Oracle periodically certifies newer releases of application technology stack components to provide improved security, supportability, and access to new features. Preparing your Oracle E-Business Suite environment for the Next Generation Technology Stack starts with understanding your current readiness.
To help you assess your Oracle E-Business Suite environment, Oracle has published guidance and introduced the EBS Next Gen Tech Stack Readiness Checker. The Readiness Checker helps you evaluate your environment against the current readiness requirements, identify readiness gaps, and develop a plan for preparing your environment for the Next Gen Tech Stack.
If you haven’t already reviewed the following resources, they’re a great place to start:
- Update: EBS 12.2 Application Technology Stack Roadmap
- Prepare EBS 12.2 for the Next Gen Tech Stack
- Introducing the EBS Next Gen Tech Stack Readiness Checker
- Blog Series Summary: EBS 12.2 Application Technology Stack Update – Terminology and Concepts
This article begins a new blog series that takes a deeper look at the readiness milestones documented in Preparing Oracle E-Business Suite Release 12.2 for the Update to the Next Generation Technology Stack (MOS Article KA1357). While the EBS Next Gen Tech Stack Readiness Checker helps you assess your environment, this series provides additional background, planning considerations, and implementation guidance for each readiness milestone.
Throughout this series, we’ll explain why each readiness milestone is important, what you need to do, and how it helps prepare your environment for the Next Gen Tech Stack. As Oracle continues advance the Next Gen Tech Stack, we’ll publish additional guidance and readiness information as it becomes available.
Start with the Readiness Checker
The EBS Next Gen Tech Stack Readiness Checker provides a consolidated assessment of your Oracle E-Business Suite environment, helping you identify the readiness activities that apply to your implementation and prioritize your planning.
It helps answer two simple questions:
- Where does my environment stand today?
- What do I need to do next?
The results provide a roadmap for preparing your environment for the Next Gen Tech Stack.
Build Your Readiness Plan
Preparing your Oracle E-Business Suite environment for the Next Gen Tech Stack should be a priority for your organization. Whether you choose to complete the readiness milestones as a single project, a series of mini-projects, or incorporate them into your regular maintenance cycles, beginning the work now will help ensure your environment is ready to update when the Next Gen Tech Stack becomes available.
Each article in this series focuses on a specific readiness milestone and provides practical guidance to help you understand the requirements, plan your implementation, and prepare your environment for the Next Gen Tech Stack.
What’s Next
In Part II, we’ll discuss the requirement to update to Oracle E-Business Suite Release 12.2.7 or later to prepare for the Next Gen Tech Stack.
Key Takeaway: Prepare now so you’re ready to update when the Next Gen Tech Stack becomes available.
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)