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The following is intended to outline our general product direction. It is
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or functionality, and should not be relied upon in making purchasing
decisions. The development, release, and timing of any features or
functionality described for Oracle’s products remains at the sole
discretion of Oracle.
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3. Oracle Fusion
Applications: Functional
Architecture Deep Dive
Nigel King
David Bowin
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4. Program Agenda
 Fusion Application Strategy
 The Anatomy of Fusion Applications
– What we brought forward
– What’s new
– Peaceful Co-existence
 Impact to Customers
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5. Fusion Application
Strategy and Update
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6. Fusion Applications Objectives
User
Innovation Deployment
Experience
Easy
Intelligent Incremental
Extensions
Upgrade-
Social Cloud
Friendly
Standards-
Mobile Based Engineered
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7. Oracle Fusion Application Strategy
 Complete Standards based to reduce costs and accelerate
innovation
 Complete User Experience
 Complete Choice of adoption and deployment methods
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8. Complete Enterprise Solutions
Oracle Fusion Applications: Complete Suite, 100+ Modules
Financial Management Human Capital Management Customer Relationship Management
Accounts Asset Global Human Workforce Customer
General Ledger Benefits Sales Marketing
Payable Mgmt Resources Lifecycle Mgmt Master
Payments & Accounts Cash & Workforce Talent Performance Incentive Mobile & Outlook Territory &
Collections Receivable Expense Mgmt Compensation Review & Goal Mgmt Compensation Integration Quota Mgmt
KPIs, Dashboards, Global Network @ KPIs, KPIs, Dashboards &
Common Modules Dashboards
& Extensibility FW Payroll Work & Extensibility Extensibility FW
Project Portfolio Management Procurement Supply Chain Management
Project Project Project Self-service Product Master Distributed Global Order
Performance Purchasing Sourcing Order
Costing Billing Reporting Procurement Data Mgmt Orchestration Promising
Project Project Procurement Supplier Spend & Inventory Cost Shipping &
Project Control Integration Performance
Gateway Contracts Contracts Portal Analysis Mgmt Mgmt Receiving
KPIs, Dashboards & KPIs, Dashboards & KPIs, Dashboards &
Extensibility FW Extensibility FW Extensibility FW
Financial Issue & Risk Access Transaction Configuration KPIs,
Governance, Risk & Compliance Compliance Manager Controls Controls Controls
Dashboards &
Extensibility FW
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9. Complete Choice
Multiple Adoption Paths
Continue on Your Current Path
Upgrade to the latest release of your current Oracle
Applications
Adopt a Co-Existence Solution
Add new Fusion Applications modules or pillars
to your current Oracle Applications
Embrace the Complete Suite
Deploy the comprehensive suite of Fusion Applications
products
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10. Fusion Application Customers
Customers by Product Family Customers by Deployment Type Customers by Geography
On
Demand
9% EMEA
ERP
CRM 23% 23%
38% On
APAC
Premise
10% Americas
26%
HCM 67%
39%
SaaS
65%
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11. The Anatomy of Fusion
Applications
“The best of the best”
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12. More than a next release
Fusion represents the amalgamation of functionality
from multiple product lines reconciled through a
common business process model, delivered in a single
data model, and built on native, standard middleware
technology including embedded analytics content.
Fusion is not “just” a next release, it’s an epoch.
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13. The New Standard for Innovation
Complete Applications Platform
Role-Based User Experience
What You Need to KNOW WHO Can Help
What You Need to DO HOW to Get it Done
Intelligent Business Processes
100% Open Standards
Java, BPEL, XML,
Services HTML, AJAX, Portlet,
RSS, Mobile, etc.
Unified Information
Employee Ledger Date Effectivity
Customer Organization Territory
Product Business Unit Trees …
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14. More than the sum of the parts
• Examples
– Deuterium + Hydrogen-3 -> Helium-4 + Neutron +
17.5Mev
– Multi-Org Access Control (MOAC) + Business Unit
Mapping = Service Provider Model
– Order Management – Order Capture = Distributed Order
Orchestration
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15. The Anatomy of Fusion
Applications
Functionality
• Enterprise Structures
• Legal Entity Time Zone
• Chart of Accounts
• Date Effectivity
• Security
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16. Fusion Enterprise Structure
• Enterprise
• Business Unit
• Shared Service Centers
• Legal Entity and Legal Employer
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17. Business Unit
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18. EBS Perspective: From R12 EBS….
Operating Unit splits into two concepts. From…
Reference Data
Operating Unit
Transactions
OU Partitioned Tables
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19. EBS Perspective: …To Fusion
To…
• Business Unit (previously Operating Unit) partition Transaction Data
• New “Reference Data Set” partition Reference Data
Reference Data
Reference Data
Sets
Reference Data Set Partitioned Tables
Transactions Business Units
Business Unit (previously Operating Unit) Partitioned Tables
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20. Shared Service Centers
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21. Legal Entity & Legal Employer
• EBS introduced the notion of Legal Entity in Release 12
Financials.
• Fusion reconciles the concept of Legal Entities in Financials with
the preexisting concept of Legal Employers in HCM and unifies
the set up flow.
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22. Legal Entity
Legal Employer Flag
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23. Legal Entity Timezone
• Automatically adjust the date of a
transaction to ensure that it is posted
on the correct day for the Legal Entity
that it effects.
Legal Entity for
Determining
Timezone
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24. Legal Entity Time Zone
Local Office (SF) Operations (China)
Dec 31 6:00pm Jan 1 10:00am
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25. Chart of Accounts
• Separate Chart of Accounts Structure from
Value Sets
• Using Trees to separate hierarchies from the
Value Sets
• Allow range of accounts to be specified using
a node in a hierarchy
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26. Separate Chart of Accounts Structure from Value Sets
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27. Date Effectivity
• Allows users to change the attributes of an
object over time and store the older versions
of that object
• Allows users to enter future dated versions of
an object
• Allows users to view a history of all the
changes to an object and see when those
changes took effect
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28. Fusion Applications Date Effectivity
Reference
Reference
Over Time
Reference
Over Time
Over Time Reference
Transaction Reference
Reference
Reference Audit Trail
Over Time
Reference
Over Time
Over Time
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29. Fusion Security
• Function Security
• Data Security
• Privacy
• Identity Management
• Enforcement Across tools and
transforms
• Segregation of Duties
• Enforcement across the Information
Lifecycle
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30. Fusion Security
How Doris Accesses information in Fusion Applications
Doris starts work…
… seeing only the Tasks
she is entitled to…
… and only the Data for which
she has access.
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31. Fusion Security
”Secure out of the box”
• Lower Risks
• Lower Costs
Oracle Identity Manager
• Greater Productivity
GRANT
REVOKE
Governance Risk
GRANT
REVOKE
GRANT
Compliance
REVOKE
Employee Fusion Provisioning Fusion GRC Applications
Joins / Leaves HR System Approval Workflows Controls
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32. The Anatomy of Fusion
Applications
Pervasive Process
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33. Pervasive Process
Application Design
Integration Design
Business Intelligence Design
System Testing
BPEL Manager Integration
BSR Integration
Tutor Integration
UPK Integration
Sales/Demo Content (TOIs, Solution Sets)
Fusion
Marketing Content
PSFT Partner Collaboration
Oracle AIA Exchange
JDE
Customer Baseline for BPM
AIA Integration Release V1, V1+, …
Accelerators
Industry (Comms, Insurance, …)
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34. Integrated Business Process Management
Tailor Processes as your Business Changes
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35. Integrated Business Process Management
• Activity Guides
• Guided navigation
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36. The Anatomy of Fusion
Applications
Composers
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37. Fusion Composers
• An Abstraction Layer That Shields Users from the Complexity of Software
Development
WHAT WE DID
1. Conducted pattern analysis to understand how
organizations typically modify their business
applications
2. Designed 4 Fusion Composers to model these
patterns
3. Built Composers to provide a highly visual,
guided experience through wizards
4. Eliminated the need for users to learn how to
write code in order to modify their applications
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38. Tailor applications to evolving needs
Modify Fusion Applications with easy-to-use tools
Data Process
Composer Composer
• Create new objects and add attributes • Add or change process steps
• Changes appear in reports, screens • Adjust processing rules or
and integration interfaces constraints
Page Report
Composer Composer
• Add, remove, show, or hide • Create new reports
components on a page • Modify existing reports
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39. Meta Data Services (MDS) Explained
Sally Changes…
• Opportunity Page Layout • A sandbox is created for Sally
• Opportunity Business Object – Stores all of Sally’s changes
• Opportunity Page Detail • Sally’s changes are stored in MDS
• BI Report Opportunities – Separately from original metadata
Sally Composers Sally’s MDS Sandbox
Document
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40. MDS Layers for Fusion Applications
Powerful Adaptability
MDS Layer
Standard Layers
Throughout Fusion
Product Specific
Layers
Key Capabilities
Global • Changes can be stored as hierarchical
Product Family layers on top of base application
Custom Level
• Industry Specialization
Site
• Regional and Country needs
• Facility/Site Personalities
Enterprise (CRM, HCM)
Industry in Country
• Role Specific Changes
• User Personalization
Internal/External (CRM)
Job Role (CRM)
Benefits
Organization (HCM)
User
• Efficient Adaptability for variable
requirements in the enterprise
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41. Meta Data Services (MDS)
Order of Precedence
MDS Layer
Standard Layers
Throughout Fusion
Product Specific
Layers
How Layers Are Applied
Global • Layers are applied from top to bottom
Product Family
• General to more specific
Custom Level
• More specific layers always override
Site
layers prior
• For example, changes made at the
Enterprise (CRM, HCM)
Industry in Country
Organization layer will be superseded
Internal/External (CRM) by those made at the Product layer
Job Role (CRM)
Organization (HCM)
User
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42. The Anatomy of Fusion
Applications
World Class Presentation
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43. Fusion Navigation System
Unified User Experience
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44. Fusion End-to-End User
Experience Platform
• Role Based Dashboards
• Navigation Model
• Worklist
• Activity Guides
• Tagging
• Instant Collaboration
• Business Intelligence Built In
• Contextual Help
• Fusion Search
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45. Role Based Dashboards
• Dashboards update dynamically based on
changes to metadata and roles /
permissions
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46. Navigation Model
• Consistent access to Web 2.0 recent items,
favorites, tags, enterprise search,
communication & collaboration tools
• Navigate across all of your tasks and
applications from a single interface
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47. Worklist
• Tracks all of your work anywhere within the
enterprise system
• Displays all of the work you need to get
done in one scrollable table
• Administrators can change what shows up
in the worklist
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48. Activity Guides
• Tracks where you are in the process
• Pattern for Step-by-Step Processes
• Returns you back to your last place in the
process
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49. Tagging
• Tracks keyword assignments, references
and any changes automatically
• Assign personal keywords anywhere
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50. Instant Collaboration
• Tracks changes to personal information
• Integrates with any 3rd party communications
and collaboration tools
• Place phone calls directly from the interface
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51. Business Intelligence
• Tracks changes and updates to data real-time
• Rich, smart-looking Web 2.0 charts and
graphs
• Highly interactive user interface
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52. Contextual Help
• Tracks and updates links to appropriate help
sections for various tasks
• View related ratings, FAQs, blogs, wikis and
more
• Relevant task-specific help
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53. Fusion Search
If you know how
to use…
…you know how to use CRM.
If you know how
to use …
…you know how to use Fusion
Applications
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54. Fusion Search
Secure Enterprise Search
Fusion Applications
and Search are two
separate instancesand Fusion Search are two
• Fusion Applications Applications data is selectively moved to Search Search
Fusion Apps
separate instances. Searchable, Display, Security attributes
• Application data is selectively moved to Search.
My authorized business units
• Search contains Searchable, Display, Security
attributes My authorized cost center
My Privileges
• Use simple search UI to find information
- My authorized Business Units, Cost Centers, etc.
Security
Policy
• Results are governed by Security Policies
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55. Fusion Search
A practical example
Joe attended a trade show in Fort Collins.
One supplier he liked a lot was ABC. Terry
Green from ABC was in regular touch with Joe
keeping him informed of the order status, and
as a courtesy had even met with him in person
for dinner at the hotel. Months later, while
preparing for the next trade show, Joe is trying
to remember contact information for Terry
and ABC.
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56. Go Mobile
Oracle Applications Mobile Strategy
Cloud Apps Cloud Apps Cloud Apps
for Mobile Web for Tablets for Smartphones
Simplified desktop web experience Highly responsive native Native user experience
that allows key functionality from experience that leverages where most tasks can be
mobile web browsers. offline & device capabilities. done by simple gesture.
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57. The Anatomy of Fusion
Applications
Social Network
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58. Oracle Social Network Foundation
Conversations Social Objects
Real-Time Wall
Multimedia Gadget
Share Related Objects
Oracle
Social
Network
Content Activity Streams
Annotation Read/Unread
Real-Time Tools Follow-up
Search Filtering
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59. The Anatomy of Fusion
Applications
Peaceful Co-Existence
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60. Canonical Object Model
• To make any sense out of what we have, we need to relate core
concepts. Objects are much easier to agree on than Tables
20,000 Tables
6,000 Logical Entities
1,000 Business Objects
4,000 Reference 2,000 Transactional
Entities Entities
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61. Co-Existence Strategies Customers are Adopting
Financial Fusion GRC Fusion
Hyperion Accounting Hub
Management
Fusion Shared-Service
Procurement
Procurement
Fusion Applications
E-Business Suite
Project Portfolio JD Edwards Fusion Project Portfolio
PeopleSoft
Primavera
Management Management
Human Capital Fusion Talent Fusion Incentive Fusion Workforce
Management Management Compensation Compensation
Supply Chain
Agile PLM Transportation
Management
Warehouse
Management VCP Fusion Distributed
Order Orchestration
Fusion
Product Hub
Management
Siebel CRM On Fusion Sales Fusion Incentive Fusion Customer
CRM Demand Planning Hub
CRM Compensation
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62. Co-Existence Scenarios
Accounting Hub & EPM Sourcing, Spend, & Contracts Primavera & Project Integration
Integration
 Out of the Box • Web Services  Out of the Box
Details
• Interface Table • Web Services
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63. Oracle Enterprise Repository (OER)
Unified Repository for Integration Assets
Oracle Oracle Apps Custom
Fusion Unlimited Applications
Applications
• Legacy
• Third Party Catalog of Your Integration Assets:
• CRM • ISV  Web Services
• HR  Service Data Objects
• Financials • SaaS  SOA Composites
• Supply Chain
• Projects  Interface Tables
 Events
Oracle Fusion Middleware  and more…
fusionappsoer.oracle.com
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64. Oracle Enterprise Repository (OER)
Demonstration
Search for
Assets related to
“sales lead”
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65. Oracle Enterprise Repository (OER)
Demonstration
Integration assets
associated with “sales
lead”
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66. Oracle Enterprise Repository (OER)
Demonstration
Integration assets
associated with “sales
lead”
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67. Oracle Enterprise Repository (OER)
Demonstration
Details for a specific
“sales lead” integration
asset
Web Service
Definition
Language (WSDL)
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68. Oracle Enterprise Repository (OER)
Demonstration
Taxonomy details for a
specific “sales lead”
integration asset
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69. Oracle Enterprise Repository (OER)
Demonstration
Documentation details
for a specific “sales
lead” integration asset
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70. Oracle Enterprise Repository (OER)
Demonstration Privilege details for a
specific “sales lead”
integration asset
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71. Oracle Enterprise Repository (OER)
Demonstration
Browse other classifications
of assets…
Oracle co-existence
scenarios
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72. Oracle Enterprise Repository (OER)
Demonstration
Co-Existence details for
Fusion Sales Performance
Management to Siebel
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73. Oracle Enterprise Repository (OER)
Demonstration
Co-Existence details for
Fusion Accounting Hub to
eBusiness Suite
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74. Oracle Enterprise Repository (OER)
Demonstration
Co-Existence details
for General Ledger
interface table
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75. Summary
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76. Fusion Functional Architecture
1. Bringing in the Best of our Heritage in Applications
2. Built with an obsession for Business Process
3. Built to be tailored to your exact fit and finish
4. Applying the latest in social networking in an
Enterprise Context
5. Built to coexist with your existing ecosystem
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77. Oracle
Safe Harbor Statement
The preceding is intended to outline our general product direction. It
is intended for information purposes only, and may not be
incorporated into any contract. It is not a commitment to deliver any
material, code, or functionality, and should not be relied upon in
making purchasing decisions. The development, release, and timing
of any features or functionality described for Oracle’s products
remains at the sole discretion of Oracle.
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78. Graphic Section Divider
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