Recent Posts by Juergen Kress

Background Parking lot pattern is a mature design to store the data in an intermediate stage before processing the data from the intermediate stage to the end system based on the required rate. The detailed implementation of the parking lot pattern can be done in a variety of  storage technologies but strongly recommended a database table to be used for simplicity. In this blog, we will use the parking lot pattern in the Oracle Integration Cloud (OIC) to explore a solution in...

In a previous blog I showed you how to create an object function for a business object to allow you to expose specific functionality on a specific row. This blog is a little variation on this capability showing you how to create service methods in your data layer that are not related to a specific row. This is based on a use case a customer had where they would get data for a record in a table, if the row already exists in the table they need to update it. If it doesn't exist...

This page consolidates the download links for evaluating Oracle SOA Suite and includes only the Quick Start install for all platforms. Visit the Oracle Fusion Middleware Download, Installation, and Configuration Readme Files and Installation for Oracle SOA and BPM Suite for an overview of the installation process and the Oracle Fusion Middleware Supported System Configurations for platform-specific information. Follow the steps outlined in Installing Oracle SOA Suite and...

Introduction This article is a high level “architect” style series of 6 themes where we expose and discuss some of the best practices one should adopt when extending Oracle SaaS with Oracle VBCS. The article is rich with links to other Oracle blog articles and will be followed by a number of shorter and more detailed focused articles on technicalities of using VBCS for extending Oracle SaaS. When choosing a technology to implement UI extensions for SaaS we are blessed with a...

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Sometimes a smart feature can work against you if you don't understand its default settings. For composite bag entities, bag items that use the same entity may not resolve properly. As a result you are not getting prompted for all bag items and the bag items instead share the same value. This easily can turn a 2 week vacation into a day trip ;-) In this article I explain the why, when and how to resolve and avoid the issue. Introducing the Problem Composite bag entities are...

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The Oracle Digital Assistant Client SDK for JavaScript provides a messenger widget for you to integrate Oracle Digital Assistant bot conversations in your web sites and web applications. The chat widget can be customized through the setting of properties. This article covers advanced customization options that include · The use of a custom avatar image · Displaying pre-defined buttons & banner with slider · Initiating bot conversations when opening the chat window Clearing the...

· Then and Now: An Integration Conversation With Sven Bernhardt, Rolando Carrasco, Lonneke Dikmans, Lucas Jellema, Leon Smiers, Arturo Viveros. Times have changed, and conversations about integration now involve a new vocabulary: containers, serverless, REST, APIs. Listen in as the panel discusses the state of integration · Blockchain, AI and the Future of Entertainment How can emerging technologies impact the media and entertainment industry? For one, “industry players could...