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Online Patching Standards Compliance Report
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• Section headers indicate the type of compliance: Minimal or Full
• Report: ADZDDBCC.sql
DOC> **********************************************************************
DOC> SECTION-10 [full]
DOC> **********************************************************************
DOC> "APPS object names must end with alphanumeric character."
DOC>
DOC> - P2: May cause object name conflicts during online patching.
DOC> Use of special characters as the last character of an
DOC> object name is reserved for the Online Patching tool.
DOC> - Fix: Change the object name to use an ordinary identifier character
DOC> as the last character: A-Z a-z 0-9 _ # $
DOC> - Unused objects can be ignored or dropped.
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OOW15 - Migrating and Managing Customizations for Oracle E-Business Suite 12.2
- 6. Copyright © 2015, Oracle and/or its affiliates. All rights reserved. Customizations in E-Business Suite 6 • Implemented in several technologies • Installed in the middle tier and in the database • Database customizations • Deployed in custom schemas and EBS schemas • Could have dependencies on EBS code
- 11. Copyright © 2015, Oracle and/or its affiliates. All rights reserved. Oracle E-Business Suite 12.2 and Online Patching 8 Quick High-level Recap • Copy the production code, including customizations • Apply patches to the copy Patches - 12.2.5 - Customization - … E-Business Suite 12.2.3 Production Copy of Production E-Business Suite 12.2.3
- 13. Copyright © 2015, Oracle and/or its affiliates. All rights reserved. Oracle E-Business Suite 12.2 and Online Patching Edition-Based Redefinition 10 • Efficiently stores multiple copies of Application definitions in the same database • Provides an isolation mechanism (“Edition”) that allows pre-upgrade and post-upgrade schemas to co-exist • Client code chooses the particular “Edition” that it wants to connect to Edition-Based Redefinition Run EditionPatch Edition
- 14. Copyright © 2015, Oracle and/or its affiliates. All rights reserved. Customizations in Oracle E-Business Suite R12.2 • To be patched Online they have to comply with Online Patching: • Development Standards • Patching Procedures • Exist in both file systems (dual file systems) • Custom Schemas with dependencies on EBS objects must be editions- enabled 11
- 17. Copyright © 2015, Oracle and/or its affiliates. All rights reserved. 14 Decide Which Standards Compliance Level to Target 12.2 Development Standards for Custom Code Minimal – Required, minimal set of standards must be met for custom code to operate correctly on 12.2 Full – Optional, additional standards must be met for custom code to be Online Patchable Pre-Upgrade Project • Decision is based on importance of minimizing downtime • In either case, EBS Patches are always applied online
- 18. Copyright © 2015, Oracle and/or its affiliates. All rights reserved. Preparing Customizations for the 12.2 Upgrade 15 Customizations Upgrade Project • Create a customizations catalog • Analyze and Implement code remediation • Deploy revised customizations Pre-Upgrade Project
- 20. Copyright © 2015, Oracle and/or its affiliates. All rights reserved. Application Management Suite - Customization Management Customizations Catalog • Discovery & reporting of inventory of EBS customizations • Ability to validate, package and deploy customizations across EBS instances • Over 200 customization file types supported • Interface with external Source Code Version Control systems • Validation of the custom objects using: – Oracle Defined Standards – Optionally, User Defined Standards • Validates and reports readiness of customizations for Online Patching 17 Pre-Upgrade Project
- 21. Copyright © 2015, Oracle and/or its affiliates. All rights reserved. Utilities available for the Analysis • Online Patching Readiness Reports • All sections on this report refer to Minimal compliance • Online Patching Standards Compliance Report • Section headers indicate the type of compliance: Minimal or Full Reports are available as standalone patches for 11i, 12.0, 12.1 and 12.2 – Note:1531121.1 Using the Online Patching Readiness Reports in Oracle E-Business Suite Release 12.2 18 Pre-Upgrade Project
- 22. Copyright © 2015, Oracle and/or its affiliates. All rights reserved. Online Patching Readiness Reports • Validate Edition Based Redefinition compliance • All Sections in the report refer to Minimal compliance • 12.2 Upgrade will automatically address most custom code standards violations contained in schemas registered with the application • Failure to address standards violations will result in Invalid Custom Code after the R12.2 Upgrade 19 Pre-Upgrade Project
- 23. Copyright © 2015, Oracle and/or its affiliates. All rights reserved. Online Patching Readiness Reports ADZDPSUM.sql – Identifies Custom Schemas with objects that have dependencies on EBS Code – Generates statements to register identified schemas with the application ADZDPMAN.sql – Identifies Objects that violate the Minimal Compliance standards which require manual intervention – Each section header provides a description of standards violation and how to fix them ADZDPAUT.sql – Identifies Objects that violate the Minimal Compliance standards and are automatically fixed by the Online Patching Enablement process. There is no action required on the output of this report 20 Reports Pre-Upgrade Project
- 24. Copyright © 2015, Oracle and/or its affiliates. All rights reserved. Online Patching Readiness Report Section Headers indicate how to fix the standards violations Sample Report: ADZDPMAN.sql DOC> ********************************************************************** DOC> SECTION-1 DOC> ********************************************************************** DOC> DOC> MANUAL FIX: Objects in Non-EBS schemas that depend on Editioned DOC> Objects of EBS. DOC> DOC> To fix these violations, do one of the following: DOC> - Register object schema (owner) as a Custom EBS Schema, please refer to DOC> report ADZDPSUM.sql DOC> - Drop object, if not required DOC> - Redefine object to remove dependency DOC> - Move the object to a registered Custom EBS Schema 21 Pre-Upgrade Project
- 25. Copyright © 2015, Oracle and/or its affiliates. All rights reserved. Online Patching Readiness Reports • Very few violations require manual intervention if the schema is registered with the application, e.g. – Materialized View with a dependency on a PLSQL package or function – Use of LONG and LONG RAW columns • Report output will direct you on how to address these violations • Reports applicable during the preparation to the 12.2 upgrade 22 Summary Pre-Upgrade Project
- 26. Copyright © 2015, Oracle and/or its affiliates. All rights reserved. Online Patching Standards Compliance Report • Validates standards applicable to Minimal and Full Compliance • Section headers indicate the type of compliance: Minimal or Full • Standards include – Data Model Access Pattern – Code naming standards – Special Object definition requirements (VPDs, MVs) • Failure to address these standards violations could result in – Future Code invalidation – Inability to patch Custom Code online (Downtime required to maintain Custom Code, Full Compliance) 23 Overview Pre-Upgrade Project
- 27. Copyright © 2015, Oracle and/or its affiliates. All rights reserved. Online Patching Standards Compliance Report • All code must access the data model via the Logical View (APPS synonyms) 24 Data Model Access Pattern APPS EBS Schema Synonym EBS Table EBS Code Custom Code Pre-Upgrade Project Pre-12.2 Database
- 28. Copyright © 2015, Oracle and/or its affiliates. All rights reserved. Online Patching Standards Compliance Report • All code must access the data model via the Logical View (APPS synonyms) 24 Data Model Access Pattern APPS EBS Schema Synonym EBS Table EBS Code Custom Code CUSTOM Schema Custom Code Custom Table Pre-Upgrade Project Pre-12.2 Database
- 29. Copyright © 2015, Oracle and/or its affiliates. All rights reserved. Online Patching Standards Compliance Report These standards allow Online Patching to automatically manage derived objects – Table Names must be unique within the first 29 characters – Column Names must be unique within the first 28 characters – Table Names cannot end with the “#” character – Object Names must end in alphanumeric character – Index names must contain at least one “_” character – Constraint Names must contain at least one “_” character – Materialized Views Name cannot exceed 29 characters 25 Code Naming Standards Pre-Upgrade Project
- 30. Copyright © 2015, Oracle and/or its affiliates. All rights reserved. Online Patching Standards Compliance Report • Table name cannot end with a “#” character – Reason: Editioning View name matches the name of the table + “#” • Column name may only use “#” as last character – Reason: “#” character reserved for identifying patched columns 26 Code Naming Standards ID FILED_BY STATUS STATUS#1 FND_CONCURRENT_REQUESTS ID FILED_BY STATUS FND_CONCURRENT_REQUESTS# Editioning View Table
- 31. Copyright © 2015, Oracle and/or its affiliates. All rights reserved. Online Patching Standards Compliance Report – Included as part of the Readiness Reports (gscc.pl) – Validates Data Model Access Pattern in middle tier source code • Java • XML • SQL • PLSQL – Currently working on enhancement to support • Oracle Forms • Oracle Reports 27 Application Tier Data Model Access Pattern Pre-Upgrade Project
- 32. Copyright © 2015, Oracle and/or its affiliates. All rights reserved. • All code must access the data model via the Logical View (APPS synonyms) 28 APPS EBS Schema E-Business Code Custom Code Synonym EBS Table Pre-Upgrade Project Custom Schema Custom Table Online Patching Standards Compliance Report Application Tier Data Model Access Pattern Pre-12.2 Database
- 35. Copyright © 2015, Oracle and/or its affiliates. All rights reserved. Deploy Revised Customizations • Compatible with any pre-12.2 releases • Remediated Code could be – Deployed to the current production environment (Preferred) – Deployment can be deferred to the upgrade downtime 31 Customizations Upgrade Project Pre-Upgrade Project
- 40. Copyright © 2015, Oracle and/or its affiliates. All rights reserved. R12.2 Technical Upgrade Process • Completely New Dual File System • Does not carry over any code from pre-12.2 file system 36 Lay Down R12.2 File System 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 APPL_TOP Oracle E-Business Suite R12.2 Application Tier Application Code OHS Web Listener Oracle WebLogic Server Oracle Developer 10g COMMON_TOP Application Code APPL_TOP Application Code OHS Web Listener Oracle WebLogic Server Oracle Developer 10g COMMON_TOP Application Code Rapid Wizard
- 41. Copyright © 2015, Oracle and/or its affiliates. All rights reserved. R12.2 Technical Upgrade Process This process is Database centric Before running this process: – Deploy any remediated database code not deployed in the preparation project – Register any custom schemas identified by the preparation project – Re-run Readiness and Database Compliance Reports to verify customization compliance prior to Enablement 37 Enable Online Patching 1 3 4 5 6 72
- 42. Copyright © 2015, Oracle and/or its affiliates. All rights reserved. R12.2 Technical Upgrade Process • High level steps in the process – Prepares all the database code for editioning, E-Business Suite code + Customizations – Enables Editioning on E-Business Suite schemas + Previously Registered Custom schemas – Creates the Logical View of the Oracle E-Business Suite and Custom Data Models. • adop replaces adpatch as the official E-Business Suite patching tool from this point forward 38 Enable Online Patching 1 3 4 5 6 72
- 44. Copyright © 2015, Oracle and/or its affiliates. All rights reserved. APPS_NE R12.2 Technical Upgrade Process 39 Enable Online Patching APPS EBS/Custom Schema Synonym EBS Code Custom Code EBS/Custom Table Physical Data Model User Defined Type 1 3 4 5 6 72 1. Prepares Code for Editioning
- 45. Copyright © 2015, Oracle and/or its affiliates. All rights reserved. APPS_NE R12.2 Technical Upgrade Process 39 Enable Online Patching APPS EBS/Custom Schema Synonym EBS Code Custom Code EBS/Custom Table Physical Data Model User Defined Type 1 3 4 5 6 72 1. Prepares Code for Editioning 2. Enables Editioning on Schemas registered with EBS Editioned Editioned Non-Editioned
- 46. Copyright © 2015, Oracle and/or its affiliates. All rights reserved. APPS_NE R12.2 Technical Upgrade Process 39 Enable Online Patching APPS EBS/Custom Schema Synonym EBS Code Custom Code EBS/Custom Table Physical Data Model User Defined Type 1 3 4 5 6 72 Editioning View Editioning View Logical View 1. Prepares Code for Editioning 2. Enables Editioning on Schemas registered with EBS 3. Creates Logical View Editioned Editioned Non-Editioned
- 47. Copyright © 2015, Oracle and/or its affiliates. All rights reserved. R12.2 Technical Upgrade Process • Deploy customizations as per new guidelines Note:1577661.1 Developing and Deploying Customizations in Oracle E-Business Suite Release 12.2 • Key differences compared to prior releases: – Register custom tops with adsplice – Register your custom code with Custom Synchronization Driver (adop_sync.drv) to keep custom code in sync between file systems – CUSTOM_TOP must reside within the APPL_TOP 40 Deploy Customizations and External Integrations 1 3 5 6 72 4
- 48. Copyright © 2015, Oracle and/or its affiliates. All rights reserved. Deploy Customizations 41 COMMON_TOP Application Tier Oracle OHS Web Listener WebLogic Server Oracle Developer 10g APPL_TOP COMMON_TOP Oracle OHS Web Listener WebLogic Server Oracle Developer 10g APPL_TOP Dual File Systems Edition Enabled Schemas Application Code Application Code Application Code Application Code Custom Schemas Database Application Schemas Application Code Custom Code Custom Code Application Data Model Custom Data Model Data Model Logical View Data Model Logical View 1 3 5 6 72 4 Run Patch Run Only Applicable during 12.2 Upgrade
- 51. Copyright © 2015, Oracle and/or its affiliates. All rights reserved. Validating Customization after 12.2 Upgrade 42 Example: Custom APEX Application Upgrade APEX Workspace APEX Engine APEX_EBS_EXTENSION Schema APEX_040200 Schema Grant Select Standard published EBS APIs APPS Schema Custom APEX Application interacting with E-Business Suite 12.1 via public APIs • APEX_EBS_EXTENSION Schema • Identified by Readiness Reports • Registered with the application prior to 12.2 upgrade • Editions Enabled as part of the Upgrade • Custom APEX Workspace fully functional after the 12.2 upgrade • Review the APEX certification Whitepaper for more details
- 53. Copyright © 2015, Oracle and/or its affiliates. All rights reserved. Managing Customizations in R12.2 44 • Maintain customizations with Online Patching, Full Compliance • New R12.2 Development and Deployment Process • New R12.2 Development Standards • Tools to help manage customizations Customizations in R12.2
- 54. Copyright © 2015, Oracle and/or its affiliates. All rights reserved. Maintain Customizations with Online Patching in R12.2 • Customizations are deployed during the Apply phase • Deployment instructions available in Note:1577661.1 Custom Patch Middle Tier Custom Code patch Custom Code run run Custom Code patch Custom Code Customizations in R12.2 Full Compliance
- 55. Copyright © 2015, Oracle and/or its affiliates. All rights reserved. Editioned Schemas 46 Application Tier Custom Code Dual File Systems Schemas Editions Enabled Application Code Custom Code Application Code Database Application Data Model Customizations in R12.2 Maintain Customizations with Online Patching in R12.2 Technology Stack Technology Stack Online Patching Cycle Apply Finalize Cutover Cleanup Run PatchPrepare Run Custom Code Application Code Logical View EBS/Custom Patches fs1 fs2 Full Compliance
- 56. Copyright © 2015, Oracle and/or its affiliates. All rights reserved. Editioned Schemas 46 Application Tier Custom Code Dual File Systems Schemas Editions Enabled Application Code Custom Code Application Code Database Application Data Model Customizations in R12.2 Maintain Customizations with Online Patching in R12.2 Technology Stack Technology Stack Online Patching Cycle Apply Finalize Cutover Cleanup Run PatchPrepare Apply Finalize Cutover Cleanup Prepare Run Custom Code Application Code Logical View EBS/Custom Patches fs1 fs2 Full Compliance
- 57. Copyright © 2015, Oracle and/or its affiliates. All rights reserved. Editioned Schemas 46 Application Tier Custom Code Sync Dual File Systems Schemas Editions Enabled Application Code Custom Code Application Code Database Application Data Model Customizations in R12.2 Maintain Customizations with Online Patching in R12.2 Technology Stack Technology Stack Online Patching Cycle Apply Finalize Cutover Cleanup Run PatchPrepare Apply Finalize Cutover Cleanup Prepare Custom Code Application Code Run Custom Code Application Code Logical View EBS/Custom Patches fs1 fs2 Full Compliance
- 58. Copyright © 2015, Oracle and/or its affiliates. All rights reserved. Editioned Schemas 46 Application Tier Custom Code Sync Dual File Systems Schemas Editions Enabled Application Code Custom Code Application Code Database Application Data Model Customizations in R12.2 Maintain Customizations with Online Patching in R12.2 Technology Stack Technology Stack Online Patching Cycle Apply Finalize Cutover Cleanup Run PatchPrepare Apply Finalize Cutover Cleanup Prepare Custom Code Application Code Patch Application Code Custom Code Logical View Run Custom Code Application Code Logical View EBS/Custom Patches fs1 fs2 Full Compliance
- 59. Copyright © 2015, Oracle and/or its affiliates. All rights reserved. Editioned Schemas 46 Application Tier Custom Code Sync Dual File Systems Schemas Editions Enabled Application Code Custom Code Application Code Database Application Data Model Customizations in R12.2 Maintain Customizations with Online Patching in R12.2 Technology Stack Technology Stack Online Patching Cycle Apply Finalize Cutover Cleanup Run PatchPrepare Apply Finalize Cutover Cleanup Prepare Custom Code Application Code Patch Application Code Custom Code Logical View Run Custom Code Application Code Logical View EBS/Custom Patches fs1 fs2 Full Compliance
- 60. Copyright © 2015, Oracle and/or its affiliates. All rights reserved. Editioned Schemas 46 Application Tier Custom Code Sync Dual File Systems Schemas Editions Enabled Application Code Custom Code Application Code Database Application Data Model Customizations in R12.2 Maintain Customizations with Online Patching in R12.2 Technology Stack Technology Stack Online Patching Cycle Apply Finalize Cutover Cleanup Run PatchPrepare Apply Finalize Cutover Cleanup Prepare Custom Code Application Code Patch Application Code Custom Code Logical View Custom Code Application Code Application Code Custom Code Logical View Run Custom Code Application Code Logical View EBS/Custom Patches fs1 fs2 Full Compliance
- 61. Copyright © 2015, Oracle and/or its affiliates. All rights reserved. Editioned Schemas 46 Application Tier Custom Code Sync Dual File Systems Schemas Editions Enabled Application Code Custom Code Application Code Database Application Data Model Customizations in R12.2 Maintain Customizations with Online Patching in R12.2 Technology Stack Technology Stack Online Patching Cycle Apply Finalize Cutover Cleanup Run PatchPrepare Apply Finalize Cutover Cleanup Prepare Custom Code Application Code Patch Application Code Custom Code Logical View Custom Code Application Code Application Code Custom Code Logical View Run Custom Code Application Code Logical View EBS/Custom Patches fs1 fs2 Full Compliance
- 62. Copyright © 2015, Oracle and/or its affiliates. All rights reserved. Editioned Schemas 46 Application Tier Custom Code Sync Dual File Systems Schemas Editions Enabled Application Code Custom Code Application Code Database Application Data Model Customizations in R12.2 Maintain Customizations with Online Patching in R12.2 Technology Stack Technology Stack Online Patching Cycle Apply Finalize Cutover Cleanup Run PatchPrepare Apply Finalize Cutover Cleanup Prepare Custom Code Application Code Patch Application Code Custom Code Logical View Custom Code Application Code Application Code Custom Code Logical View Run Custom Code Application Code Logical View EBS/Custom Patches fs1 fs2 Full Compliance
- 67. Copyright © 2015, Oracle and/or its affiliates. All rights reserved. 48 Minimal Compliance R12.2 Development and Deployment Process }Extended Cutover • Customizations Deployment extend the Cutover Phase • Deployment targets the Run File system and Run Edition Custom Patch Middle Tier patch Custom Code run run Custom Code patch
- 68. Copyright © 2015, Oracle and/or its affiliates. All rights reserved. R12.2 Development and Deployment Process • Minimal set of development standards required to develop new customizations • Data Model Access Pattern • Deployment of customizations extend the Cutover Downtime • Deployment targets the Run File System and Run edition of the database 49 Customizations in R12.2 Minimal Compliance
- 78. Copyright © 2015, Oracle and/or its affiliates. All rights reserved. Application Management Suite - Customization Management Customizations Catalog • Discovery & reporting of inventory of EBS customizations • Ability to validate, package and deploy customizations across EBS instances • Over 200 customization file types supported • Interface with external Source Code Version Control systems • Validation of the custom objects using: – Oracle Defined Standards – Optionally, User Defined Standards • Validates and reports readiness of customizations for Online Patching 53 Pre-Upgrade Project
- 80. Copyright © 2015, Oracle and/or its affiliates. All rights reserved. Key Takeaways 55 • Get Familiar with the new R12.2 Architecture • Decide which standards compliance level to target • Create an upgrade project for your customizations ahead of the 12.2 Upgrade • Get Familiar with the Development and Deployment Standards for R12.2 • Take advantage of Online Patching to deploy your customizations, Full Compliance • Use the Right Tools to Maintain your customizations