http://www.bryanthompsononline.com/oracle A forum for sharing Oracle knowledge! Sun, 30 May 2010 15:56:42 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en In 12.1 and 12.1.2, Oracle has introduced long awaited improvements to the Internal Requisition/Internal Order (IR/ISO) process. As you may know, the Oracle IR/ISO has been a very rigid process, to the point where it has been deemed useless by many in the Oracle community. One of the major downsides ... http://www.bryanthompsononline.com/oracle/2010/05/29/enhanced-change-management-functionality-to-the-iriso-process/ Well, it depends.  Generally speaking, Oracle provides capabilities to integrate approvals within your business process.   However, depending on the module and transaction these capabilities can vary.  As an Order to Cash expert, I want to bring some clarity to what the out-of-the-box approval capabilities are within the Quoting and Order ... http://www.bryanthompsononline.com/oracle/2009/02/19/does-oracle-provide-approval-capabilities/ For those of you who are trying to set the organization context within your SQL sessions or custom programs, there's a new API you must call in R12. The previous way of setting organization context in 11i was to execute the following statement: dbms_application_info.set_client_info(ORG_ID); However, in R12, the new way of setting ... http://www.bryanthompsononline.com/oracle/2009/02/03/setting-organization-context-in-oracle-r12/ Whether you're implementing a new system or simply changing office procedures, there are five core steps to successfully transforming your business process and implementing change. Step 1 - Bringing Awareness To effectively bring awareness, the objective is to influence the business users': Thinking - Helping them to understand the main objectives and the ... http://www.bryanthompsononline.com/oracle/2008/09/18/process-transformation-change-management/ In my last Qualifier article, I delved into the inner workings of Qualifiers in Advanced Pricing by walking through a quick demo of how to setup a Qualifier to reference Descriptive Flexfield data on a sales order transaction. In this article, I'd like to touch on how some Qualifiers require ... http://www.bryanthompsononline.com/oracle/2008/09/12/pricing-qualifiers-%e2%80%93-how-they-work-and-creating-your-own-part-ii/ Good question. I'm in the process of figuring this out myself. However, here are a few things I do know based on my research and my recent R12 engagement. Multiple Operating Unit Access - In 11i, a responsibility could only be tied to a single operating unit. However, in R12, responsibilities ... http://www.bryanthompsononline.com/oracle/2008/09/11/r12-order-management-%e2%80%93-what%e2%80%99s-changed/ Oracle Advanced Pricing allows you to create discounts, surcharges, and other promotions (called Modifiers) that can be applied against sales orders both manually and automatically. Often there are requirements for Modifiers to only apply in certain situations. For example, promotions on specific products or product lines, discounts on customer types, ... http://www.bryanthompsononline.com/oracle/2008/07/21/pricing-qualifiers-%e2%80%93-how-they-work-and-creating-your-own/ Consultants - can't live with them, can't live without them. Majority of today's software implementations require the need for outside consultants for their technology and industry expertise, but the costs of outside consulting can be a hard pill for top executives to swallow. Engaging consulting experts is a necessary evil ... http://www.bryanthompsononline.com/oracle/2008/06/04/cutting-costs-by-leveraging-more-of-your-internal-it-resources/ In the United States there are numerous international embargo laws in place that restrict U.S. based corporations from selling to countries that are deemed a threat by the government. Cuba, Iran, and North Korea are all examples of countries which no one in the U.S. can conduct business with. These ... http://www.bryanthompsononline.com/oracle/2008/05/30/implementing-export-compliance-in-oracle/ Oracle's Application Implementation Methodology is the "industry standard" for Oracle project management and implementation strategy.   The main feature of the AIM software is the documentation templates that are available.   I typically do not use all available templates, but there a few key documents such as the BR100, MD50, ... http://www.bryanthompsononline.com/oracle/2008/05/06/download-oracle-aim-applications-implementation-methodology-software/