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Go Mobile with Oracle E-Business Suite

A presentation by Gustavo Gonzalez OTN Yathra Tour 2015

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Presenter

Co-Author of “Oracle E-Business Suite Financial Handbook Third Edition” McGraw-Hill / Oracle Press

Gustavo González IT Convergence, Chief Technology Officer



More about Gustavo à Oracle ACE Director Specialty Applications à More than 15 years Oracle Applications Experience à Head of IT at IT Convergence since 2006 à Co-Author “Oracle E-Business Suite Financials

Handbook 3rd Edition” à Technical Editor “Oracle Fusion Applications Development and

Extensibility Handbook” à Member of the Oracle EBS Customer Advisory Board à Member of the Oracle Usability Advisory Board à Project Manager of the R12 Upgrade at IT Convergence à Project Manager of R12.2 Beta Program & Early Adopter à Project Manager of Fusion Apps Implementation at ITC

@ggonza4itc



Global Reach, Local Expertise

à  San Francisco - Bay Area

à  Chicago

à  New York

à  Dallas

à  Incline Village

à  Mexico DF

à  San José

à  Rio de Janeiro

à  São Paulo

à  Buenos Aires

BRAZIL

ARGENTINA

COSTA RICA

MEXICO

UNITED STATES

à  Shanghai

à  Hyderabad

INDIA

CHINA



And we host our systems running Oracle VM

Used the E-Business

Suite since 2004

Upgraded to R12

in January 2009

Implemented OBIEE

in January 2010

Oracle Fusion Applications

in 2012

R12.2 Beta Program

in January 2012

Taking Our Own Medicine

UX Overview

User Interface

Oracle Application Framework

EBS Mobile and Tablet Solution



Cricket World Cup 2015

à How did you follow the 2011 world cup?



Oracle’s User Experience

à The seamless integration of functionality and user interface that

Resource: Oracle’s Roadmap to a Simple, Modern User Experience Noel Portugal Senior UX Developer Oracle Applications User Experience, Oracle OpenWorld

Enables users to produce creative

insights

Empowers users to make timely

decisions

Allows users to complete their work

accurately and efficiently



Oracle’s Roadmap to a Modern UX

à OA Framework User Interface à 16 EBS Extensions for ENDECA à Outsourced Manufacturing à In-Memory Cost Mgt à Supply Chain Event Mgt à Mobile Applications à Simplified UI à OATS FlowBuilder for EBS

Resource: Oracle E-Business Suite: Strategy and Roadmap – Nadia Bendjedou 10 Dec 2013

Continuous Innovation



4 Dimensions of User Experience Modernization

Resource: Oracle E-Business Suite: Strategy and Roadmap – Nadia Bendjedou 10 Dec 2013

Simplified User Interface Improve technology OAF Framework

ENDECA Extensions for E-Business Suite

Tablet Optimization and Mobile Applications



Simplicity

Apps are easy to work with, fast actions

Mobility

UX optimized across devices, flexibility of how we work today

Extensibility

Toolkit that allows you to customize and extend UX

Oracle’s UX Objectives

Resource: Simplified and Touch-Friendly User Interface in Oracle E-Business Suite Ganapathi Subramanian Senior Manager, ATG Development September, 2014

UX Overview

User Interface





Oracle’s Roadmap to a Modern User Interface

à OA Framework User Interface à Release 12.2.4

à Updated Look and Feel à Touch-friendly layouts à Touch Gestures à Simplified home page and header à Rich interactions for Table and Hierarchical Grid




Enjoy the Improved Overall Look and Feel à Modern and Productive UI



Touch Gestures à  Rich Tables

à Page Navigation - Train à Drag-and-drop column headers to reorder

columns à Drag column edges to resize à Swipe up-down for vertical scrolling across

rows à Swipe left-right for horizontal scrolling across

columns à Pull-to-refresh to re-execute query and fetch

any new rows à Tap-and-hold column header to hide column




Look and Feel Enhancements

à Simplified component HTML, lesser lines

à Common skin that is responsively optimized for tablets and desktops




Oracle’s Roadmap to a Modern UX

à OA Framework User Interface


Release 12.2.4

à  Updated Look and Feel à  Touch-friendly layouts à  Touch Gestures à  Simplified home page and

header à  Rich interactions for Table and

Hierarchical Grid

What’s Next? 0-12 month

à Table Enhancements – vertical scroll and column freeze à Enhanced component interactions for flexfields, popup, attachments and sub tab layout à Improved accessibility compliance

Future Directions Post 12 month

à  Responsive UI à  Enhanced component

interactions à  Enhanced personalization

experience



Responsive UI

à Allows pages to dynamically align based on different screen resolutions

à Responsive pages also realign in response to à Window size changes à Orientation changes

à Responsive components à Global header à Tab Layout à Form Layout




Responsive UI – Global Header




Responsive UI – Tab Layout




Responsive UI – Form Layout


UX Overview

User Interface





Oracle Applications Framework Enhancements

à EBS HRMS Embeds ADF in OAF à Actionable organization charts



OA Framework: Current Release and Roadmap

Release 12.2.4 à  Admin-Level Personalization

à  Model à  Undo & Copy à  Home Page à  Rating Bar

à  User-Level Personalization: à  Rich Table and HGrid

à  Upgrade Considerations for Extensions à  Online patching à  Global Header à  Modern skin/HTML 5 à  Dialog Pages as Modal Dialogs

What’s next à Admin-level Personalization of simplified UI components à  Vertical Sub Tab Layout à  Status Meter

à User-level Personalization of simplified UI components à  Vertical scroll and column freeze

Resource: Personalize, Extend Oracle E-Business Suite for Desktops and Tablets Maher Muhanna Development Manager ATG Development September 2014



OA Framework Usability Roadmap

à Continuous improvement to the OA Framework application personalization experience and core usability

à Improved end user productivity through transparent changes to underlying components and new rich components

à Optimized mobile experience for productive tablet access à Significant user interface improvements in the product roadmap à Far richer personalization experience on the roadmap




Simplified Global Header à  Uniform look and feel across mobile,

tablet and desktop devices à  Commonly used links (Home,

Navigator, Favorites and Preference as well as product specific)

à  Appears on all OA Framework pages à  Product-specific global buttons

appear to the left of the “Home” button

à  You have an extension impact if customer specific global functions have been added

à  The button will appears as text if no icon is defined


UX Overview

User Interface





Current State of Mobility

Resource: Mobilize E-Business Suite with Oracle Mobile Platform Srikant Subramaniam Director, Fusion Middleware Product Management Rajesh Ghosh Director, E-Business Suite Development Jeffrey Croxen Senior Manager, Deloitte Consulting LLP

Concern with security breach

93% of enterprises are concerned with data loss

and other security breaches related to mobile

devices

Time spent

2/3 of the time spent on mobility projects

connecting to and securing back-end systems

Updating or releasing Mobile Apps

87% of enterprises are updating or releasing mobile apps every 6

months or less



Oracle Mobile Platform

à Develop cross platform & multi channel and multi device applications

à Integrate data and services across the Enterprise and Mobile devices

à Secure information uniformly across all layers of enterprise and mobile apps

à Deploy & Manage cloud and on-premise for multi-channel delivery

Resource: Mobilize E-Business Suite with Oracle Mobile Platform Srikant Subramaniam Director, Fusion Middleware Product Management Rajesh Ghosh Director, E-Business Suite Development Jeffrey Croxen Senior Manager, Deloitte Consulting LLP



EBS Applications Unlimited Strategy and Roadmap

Resource: Oracle E-Business Suite: Mobile Strategy & Update Jeanne Lowell Vice President, EBS Product Strategy Applications Development Oracle Sept 2014

Ongoing Investments Priorities

à  UX Innovation

à  Functional Innovation

à  Operational Efficiency

New Releases For 12.1.3 & 12.2+

à  EBS Extensions for Oracle ENDECA

à  Smartphone Applications

à  In-Memory Applications



EBS Mobile Strategy

à Deliver mobile access across EBS à Purpose-built smartphone apps à Tablet-optimized designs for

tablets à Design for cross-device use

à From smartphone to desktop à Leverage device capabilities

à Support mobile security and deployment requirement




Oracle E-Business Suite on iPad

à Both 12.1.3 and 12.2 à All OA Framework Applications

are certified with Apple iPad à Expenses à HR Self-Service à Projects time entry à iProcurement à Order Information Portal à Etc...

à All EBS Extensions for Oracle Endeca on iPad




Simplicity Only what the user needs to complete the job while on the go

Actionable Visual indicators on what needs attention

Consistency UX design patterns and common components

Device Integration Leverage mobile platform: gestures, camera, email, phone, text, maps

EBS Mobile UX Principles




E-Business Suite Smartphone Apps

à Line of Business Apps à Sales Orders à Inventory à Product Information à Procurement à Project Manager à Discrete Production Supervisor à Process Production Supervisor à Project Manufacturing à Maintenance à Field Service

à Horizontal Apps à Approvals à Expenses à Timecards à iProcurement




Approvals



Time Cards Mobile



Mobile Inventory



Fusion Expenses



iProcurement Mobile



Delivery Strategy

à iOS and Android à EBS 12.1.3 and 12.2.3 and

above à No additional costs for

licensed user of base products

à For app availability, check EBS Mobile Apps MOS Note 1641772.1 or search “Oracle EBS America” on app store




à DMZ

à Single Sign On (SSO)

à Mobile Security and Containerization

à Enterprise Deployment

à Personalization and Extension

à Custom Development Support

à Android Support

à Translations

à Enhanced Apps

à New Apps

EBS Smartphone Apps Roadmap




Implementation Steps




Key Takeaways

à Plan and evaluation of your users’ comfort à Define strategy on how to improve and measure the productivity à Align your application strategy with Oracle E-Business Suite product

team à Embrace the changes



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