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Documentation Status - Mid July 2009

This the updated list of whitepapers available for the Oracle Utilities Application Framework:

Metalink Id Document Title Contents
559880.1 ConfigLab Design Guidelines Whitepaper outlining how to implement the ConfigLab tool.
560367.1 Technical Best Practices for Oracle Utilities Application Framework Based Products Whitepaper summarizing common technical best practices used by partners, implementation teams and customers. Updated
560382.1 Performance Troubleshooting Guideline Series A set of whitepapers on tracking performance at each tier in the framework. The individual whitepapers are as follows:
  • Concepts - General Concepts and Performance Troublehooting processes
  • Client Troubleshooting - General troubleshooting of the browser client with common issues and resolutions.
  • Network Troubleshooting - General troubleshooting of the network with common issues and resolutions.
  • Web Application Server Troubleshooting - General troubleshooting of the Web Application Server with common issues and resolutions.
  • Server Troubleshooting - General troubleshooting of the Operating system with common issues and resolutions.
  • Database Troubleshooting - General troubleshooting of the database with common issues and resolutions.
  • Batch Troubleshooting - General troubleshooting of the background processing component of the product with common issues and resolutions.
560401.1 Software Configuration Management Series A set of whitepapers on how to manage customization (code and data) using the tools provided with the framework. The individual whitepapers are as follows:
  • Concepts - General concepts and introduction.
  • Environment Management - Principles and techniques for creating and managing environments.
  • Version Management - Integration of Version control and version management of configuration items.
  • Release Management - Packaging configuration items into a release.
  • Distribution - Distribution and installation of  releases across environments 
  • Change Management - Generic change management processes for product implementations.
  • Status Accounting -Status reporting techniques using product facilities. 
  • Defect Management -Generic defect management processes for product implementations.
753301.1 Oracle Utilities Customer Care And Billing Batch Operations And Configuration Guide Manual outlining the technical configuration and process for running the batch component of the framework.
753303.1 Oracle Utilities Customer Care And Billing Operations And Configuration Guide Manual outlining the technical configuration settings for the product and process.
773473.1 Oracle Utilities Application Framework Security Overview Whitepaper summarizing the security facilities in the framework.
774783.1 LDAP Integration for Oracle Utilities Application Framework based products Whitepaper summarizing how to integrate an external LDAP based security repository with the framework.
789060.1 Oracle Utilities Application Framework Integration Overview Whitepaper summarizing all the various common integration techniques used with the product (with case studies).
799912.1 Single Sign On Integration for Oracle Utilities Application Framework based products Whitepaper outlining a generic process for integrating an SSO product with the framework.
807068.1 Oracle Utilities Application Framework Architecture Guidelines This whitepaper outlines the different variations of architecture that can be considered. Each variation will include advice on configuration and other considerations.
836362.1 Batch Best Practices for Oracle Utilities Application Framework based products This whitepaper oulines the common and best practices implemented by sites all over the world.
856854.1 Technical Best Practices V1 Addendum Addendum to Technical Best Practices for Oracle Utilities Application Framework Based Products containing only V1.x specific advice.