Thursday, December 10, 2015
Wednesday, November 25, 2015
Oracle Priority Support Infogram for 25-NOV-2015 1000th posting!
This marks the 1000th post to the Infogram. I am awarding myself a low-carb lollipop.
Data Warehouse
Little things to know about ... Oracle Partitioning (part one
of hopefully many), from The Data
Warehouse Insider.
Oracle VM
Oracle VM Performance and Tuning - Part 4, from Virtually All The Time.
Fusion
Changing Appearances: Give The Apps Your Corporate Look,
from Fusion Applications Developer
Relations.
SmartScan
Offloading row level security to Smart Scan, from SmartScan Deep Dive.
DRM
Patch Set Update: Oracle Data Relationship Management
11.1.2.4.321, from Business Analytics
- Proactive Support.
ACM
Oracle and Adaptive Case Management: Part 1 , from SOA & BPM Partner Community Blog.
NetBeans
Remote debugging of nashorn scripts with NetBeans IDE using
"debugger" statements, from A.
Sundararajan's Weblog.
EBS
From the Oracle
E-Business Suite Support blog:
From the Oracle
E-Business Suite Technology blog:
Thursday, November 19, 2015
Oracle Priority Support Infogram for 19-NOV-2015
OpenWorld
Some more recaps and reminiscences of OOW this week:
Database In-Memory OOW Recap, from the Oracle Database Insider Blog.
Oracle OpenWorld 2015 Highlights, from the SOA & BPM Partner Community Blog.
And from the same source: OpenWorld 2015 – Middleware & PaaS perspective
HA
Oracle Database Disaster Recovery on Public Cloud, from Oracle Partner Hub: ISV Migration Center Team.
Exalogic and Exadata
New Exadata and Systems Public References, from Exadata Partner Community – EMEA.
VM Server
Oracle VM Server for SPARC Support, from the Ops Center blog.
Data Integration
Introducing Oracle Data Integrator (ODI) Exchange, from the
Data Integration blog.
Oracle Coherence
Coherence Forums and Support, from the Oracle Coherence blog.
WLS
WebLogic 12.2.1 is available for download including partner
resource kit, from WebLogic Partner
Community EMEA.
From the same source: How to use WLST as a Jython 2.7 module
WebLogic Now Java EE 7 Compatible!, from The Aquarium.
Fusion
Fusion Middleware 12.2.1 is available, from WebLogic Partner Community EMEA.
Java
FlexDeploy and Java Cloud Service (Part II) , from WebLogic Partner Community EMEA.
And from the same source: What was the "Mandatory Maintenance for Java Cloud
Service" last night?
Oracle R
Using RStudio Shiny with ORE for interactive analysis and
visualization - Part I, from the Oracle
R Technologies blog.
BAM
Getting started with BAM 12c, from the SOA & BPM Partner Community Blog.Primavera
WebCenter
Using WebCenter Sites with a CDN, from PDIT Collaborative Application Services.
PeopleSoft
PeopleTools CPU analysis and supported versions of PeopleTools
(update for October 2015 CPU), from the PeopleSoft
Technology Blog.
Primavera
Top Questions to Answer Before Setting Up Primavera Analtyics,
from the Oracle Primavera Analytics Blog.
Demantra
Demantra Demant Planning Analyzer v200.2 is NOW Available!,
from the Oracle Demantra blog.
EBS
From the Oracle
E-Business Suite Support blog:
From the Oracle
E-Business Suite Technology blog:
Thursday, November 12, 2015
Oracle Priority Support Infogram for 12-NOV-2015
OpenWorld
Another OpenWorld is in the books, and now it’s time to
absorb and pursue the material covered. Here’s a good place to get started: Continue
Learning Post-Oracle OpenWorld
RDBMS
Switch off "_rowsets_enabled" in Oracle Database 12c,
Upgrade your Database - NOW!
WLS
The complete guide to tuning the appearance of NetBeans,
from WebLogic Partner Community EMEA.
From the same source: Showing HashMap values in af:table using af:iterator
Security
Security Alert CVE-2015-4852 was released on November 10th,
2015.
This vulnerability, which involves the Apache Commons and Oracle WebLogic Server, has received a CVSS Base Score of 7.5.
Due to the severity of CVE-2015-4852, Oracle strongly recommends applying mitigation steps and patches as soon as available.
The Security Alert Advisory for CVE-2015-4852 is the starting point for relevant information. This Security Alert provides mitigation recommendations to be implemented while awaiting the release of Oracle WebLogic Server patches. It includes links to other important documents that provide a list of affected products and the patch availability information. It is essential to review the Security Alert supporting documentation referenced in the Advisory before applying patches or mitigation instructions.
The Security Alert Advisory is available at the following location:
http://www.oracle.com/technetwork/topics/security/alert-cve-2015-4852-2763333.html
Mitigation instructions are available at: https://support.oracle.com/rs?type=doc&id=2076338.1
WebLogic Server Patch Availability information will be updated at:
https://support.oracle.com/rs?type=doc&id=2075927.1
All Oracle Critical Patch Updates and Security Alerts are available on the Oracle Technology
Network at: http://www.oracle.com/technetwork/topics/security/alerts-086861.html
This vulnerability, which involves the Apache Commons and Oracle WebLogic Server, has received a CVSS Base Score of 7.5.
Due to the severity of CVE-2015-4852, Oracle strongly recommends applying mitigation steps and patches as soon as available.
The Security Alert Advisory for CVE-2015-4852 is the starting point for relevant information. This Security Alert provides mitigation recommendations to be implemented while awaiting the release of Oracle WebLogic Server patches. It includes links to other important documents that provide a list of affected products and the patch availability information. It is essential to review the Security Alert supporting documentation referenced in the Advisory before applying patches or mitigation instructions.
The Security Alert Advisory is available at the following location:
http://www.oracle.com/technetwork/topics/security/alert-cve-2015-4852-2763333.html
Mitigation instructions are available at: https://support.oracle.com/rs?type=doc&id=2076338.1
WebLogic Server Patch Availability information will be updated at:
https://support.oracle.com/rs?type=doc&id=2075927.1
All Oracle Critical Patch Updates and Security Alerts are available on the Oracle Technology
Network at: http://www.oracle.com/technetwork/topics/security/alerts-086861.html
SPARC and Solaris
Virtual HBA in Oracle VM Server for SPARC, from Virtually All The Time.
Updating an Oracle Solaris 8 system, from Ops Center.
SPARC M7 Software In Silicon - Useful Webinar, from Notes from the Main Sequence.
Last login tracking in pam_unix_session, from The Observatory.
Fusion
Fusion Middleware 12c – Selective tracing, from SOA & BPM Partner Community Blog.
Java
When is the next Java update?, from Java Platform Group, Product Management blog.
NetBeans IDE 8.1 Plugin: Entity Expander, from Geertjan’s Blog.
Oracle Retail
Announcing the New Oracle Retail Reference Library Repository,
from Oracle Retail Documentation.
EBS
From the Oracle
E-Business Suite Support blog:
From the Oracle
E-Business Suite Technology blog:
Thursday, November 5, 2015
Oracle Priority Support Infogram for 05-NOV-2015
RDBMS
Database Insider - November 2015 issue now available, from Exadata Partner Community – EMEA.
SQL
Calculate Stock Market Returns Using SQL II, from All Things SQL.
Forms
Browser-less access to Forms 12c, from Proactive Support - Oracle Development Tools.
And from the same source:
Forms 12c and Webstart
Solaris
Configuring a Data Service for Oracle VM Server for SPARC by
Using a Graphical Wizard, from Oracle
Solaris Cluster Oasis.
Exalytics
How to know the part numbers for OVS and OVM 3.2.9
installation?, from Exalytics and
OBIEE.
And from the same source: Is OBIA 11.1.1.9.2 Certified with Exalytics?
WebLogic
Application MBeans Visibility in Oracle WebLogic Server 12.2.1,
from The WebLogic Server Blog.
Java
Data Binding with Oracle JET Components in AngularJS, from Geertjan’s Blog.
From the same source: Oracle JET Meets AngularJS
MAF
New Features : Oracle Mobile Security Suite Integration in
Oracle MAF 2.1.3 , from WebLogic
Partner Community EMEA.
And from the same source: Create the MAF Client Application to Monitor and Detect Beacons.
SOA
SOA Suite Handbook preview, from SOA & BPM Partner Community Blog.
And from the same source: SOA Suite 12c – What You Need to Know
BI
Advisor Webcast: Integrating Oracle Essbase with Oracle Business
Intelligence 11g, from Business
Analytics - Proactive Support.
EBS
From the Oracle
E-Business Suite Support blog:
From the Oracle
E-Business Suite Technology blog:
Thursday, October 29, 2015
Oracle Priority Support Infogram for 29-OCT-2015
Security
Ensuring You Don’t Become the Next Data Breach Story (Part 1) -
Simeio Solutions, from Identity
Management.
And this from Oracle
University: What Database Professionals Need to Know About Security
Performance
Just found an Oracle corporate blog about performance. Here’s
a typical posting from them: Real-Time Enterprise: SPARC T7-1 Faster Than x86 E5 v3,
from BestPerf.
MySQL
Multiple MysqL Routers setup for an application, from MySQL Testing.
From the same source: MySQL Fabric Automation setup using python script
MySQL Enterprise Monitor 3.1 GA has been released, from the
MySQL Enterprise Tools Blog.
SuperCluster
New whitepaper: Database Consolidation on Oracle SuperCluster,
from Exadata Partner Community – EMEA.
PL/SQL
Transforming one table to another: SQL or PL/SQL?, from Oracle Database PL/SQL and EBR.
From the same source: Why use PL/SQL?
Java
JVM hang with CMS collector, from Poonam Bajaj’s blog.
A New Way to Program in Java EE 8, from The Java Source.
WebLogic
Dynamic Debug Patches in WebLogic Server 12.2.1, from The
WebLogic Server Blog.
SOA
SOA Suite 12.2.1 is available for download, from the SOA & BPM Partner Community Blog.
BI
Predictive and Advanced Analytics with Oracle BI, from BI & EPM Partner Community EMEA.
Oracle Coherence
Oracle Coherence 12cR2 Offers Major New Innovations, from
the Oracle Coherence blog.
OVM
Oracle VM Server for SPARC 3.3 Released!, from Oracle's Virtualization Blog.
From the same source: Accelerate Application Deployment with Oracle VM Templates
EBS
From the Oracle
E-Business Suite Support blog:
From the Oracle
E-Business Suite Technology blog:
Thursday, October 22, 2015
Oracle Priority Support Infogram for 22-OCT-02015
Oracle OpenWorld
Solaris Zones: Meet the experts at #oow15
Oracle Data Visualization: Visit Us at OpenWorld 2015!
Oracle University: More Ways to Learn at Oracle OpenWorld and JavaOne 2015
JSON: Visit us at Open World
And for when you’re a little ‘Oracled out’: Free San Francisco Architecture walking Tour
RDBMS
The latest roadmap includes extended support on 11.2.
- Extended Support for Database release 11.2 will be
available through December 2020.
- The Extended Support fees are waived from February 1,
2015 through May 31, 2017.
The Technical Support
Policy and Lifetime
Support Policy documents have been updated accordingly.
Please note that you
must be on 11.2.0.4, the terminal release, to qualify for the extension:
MySQL
MySQL Workbench 6.3.5 GA has been released, from MySQL Workbench.
APEX
Apex 5.0.2 was released, from Proactive Support - Oracle Development Tools.
From the same source: Oct 2015 Critical Patch Update.
SOA
Additional new content SOA & BPM Partner Community,
from SOA & BPM Partner Community Blog.
OpsCenter
Ops Center Communication Issue with Some Java Versions,
from the Ops Center blog.
Demantra
Demantra 12.2.5.1 is available!, from the Oracle Demantra blog.
EBS
From the Oracle
E-Business Suite Support blog:
From the Oracle
E-Business Suite Technology blog:
Thursday, October 15, 2015
Oracle Priority Support Infogram for 15-OCT-2015
Oracle OpenWorld
RDBMS
Loading blobs without a spoon at Kris’ Blog: SQLCL
- Blob loading ALL the files
Fusion
Release 10: Understanding RESTful Services in HCM Cloud,
from Fusion Applications Developer
Relations.
Java
Available: NetBeans IDE 8.1 RC 2, from Geertjan’s Blog.
From the same source: Configure Maven Indexing On Demand in NetBeans IDE
Mobile Computing
Stretching AMX components with amx-fitParent and
amx-filmStrip-stretchItems styles, from The
Oracle Mobile Platform Blog.
From the same source: Oracle MAF 2.2 New Features
Big Data
Big Data SQL 2.0 - Now Available, from The Data Warehouse Insider.
Oracle Utilities
OUAF 4.3.0.1.0 Feature: Required Field Indicator, from The Shorten Spot, along with a couple of
other good postings:
Solaris
Solaris 11.2 SysAdmin Handbook is now available, from Dr
Cloud's Flying Software Circus.
And a blog on Solaris Studio and related topics I haven’t
seen before, All in a day’s work, had
several hands on postings:
Ops Center
Checking the Health of an Ops Center System, from the Ops Center blog.
EBS
From the Oracle
E-Business Suite Support blog:
From the Oracle
E-Business Suite Technology blog:
Thursday, October 8, 2015
Oracle Priority Support Infogram for 08-OCT-2015
Oracle OpenWorld
The session schedules are rolling in. Here are a few:
RDBMS
Last
week on AskTom, from All Things SQL.
Database Insider - October 2015 issue now available, from Exadata Partner Community – EMEA.
Security
What Is SQL Injection and How to Stop It, from All Things SQL. It’s been a while since
we ran a posting on SQL injection. It’s an easy trap to fall into in coding, so
this may be a good time to review your apps and make sure you aren’t vulnerable.
Java
GlassFish 4.1.1 is now available!, from The Aquarium.
Hyperion
EPM Patch Set Updates - September 2015, from Business Analytics - Proactive Support.
Oracle Utilities
Oracle Utilities Customer Care and Billing 2.5.0.1.0 available,
from The Shorten Spot (@theshortenspot).
Demantra
Are
you on 12.2.4.1? There is a mandatory patch that requires application.,
from the Oracle Demantra blog.
User Defined Field Fact History, from the Oracle Primavera Analytics Blog.
Opinion
A bit of product evangelism combined with some prophecy and
analysis on ZFS storage: This Is Our Time, from The
Wonders of ZFS Storage.
EBS
From the Oracle
E-Business Suite Support blog:
From the Oracle
E-Business Suite Technology blog:
Thursday, October 1, 2015
Oracle Priority Support Infogram for 01-OCT-2015
RDBMS
No
OS Authentication? datapatch will fail in every upgrade, from Upgrade your Database - NOW!
PL/SQL
A Surprising Program, from Oracle Database PL/SQL and EBR.
Data Warehouse
DOP Downgrades, or Avoid The Ceiling, from The Data Warehouse Insider blog.
WebLogic
Multi Data Source Configuration for Database Outages, from The WebLogic Server Blog.
Java
Evaluating HTM for pauseless garbage collectors in Java,
from David Dice’s Weblog.
Creating Games with JavaFX 8: Case Study, from The Java Tutorials Blog.
OAG
The 10 most recently created notes for OAG as of 24 Sept. 2015.,
from Proactive Support - Java Development
using Oracle Tools.
Ops Center
Changing an Asset's Name, from the Oracle Ops Center blog.
Data Integration
Defining and Implementing a Realistic Data Governance Strategy
– Webcast Recap, from the Data
Integration blog.
SOA
Top tweets SOA Partner Community – September 2015, from the
the SOA & BPM Partner Community Blog.
Real User
Monitoring
How to Configure Used ID Identification, from Real User Monitoring.
Solaris
Solaris: Identifying EFI disks, from Giri Mandalika's Repository.
EBS
From the Oracle
E-Business Suite Support blog:
Thursday, September 24, 2015
Oracle Priority Service Infogram for 24-SEP-2015
OpenWorld
Oracle Data Masking and Subsetting sessions in Open World 2015,
from Oracle Data Masking and Subsetting.
Mobile @ Oracle OpenWorld 2015, from The Oracle Mobile Platform Blog.
SOA & Java
Unleash the power of Java API’s on your WLST scripts! from SOA & BPM Partner Community Blog.
Java
From The Java
Source:
WebLogic
Lots of WebLogic goodies this week from WebLogic Partner Community EMEA:
:
And from Oracle
Partner Hub: ISV Migration Center Team:
Hyperion
Patch Set Update: Hyperion Essbase 11.1.2.4.003, from Business Analytics - Proactive Support.
Solaris
Configuring Secure NFS in Solaris 11, from What the krowteN?
Demantra
New Demantra Log File Parser in PERL, from the Oracle Demantra blog.
EBS
From the Oracle
E-Business Suite Support blog:
From the Oracle
E-Business Suite Technology blog:
Thursday, September 17, 2015
Oracle Priority Service Infogram for 17-SEP-2015
OpenWorld
OpenWorld is coming up soon, and articles on how to get the
most of it are starting to fill the blogosphere. Here’s one from The Data
Warehouse Insider: OpenWorld 2015 on your smartphone and tablet.
And one from that JEFF
SMITH: All
Things SQL Developer at Oracle Open World 2015
RDBMS
SE2 - Some questions, some answers ..., from Upgrade your Database – NOW!
From the same source: Script: Is your database ready for Oracle GoldenGate?
PL/SQL
A PL/SQL Inlining Primer, from Oracle Database PL/SQL and EBR.
Exadata
Exadata 12.1.2.2.0 Software is Released, from Emre Baransel, Support Engineer's Blog.
From the same source: DBMCLI for Exadata Database Servers
Hardware
All-Flash Oracle FS1 Storage System, from Oracle
PartnerNetwork News.
SOA and BPM
BPEL-> Mediator -> BPEL: Passing Business Errors back
thru Mediator , from the SOA
& BPM Partner Community Blog.
From the same source: Searching Service Bus Pipeline Alert.
Java
Concurrency on the JVM, from The Java Source.
From the same source: Java
8 Do and Don'ts and Microservices Architecture
Solaris
Virtualization Monitoring in Solaris Zones, from Openomics.
EBS
From the Oracle
E-Business Suite Support blog:
From the Oracle
E-Business Suite Technology blog:
Wednesday, September 9, 2015
Oracle Priority Support Infogram for 09-SEP-2015
RDBMS
Database Insider - September 2015 issue now available, from
Exadata Partner Community EMEA.
Some good posts this week over at Update your Database – NOW!
Tips on SQL Plan Management and Oracle Database In-Memory –
Part 3, from Oracle Optimizer.
SQL
If you’ve never been to the Ask Tom site and you have
anything to do with Oracle technologies well, where have you been hanging out?
Always one of the best sources for SQL/PL/SQL Oracle internals, design, etc.
See this posting for an update: Ask Tom Questions: the Good, the Bad and the Ugly, from All Things SQL.
OVM
Oracle VM VirtualBox 5.0.4 now available!, from Oracle’s Virtualization Blog.
Big Data
Oracle
Big Data Discovery 1.1 now GA, and Available as part of BigDataLite 4.2.1,
from The Rittman Mead Blog.
WebLogic
Additional new material WebLogic Community, from WebLogic Partner Community EMEA.
ADF
Insert and show whitespace in ADF Faces Components, from WebLogic Partner Community EMEA.
From the same source: How To Record ADF Client Side Request Performance Time
Mobile Computing
Quick Tip: Multi Line Labels on Command Button, from The Oracle Mobile Platform Blog.
EBS
From the Oracle
E-Business Suite Support blog:
From the Oracle
E-Business Suite Technology blog:
Thursday, September 3, 2015
Oracle Priority Support Infogram for 03-SEP-2015
RDBMS
Can you have Oracle Multitenant in Oracle 12.1.0.2 SE2?,
from Upgrade your Database - NOW!
SQL
Improve SQL Query Performance by Using Bind Variables, from
All Things SQL.
SQL Developer
Four
Minute Video Tip: Configuring SQL Developer for the First Time, from that JEFF SMITH.
Scripting Oracle
node-oracledb
1.1.0 is on NPM (Node.js add-on for Oracle Database), from Scripting and Oracle: Christopher Jones.
MySQL
MySQL Enterprise Monitor 2.3.21 has been released, from MySQL Enterprise Tools Blog.
Solaris
Rapid fire Weblogic instances, from Solaris 11.
SOA
Top tweets SOA Partner Community – August 2015, from SOA & BPM Partner Community Blog.
Java
Just-in-Time Compilation with JITWatch, from The Java Source.
How to fix java.io.InvalidClassException error when accessing
Oracle ACM Case API via Jdeveloper, from the SOA & BPM Partner Community Blog.
Hyperion
Patch Set Update: Hyperion Strategic Finance 11.1.2.3.507,
from Business Analytics – Proactive Support.
From the same source:
EBS
From the Oracle
E-Business Suite Support blog:
From the Oracle
E-Business Suite Technology blog:
…and Finally
Thursday, August 27, 2015
Oracle Priority Support Infogram for 27-AUG-2015
RDBMS
Understanding new In-Memory notes in an execution plan,
from Oracle Database In-Memory
Migration IBM AIX ==> SPARC Solaris with Data Guard,
from Upgrade your Database - NOW!
Tips on SQL Plan Management and Oracle Database In-Memory -
Part 2, from the Oracle
Optimizer blog.
Coding Oracle
Yet
another CSV -> Table but with pipleline function, from Kris’ Blog.
WebLogic
Extending the Weblogic Console by adding Books, Pages and
Portlets , from WebLogic Partner
Community EMEA.
Java
9 tools to help you with Java Performance Tunin, from WebLogic Partner Community EMEA.
Asynchronous Support in JAX-RS 2/Java EE 7, from The Aquarium.
And from the same source:
BI Publisher
Page Borders and Title Underlines, from the Oracle BI Publisher blog.
BPM
Getting Started with BPM: Free Oracle University Video Tutorial,
from the SOA & BPM Partner Community
Blog.
Mobile Computing
New Features : Oracle Mobile Security Suite Integration in
Oracle MAF 2.1.3, from The Oracle
Mobile Platform Blog.
Ops Center
How Many Systems Can Ops Center Manage?, from the Ops Center blog.
Demantra
How to avoid ORA-06512 and ORA-20000 when Concurrent Statistics
Gathering is enabled. New in 12.1 Database, Concurrent Statistics Gathering,
Simultaneous for Multiple Tables or Partitions, from the Oracle Demantra blog.
EBS
From the Oracle
E-Business Suite Support blog:
From the Oracle
E-Business Suite Technology blog:
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