| The Oracle E-Business Suite is like a machine that requires constant maintenance and fine-tuning. With experience comes the knowledge of how to tweak the parts and use the tools to make it run properly. Even for the experienced administrator, Oracle Applications is complicated to administer—let’s be honest, at times it can be a real headache. Making this task even more difficult is the need to search through numerous MetaLink notes and references, Oracle’s online Electronic Technical Reference Manuals (eTRMs), and other published works for the how-to of daily tasks. As with most trades, there are hidden secrets that are uncovered only through experience or trial and error.
After many arduous years of searching for information in Oracle’s online documentation, and resolving unexpected errors, we decided to work towards sparing other Oracle Applications DBAs the same fate. Many of the tips in Oracle Applications DBA Field Guide are unpublished essentials that will benefit every Oracle Applications DBA.
It is impossible to provide in-depth details for this complex system in a small reference manual; however, the objective of this guide is to provide the most critical information required to provide a stable, proactively managed system. This guide provides the tools and insight an Oracle Applications DBA or an Oracle E-Business Suite customer needs to understand the complexities of the system and the best practices associated with maintaining it. The subject matter covered in this guide is intended to be independent of the specific modules available in Oracle Applications, and it does assume that you have some knowledge of database and open systems architecture. |