This article summarizes the recent blog series on the Oracle E-Business Suite Technology Blog reviewing the activities you can complete now to prepare your Oracle E-Business Suite Release 12.2 environment. The key message is simple: start now.
Completing these activities before the Next Generation Technology Stack becomes available will reduce the work remaining when you’re ready to update and help you identify and address potential issues early.
This blog series covers the following topics:
- Part I – Assess Your Readiness: Run the EBS Next Gen Tech Stack Readiness Checker to assess your environment and identify the readiness activities that apply to you.
- Part II – Update Oracle E-Business Suite: Update to Oracle E-Business Suite Release 12.2.7 or later and consider moving to the latest available Release Update Pack.
- Part III – Migrate to Oracle Analytics Publisher: If you’re using Oracle BI Publisher with the Classic Technology Stack, migrate to the required Oracle Analytics Publisher release.
- Parts IV and V – Upgrade or Migrate to Linux 8: Move your operating system to Oracle Linux 8 or Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8 using the supported upgrade or migration option appropriate for your environment.
- Part VI – Update ATG Product Family: Apply R12.ATG.PF.C.Delta.14 or later.
- Part VII – Complete the EBS System Schema Migration: Complete the EBS System Schema Migration to improve compatibility with the database.
- Part VIII – Keep Your Database Current: Run a Long Term Oracle Database release in Premier Support and stay current with applicable security updates.
- Part IX – Follow Oracle’s Security Recommendations: Review your EBS security posture and make every effort to implement the applicable security recommendations before or as part of your Next Generation Technology Stack update.
- Part X – Migrate to the Latest EBS 12.2 Features and Technologies: If you’re using products or features that depend on deprecated technologies, migrate to the latest EBS 12.2 features and technologies.
- Part XI – Review Your Customizations: Identify and review your customizations and dependencies now so you’re prepared to recompile, remediate as necessary, and test them with the Next Generation Technology Stack.
Some of these activities are prerequisites for the Next Generation Technology Stack, while others are recommendations that will help you prepare your environment. Review the guidance for each activity to determine what applies to your environment.
Reassess Your Readiness
As you complete the applicable prerequisites and recommendations, reassess your environment.
Run the EBS Next Gen Tech Stack Readiness Checker again to review your progress and identify any remaining readiness activities. You should also review the latest version of Preparing Oracle E-Business Suite Release 12.2 for the Update to the Next Generation Technology Stack (MOS Article KA1357) to confirm the current requirements and recommendations.
As Oracle continues to evolve the Next Generation Technology Stack, additional readiness guidance and prerequisite updates may become available. Continue to review the latest guidance as you prepare your environment.
What’s Next
You don’t need to wait for the Next Generation Technology Stack to become available to begin preparing. Most of the readiness activities discussed throughout this series can be completed today.
Whether you address them as a dedicated project or incorporate them into your normal maintenance cycles, now is the time to start the work. Complete the applicable prerequisites, address the recommendations, and reassess your environment as you make progress.
The goal is to complete as much work as possible now so there is less work remaining when the Next Generation Technology Stack becomes available.
Key Takeaway: Prepare now so you’re ready to update when the Next Generation Technology Stack becomes available.
What Should You Do Now?
If you haven’t already started, now is the time to begin preparing your EBS 12.2 environment.
A good place to start is by downloading and running the EBS Next Gen Tech Stack Readiness Checker (Patch 38474509). The Readiness Checker helps you identify prerequisite gaps and provides the information you need to begin planning your update activities. For more information see: Introducing the EBS Next Gen Tech Stack Readiness Checker
You should also review Preparing Oracle E-Business Suite Release 12.2 for the Update to the Next Generation Technology Stack (MOS Article KA1357) regularly. As Oracle continues to evaluate and refine requirements, this document—and the associated Readiness Checker—will be updated with the latest guidance. For more information, see Prepare EBS 12.2 for the Next Gen Tech Stack.
Continue Following this Blog and Related Series on the Next Generation Technology Stack
Future articles will provide additional guidance on the EBS Next Generation Technology Stack.
References
- FAQ: Oracle E-Business Suite Next Generation Technology Stack (MOS Article KA1014)
- Preparing Oracle E-Business Suite Release 12.2 for the Update to the Next Generation Technology Stack (MOS Article KA1357)