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Preface

Overview of the Upgrade

Upgrade and Requirements

Understanding the Upgrade Flow and Process

Scheduling Time for an Upgrade

Testing the Upgrade

Understanding Upgrade Impact and Changes

Understanding Technical Impact and Changes

Understanding Business Impact and Functional Changes

      Financials Upgrade Impact

      Human Resource Management Upgrade Impact

      Supply Chain Management Upgrade Impact

      NLS Upgrade Considerations

      General Information and Required Tasks

Planning and Performing Pre-Upgrade Tasks

Planning Oracle E-Business Suite 12.2 Deployment Architecture

      Technology Stack Components

      System Software, Patch Level, and Networking Requirements

      Hardware Requirements

      CPU, Memory, and Disk Space Requirements

      Database and Application Tier Sizing Guidelines

      General Sizing Guidelines for the Database and Application Tier

      JVM Parameter Settings for Java on WLS Web Tier

      Example Upgrade
       Advanced Configuration

Preparing Customizations

      Customizing Help Files

      Schemas Not Used by Oracle E-Business Suite Release 12.2

Preparing External Integrations

Preparing Third-Party Integrations

Performing the Upgrade

Preparing the Database for the Upgrade

Preparing the Oracle E-Business Suite Release 12.2 File System

Performing Mandatory Preparatory Tasks

Setting Up the Stage Area

      Obtaining Installation Software

      Creating the Stage Area

      Stage Area Structure

Creating the Upgrade File System

Preparing the System for Upgrade

Customer Relationship Management Tasks

Financials and Procurement Tasks

Human Resource Management (HRMS)

Supply Chain Management Tasks

Database and System Administration Tasks

Performing the Upgrade to Release 12.2.0

Finishing the 12.2.0 Upgrade

Enabling Online Patching

Database Initialization Parameters

Upgrading to the Latest Code Level

Performing Post-Upgrade Tasks

Database and System Administration Tasks

Financials and Procurement Tasks

Customer Relationship Management Tasks

 Human Resources Tasks

Projects Tasks

Oracle Fusion Project Management and Oracle E-Business Suite Projects Coexistence

Supply Chain Management Tasks

Backing Up Oracle E-Business Suite

Secure Configuration

System Maintenance Tasks

Oracle XML Publisher Tasks

Post-Upgrade Steps of Oracle E-Business Suite Release Update Pack for Release 12.2

Mandatory Post Upgrade Steps for All Upgrade Customers

Additional Tasks

Managing Concurrent Processes

Isolate Post Upgrade Concurrent Programs to a Separate Manager Queue

Sample Concurrent Programs

Index