There are a lot of tools and products in the Apps Division.  Reviewing the suite sometimes feels like painting the Golden Gate Bridge — by the time you’ve finished, it’s time to start all over again.


Oracle Applications Manager 11i Screenshot:


By way of explanation, that’s why it’s somewhat of a surprise to see how far along the Oracle Applications Manager (OAM) has come since the last time I looked at it.  It’s matured into a pretty impressive set of tools for Apps system administrators and DBAs.

A Toolkit for Sysadmins

The Oracle Applications Manager provides a set of tools for configuring your E-Business Suite environment (including tight integration with AutoConfig), monitoring the health of a running environment (as shown in the screenshot above), notifying you with alerts if performance metrics cross specified thresholds:

Oracle Applications Manager 11i Alerts Screenshot:


helping you diagnose system performance and other issues via diagnostic scripts and reports:

Oracle Applications Manager 11i Diagnostic Tests Screenshot:


New Features for 11.5.10

The list of new features in the latest 11.5.10 release is impressively long:
  • JServ Monitoring
  • Business Flow monitoring
  • Concurrent Processing Charts
  • Forms Runaway Process monitoring
  • Applications Dashboard
  • Advanced Configuration wizards
  • Host Based Service Management
  • Monitoring Applications DBA Utility running jobs
  • Patch History Database enhancements
  • Patch Advisor InfoBundle and Patch Download from MetaLink
  • Enhanced Patch Impact Analysis
  • Restricted Mode Access
  • Enhanced Navigation
  • Single Sign-On 10g Integration
  • Rule Based Tracing and Profiling Controls
  • User Initiated System Alerts
  • Client Side Advisor for diagnosing problems with end-user PC configurations
  • Support Cart for sending reports to Oracle Support
  • New Logging Management Interface in Oracle Applications Manager
  • New Dedicated Security Page in the Applications Dashboard
  • Page access tracking for Oracle Applications Framework pages
  • Integration with Sign-on Auditing
What do you mean by “free”? 

Oracle Applications Manager is included in your E-Business Suite licencing, so you don’t have to wrestle with your Procurement department before getting started with it.  Just install the latest patch and you’re off to the races.

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