Monday, April 30, 2007

Note On Indian localization

Oracle Applications was developed as a Global product.Because of this reason it does not supported by some acts like customs,central excise,vat,cst...etc which are mandatory according to Indian Laws.

All other contries are also having some contry specific requirements. To meet the above requirements Oracle developes software named patches.We can add this patches to the base product of the oracle applications.

Indian Localization is also one patch which meets the contry specific requirements.
What is India Localization Product?
India Localization is a solution built over Oracle E-Business Suite, Oracle's e-business applications software product, that provides Clients in India with the most comprehensive solution to comply with the India specific tax requirements as specified by Central Excise, Customs, Sales Tax and VAT, and Income Tax, (to the extent of tax deduction at source and generation of Depreciation Schedule for fixed assets). India Localization product also provides valuable information that can be used for statutory and management reporting.

What Does India Localization Product Do?The product uses its own tax engine, for handling taxes applicable across 'Procure to Pay' and 'Order to Cash' transactions.

In India Localization, taxes are defaulted based on the pre-determined setup (Tax Defaultation). Tax amounts are calculated based on precedence such as transaction base value, tax on tax, or assessable value as specified by tax authority (Tax Calculation). The Tax Amount is considered for inventory valuation, recoverability and accounting based on the pre-determined recoverability and accounting rules (Tax Accounting and Recoverability). Details of recoverable tax amount are recorded as part of the repository (Tax Recording). This information can further be used to calculate the final tax liability arising on settlement at the end of the tax period (Tax Settlement) and for statutory reporting (Tax Reporting).

Components of India Localization Product
Tax Defaultation
Tax Calculation and Recovery
Accounting for India Localization Taxes
Recording and Reporting Tax Information

Thursday, April 26, 2007

Form personalization

Introduction to Form personalization

Form personalization is a declarative feature that alters the look and behavior of the oracle forms with out changing base code. This concept was introduced in the release 11.5.10. All E-Business suit forms can be personalized

By using form personalization you can:1. Display your own terminology.
2. Stream lines the screen interaction.
3. Implement security policies.
4. Add your own validation and error messages.

There are some limitations:
1. You can only change what oracle forms allows to be changed at run time.
2. You can only respond to limited trigger events only.
3. Your changes may be overridden by oracle base code.

To Be Continued in the next post.........

Wednesday, April 25, 2007

AIM Documents .............

Hai Friends...as a functional consultant we should know about AIM.Please find the AIM Documents list..............

Business Process Architecture (BP)
BP.010 Define Business and Process Strategy
BP.020 Catalog and Analyze Potential Changes
BP.030 Determine Data Gathering Requirements
BP.040 Develop Current Process Model
BP.050 Review Leading Practices
BP.060 Develop High-Level Process Vision
BP.070 Develop High-Level Process Design
BP.080 Develop Future Process Model
BP.090 Document Business Procedure

Business Requirements Definition (RD)
RD.010 Identify Current Financial and Operating Structure
RD.020 Conduct Current Business Baseline
RD.030 Establish Process and Mapping Summary
RD.040 Gather Business Volumes and Metrics
RD.050 Gather Business Requirements
RD.060 Determine Audit and Control Requirements
RD.070 Identify Business Availability Requirements
RD.080 Identify Reporting and Information Access Requirements

Business Requirements Mapping
BR.010 Analyze High-Level Gaps
BR.020 Prepare mapping environment
BR.030 Map Business requirements
BR.040 Map Business Data
BR.050 Conduct Integration Fit Analysis
BR.060 Create Information Model
BR.070 Create Reporting Fit Analysis
BR.080 Test Business Solutions
BR.090 Confirm Integrated Business Solutions
BR.100 Define Applications Setup
BR.110 Define security Profiles

Application and Technical Architecture (TA)
TA.010 Define Architecture Requirements and Strategy
TA.020 Identify Current Technical Architecture
TA.030 Develop Preliminary Conceptual Architecture
TA.040 Define Application Architecture
TA.050 Define System Availability Strategy
TA.060 Define Reporting and Information Access Strategy
TA.070 Revise Conceptual Architecture
TA.080 Define Application Security Architecture
TA.090 Define Application and Database Server Architecture
TA.100 Define and Propose Architecture Subsystems
TA.110 Define System Capacity Plan
TA.120 Define Platform and Network Architecture
TA.130 Define Application Deployment Plan
TA.140 Assess Performance Risks
TA.150 Define System Management Procedures

Module Design and Build (MD)
MD.010 Define Application Extension Strategy
MD.020 Define and estimate application extensions
MD.030 Define design standards
MD.040 Define Build Standards
MD.050 Create Application extensions functional design
MD.060 Design Database extensions
MD.070 Create Application extensions technical design
MD.080 Review functional and Technical designs
MD.090 Prepare Development environment
MD.100 Create Database extensions
MD.110 Create Application extension modules
MD.120 Create Installation routines

Data Conversion (CV)
CV.010 Define data conversion requirements and strategy
CV.020 Define Conversion standards
CV.030 Prepare conversion environment
CV.040 Perform conversion data mapping
CV.050 Define manual conversion procedures
CV.060 Design conversion programs
CV.070 Prepare conversion test plans
CV.080 Develop conversion programs
CV.090 Perform conversion unit tests
CV.100 Perform conversion business objects
CV.110 Perform conversion validation tests
CV.120 Install conversion programs
CV.130 Convert and verify data

Documentation (DO)
DO.010 Define documentation requirements and strategy
DO.020 Define Documentation standards and procedures
DO.030 Prepare glossary
DO.040 Prepare documentation environment
DO.050 Produce documentation prototypes and templates
DO.060 Publish user reference manual
DO.070 Publish user guide
DO.080 Publish technical reference manual
DO.090 Publish system management guide

Business System Testing (TE)
TE.010 Define testing requirements and strategy
TE.020 Develop unit test script
TE.030 Develop link test script
TE.040 Develop system test script
TE.050 Develop systems integration test script
TE.060 Prepare testing environments
TE.070 Perform unit test
TE.080 Perform link test
TE.090 perform installation test
TE.100 Prepare key users for testing
TE.110 Perform system test
TE.120 Perform systems integration test
TE.130 Perform Acceptance test

PERFORMACE TESTING(PT)
PT.010 - Define Performance Testing Strategy
PT.020 - Identify Performance Test Scenarios
PT.030 - Identify Performance Test Transaction
PT.040 - Create Performance Test Scripts
PT.050 - Design Performance Test Transaction Programs
PT.060 - Design Performance Test Data
PT.070 - Design Test Database Load Programs
PT.080 - Create Performance Test TransactionPrograms
PT.090 - Create Test Database Load Programs
PT.100 - Construct Performance Test Database
PT.110 - Prepare Performance Test Environment
PT.120 - Execute Performance Test

Adoption and Learning (AP)
AP.010 - Define Executive Project Strategy
AP.020 - Conduct Initial Project Team Orientation
AP.030 - Develop Project Team Learning Plan
AP.040 - Prepare Project Team Learning Environment
AP.050 - Conduct Project Team Learning Events
AP.060 - Develop Business Unit Managers’Readiness Plan
AP.070 - Develop Project Readiness Roadmap
AP.080 - Develop and Execute CommunicationCampaign
AP.090 - Develop Managers’ Readiness Plan
AP.100 - Identify Business Process Impact onOrganization
AP.110 - Align Human Performance SupportSystems
AP.120 - Align Information Technology Groups
AP.130 - Conduct User Learning Needs Analysis
AP.140 - Develop User Learning Plan
AP.150 - Develop User Learningware
AP.160 - Prepare User Learning Environment
AP.170 - Conduct User Learning Events
AP.180 - Conduct Effectiveness Assessment

Production Migration (PM)
PM.010 - Define Transition Strategy
PM.020 - Design Production Support Infrastructure
PM.030 - Develop Transition and Contingency Plan
PM.040 - Prepare Production Environment
PM.050 - Set Up Applications
PM.060 - Implement Production Support Infrastructure
PM.070 - Verify Production Readiness
PM.080 - Begin Production
PM.090 - Measure System Performance
PM.100 - Maintain System
PM.110 - Refine Production System
PM.120 - Decommission Former Systems
PM.130 - Propose Future Business Direction
PM.140 - Propose Future Technical Direction

Tuesday, April 24, 2007

Oracle Implementation Methodalagy

SUMMARY NOTES ON AIM

Application Implementation Method is a provan approach, which specifies all the activities which are required to implement oracle applications successfully.

The scope of the AIM is enterprise wide.

There are eleven processes of implementation.

1. Business Process Architecture[BP]

This phase explains
Existing business practices
Catalog change practices
Leading practices
Future practices

2. Business Requirement Definition[RD]

This phase explains about the
Base line questionnaire and
The gathering of information.


3. Business Requirement Mapping[BR]

In this phase we can match all the requirements of business with the standard functionality of the oracle applications.

If all the requirements match with oracle standard (with out customization) functionality then, it is called as vanilla implementation).

4. Application and Technical Architecture [TA]

Explains the infrastructure requirements to implement oracle applications.
For example:
desktops
software
hardware
people...etc

5. Build and Module Design[MD]

In this phase concentrate on developing the new functionality which is required by the client.
This is called customization.
In this phase explains how to design a forms, database and reports...

6. Data Conversion:[CV]

Is the process of converting or transferring the data from legacy system to oracle applications? This is called as data migration.
Ex: transferring the closing balances of the previous year as an opening balances to next year.

7. Documentation:[DO]
I
n this phase we have to prepare module wise user guides and implementation manuals which helps in the implementation.

8. Business System Testing:[TE]

A process of validating the setup’s and the functionality by a tester to certify its status is allied business system testing. It is done by a functional consultant.

9. Performance Testing:[PT]

Performance testing means evaluation of transaction saving time, transaction retrieval times. It is done by a technical team.

10; Adoption and Learning.[AP]

This phase explains about the removal of the legacy system of the client. The entire user should be trained with new oracle applications. In this phase we have to prepare user manuals.

11. Production Migration[PM]

A process of decommissioning of legacy system and the usage of new oracle application system begins in this phase.