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Never Say Never! Changing your Accounting Flexfield Structure on 11i
Vincent Giasolli
SofTec Solutions Inc.

Do you need to change your accounting flexfield structure? ncrease the size of a segment? Add a new segment? Change the values in an existing segment? Find out how these changes might be done. Learn how you can untangle the information. An example will be included.


Release 11i Applications DBA, Teaching An Old Dog New Tricks
Randy Giefer
The DBA Domain, LLC

This presentation will focus on the features of Release 11i that are new or different for current R10.7 applications system administrators and applications DBAs. Emphasis is placed on preparing existing Oracle Applications DBAs for the changes that will impact them on an everyday basis once R11i is implemented.


Defining And Setting Up Those Darn Printers and Drivers!
Kevin Gillins
GLC Consulting Group, Inc.

Several items will be discussed with this topic. Each area of printer and driver setup in Oracle Applications will be discussed. This includes printer styles, printer types, printer drivers, and the association of printer drivers with styles. Registering printers and the printing parameters of concurrent programs will be exploited.


Automated Testing on a Shoestring Budget
Tom Glasser
Valspar

In this presentation, I will discuss the challenges we faced automating our library of regression tests for GEMMS/OPM and Oracle Applications with limited resources/ staff, and the solutions we developed to make it happen.


Implementing the Selling Point Configurator with Release11 - Lessons Learned
Richard Goddard
KPMG Consulting, LLC

This paper will explain how Selling Point fits with Oracle's CRM and order management model. It provides an overview of Selling Point's features, integration, and data dependencies with the OE, BOM, and inventory modules. It contains Selling Point implementation tips and techniques and some organizational considerations for implementing a configurator solution.


Designing and Implementing a Global Financial System in Europe
Lourdes Godfrey
Equifax

Hear how Equifax developed its global financial system design and a discussion about how and why Equifax decided to implement Oracle Financials, our strategy for global rollout, and the design and implementation in Europe. The European implementation includes UK, Spain, and Ireland. A subsequent rollout is planned for Argentina, Brazil, Chile, and the US.


NoetixViews -- Missing Link Between Data Tables and Data Analysis
Rob Griebel
Noetix Corporation

Understand the key elements for successful end-user data access from Oracle Applications. Find out how to make query and reporting tool setup automatic and end users independent, and still preserve system performance. NoetixViews automatically converts the information in your complex Oracle Applications database tables into a "query tool and end-user ready" layer.


Globalize! Implementing Oracle in a Multi National Environment
Robin Hammond
Cap Gemini Ernst & Young

This presentation will provide a road map to implementing Oracle Applications in a multinational environment. We will discuss the process of defining a suitable multiorg structure for the organization, then move into a currency package fit and a globalization/localization fit. This presentation will also explain the intricacies of designing a global chart of accounts that meets global and statutory requirements.


Telkomcall Center, The Unity In Diversity
Rudy Harinugroho
PT TELEKOMUNIKASI INDONESIA DIVISI RISET TEKNOLOGI

Our presentation is intended for especially for system integrators, invenstors, IT vendors, and call center vendors. Telkomcall Center is doing two sides: one side is customer service TELKOM and the other is commercial customer care with facility rental business.


No Surprises: Oracle and the Web Link Plans and Budgets
Brian Hartlen
Comshare

This presentation is designed specifically to be an educational session for attendees. It cites trends, identifies best practices, and highlights case examples so attendees can gain new insights about optimizing their financial processes for the accelerating pace of change facing business today and tomorrow.


Customizing the Oracle Applications: Good Ideas That Can Bite You
Kate Hazen
West Virginia University

This paper discusses lessons learned in building various types of customizations to Oracle Applications. Interfaces to Oracle Applications are primarily discussed with some reference to other types of customization. Lessons about building these customizations cover design gotchas, implementation methods, and possible corrections after implementation.


Oracle Solutions and Your Business Strategy
Ron Hittner
Emerald Solutions

Organizations are faced with making increasingly complex decisions in ever-decreasing time frames. As technology options widen, they also become more muddled. This presentation will focus on how successful companies have considered Oracle solutions not only in their IT strategy but, more importantly, as part of their overall business strategy.


We're the Government and We're Here to Surprise You!
William Holloway
Arinso International

The audience will learn about the Department of Labor's sweeping revisions of the regulations governing the 115,000 federal contractors buying from, selling to, or doing business with federal, state, or local Governments. IT and HRIS professionals face a major challenge in meeting the new requirements for information.


Understanding Projects Release 11i Cross-charging and Intercompany Billing Model
Scott Holzer
Database Application Consultants, Inc.

This paper looks at what a "cross-charged" transaction is and what options are available in Release 11i for these transactions. How are transfer prices determined? The setup and configuration steps needed to implement cross-charging and the database changes made to accommodate cross-charges are also reviewed.


A Close Look at Oracle 8i Block Internals for Oracle Apps
Dan Hotka
Quest Software

The presenter offers an inside look at Oracle data blocks, how they work, how row data is physically stored, the high-water mark, and an understanding of how space is allocated, managed, and controlled. This presentation is a MUST for developers and DBAs. This is a highly attended presentation.


11i Roadmap to Success
John Hutchinson
eJiva

This paper will teach users and project managers to successfully organize a implementation and upgrade to 11i for on-time and on-budget projects. In addition, a seven-step methodology will be discussed and users will be shown how to build a project plan to best suit their situation.


Light Speed Ship Confirmations with UPS and Oracle
Enrique Jara
Plantronics, Inc.

The audience will learn how to optimize ship confirmation lead time while utilizing the capabilities of the UPS worldship manifest system and some Oracle customizations.


Oracle Applications Patch Analysis: Is Ignorance Really Bliss?
John Jeunnette
Prairie Systems Group Limited

This presentation will describe an Oracle Application Patch Analysis utility that uses the Oracle Designer Repository, the Forms API, and the Forms/Reports database tables to generate reports on changes to Oracle Applications forms, reports, and package scripts. These reports provide detailed information for intelligent testing and installation planning.


Order Management 11i: Who let the dogs out?
Greg Johnson
Axion Solutions, Inc.

Thought you had tamed the Order Entry dog? Well, there's a new dog in town: Order Management. Learn from someone who has already been bitten and is biting back.


How British Telecom Keeps Pace with Constantly Changing Business
Adrian Jones
British Telecommunications PLC

Strategic business changes such as reorganizations, divestitures, and e-business initiatives impose significant Oracle Applications challenges. Learn how British Telecom, a leading worldwide telecommunications company, matured its Oracle Applications into the touchstone of a strategic initiative that saves time and money, increases profits, and helps them reach their strategic vision under constantly changing business conditions.


How to eliminate manual timesheets in your payroll process
Karen Joyce
Kronos Incorporated

An organization's workforce is its most valuable and expensive asset. Today, many companies are challenged with reducing labor costs while improving productivity across the enterprise. Learn how many companies have empowered their workforce, optimized human resources (HR) and payroll processes, and improved labor productivity for every employee across the enterprise.


Automatically Holding Expenditure Items in Project Billing
Pasumponni Karuppanan
Black & Veatch

Oracle Projects Release 11.0 uses the expenditure item date to determine which items to include on invoices. This can cause invoices to not match cost reports, which are based on project accounting dates. A customization will be discussed that allows new, transferred, and split expenditure items to be automatically held until the next billing cycle.


Creating Easy to Use Adjustment and Refund Elements
Patricia Keeley
BOSS Corporation

The standard method used to update tax balances can be awkward and time consuming. This paper will discuss an easier way to update balances and at the same time create a refund or additional withholding with a single transaction. The setup process is complex but the user will love you!


Making Oracle's Involuntary Deductions Work for You
Patricia Keeley
BOSS Corporation

Many Oracle payroll users are unaware of the dynamic processes Oracle has incorporated into its "Involuntary Deductions" to support legislative requirements. Topics addressed include setting up all categories of Involuntary Deductions and creating "refund" elements.


Implementation Lessons from the Dept of Education, AR, and GL
Richard Keevey
PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP

This document will detail key implementation considerations for implementing AR or GL in the federal workplace. We will discuss the customization and workarounds implemented to meet the needs of our endusers.


Survival Tips for Living in a Patched World
Gerald Kendrick
Black & Veatch

This paper will present several techniques for managing the Release 11 patch application process, including a patch application checklist, a patch application log, patch reversal analysis and techniques, a script to translate operating system names of patch objects into end-user - recognizable names, and recovery techniques for patch application failure.


Workflow - Step by Step for Order Management
Subhash Koppana
PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP

Order processing is now carried out using workflows in Oracle Order Management (11i) in place of order cycles. There is no document that explains what is needed to set up OM workflows.This paper will provide users and developers with a step-by-step approach to set up and customize order-processing workflows.


Things They Never Told You About Oracle Workflow
Muzaffer Lakdawala
PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP

This paper discusses many relevant topics including building Web application dictionary setting roles as performers; integrating MS exchange and Oracle workflow performers; building business rules outside the Oracle self-service application; developing and integrating custom business process in Oracle Workflow; modifying the Mailer Workflow system; and migration methodology.


Inventory Close in 2 days
Linda Leslie
Motorola A.I.E.G

A full P&L, from individual manufacturing sites through all organizational levels, must be completed within two business days of the end of the fiscal month. This presentation provides detailed steps executed to close the inventory period through the interfacing of journal entries to meet this requirement.


CRM for Exchanges/ eMarketplaces
Jan Allen Lind
Cap Gemini Ernst & Young

The audience will become aware of the challenges, roadblocks, and implementation gotchas associated with CRM in the trade exchange environment. Topics include technical, startup, consortium, Release 1.0 CRM applications linking to Release 1.0 Exchange applications. Case studies of 5+ exchanges who have tackled these challenges.


Inter-Company Accounting Made Easy with Oracle AR & Oracle AP
Tim Litts
Alcan Aluminum Corp.

Learn how to efficiently process high-volume intercompany transactions. Say goodbye to the manual controls and researching those imbalances. We are able to process over 8,000 transactions monthly in a multi-org, multiset of books environment. Utilizing Oracle Financials (AR, AP & GL), we'll show you how you can achieve the same.


Using Business Intelligence with Oracle's E-Business Suite
Karla Loomis
Vlamis Software Solutions Inc

Each attendee will receive a briefing in a proven methodology that assesses readiness to implement a business intelligence solution. Each attendee will learn the advantages and disadvantages of the products under Oracle's business intelligence umbrella. Finally, I will show how these two applications can be used with some of the modules in Oracle's e-business Suite, including using the GL link for OFA.


Sales Compensation - Creativity with Standard Functionality or Customization
Jill Lorenz
Creative Consulting Solutions, Inc.

Compensation plans vary widely from company to company. The decision companies often make is to customize applications to fit the compensation structure currently in place. This presentation will provide some helpful tips in the evaluation of the OSC module in an effort to minimize ongoing customizations through compensation plan and/or business plan simplification.


Extending 11i with the Custom Library
Deborah Lunsford
ThinkSpark

It's amazing how forms in Financials can be customized to meet your business needs using the Custom Library. This is a presentation of advanced techniques, including how to code multiple zooms, change the values in an LOV, remove unwanted tabs, perform validation, and much more... all in Release 11i.


 

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