Salient Features of Oracle EBS REl 12.2.x

1. Salient features in Rel 12.2
Ram Vangipuram
An attempt to draft this ppt based on Rel 12.2 Release value
propositions (Doc Id 1580742.1) and collections from various
other reference sources . Not all modules are covered

2. KEY ENHANCEMENT’S MODULE SLIDE #
Ebusiness support time lines 3
Major Technological changes 4 - 9
Note worthy updates 10-14
Asset Life Cycle Management – not FA 15
Channel revenue management 16
Cross module enhancements 17
Fixed Assets and Advanced Collections 18
Cash Management and Customer Data Hub 19
General Ledger 20
iExpenses 21
Payables 22
Receivables 23-24

3. KEY ENHANCEMENT’S MODULE SLIDE #
SLA / Treasury / EBTax 25
iProcurement 26-33
Oracle Procurement command center 34
Oracle Projects – Advanced Plg & Cntrl 35
Oracle Projects – Billing 36
Oracle Projects - Contracts 37
Oracle Projects - Costing 38
Oracle Mobile Project Manager 30
Oracle Project Planning and Control 40-45
Oracle Project Procurement 46-47
Human Cap Management & Pay Roll 48
Oracle 12.2.X – Release Dates 40
Oracle Products Obsolete with Rel 12.2 50-51

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5. Major Changes
 Rel 12.1.3 runs on Oracle Application Server including
OC4J webserver that EBS users have known for years
 Rel 12.2. uses WebLogic, standardizing the underlying
applications tech stack with most oracle products as well
as Oracle’s future direction – Fusion Applications!
 Oracle online patching….Revolutionary break through

6. Application Technology – User Interfaces,
infrastructure Rel 12.2. Architecture

7. Application Technology – User Interfaces,
infrastructure – Contd..
 Weblogic Server (11.1.1.6) replacing iAS (10.1.3)
 {10.1.2 stays for Forms and Reports}
 Mobile Certification for OA Frame work
 { iPad, iPhone, Android}
 Report Manager and Web ADI
 { Certified for MS Office 2010/ 32 Bit}
 Integrated with SOA Gateway
 { Now on Weblogic for improved integration}

8. Application Technology – User Interfaces,
infrastructure – Contd..
 Online Patching > a Game Changer

9. Application Technology –Online Patching – break
through
Upto 12.1.3 Release Rel 12.2 features
 Downtime is needed to apply
Release Update patches (RUP)
and Critical Patch updates (CPU)
and bug fixes
 Online Patching (OLP) is
available with this
release. With Rel 12.2.
all future and
maintenance packs will
be applied online,
requiring only a short
cutover period to make
the new functionality
active.
 Patching can be applied
when users are online

10. Oracle 12.2 Architecture – Simplified
In 12.2, Oracle Application Server 10g is replaced with Oracle Fusion
Middleware 11g, which includes WebLogic Server. All control and
management is done using the Oracle Fusion Middleware control.

11. Note worthy Update > Application Security
 Introduced Flex Field value set security
 Who can view, insert, or update values for a particular
value set in the Segment Values form
 Adds segregation of duties to maintenance of flexfield value
sets
 Enabled by default
 Access must be explicitly granted
 Access can be based on user, responsibility, role, application,
or operating unit

12. Flex field Value set security example

13. Note Worthy update > Attachment Virus Scanning
Enhanced virus scanning of all attachments and file
uploads
 Limited to Symantec server
 Can be enabled or disabled at site, responsibility, application or
user level with FND: Disable Virus Scan
 OA framework customizations can selectively enable or disable
virus scanning
 Virus scanning should be utilized when implementing
iRecruitment or iSupplier

14. Note Worthy update > Security Concerns addressed
 Additional Web Application Security enhancement
 Cookie Domains
- Protects the Oracle EBS session cookie from web based
attacks
- Set to domain by default in profile option
ICX_SESSION_COOKIE_DOMAIN
 Cross-site Scripting (XSS) Protections
- Check file uploads and attachments for XSS
- XSS checking in Messaging Rich Text Editor
- Use AntiSamy library for XSS filtering

15. Assets ( Assets Life Cycle Management, not FA)
 Support for Asset Moves
 Transactable Assets
Allows Users To Move Assets In And Out Of Inventory, Transfer
Assets From One Inventory Organization To Another, And Transfer
Assets From One External Location To Another External Location
 Enhanced Integration/Ease of Use
 Asset Sale
 Asset Retirements
 Project-to-Project Material Transfers
 Grouping of Serialized Items
 Asset Tracking Mass Update

16. Customer Relationship Management- Revenue Tracking
 Channel Revenue Management
 Increased Automation in AR Deductions Settlement
 Accrual Accounting with Trade Profiles
 Extended Business Processes for
Supplier Ship and Debit
 Price Protection Agreements
 Oracle Telesales
 Visibility to Activities across Operating Units
 Competitor Tracking at Product Level

17. Financials - Productivity, Controls
 Cross-Module Enhancements
 Multi-Org Access Control Security profiles that now support a list
of operating units
 Ledger Sets Ledgers sharing same Chart of Accounts, Calendar and
Period Type
 Advanced Global Intercompany System (AGIS)
 New Bank Account Model Single access point for defining and
maintaining bank accounts in AP, AR, Collections, Payroll, Cash
Management and Treasury

18. Financials - Productivity, Controls … contd..
 Fixed Assets
 Enhanced Mass Additions Interface for Legacy Conversions
 Automated Depreciation Roll back for selected Assets
 Impairments / Unplanned Depreciation Visibility
 Additional Business Intelligence (BI) Reports
 Advanced Collections
 Party (Customers) Level Bankruptcy Tracking
 Support for Partial Disputed Transaction Amounts

19. Financials - Productivity, Controls … contd..
 Cash Management
 Simplified Setup and Streamlined Bank Account Reconciliation
 Reconciliation Success Rates for First Notice Items ( Flex Match)
 Centrally-stored Balance History – Trends and Cash Positions
 Flexible Cash Pooling
 Maintain and Report on Authorized Signatories
 Customer Data Hub
 Tax Validation Management with Tax Geography Hierarchy
 DQM Overview Dashboard
 DQM public Application Programming Interface
 Real-time Address Validation for Tax Purposes

20. Financials - Productivity, Controls … contd..
 General Ledger
 Allocate Financial Data From One Or More Ledgers To A Different
Target Ledger
 Data Access Sets and Ledger Sets
 Journal Batch Copy
 Alternate Account User Interface
 New Web-based Account Analysis & Drilldown
 Flaggable As Non-Reversable Journal Sources
 Integration to Hyperion DRM and Fusion Accounting Hub

21. Financials - Productivity, Controls … contd..
 Internet Expenses
 Global Per Diem and Mileage Rates
 Mileage Accumulation
 Automatic Matching of Advance Payments
 Flexible Application of Cash Advances
 Payment Holds and Automatic Notifications
 Enhanced Itemization Controls
 New Audit Expense Report
 Auto-Itemization of Expenses from Visa/AMEX
 Parallel Approvals
 New Header-level Document Attachments
 Support for new iOS/Android Mobile Expenses

22. Financials - Productivity, Controls … contd..
 Payables
 New User Interface For Supplier Entry And Maintenance
 Centralized Bank Account Definitions
 Improved Invoice Processing with Invoice Lines
 Contract Financing, Retainage, and Progress Terms
 Line-Level Invoice Approval Workflows
 Self-Service Entry for Non-PO Invoices
 Improved iSupplier Portal
 Scheduled AP/AR Netting Batches

23. Financials - Productivity, Controls … contd..
 Receivables
 Partial Period Revenue Recognition
 Event-based Revenue Management
 New Credit Card Error Handling
 Improved Chargeback Reconciliation
 Oracle Bill Presentment Architecture (BPA)
 Customer Communication – Auto PDF Printing
 Review and Manage Accounting Exceptions during period close
 Mask Tax Payer Identification and Tax Registration Number

24. Financials - Productivity, Controls … contd..
 Receivables
 New Sweep Invalid Distributions Report
Details of the accounting exceptions that are holding the period close
for review and action. If the amount involved is not material from the
reporting perspective and resolving the accounting exceptions is likely
to delay the period close, then the transactions with invalid
accounting can be swept to the next open period.
 Automated Auto Lockbox Processing (via CP)
 API Support for Unidentified Receipt Assignments

25. Financials - Productivity, Controls … contd..
 Subledger Accounting
 Enhanced Multi- Reporting Currency Functionality
 Improved Reporting and Analysis with Supporting references
 Treasury
 New Automatic Floating Rate Reset for Bonds
 Automated Cash Pooling Across Legal Entities
 EB TAX
 Application of Specific Tax Configurations to Business Entities
 Tax Simulator and Determination Services
 Customer Tax Information Import
 Supports Order Management Tax on Freight calculation
 Additional rules to calculate taxes using two new operators NULL
and Not NULL

26. Procurement Efficiencies
 iProcurement
 Automatic Updates and Encumbrances Dates
 Eligible Information Template Information Stores as attachments
 Override Employee Charge Account Preference
 Dual Budgetary Controls (Encumbrance Accounting)
 Visibility of Item Master Attachments Support
 Post – Approved PO Requisition Attachment Support
 PO Import process can Use Account Generator Auto Generate
Charge Accounts during Requisition Import (Blank Charge Accounts)
 iProcurement One-Step Check Out

27. Procurement Efficiencies….contd…
 iSupplier Portal
 Enhanced Prospective Supplier Registration – Adaptive Supplier
Onboarding
 E-Kanban Support (Flow Manufacturing)
 Enhanced Supplier Contact Information DATA URL, Alt. Contact
name / phone
 Purchasing
 Automatic Updates of Encumbrance Dates
 Additional Work Flow Extensions for Custom Validations
 SUPPORT FOR ORACLE PROCESS MANAFACTURING OUTSIDE
PROCESSING ITEMS – IN REL 12.2.5
 ENHANCEMENTS TO PO BUSINESS SERVICE OBJECT (BSO)
WEBSERVICES – IN REL 12.2.5

28. Procurement Efficiencies….contd…
 Procurement Contracts
 Multiple Templates Applied to Purchasing Docs
 New API’s for Templates, Questions and Constants
 New Clause Descriptor Field
 Clause Mandatory Attribute at Rule Level
 Clause Section Placement by Contract Expert
 Deletion of Provisional Sections from Solicitation to Award
 Instruction Text including URLs
 Multi-Row Contract Clause Variables

29. Procurement Efficiencies….contd…
 Procurement Contracts…contd.
 Display and Sort by Clause Number
 Enhanced. Repository Contracts
License Agreements, Nondisclosure Agreements, Merger Contracts,
Misc. Agreements (user-defined)
 User Defined Attribute support for Deliverables
 Sync/Down/Upload: MS Word 2010 Certification
 Contract Expert Performance Improvements
 UPDATING USER DEFINED ATTRIBUTES ON APPROVED CONTRACTS-
PLANNED IN 12.2.5 RELEASE

30. Procurement Efficiencies….contd…
 SERVICE PROCUREMENT
 Advances, Recoupment and Retainage for Standard Purchase
Orders
 Support for Inventory Destinations in Complex Purchase Orders
 JOB STANDARDIZATION AND RATE CARDS FOR HIRING CONTINGENT
LABORERS – IN REL 12.2.5

31. Procurement Efficiencies….contd…
 Sourcing
 Add Requisition lines to a Draft Negotiation
 Ability To Withdraw Responses Submitted On An RFI/RFQ
 Track Supplier Amendment Acknowledgements
 Staggered Awards on Split Negotiations
 Import of Price Breaks and Tiers via Excel
 Negative Cost Factor Support
 New API’s to Create RFIs, RFQs, Auctions and Negotiations
 Online Discussions Attachments and Messaging
 Terms and Conditions Display Controls
 Lot Pricing Summaries (also by Lot Line)

32. Procurement Efficiencies….contd…
 Sourcing
 Mass update of Buyers
 Surrogate Quotes for suppliers without an User Account
 MULTIPLE ACTIVE OFFERS – IN REL 12.2.5
 BUYERS CAN ALLOW A SUPPLIER TO CHOOSE SPECIFIC LINES TO
RESPOND TO A NEGOTIATION – IN REL 12.2.5
 SOURCING INITIATIVES A NEW FEATURE TO PROVIDE BUYERS TO
DEFINE, TRACK AND ACHIEVE STRATEGIC GOAL – 12.2.5

33. Procurement Efficiencies….contd…
 Oracle Procurement and Spend Classification
 Reclassification Historical Data
 Asynchronous Classified Batch Approval Flows
 Enhanced Training Data Upload ( upto 100 MB)
 Enhanced Knowledge Base Tracking Capability
 Improvements in Analyzing KPI batches with Excel Import
 Classification Code Reset by Ranges
 Simplified user interface
 Prevent Reset of Transactions in Classified Unapproved batches

34. Procurement Efficiencies….contd…
 Oracle Procurement Command Center
 A key component of Oracle Advanced Procurement suite
 Utilizes the power of Endeca
 360 Degree view into Procure to Pay Process
 In built Metrics and Charts
 Insight into Requester and Spend Behavior
 Analysis Portals
 Requisition Management
 Item Analysis
 Supplier Analysis

35. ORACLE Projects
 Oracle Advanced Project Planning and Control
 With 12.2.5 Project Management Extensions for Oracle Endeca is
renamed as Oracle Advanced Project Planning and control
 OAPPC has now three additional KPI’s
 Earned Value Metrics
 Project Performance Indicators
 Resource Performance Indicators
 Payables Integration Enhancement – Support for Self Assessed Tax)
 Burden Rounding for Sponsored Projects

36. Oracle Projects - Billing
 Standard Invoicing for Adjusted Transactions
 Un Billed Revenue /Un Earned Revenue as Control Accounts
 Enhanced Projects Intercompany Processing
 Invoice by Bill Group
 Invoice Consolidation
 HTML Based Project Agreements
 Contract Based Project Billing
 Cost Plus Fixed Fee Contracts (including Award and/or Incentive Fee)
 Fixed Price Progress Payment Contracts

37. Oracle Projects - Contracts
Oracle Project Contracts supports the contract management needs of
project driven organizations, including commercial and government
contractors, agencies, and subcontractors
 Copy Status when Creating a Contract from Template
 User Attributes Validation
 Provide Contract Access to Contingent Workers
 Project Contracts Public API
 Federal Contract Billing
 Project Contracts Validation Framework
 Oracle Projects supports Schedules of Values (SOV)
 PROJECT CONTRACTS VALIDATION FRAMEWORK – IN REL 12.2.5

38. Oracle Projects - Costing
 Labor Costing Enhancements
 Costing with HR Rates with Support for Multiple Rates per Employee
 New OTL Timecard Layout to Support Rate by Criteria
 Total Time Reporting for Exempt Employees
 Labor Costing using Payroll Actuals
 Labor Cost Accruals
 Expenditure Batch Reversal Program
 CMRO (Complex, Maintenance, Repair and Overhaul) Integration
Enhancement
 Payables Integration Enhancement – Support for Self Assessed Tax
 Enhanced Cost Collection by Cost Code
 Validations for period close are enhanced
 UN COSTED EXPENDITURE BATCH CORRECTION OPTIONS – 12.2.5

39. Oracle Mobile Project Manager for Oracle E-Business Suite
 Oracle Mobile Project Manager for Oracle E-Business Suite is
compatible with Oracle E Business Suite 12.1.3 and 12.2.3 and above.
 View and search my projects list
 Monitor overall project status in dashboard view
 Contact team members and customer contacts
 View open payments summary with drilldown to supplier invoices
 View open receivables summary with drilldown to customer invoices
 View open issues and change orders
 Monitor alerts for budget exceptions and past due transactions
 Collaborate in transaction context using device features like email,
phone, and text

40. Oracle Project Planning and Control
 Oracle Project Management is changed to Oracle Project
Planning and Control with Rel.12.2.5
 New Audit Process for Project Performance Reporting Setup
 New Parameters for Refresh Project Performance Data Process
 Work plan Enhancements
 Ability to Delete Published Work plan Versions
 Usability Enhancements
 New Public API for Creating, Maintaining, and Deleting Programs
 Planning with HR Rates
 Planning by Cost Breakdown Structure

41. Oracle Project Planning and Control contd…
 Budgeting and Forecasting Enhancements
 Enhanced Automatic Calculation and Derivation Logic
 Enhanced Handling of Override Rates on Budget / Forecast Lines
 Simplified Addition of Planning Elements and Resources
 Self Service Expenditure Inquiry
 Reporting Pack for Generation and Distribution of XML
Publisher Reports
 Project Change Document Report
 Project Committed Cost Report
 Project Cost Detail Report
 Project Cost Labor Report

42. Oracle Project Planning and Control contd…
 Project Cost Labor Report
 Project Cost Summary Report
 Project Earned Value Report
 Project Financial Summary Report
 Project Forecast Summary Report
 Project Revenue at Risk Report
 Enhanced Change Management- targeted for Engineering
and Construction Industry
 Streamlined Control Item Definition
 New Supplier Impact Region
 Document Versioning

43. Oracle Project Planning and Control contd…
 Potential Change Order Report for Customer Approval
 Task Creation to Track Change Order Work and Costs
 New Search Capabilities
 Enhanced Change Management- for other industries
 Enhanced Cost & Revenue Planning for Change Documents
 Enhanced Retention Invoice Processing for Outstanding Project
Deductions
 Labor Costing
 Planning with HR Rates
 Updated Rates when Generating Forecast from the Workplan

44. Oracle Project Planning and Control contd…
 Planning without Resource Classes
 Planning by Cost Breakdown Structure
 Usability: Project Creation and Control Enhancements
 Enhanced Options when Creating New Projects
 Improved Budgeting and Forecasting Page Navigation
 Work plan and Financial Plan Summary

45. Oracle Project Planning and Control contd…
 Planning by Cost Breakdown Structure for Intercompany
and Inter project Billing
 Can be used for all types of projects, including projects enabled
for cross charge, intercompany, and inter project billing
 Plan, Execute, Monitor & Control Unit Rate Based Projects
 Budgetary Controls for Financial Plans

46. Oracle Project Procurement
 Enables project managers and project buyers to acquire
products, materials and services needed for a project.
 Built using the power of Endeca
 Integrates with
 Oracle Project Planning and Control
 Oracle Project Costing
 Oracle Procurement
 Oracle Sourcing
 Enable Projects for Procurement Planning
 Create and Manage Project Procurement Plans

47. Oracle Project Procurement…contd..
 Project Management Command Center View
 Project Buyer Command Center View
 Item Analysis
 Supplier Analysis
 Manage Procurement of Complex Services

48. Human Capital Management – Streamlining Efficiency
 Cross Module Enhancements
 30 Country Localization Support
 Managerial Task Checklists
 Bulk Synchronization > Incremental Sync API
 Future Dated Terminations, Reversals, Rehires
 Payroll
 Purge Process Events
 Quick Retro Pay (single assignments)
 Self Service Element Entry (with Work Flow approvals)

49. ORACLE REL 12.2.2 to 12.2.5 Release Dates
 Release 12.2.2 > 19 SEP 2013
 Release 12.2.3 > 13 DEC 2013
 Release 12.2.4 > 08 AUG 2014
 Release 12.2.5 > 16 OCT 2015
 Release 12.2.6 > TBD

50. Obsolete Products with REL 12.2.
 Oracle Balanced Scorecard
 Oracle CAD-View 3D
 Oracle Contracts Intelligence
 Daily Business Intelligence for Quoting
 Demand-Side Product Data Synchronization for GDSN
 Document Management and Collaboration
 Global Accounting Engine
 Information Technology Audit
 Supply-Side Product Data Synchronization for GDSN
 Oracle Demand Planning (obsolete in release 12.2.5)

51. Obsolete Products with REL 12.2. contd…
 Oracle E-Business Intelligence
 Oracle Enterprise Planning and Budgeting
 Oracle Enterprise Performance Foundation
 Oracle Financial Aid
 Oracle Financial Consolidation Hub
 Oracle Financials and Sales Analyzers
 Oracle Financials Intelligence
 Oracle Funds Pricing
 Oracle Grants Proposal
 Oracle HR Intelligence

52. Obsolete Products with REL 12.2. contd…
 Oracle Install Base Intelligence
 Oracle Interaction Center Intelligence
 Oracle Internal Controls Manager
 Oracle Manufacturing Scheduling (obsolete in release 12.2.5)
 Oracle Marketing Intelligence
 Oracle Operational Intelligence
 Oracle Personal Portfolio
 Oracle Process Manufacturing Intelligence
 Oracle Procurement Intelligence
 Oracle Product Intelligence

53. Obsolete Products with REL 12.2. contd…
 Oracle Product Lifecycle Management
 Oracle Profitability Manager
 Oracle Projects Intelligence
 Oracle Public Sector Budgeting
 Oracle Sales Intelligence
 Oracle Service Intelligence
 Oracle Student Recruiting
 Oracle Student Systems
 Oracle Supply Chain and Order Management Intelligence
 Oracle Transportation Execution
 Oracle Transportation Planning
 Web Analytics Daily Business Intelligence for iStore

54.  Oracle Demand Planning with12.2.5
 Oracle Manufacturing Scheduling with 12.2.5

55. Thank Q
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