Welcome to the 23.04 release of Oracle Integration. This release brings a plethora of new features, so without further ado, let’s look at them!
Common Features
Visual Builder Available in Oracle Integration
Check out the post here on how to enable Visual Builder for your Oracle Integration instance.
Integration
Oracle Integration Events
Oracle Integration 23.04 introduces events. For many of you with a SOA Suite background, think of EDN. For Oracle Integration Generation 2 users, think of the Publish/Subscribe pattern. Here we have the ability to define events in Oracle Integration. These events can be published by an integration. The 23.04 release also gives us triggers, based on event subscriptions;
For example, integration A can publish a NewOrder event, while integration B can subscribe to the NewOrder event.
Call OCI Functions Directly From an Integration
Please see this post for more details.
Monitor Fusion Apps Events in Oracle Integration
Integrations can subscribe to Fusion ERP and CX events. With the 23.04 release, we get an overview of event delivery.
Expression Support in Wait Action
The 23.04 release allows you to use expressions to set the duration of the WAIT action. This expression could be based on an integration property or schedule parameter, thus allowing you to configure the WAIT period, without having to deactivate the integration.
Configurable Segment Size in Stage File Read in Segments
Previously the default was 200 records, which was not optimal for some use cases; now you specify what suits you.
Oracle Integration Observability Improvements
Connections with Errors Drill-down: click on a section to drill down to the actual process flows.
View Minimal Details About Debug Tracing Level Instances for 32 Days: With tracing level set to Debug, the log data is retained for 24 hours. With the 23.04 release, you will see minimal trace data for up to 32 days. This will include instance id, duration and status, but, as already stated, you will not be able to drill into the activity stream.
Improved Filter on Integrations page: now allows you to also filter on project based or non-project based integrations.
Improved Filter on Errors Page: the 23.04 release includes the option to filter on purged status.
Note, this filter is also available on the Instances page.
B2B in Oracle Integration
The following new features have been added to B2B in the 23.04 release:
New Control Numbers section added to the Trading Partner page
Support for OAG and Custom(XML based) document types
File Server
File Server now supports additional algorithms. The following RSA algorithms are available in the Signature Algorithms field on the File Server Settings page.
- rsa-sha2-256
- rsa-sha2-512
Prebuilt Connectivity Adapters, Recipes, and Accelerators
Every release of Oracle Integration brings new additions in this space, and this one is no exception. The 23.04 release sees the arrival of new adapters, enhancements to existing adapters, and new recipes and accelerators.
New Adapters
OData Adapter: This new adapter provides the following support:
- Provides support for performing Create, Update, Delete, Get, Query, and Replace operations on the selected entity.
- Supports consuming OData endpoints.
- Communicates with an OData API in the OData protocol.
- Supports OData APIs protected using OAuth Client Credentials, OAuth Authorization Code Credentials, and Basic authentication.
Primavera Unifier Adapter: This new adapter provides the following support:
- Enables you to set up a connection with Primavera Unifier or Unifier Essentials.
- Integrates with Unifier and other Oracle and non-Oracle applications or endpoints.
- Fetches, creates, or updates a Business Process (BP) record (without attachments) in Unifier.
- Provides for an easy selection of the BP needed for integration.
Adapter Enhancements
- ServiceNow adapter — now supports 3 legged OAuth
- SAP S/4HANA Cloud Adapter — X509 authentication security policy support
- PostgreSQL Adapter — polling and running SQL statement support
- Netezza Adapter — stored procedure and polling support
Oracle Integration Generation 2 Adapter Parity
The following Oracle Integration Generation 2 adapters are now available in Oracle Integration 3:
- Oracle Intelligent Track and Trace Adapter
- Oracle Intelligent Advisor Adapter
See the detailed blog post here for more details on the new adapters and enhancements to existing adapters.
New Recipes
Recipes are pre-assembled solutions that bundle all the resources required by the integrations, such as the connections and lookups, into one package. Use a recipe to quickly get started building your first integration. This release sees more recipes added to the growing collection.
1. Aconex — Unifier Essentials | Sync Issues (CEGBU)
2. Oracle HCM Cloud — Microsoft Office 365 Calendar | Import Absence Records
3. FTP Server — Taleo | Import Candidate Records
4. Oracle NetSuite — QuickBooks | Export Customer and Company Records
5. Oracle ERP Cloud — Shopify | Create Products for Items
6. Salesforce — Zendesk | Sync Contacts and User Accounts
7. Oracle ERP Cloud — Magento Commerce Cloud | Create Customers for Accounts
8. Oracle Fusion Cloud SCM — Oracle MICROS Inventory Management | Master Data Synchronization
9. Oracle MICROS Inventory Management — Oracle Fusion Cloud SCM | Order Processing
New Accelerators
1. Oracle Fusion Service — Oracle Field Service | Appointment Booking and Activity Management
2. Oracle ERP — OPERA | Customer and Invoice Sync
3. Oracle Opera Business Events Resequencer
Summary
Every Oracle Integration release gives you more functionality to make it easier to organize and develop your integrations. I hope you get the opportunity to try the new and enhanced 23.04 features soon!