Oracle Priority Support Infogram for 30-APR-2015

Linux

From Oracle’s Linux Blog: Friday Spotlight: Oracle Linux 7 - Optimizing Deployment Flexibility and Increasing ROI.

And from the same source: The April 2015 Oracle Linux Newsletter is Now Available

Fusion

From Fusion Applications Performance Issues, How to Increase Performance With Business Events in Fusion Applications

And from Fusion Applications Developer Relations: JDeveloper Versions Revisited

Java

Less Noisy NetBeans, from Geertjan’s Blog.

Mobile Computing

Oracle Database Mobile Server 12c (12.1.0.0.0) Released, from Oracle Partner Hub: ISV Migration Center Team.

SOA

Implementing Coherence and OWSM out-of-process on OSB, from the SOA & BPM Partner Community Blog.

Social Technology

What Does Facebook’s API Change Mean?, from Oracle Social Spotlight.

MySQL

From Oracle’s MySQL Blog: Importing and Backing Up with mysqldump

Demantra

From the Oracle Demantra blog: The table_reorg procedure ran for SALES_DATA errored due to lack of tablespace. Can I delete the RDF segments?

EBS

From the Oracle E-Business Suite Support blog:

Critical Update to the EBS Procurement Approvals Analyzer (Version 200.3)

So really why should I apply the March 2015 12.1.3: Procurement Family Update - Rollup Patch?

From the Oracle E-Business Suite Technology blog:

High Availability Configuration for Integrated SOA Gateway R12.2

Database Migration Using 12cR1 Transportable Tablespaces Now Certified for EBS 12.1.3

Best Practices for Optimizing Oracle XML Gateway Performance

…and Finally

Now you can listen to Wikipedia. No, not sounds on Wikimedia, but the sounds of edits being entered in various languages on Wikipedia itself. There’s a list on the bottom to add and remove languages to the stream.

Contributions by Angela Golla, Infogram Deputy Editor


Database Security
From the outset, Oracle has delivered the industry's most advanced technology to safeguard data at the source—the database. Oracle provides a comprehensive portfolio of security solutions to ensure data privacy, protect against insider threats, and enable regulatory compliance for both Oracle and non-Oracle databases. Oracle's powerful preventive and detective security controls include database activity monitoring and blocking, privileged user and multifactor access control, data classification and discovery, transparent data encryption, consolidated auditing and reporting, secure configuration management, and data masking. With Oracle, customers can deploy reliable data security solutions that require no changes to existing applications, saving time and money.  Learn more at the Database Security Overview web page. 

Oracle Priority Support Infogram for 23-APR-2015

Time to Patch!

From the Oracle E-Business Suite Technology blog:

Critical Patch Update for April 2015 Now Available

RDBMS

From that JEFF SMITH: A Quick Hit on Database Auditing Support

CDBs with less options now supported in Oracle 12.1.0.2. from Update your Database – NOW!

PL/SQL

Optimizing the PL/SQL Challenge II: How to Figure Out the Root of the Problem, from All Things SQL.

BI

From the Oracle BI applications blog, Customer RFM Analysis.

Analytics

From Business Analytics - Proactive Support: New Whitepaper: OBIEE to Essbase Authentication Methods

Fusion

Managing Attachments Using Web Services, from Fusion Applications Developer Relations

WebLogic

The WebLogic Partner Community Newsletter April 2015, from WebLogic Partner Community EMEA.

SOA

Enable SOA Composer in SOA Suite, from SOA & BPM Partner Community Blog.

MAF

From Shay Shmeltzer's Weblog: Dynamically refresh a part of a page (PPR) in Oracle MAF

Ops Center

Disabling ASR for a specific asset, from the Ops Center blog.

OEM

April 2015 EM Recommended Patch List, from Enterprise Manager Best Practices.

EBS

From the Oracle E-Business Suite Support blog:

Webcast: Pick Release Move Order Related To OPM Production Batches

Whats New in the Procurement Approval Analyzer - Version 200.2

Webcast: Oracle Receivables Balance Forward Billing (BFB) Setup & Usage

SR Automation Explained

Are You Considering Item Web Services for Oracle Product Hub?

There's a New Tool in Oracle Payroll...it's the Payroll Dashboard!

Webcast: Enhancement Request to My Oracle Support Community

From the Oracle E-Business Suite Technology blog:

Quarterly EBS Upgrade Recommendations: April 2015 Edition

Best Practices for Testing EBS Endeca Applications

JRE 1.8.0_45 Certified with Oracle E-Business Suite

JRE 1.7.0_79 and 1.7.0_80 Certified with Oracle E-Business Suite

Java JRE 1.6.0_95 Certified with Oracle E-Business Suite

Contributions by Angela Golla, Infogram Deputy Editor


How Cloud Computing is Revolutionizing Business
Cloud computing is triggering a stunning shift in how businesses operate. Modern SaaS applications for marketing, HR, and ERP are allowing companies to accelerate operations and engage more intimately with their customers thanks to heretofore unseen heroes in their ranks.  Read Mark Hurd's latest blog on "How Cloud Computing is Revolutionizing Business".

Oracle Priority Support Infogram for 16-APR-2015

Time to Patch!

From the Oracle E-Business Suite Technology blog:

Critical Patch Update for April 2015 Now Available

APEX

From OTN DBA/DEV Watercooler: Oracle APEX 5 Is Here

SOA

SOA Suite 12c: Topology Suggestions, from the SOA & BPM Partner Community Blog.

From the AMIS Technology Blog: Use Oracle Stream Explorer and the Service Execution Reporter policy to analyze service behavior – find too-late-closing flights on Saibot Airport

Data Integrator

Oracle Data Integrator Enterprise Edition Advanced Big Data Option Part 1- Overview and 12.1.3.0.1 install, from RittmanMead.

Java

YouTube: WADL-Driven REST Client Generation, from Geertjan’s Blog.

At The Aquarium everyone seems to be getting ready for   Java EE @ GIDS 2015

From the same blog:

JSON-P 1.1 (JSR 374) update: JSON Pointer & JSON Patch

Last Call to Submit to the JavaOne Java EE Track

Java EE Security API (JSR 375) Update

WebLogic

WLS Tip: Installing WebLogic with Chef, from The WebLogic Server Blog.

Analytics

Oracle Business Analytics on YouTube.

Data Warehouse

Statement of Direction -- Big Data Management System, from The Data Warehouse Insider.

MAF

From WebLogic Partner Community EMEA:

Reading MAF iOS Simulator Logging Output

MAF 2.0: Using Local Database

Coherence

From Making Software Work: Warming a Coherence Cache using HotCache

IT Opinion

On Choosing Mature Technologies, from Oracle's MySQL Blog.

EBS

From the Oracle E-Business Suite Support blog:

OM Suite 12.1.3+ Recommended Patch Collections Now Available!

A Brief Discussion of Globalization Profile Options

New to the Procurement Accounting Space - Introducing the EBS Procurement Accrual Accounting Analyzer

Functional Impact Assessment Documents List for E-Business Suite Release 12.1 & 12.2

From the Oracle E-Business Suite Technology blog:

Critical Patch Update for April 2015 Now Available

EBS OA Extensions for JDeveloper Certified with Windows 8.1

Oracle Priority Support Infogram for 09-APR-2015

RDBMS

How to log on even when SYSDBA can't do so? from Tanel Poder at tech.e2sn.com.

How-to set the current database schema of an application using a global context, from the AMIS Technology Blog.

SQL Developer

Using the SQL Developer to Browse NoSQL Datastores, from Oracle University.

SQL

An article that will help navigate the uncertainties of the sea of functions ‘around the center’: MEDIAN: FOR WHEN YOU DON'T REALLY MEAN IT, from Johnny-G Incorporated.

Exalogic

Avoiding Memory Leaks in Exalogic when using the SDP Support from JDK 1.7, from WebLogic Partner Community EMEA.

Solaris

Getting fixes faster, from Solaris 11 Maintenance Lifecycle.

Ops Center

Adding an Asset to a Group During Discovery, from the Ops Center blog.

SOA

From the SOA & BPM Partner Community Blog: Top SOA articles at OTN –thanks to the Community

Fusion

Updates to the Fusion Middleware Lifetime Support Policy have been published.  Forms/Reports have been extended.

Mobile Computing

From The Oracle Mobile Platform Blog:

How to implement iBeacon in MAF 2.1.1

How to implement push notifications in MAF 2.1.1

Data Integration

ODI, Big Data SQL and Oracle NoSQL, from Data Integration.

Free Stuff

Good news! You can get free access to books. But…you have to live in California or move there in order to get your books: OT: Never buy an Oracle book again (if you live in California), from Toad World.

EBS

From the Oracle E-Business Suite Support blog:

Webcast: Implement & Customize Transaction Account Derivation Rules (TADR) in AGIS

Check Out the EBS Procurement Approval Analyzer

Release of the EBS Procurement Encumbrance Accounting Analyzer!

Eradicate FRM-40654 or FRM-4073 When Updating Your Items

Webcast: Installation and Setup of Manufacturing Operations Center

Webcast: Project Manufacturing Costing

Webcast: Demantra Debugging Using Proactive Services Tools Plus Latest Tips and Tricks

From the Oracle E-Business Suite Technology blog:

Third Recommended Patch Collection for EBS 12.1.3 Now Available

Reminder: Upgrade EBS 12.2 to FMW 11.1.1.7

E-Business Suite Technology Sessions at OAUG Collaborate 15

Oracle Priority Support Infogram for 02-APR-2015

OpenWorld

OpenWorld SF 2015 External Call for Proposal is now open, from Business Analytics - Proactive Support.

SQL

From Tanel Poder: Sqlplus is my second home, part 8: Embedding multiple sqlplus arguments into one variable

From DBA Kevlar: SQLTXPLAIN and the AWR Warehouse, Part I, and part 2 is already out.

Exadata

Also from Oracle guru Tanel Poder comes this posting on Exadata: Oracle Exadata Performance: Latest Improvements and Less Known Features

Data Mining

This list of books available free from KDNuggets seems a pretty good deal. I went all the way through to a couple of PDFs without any dire warnings, registrations, pop ups offering cat videos, etc: More Free Data Mining, Data Science Books and Resources.

EPM

EPM Patch Set Updates - March 2015, from Business Analytics - Proactive Support.

Cumulative Feature Tool for Oracle EPM Versions, from BI & EPM Partner Community EMEA

Java

Coherence, WebLogic and Java SE 8, from WebLogic Partner Community EMEA.

From The Java Source: Updates to the Java Troubleshooting Guide

Ops Center

From the Ops Center blog: Ops Center's port usage

Fusion

Several items from Fusion Applications Developer Relations of late:

Working With Lists Of Values and Tables in Expression Language

Resources Roadmap for Customizing Security

Groovy Introduction on Customer Connect And Other Session Recommendations

PeopleSoft

From Oracle University: Training for PeopleTools 8.54

EBS

From the Oracle E-Business Suite Technology blog:

Periodic Average Costing Data Collection Scripts and Process Flow

The EBS iProcurement Item Analyzer Has A Whole New Look and Feel!

Where to Find Product Documentation for General Ledger?

Balances Corruption Fix Script (GLBALFIX) Now Available for Parameters Including Special Characters

General Ledger Recommended Patch Collection Released Recently!

See the new Purchasing Document Open Interface (PDOI) improvements in 12.1.3!