Introducing Oracle iSetup

Kirk Williams Frontier Consulting, Inc. Senior Oracle Consultant

Presentation Updates Furnished by

Manoj Gupta
Product Director Oracle iSetup Development

Oracle Corporation

Oracle iSetup
Setup Automation and Management of the Oracle e-Business Suite

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Agenda
Vision and Goals

iSetup Components and Architecture Benefits

Release Status
Footprint

Next Steps
Q&A
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Vision

To fully automate the setup of the Oracle E-Business Suite

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Business Goals
New Implementation Support initial implementation Simplify requirements collection Automate data setup

Management of Setup Data Automate moving setup parameters from one instance to another Extend existing data Keep track of setup data Generate Setup Reports
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Oracle iSetup Components

iSetup Configurator iSetup Migrator iSetup Reporter

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iSetup Configurator
For initial implementation Collects requirements by presenting

business questions Derives setup options based on your responses Incorporates leading business practices into template data Loads all the setup data with the click of a button
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iSetup Configurator

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iSetup Migrator
Automates moving of setup data from

one instance to another Generates additional setup data based on existing data. For example:
Create a new Accounting Calendar Create a new Chart of Accounts

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iSetup Migrator
Oracle E-Business Suite, Source Instance
Extract APIs API Repository Setup Tables

Snapshot File

Oracle E-Business Suite, Target Instance

Load API Repository

APIs

Setup Tables

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iSetup Reporter
Report on Setup data
Maintain snapshots for later reference Compare setup data across instances

Compare setup data at different times

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iSetup Reporter
Oracle E-Business Suite, Source Instance
Extract APIs Source Database Instance

Snapshot / Snapshot File/ Configuration/ Configuration File

iSetup Reporter

Setup Reports (HTML and Text)

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iSetup Usage Scenario - I

iSetup Configurator CRP

Original Configuration

System Test

Production Revised Configuration

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iSetup Usage Scenario - II

iSetup Configurator CRP Refine

Migrate

Original Configuration Migrate using iSetup Migrator

System Test

Production

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iSetup Benefits
New Implementations

Proven and consistent setup data Reduced risk to your implementation Reduced time to go-live Reduced ongoing maintenance and support needs

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iSetup Benefits
Existing Implementations

Ease of maintenance Reduced time in administrative tasks Easier expansion of setup parameters Easier to maintain history of setup data

Help in resolving system problems

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Release Status
iSetup Configurator In production with R11i.8

iSetup Migrator

Scheduled for R11i.9

iSetup Reporter

Scheduled for R11i.9

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iSetup Footprint
Financial

General Ledger Accounts Payable Accounts Receivable Fixed Assets Cash Management Purchasing

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iSetup Footprint
Manufacturing

Inventory Bill of Material Engineering WIP Costing Order Management Shipping

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iSetup Footprint
Human Resources

Human Resources Payroll

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Summary
iSetup Is Not for Every Customer

Situation
Advantages & Disadvantages of iSetup
Summarize Cost of Implementation or

Migration Option

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Contacts
Jim Lange, Product Director

E-mail: Jim.Lange@oracle.com Phone: 425-820-1203

Manoj Gupta, Product Manager

E-mail: Manoj.K.Gupta@oracle.com Phone: 650-506-5947

Kirk Williams, Project Manager

E-mail: Kirk.Williams@att.net Phone: 832-244-6255

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QUESTIONS ANSWERS

Updates Provided by Jim Lange and Manoj Gupta From ORACLE

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