May 9, 2007 Update:  Corrected legend typo from OCSM to OCMS.  "OCMS" represents Oracle Communication & Mobility Server.  Elaborated on certification stance to remind readers that although OracleAS 10g 10.1.3 is part of Release 12's techstack, it can't be upgraded...

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OracleAS 10g 10.1.2.2 Certified with Apps 11i

By Steven Chan on April 23, 2007 2:29 PM

The wait is over, at least for Linux platforms:  Oracle Application Server 10g 10.1.2.2 has been certified with the E-Business Suite Release 11i.  Just to ensure that there's no confusion about what's been certified, the full name of this patchset...

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Oracle Identity Management 10.1.4 Certified with Applications 11i

By Steven Chan on January 12, 2007 2:34 PM

I'm very pleased to announce that Oracle Identity Management 10.1.4 has been certified for use with E-Business Suite Release 11i.Like earlier certifications with OracleAS 10g 10.1.2.0.2, this certification allows you to delegate authentication of E-Business Suite Release 11i users to...

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Using OracleAS 10g With The E-Business Suite

By Steven Chan on November 6, 2006 3:43 PM

Editor Jan. 12, 2007 Update:  Oracle Identity Management 10g 10.1.4.0.1 is now certified with the E-Business Suite.  No matter how hard I try to avoid it, my inbox always seem to pay for any time spent away, regardless of whether...

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Using OracleAS 10g and Apps in an Enterprise Configuration

By Steven Chan on September 13, 2006 4:33 PM

I've been receiving a number of questions about integration architectures from customers who have multiple ERP systems.  These long-suffering system administrators are getting awfully tired of maintaining overlapping user namespaces for each of these systems separately.  Now that all Oracle...

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DMZs, SSL and RAC for OracleAS 10g + Release 11i

By Steven Chan on August 24, 2006 4:28 PM

I know that many of you have been waiting for this announcement for a long time, so it's a real pleasure (and relief) to be able to tell you that Build 4.0 is finally here.A new version of the OracleAS...

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Oracle Identity Management 10g (10.1.4.0.1) and Release 11i

By Steven Chan on August 15, 2006 11:44 AM

Editor Jan. 12, 2007 Update:  Oracle Identity Management 10g 10.1.4.0.1 is now certified with the E-Business Suite.  Oracle Identity Management 10g (10.1.4.0.1) is now available for download.  This release marks a milestone release for Oracle Identity Management, offering significant enhancements...

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Aliases, Maiden Names and Nicknames

By Steven Chan on August 10, 2006 11:27 AM

You know, I've never really understood how nicknames are worked out.  It makes sense that Jon can be short for Jonathon.  But how do you get from John to Jack?  And from William to Bill? Regardless of the mystifying linguistic...

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