Dh2 Apps Training Part2

Overview

Personal Home Page

E-Business Login

Launching Professional Interface

Concurrent Requests

Workflow

Troubleshooting

PHP ConnectionsApplication Server Data Server

WebApplications

Dictionary

Listener

Data

StoredProcedures

BrowserBrowser

PL/SQLCartridge

Client

Application Server Data Server

WebApplications

Dictionary

Listener

Data

StoredProcedures

BrowserBrowser

PL/SQLCartridge

Client

PHP Connections

OverviewPersonal Home Page

E-Business Login


Concurrent Requests

Workflow

LDAP

Troubleshooting

E-Business Login Leverages Oracle Applications

Framework architecture Enables language selection

based on installed languages prior to login

Defaults to E-Business Suite Home Page

Provides profile option to use the “old” Personal Home Page, if required

E-Business Login

Requires no additional setup Allows “Old” PHP to be seen by setting the value of the

“Self Service Personal Home Page Mode” profile to “Personal Home Page”

Defaults the SSO Login screen for installations with the stand alone 11.5.9 SSO patch

Implementation & Support

HTML Homepage and Navigator

Provides a single, unified application index inclusive of Oracle Applications Forms, JSP and OA Framework pages

Launches Oracle Forms, JSP’s, and OA Framework pages seamlessly from Navigator

Starts Form sessions automatically if required

HTML Homepage and Navigator

Enables users navigating through different forms/ responsibilities to reuse the same Forms session instead of opening multiple sessions

Retains one Forms session open on your PC at any given time for a given database

Removes initial SOCKET_LISTENER_PORT Profile (defaulted to 6945) dependency through the application of Patch # 2924292


New Seeded Responsibilities Functional Administrator (FA)

Similar to existing System Administrator who manages the business functionality of the E-Business Suite

Tailored for administrators who know how the business is run and how to tune the business from the administration consoles

Allows for management of Grants, Lookups, Messages and Profiles using OA Framework HTML User Interface

New Seeded Responsibilities (Cont’d)

Functional Developer (FD) Responsible for customizing

programs and User Interfaces Similar to existing Application

Developer role but FD’s use only the functions in the OA Framework HTML User Interface

Allows for management of Objects, Lookups, and Messages using OA Framework HTML User Interface

Security Grants Provides a new model of security that “grants” permissions

to users independent of the Navigation Menu structure. Extends Oracle Application’s native security policies to

accommodate customer specific security requirements

Security Grants Features two models:

Data Security Grants which determine what “Actions” (Permission Sets) can be performed by “Whom”, (User, Group, Responsibilities) on which “Objects”

Function Security Grants which determine what “Actions” (Functions) can be performed by “Whom”, (User, Group, Etc.)

Note: Function Security Grants represent actions that can be performed on the system in general.

Security Grants

Security Grants Details

Freely define Function Security Grants There are limits to the definition of Data Security Grants

given the limited uptake of this new feature (e.g. Projects, Oracle Sales Online, Tasks)

Data Security Grants are the future and teams will be required to uptake in future releases

Secures specific instances of data not menus


Self-Service Interface

Launching Self-Service

When a user clicks on a self-service responsibility, it sends a request to Apache. Apache in turn either passes the request to mod_plsql or the Jserv (external process).

If using Jserv (as most pages do anymore), Jserv executes the JSP. If the JSP needs connectivity to the database, it makes a thin client connection to the DB.

Launching Self-Service (cont)

Jserv is controlled by files in the following location: $IAS_TOP/Apache/Jserv/etc/

jserv.conf

jserv.properties

zone.properties


From the jserv.properties file, the Jserv knows where to get the DBC file. This is typically $FND_TOP/secure

The DBC file contains all the information on how to connect to the DB, as well as other configuration details (connection pooling, etc.)


As long as Jserv is functioning correctly, a page will be built and sent back to Apache, who passes it on to the browser.

Note: Some Jserv sessions are stateful, others are released as soon as data is fed to Apache.

ServletEngine

Self Service Web Connections


WebApplications

Dictionary

Listener

DataJSP

BrowserBrowser

Client

ServletEngine


WebApplications

Dictionary

Listener

DataJSP

BrowserBrowser

Client



WebApplications

Dictionary

Listener

Data

BrowserBrowser

Client

Workflow

Servlet Engine

JSP

JSP

Se

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CSS

BC4J

Web beans


Self-Service Architecture

JSP

Serv

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En

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Web beans

BC4J

CSS

Industry standard UI technologyCommon HTML components used throughout ApplicationsBusiness logic encapsulated in View Objects and Entity Objects

Style sheets allow easy UI changes

OverviewPersonal Home Page

E-Business Login


Concurrent Requests

Workflow

LDAP

Troubleshooting

Professional Interface

Professional Interface

Data Server

Java Server Pages (JSP)

Forms

Reports

Discoverer

Concurrent Manager

Browser PL/SQL Gateway

Servlet Engine

Web

Lis

ten

er

ApplicationApplicationLogicLogic

Forms Server

Data ManagerData Managerandand

PL/SQL EnginePL/SQL Engine

Application Executable

User InterfaceUser InterfaceLayerLayer

SQL*Net

Web Browser Database

AutomaticallyDownloaded




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FMX File

Java Apple

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Forms Server Architecture

Oracle DeveloperOracle Developer

BrowserBrowser Internet Application Server

Internet Application Server1) HTTP Request

2) Return HTML File: <applet...>

Starts Java

Java Class Loader

Java Class Loader

3) Request Applet

Load-cached applet

4) Return Applet (in JAR file)

Starts Applet

Forms Client Applet

Forms Client Applet

socket

socket

5) Request Forms Connection

Forms ServiceForms Service

HTTP Listener

HTTP Listener

Forms Runtime Engine

Forms Runtime Engine

Creates

socket

6) Initial Window then

Ongoing Forms Session

Forms Server

Listener

Forms Server

Listener

Initiating A Client Session

Forms Server Architecture

Data ServerData

ServerForms Forms ServerServer

Browser running Forms

java applet


java applet

Java code downloaded as neededApplet cached on client

Forms Network Traffic


java applet


java applet

Data ServerData


LAN,WAN, orDial-up



java applet


java applet

Data ServerData


Many UI operations handled on the client

One round trip per field navigation



java applet


java applet

Data ServerData


Compact,differential runtime messages


Data ServerData



java applet


java applet

HTTP orHTTPS protocol

Forms Server Scalability

Data ServerData

Server

Forms Forms ServerServerForms Forms

ServerServerForms Forms ServerServerForms Forms

ServerServerForms Forms ServerServerForms Forms ServersServers


java applet


java applet

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Load Balancing Forms ServersMetrics ServerMetrics Server

Metrics ClientMetrics Client

Forms ClientForms Client

1Connection

Request2

HTML Returned

3Reads HTML

and connects to Forms Server on

least-loaded system

Load Information

Load Information

Load Information



Forms Server Load Balancing

• Metrics server records the number of active processes

• Dynamic HTML points user to least loaded host

Metrics Server

Apps Server 3

Globalization/Localization

Forms Server Failover Capabilities

Apps Server 3

“Apps Server 3 not available”

Apps Server 2

• Metrics server monitors availability of other application servers

• Dynamic HTMLre-routes user to another server

Metrics ServerGlobalization/Localization

Launching Help

If the user selects the “copy file” option Jinit spawns a new web browser window. Browser contacts Apache to run a PL/SQL

procedure. This procedure builds a webpage that consists

of 3 frames Search Navigator Search Results

Overview

Personal Home Page

E-Business Login


Concurrent Requests

Workflow

Troubleshooting

Launching a Request

Concurrent Requests are the way that the Apps accomplish:

Batch Jobs Dataloads Posting Etc

Reporting Reports 6i FSG Etc.

Launching a Request

Kicking off a request is easy. User navigates to the “Submit Requests”

screen. Select the request Enter the parameters (date range, etc.) Save changes

Record is written to FND_CONCURRENT_REQUESTS table

Launching a Request (backend)

What happens behind the scenes is a little more tricky.

Conflict Resolution for a request is either handled by ICM or CRM.

The CRM will check the request to see if it is in conflict with anything

If no conflicts, the request gets queued on a manager.

Launching a Request (backend)

If the request gets queued on a manager The manager loads the files that are needed to

run that request. Requests can be: Host commands Reports runtime SQL files SQL*Loader files Etc.

Viewing Request Output

When the request completes, a user can view the output in their professional interface

The user clicks on the “View Output” button and the report output is displayed on the screen.

In addition, the user can select “copy file” and the file is downloaded to the browser in form of a txt file.

Viewing Request Output (backend)

When a user clicks “View Output”

Jinit sends the request to the Forms Server. Forms Server instantiates a connection to the

FNDFS listener FNDFS listener is a standard database listener.

($TNS_ADMIN/$ORACLE_SID) The Listener spawns an FNDFS process


FNDFS reads the file, and sends it back through a network pipe.

FNDFS is somewhat interactive, as it paginates the output, and can deliver a partial file or a complete report.


If the user selects the “copy file” option Jinit spawns a new web browser window. Browser contacts Apache to run the

FNDWRR.exe CGI. FNDWRR.exe works as a pass-through to

FNDFS As soon as the file is delivered, FNDFS goes

away, and FNDWRR.exe loses authentication.

TCF Connections

TCF stands for Thin Client Framework

Apps has a service called the TCF socket server. This process is used for UI components to connect to server components.

Apps uses this framework for server processes that are not forms server related, but still have a server component.

TCF Connections (cont)

TCF connections are started by the jinitiator initializing an applet that is not forms server related.

This applet in turn communicates with the TCF socket server. The TCF server initializes whatever java processes are needed to fulfill the request.

Since the TCF is Java based, it’s configuration is in the $FND_TOP/secure/ dbc file.

TCF can run http/https and socket. The difference between TCF and Forms is that TCF always runs as a standalone process.

Overview

Personal Home Page

E-Business Login


Concurrent Requests

Workflow

Troubleshooting

Workflow

Workflow is a generic service that can be triggered by nearly anything occurring in the apps.

Workflow processes can be run by calling the workflow APIs directly or through the concurrent manager job “Workflow Background Process” This job is scheduled as per business needs

Workflow (continued)

Workflow response processing Workflow Notification Mailer

Started through OAM Processes messages that come via MAIL

protocol Keeps track of Processed, Unprocessed, and

Discarded messages. Runs as a Concurrent Manager service.

Workflow (continued)

Business Event System Run through Advanced Queues Uses Savepoints, so not appropriate for

triggers Workflow background engine picks up the

queued message and processes Workflow tables must be cleaned daily as

the volume can grow quite large

RolesUsers

Directory Services

Notification Services

Send

Respond

Forward

Cancel

Query

Oracle Workflow Enabled Application

Oracle Server

Engine

Execution

Definition

Administration

Monitoring

Query

WorkflowBuilder

WorkflowLoader

WorkflowDefinition

Files

WorkflowDevelopment

Client

Oracle Portal

NotificationMailer

ApplicationServer

WebNotification

Worklist

WebMonitor

WebAnalysis

Tools

Browser Client

MailApplications

Workflow Components

Rule-Based Workflow Engine

Manages the Execution of a Business Process

Immediate and Background Operation

Generates a Complete Audit Trail Delivers Notifications When Human

Activities are Required Oracle9i Transactional Integrity

Guarantees Consistency Between Application and Workflow State

Server-Side Architecture Ensures Optimal Performance

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Oracle Oracle WorkfloWorkflo

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Oracle9iOracle9i

OracleApplications

Release 11i Order Management Workflow

EndHeader levelInvoice - Order

Book - Order,Manual

Close - OrderEnter

Order Header Flow - Generic with Header Level Invoicing

Unreserve

Close - LineCreate Supply -Line

Schedule - Line Header LevelInvoice - Line,

Deferred

Enter - Line EndShip - Line,Manual

Order Line Flow - Generic with Header Level Invoicing

Notifications

Oracle server

Notification System

NotificationWorklist

Web Client

Oracle Workflow Worklist

OracleInternet

Messaging

SMTP

MAPI

Oracle Workflow Notification Mailer

VariousMail

Applications

• Netscape Messenger• Lotus Notes• Microsoft Exchange• Unix Sendmail• Others

HTML Plain text

Participating in a Workflow

Receiving Notifications from a Workflow Most E-mail Systems Pagers Phones Web Notifications Faxes or Printers

Electronic Notifications

Sending Notifications to a Workflow Individuals/Groups/Positions

Multiple mechanisms Web Any E-Mail System Pagers/Phones

Self Service Notifications

Extended HTML Extended HTML message formatsmessage formats

Make a decision Make a decision via online via online

inquiryinquiry

Email Notifications

Extended HTMLExtended HTMLmessage formatsmessage formats

Make a decision Make a decision via Email via Email

attachmentattachment

Email Notifications

Automatic Automatic generation of generation of

response templateresponse template

Oracle Workflow Monitor Graphically Monitor and Administer Workflow

Transactions. Java Applet Runs in a standard Web Browser

View and Analyze Transaction History Retry or Skip any Activity Rewind and Rerun any Process Available to End Users and Administrators

Summary of Key Activities Decision Makers in the Process Current Process Owners

Oracle Workflow Monitor - Summary

DBMS

Call Workflow API’s

New Requisitionentered

Alert or Triggeroutput variables

WorkflowAttributes

DBMS

Functions

PL/SQLStored Procedures

Workflow Process

Attributes Functions

NotificationMailer

Oracle Alert

DB Trigger

Forms Trigger

Messages

Advanced Queue IntegrationAdvanced Queue Integration

Workflow

WorkflowEngine

BackgroundEngine

Advanced QueueWF Outbound

WF Inbound

WF Deferred

Oracle Server

External Inbound

External Outbound

External Process

External System

Overview

Personal Home Page

E-Business Login


Concurrent Requests

Workflow

Troubleshooting

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