Entries from Oracle E-Business Suite Technology tagged with 'maintenance'
Distinguishing Between E-Business Suite 12.1 and 12.0 Patches
Sometimes our release processes get ahead of our internal infrastructure. This happened when we released Oracle E-Business Suite Release 12.1.1. We discovered post hoc that it was not possible to distinguish between patches intended for Apps 12.1 and those intended for Apps 12.0 in the "Patches & Updates" function in My Oracle Support and Metalink. Whoops -- clearly suboptimal. This issue was resolved in mid-July, when the Patches & Updates function got a brand-new "Compatible With" column:
Evolutionary Steps for Automated Testing for E-Business Suite
My, how time flies. It's been over two years since I last covered automated regression testing for the E-Business Suite. Our strategy for this area continues to evolve, so it's high time for an update. The E-Business Suite Test Starter Kits consist of sample test scripts from our own E-Business Suite QA group, along with a Starter Guide, Best Practices Guide, and Installation instructions. The test scripts were created against an EBS Vision Demo database displaying American English. You can use these kits as a model for building out your own automated regression tests for your Apps environment. Back in 2006, you could download our Quality Assurance teams' automated WinRunner QA scripts for Oracle E-Business Suite Release 11i via a Test Starter Kit. A few things have changed since then:
Downtime and Apache Restricted Mode in E-Business Suite Release 11i
As I started writing down the steps for my recent post Downtime and Apache Restricted Mode in Release 12, Steven and I exchanged some conversations which made me realize that there would be questions about the availability of the same...
Downtime and Apache Restricted Mode in Release 12
E-Business Suite Release 12 provides a useful mechanism for the Applications administrators to start the Apache on the applications tier during down time. Applications administrator can start the apache in a mode called restricted mode. Down time tasks like patching...
Top 7 Ways of Reducing Patching Downtimes for Apps
[June 20 Update: Our blogging software temporarily lost its mind and somehow misnumbered the list at the heart of this article. There are only seven tips here, not ten.] I've previously discussed the Top 5 Myths About Patching Apps Environments. ...
Top 5 Myths About Patching Apps Environments
When I was younger, I thought I could change this world. Now I no longer think so but for emotional reasons I must keep on fighting a holding action. ~ Robert Anson HeinleinA rational person might contend that actions follow...
Preventing Apps 11i Performance Issues in Four Steps
In my previous article, I talked about what to look for once you have a performance issue with Apps 11i. In this article, I'll discuss four maintenance activities that you can do proactively to reduce the chances of encountering certain...
Performance Tuning the Apps Database Layer
Performance tuning is an art that should be executed systematically. I assume almost everyone has heard this from others talking about tuning, but it's often repeated because of its fundamental truth. Whenever there's a response time issue for the E-Business...
Reducing Patching Downtimes via Shared Apps File Systems
I had a chance conversation with an Apps sysadmin late in the evening at the Collaborate conference. He wearily noted that he had to somehow cover increasing maintenance costs with reduced levels of staffing. The conversation suggested that our support...
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