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Fusion Applications

The News from OpenWorld 08

Alyssa Johnson

Solution Architect

Solution Beacon, LLC

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Oracle’s Path to Fusion

• Applications Unlimited– protects your investment

• Fusion Middleware– Complete

– Integrated

– ‘hot-pluggable’

• Application Integration Architecture– Best Practice Processes

– Process Integration Packs

– Foundation Packs



Fusion Middleware Product Areas

Application Grid

SOA & Process

Management

Content Management

Business Intelligence

Enterprise Performance

Management

User Interaction

Development Tools

Enterprise Management

Identity Management



Fusion Middleware Direction

• Acquisition of BEA will facilitate the integration of

Oracle Application Server (OC4J) with WebLogic

Suite

• Convergence to common platform based on the

WebLogic core planned for Fusion Middleware

11 Release 1

• FMW 11 R1 will be the next major release and

will be Application Server for Fusion Applications



Support Extended

• Standard support policies for 10gR2 and 10gR3

extended

– Dec 2010 for Premier Support

– Dec 2011 for Extended Support

• E-Business Suite 12 also extended

– Nov 2012 for Premier Support

– Nov 2015 for Extended Support

Fusion Applications 1.0



Fusion 1.0 - Usability

• Over 700 organizations participated

• Over 3 year timeframe

• Design from the customers point of view

• Validation and Testing



Fusion 1.0 – Best in Class

• Unified Technology

• Centralized Data Model

– 360 View

• Organization

• Employee

• Customer

• Product

• Built on Fusion Middleware



Fusion 1.0 Features

Role Based

Dashboards

Desktop

Widgets

Activity

GuidesTagging

Collaboration Embedded

Analytics

Contextual

Help

Universal

Worklist

Navigation

Model



Fusion 1.0 Projects Demonstration

• User configurable dashboards

• Secure Searches based on Roles

• Embedded analytics

• Collaboration

• Set watches to monitor without logging in

• Detachable dashboard windows

• Export to Excel is supported



Oracle Fusion 1.0 Financials Drivers

• Proactive Financial Awareness

• Flexible Information Management

• Complete Financial Management



Fusion 1.0 Financials Demonstration

• Self-monitoring accounts based on thresholds, exceptions

• Accounting Period Status icons

• Instant Collaboration

• Multi-dimensional reporting

• Desktop integration

• Projected Balances window

• Embedded intelligences

• Integration with Hyperion; Content Management



Oracle Fusion 1.0 HCM Drivers

• Global workforce management

• Total Workforce Insight

• Strategic Workforce Process



Fusion 1.0 HCM Demonstration

• Organizational Chart is visually-based

• Move Organizational Chart elements to aid in analysis

• RSS Feeds to track information

• Instant Appreciation

• Social Networking

• Collaboration

• Actions window for Business Process Flow

• Includes Payroll



Oracle Fusion 1.0 CRM Drivers

• Intelligence Territory Management

• Collaborative Account Management

• Effective Sales Prediction and

Execution



Fusion 1.0 CRM Demonstration

• Multi-Dimensional Views

• Install base/competitors

• Out-of-the-box templates

• Tagging/Rating sales opportunities

• Comparable wins

• Contacts



Fusion 1.0 – Other Information

• No Manufacturing– Distributed Order Orchestration (DOO)

• No Public Sector

• Some of the functionality coming from PSoft technology– Multiple assignments in HR

– Flexfields retained and Chart fields (similar to DFF in EBS)

– Trees

– Date Effectivity

• Siebel Analytics Incorporated

• Hyperion Essbase Incorporated

• No Oracle Forms or People Tools



Preparing for Fusion

• Stay Current

• Stay Competitive

• Stay Connected

http://www.oracle.com/applications/evolutionary-path-to-fusion.pdf



Stay Current

• Upgrade to the Latest Application Releases

– Value-Driven Decision

– Utilizes Fusion Middleware

– Quicker uptake by users of Fusion functionality

EnterpriseOne 8.11, 8.12

and beyond

World A7.3, A8.1, A9.1

and beyond

8.0 and beyond

8.8, 8.9, 9.0 and beyond

11i.10, R12 and beyond



Stay Current

• Complete Inventory of Current System State

– Customizations

• Forms

• Reports

• Interfaces

• Configurations

– Master Data Management

• Customers

• Products

• Suppliers

• Employees

• Prepare Roadmap to Fusion




• Stay Current


• Stay Connected



Stay Competitive

• Utilize Fusion Middleware Now– Extend the value of your current investment

– Expand skill set in areas used with Fusion Applications

– Integration Repository

• Before Customizing, consider solutions supported by Fusion functionality– Reporting with BI Publisher

– Oracle Business Intelligence

– SOA

– IP/M – Image Processing Management




• Stay Current


• Stay Connected



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• www.oracle.com/applications/fusion



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• http://www.kf.oaug.org



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Questions and Answers

Thank You!

Alyssa Johnson

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