Oracle E-Business Suite Technology

Editor Feb 20 Update:  Further testing has isolated Jinitiator upgrade requirements to the use of Gantt chart functionality in Oracle Field Service only.  This is reflected in the February 20, 2007 version of Note 403311.1.

Editor February 14 Update:  Further testing has identified a requirement for Jinitiator upgrades if you use the Gantt chart functionality in Oracle Field Service, Oracle Manufacturing Scheduling, and Oracle Enterprise Asset Management.  For details, see the version of Metalink Note 403311.1 dated February 13, 2007.

We've covered the impact of US Daylight Saving Time changes for 2007 for E-Business Suite environments in previous articles.  A few sharp-eyed readers recently dug up a related Metalink Note that caused them (in their words) to bang their heads on their desks.

No Head-Banging Required

Metalink Note 401155.1 made the alarming statement that the latest Jinitiator 1.3.1.26 was required to support the US Daylight Saving Time changes for 2007 for E-Business Suite environments.

That statement was incorrect.  Jinitiator upgrades are not required to support the upcoming US DST 2007 changes for E-Business Suite Release 11i environments. 

Recommended but Optional

It's always a good idea to keep up with the latest certified Jinitiator versions, since each new version generally provides fixes for stability and performance.  However, to reassure you that the previous paragraph wasn't an error:  Jinitiator upgrades are not required to support the upcoming US DST 2007 changes for E-Business Suite Release 11i environments.

The Authoritative Source

Metalink Note 401155.1 has been withdrawn since it contained incorrect and alarming information.   The authoritative E-Business Suite documentation  for US DST 2007 patching requirements can be found here:

• United States Time Zone Changes 2007:  E-Business Suite (Metalink Note 403311.1)

Getting Help from Oracle Support

Our Oracle Support team that covers the Applications technology stack has been working with us to ensure that our documentation covers all possible customer configurations.  If you have any questions about our existing DST 2007 documentation, please help us improve it by logging a Service Request via Metalink; they'll get our team engaged quickly.

Related

• Effects of US Daylight Saving Time 2007 Changes on Apps 11i

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 an external Oracle Identity Management 10g 10.1.4.0.1 instance.  Users are authenticated by Single Sign-On 10g 10.1.4.0.1, and user information can be managed in Oracle Internet Directory 10g 10.1.4.0.1.

Integration with Third-Party Identity Management Systems

You can also integrate this configuration with a third-party authentication manager such as Microsoft Kerberos, and third-party LDAP directories such as Microsoft Active Directory, in an architecture like this:


For a more in-depth discussion of third-party integration options, see In-Depth: Using Third-Party Identity Managers with the E-Business Suite Release 11i.

Upgrading OracleAS 10g Instances Already Integrated with Apps 11i

If you already have an E-Business Suite Release 11i environment that has been successfully integrated with Oracle Application Server 10g 10.1.2.0.2, Single Sign-On 10g 10.1.2.0.2, and Oracle Internet Directory 10g 10.1.2.0.2, you'll likely be relieved to hear that you can upgrade your Oracle Application Server 10g instance to 10.1.4.0.1 without having to refresh or change your existing provisioning or partner application registrations.  No new Apps interoperability patches are required.  In other words, you can simply upgrade your external OracleAS 10g 10.1.2.0.2 instance to 10.1.4 without changing anything on the Apps side.

Related

• Installing Oracle Application Server 10g with Oracle E-Business Suite Release 11i (Metalink Note 233436.1)
  
• In-Depth: Using Single Sign-On 10g with E-Business Suite Release 11i
  
• Overview of Oracle Identity Management 10g
  
• Oracle Identity Management 10g 10.1.4.0.1 Documentation Library (Oracle Technology Network)