If you’re reading this article you probably did a Google search for this error message in hopes of finding a solution. Well, you may have come to the right place…
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Establishing an integrated business process is one thing – tailoring this process so that the financial results make sense to the organization is another…
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The latest Oracle Applications Technology rollup patch released in November 2006 introduces a multitude of fixes and enhancements to core ATG modules (FND, OAM, OWF, FWK, JTT, JTA, TXK, XDO, ECX, EC, AK, ALR, and UMX). The most notable, according to Metalink note 365228.1, are the enhancements to document attachments, Personalizations, and Workflow…
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While both applications have evolved to become very powerful tools, I’ve always been amazed about how drastically different the Telesales and Order Management applications have become. You would think that the Telesales quotation screens and the OM order entry screens would have some similarities – maybe even the same application interfaces since the data is so similar. But the reality is that like most Oracle modules, Telesales and Order Management were each independently developed by separate teams several years apart from each other. This leads to the obvious inconsistencies in how each module behaves from a user prospective and discrepancies in how Telesales interfaces to OM in the quotation to order process…
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A recent encounter that my current client experienced exemplifies why any corporation of global stature should implement an organized pricing policy…
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One of things that have burned so many consultants (including myself) is being able to provide view-only access to the Order Organizer with abilities to apply and release holds. It simply can’t be done out of the box…
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Adding a Process Integration Team to Your Project Organization
One of the key advantages to Oracle Applications that distinguishes itself from other competitors in the ERP market is its flexibility. In other words, a client implementing Oracle has the ability to pick and choose the functional modules that are specific to their business requirements (for the most part). Combining this modular structure with the flexibility of its application interfaces, reporting tools, database, and workflow driven processes; Oracle becomes a very favorable option to many clients who find themselves limited to what they can do under different applications.
While flexibility is a great advantage – it poses many significant challenges during the implementation process…
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There’s nothing that Oracle Shipping Execution can’t handle. Well, almost nothing…
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So you work for a global corporation. Your company has operations in the US, Canada, Europe, Asia Pacific, Latin America, etc. The marketing division for your company states that they offer products and services at competitive prices – but do they really know? And while offering competitive prices, your company also states that margins are realized to the max at a global scale – but can they prove this? What are they basing their marginal goals on? And are these goals consistent across your organization globally?
These can be tough questions to answer depending on the pricing policies your company enforces. Surprisingly, many of today’s global corporations still manage pricing of their products and services independently at a regional level. Even companies that are running a global ERP system have implemented their pricing strategy in this fashion…
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So many times throughout my career I’ve wanted to slightly change the way a form behaves but have been held back because it was considered, dare I say it, a customization to the form. Just seeing the word customization sends implementers running, screaming for Larry. I can just see the developers giving me that “crazy” look when I ask for an open text field to be validated. The horror!…
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The Diebold and Stryker projects are both representative of the large-scale, global Oracle implementations for Deloitte Consulting. As leading manufacturers within their respective industries, unique requirements would need to be met that would test the limitations of the Order to Cash (OTC) process from a functional, technical, and performance prospective. The Order Management module, a major hub to the OTC process in Oracle, was one of the more challenging modules to implement for both projects…
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If you want a high-level overview of Oracle Order to Cash, check out this deck.
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Let’s face it; as consultants we may be smart but we don’t know “everything”. And that’s fine – consulting isn’t just about what we know. It’s also about what we’ve experienced and knowing where to look if we don’t have the answers. Most of us have the knowledge and experience, but often don’t have the network or resources to search for the unknown.
Each of us encounters new experiences everyday – so many that often we tend to forget about them. And some of these experiences are valuable not only to you but also to other consultants who encounter the same situations. I created this forum for that very reason. I wanted a place where I could share my client experiences with others in the industry while gaining ideas and different perspectives on the topics I share.
So feel free to browse and contribute! I hope you find this website to be a valuable tool – especially in times where the answer may be out of reach.
Regards,
Bryan
“Knowledge is of two kinds. We know a subject ourselves, or we know where we can find information on it.” ~ Samuel Johnson
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