ORACLE - Database, Applications, and Tools

2008-06-06T04:48:00.001+05:30

Ebiz Configuraiton with Autoconfig and Context File.

Application context it can be created by executing the following script
This script will evaluate the environment in order to generate the context file.
$ ./$AD_TOP/bin/adbldxml.sh
Take backup of your current context file if you have any before you execute this script.

You can edit context file.
• Using editcontext
• Using OAM
• Using a standard text editor (vi) [ for experts only ]

If you want to revert back an adconfig.sh you need to execute the $APPL_TOP/admin/$CONTEXT_NAME/out/MMDDhhmm/restore.sh
script and its counterpart on the database server is in $ORACLE_HOME/appsutil/out/$CONTEXT_NAME/MMDDhhmm directory
MM for month, DD for date , hh is hour, and mm is minute of autocongic execution.

Adconfig and Customization :
If you are below AD minipack version F,
then the "# Begin customization" and "# End customization" tags needs to be added to the configuration file.
Customizations can be added by editing the application configuration file with a standard text editor.

e.g. adovars.env
# Begin customizations
NAVE_TOP=/pnavei/applmgr/CUSTOM/xbol/12.0.0
export NAVE_TOP
# End customizations

The adconfig utility, when executed, will keep customizations that are marked with in customization tags.
If customization tags are not used, the customizations will not be there in new file.

If you are on later versions of autoconfig, customizations can be implemented by using custom templates instead of adding tags.
custom templates must be stored in $FND_TOP/admin/template/custom

For E.g
A) Lock file:
1)Open httpd.conf. The first few lines will contain a header file.
That is the name of the template file.

For httpd.conf, the template file is httpd_conf_1013.tmp (R12)
Template files will be available in $FND_TOP/admin/template
2)Go to $FND_TOP/admin/template.
e.g. /pnavei/applmgr/1200/fnd/12.0.0/admin/template/

4)Create a dir called "custom" inside it if it is not present.
e.g. /pnavei/applmgr/1200/fnd/12.0.0/admin/template/custom
4)Copy httpd_conf_1013.tmp into custom dir
5)Edit httpd_conf_1013.tmp inside the custom dir and make changes as follows:

From:
====
LockFile %s_iASconfig_home%/Apache/Apache/logs/httpd.lock

To:
===
LockFile /tmp/%s_dbSid%_httpd.lock

Note:
======
As far as possible we need to use place holders and not hard coded values. If you use hard coded values, it will create problems after refresh.
In the above case %s_dbSid% is a place holder for SID.

Usually when its a value that you need to change its done in context file, and when its a format change its done in template.

You can also migrate any customization tags from the manual configuration files to the custom template, using adcustomizer.sh script

2008-06-06T02:06:00.002+05:30

Temp tablespace usage per user
==============================
select s.username "USER",s.osuser, u.tablespace "TS" , sum(u.blocks) * &BLOCK_SIZE./1024/1024/1024 GB
from v$session s,v$sort_usage u,v$sqltext x
where s.saddr=u.session_addr and s.sql_address=x.address
group by s.username, s.osuser, u.tablespace

Undo Usage
==========
select a.TABLESPACE_NAME, a.MAX, b.USED, round((b.USED/a.MAX)*100,2) PCT
from(select TABLESPACE_NAME, (sum(decode(MAXBYTES,0,USER_BYTES,MAXBYTES))/1024/1024/1024) MAX from dba_data_files group by TABLESPACE_NAME) a,
(select tablespace_name, sum(bytes)/1024/1024/1024 USED from dba_undo_extents group by tablespace_name) b
where a.TABLESPACE_NAME=b.TABLESPACE_NAME and b.USED > a.MAX *(80/100);

2008-03-10T20:41:00.002+05:30

To Submit a concurrent program from command line and check the result we can use CONCSUB utility

CONCSUB [ORACLE ID] [Responsibility Application Short Name]
[Responsibility Name] [User Name]
[WAIT=[Wait Flag] CONCURRENT [Concurrent Program Application Short Name] [Concurrent Program Name]
[START=Requested Start Date]
[REPEAT_DAYS=Repeat Interval]
[REPEAT_END=Request Resubmission End Date]
[Concurrent Program Arguments [][]...]

For Ex. create a script as following :-
$cat con.sh
CONC=`CONCSUB apps/xxxxxx SYSADMIN 'System Administrator' SYSADMIN WAIT=Y CONCURRENT FND FNDSCURS`
RES=`echo $CONC | grep 'Normal completion'`
if [ $? -ne 0 ]
then
echo "Error"
else
echo "Complete Normal"
fi
echo $CONC > rslt.lst
cat rslt.lst
rm rslt.lst

$sh con.sh
Complete Normal
Submitted request 1234567890 for CONCURRENT FND FNDSCURS Normal completion
Or else you can use the following qry. :-

select REQUEST_ID,
CASE WHEN (PHASE_CODE) = 'C' THEN 'Completed'
WHEN (PHASE_CODE) = 'I' THEN 'Inactive'
WHEN (PHASE_CODE) = 'P' THEN 'Pending'
WHEN (PHASE_CODE) = 'R' THEN 'Running'
ELSE 'NODATA'
END AS PHASE,
CASE WHEN (STATUS_CODE) = 'A' THEN 'Waiting'
WHEN (STATUS_CODE) = 'B' THEN 'Resuming'
WHEN (STATUS_CODE) = 'C' THEN 'Normal'
WHEN (STATUS_CODE) = 'D' THEN 'Cancelled'
WHEN (STATUS_CODE) = 'E' THEN 'Error'
WHEN (STATUS_CODE) = 'F' THEN 'Scheduled'
WHEN (STATUS_CODE) = 'G' THEN 'Warning'
WHEN (STATUS_CODE) = 'H' THEN 'Hold'
WHEN (STATUS_CODE) = 'I' THEN 'Normal'
WHEN (STATUS_CODE) = 'M' THEN 'No Manager'
WHEN (STATUS_CODE) = 'Q' THEN 'Standby'
WHEN (STATUS_CODE) = 'R' THEN 'Normal'
WHEN (STATUS_CODE) = 'S' THEN 'Suspended'
WHEN (STATUS_CODE) = 'T' THEN 'Terminating'
WHEN (STATUS_CODE) = 'U' THEN 'Disabled'
WHEN (STATUS_CODE) = 'W' THEN 'Paused'
WHEN (STATUS_CODE) = 'X' THEN 'Terminated'
WHEN (STATUS_CODE) = 'Z' THEN 'Waiting'
ELSE 'NODATA'
END AS STATUS
from fnd_concurrent_requests where REQUEST_ID=&REQ_ID;

2008-03-09T05:19:00.003+05:30

A new FNDCPASS Utility feature introduced in 11.5.10 RUP 3 allows us to change
ORACLE EBS base product schema passwords with a single command line invocation.
We can have this feature if we are on 11i.ATG_PF.H Rollup 3 or higher or if we have applied
Oracle Critical Patch Update - January 2006.

Usage FNDCPASS [logon] 0 Y [system/password] ALLORACLE [new_password]
where
logon : The Oracle apps username/password.
system/password : The username and password for the SYSTEM DBA account.
new_password : The new password.
For example,
FNDCPASS apps/apps 0 Y system/manager ALLORACLE MYPW0RD

This change the passwords of all Oracle Application products schema's to MYPW0RD

2008-03-09T05:06:00.003+05:30

To Find out the Workflow Mailer component status from DATABASE using sqlplus

select COMPONENT_NAME , STARTUP_MODE, COMPONENT_STATUS
from fnd_svc_components where concurrent_queue_id in (select concurrent_queue_id from fnd_concurrent_queues where concurrent_queue_name like 'WF%')
order by COMPONENT_TYPE, COMPONENT_ID

2008-03-09T04:59:00.002+05:30

Few things ORACLE Application Patching
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Structure of ORACLE Applications (EBSO ) patches
In Applications patches there are usually three patch drivers.
> c[patch number].drv - which drives the copy actions for the patch and links executables.
> d[patch number].drv - this drives the database changes, by sql scripts and programs that change the data or objects of the database.
This driver is optional and will be included only if there is some change to the database objects.
> g[patch number].drv - is the generate driver which generates forms/reports/message files
This driver is optional and will be included only if there is some change to forms/reports/message files

Most the "next-generation" patches are coming out with three-in-one drivers or called as unified drivers.

>u[patch number].drv - no changes but performs functions of all the three drivers

:) a great help in patch automations.

Patching Utilities
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In ORACLE Apps patches are applied by using few utilities designed specifically for that purpose.
Couple of them are run from the command line, and few Web-based.
Currently i wish to discuss few utilities. Will try to put in more descriptions in coming posts.

Command Line Utilities
AutoPatch (adpatch)
When we have to apply patches to ORACLE Applications, the first word we remember is adpatch,
this is a utility that automates most of the patching tasks for ORACLE Applications.
and it used to apply patches to the Oracle Applications file system or database.

But Its never used to apply any patches on Technology Components for e.g. ORACLE RDBMS Software, iAS, or Developer Suite tools.
that's done another utility opatch - (will discuss later. )

One biggest advantage of adpatch is that its version checking capability .
It ensure that the file with the latest version is used, determined by comparing what is present on file system and what the new patch contains.
A record of the applied patches are stored in database tables.
If there are multiple languages installed, then autopatch notifies we to apply the nls patch also .
adpatch can check for pre-requisites patches , whether they are applied or not.

Some of the options that can be used to change the standard behavior of adpatch

hotpatch = apply the patch without setting it in Maintenance mode , kind of online patching.
noprereq = will not check for pre-reqs (as of AD.I.4, by default, patching will not check for pre-reqs,
need to run OAM patching wizard for prereqs)
nodatabaseportion = not to run the DB portion
nocopyportion= not to execute the copy driver portion
nogenerateportion=not to execute the generate driver portion
nocompiledb= when we wish not to compile the invalid objects after the patch application
noautoconfig = specify autopatch that we do not wish to run autoconfig as a part of the patch application
nocheckfile= to skip check for already executed exec, SQL, and execution commands (can cause performance overheads )
nocompilejsp= when we wish not to compile the the java server pages (jsp) after the patch application
nohidepw = not to hide the passwords from the log file, use this only when you need to debug, and never in prod env.

Running a patch in different modes
we can apply a patch in TEST mode using adpatch.
when we use test mode it does not do any changes, but generates a log file with all the actions it would have performed in actual execution.
$adpatch apply=n

Pre-install Mode
we can also apply a patch in pre install mode, normally during an upgrade or consolidated update.
used only when we need to upgrade the files be for actual update, it checks for files versions, file copy (copies all files to APPL_TOP), relink fnd and ad executables,
saves the patch history info to the file system.

$adpatch preinstall=y

A Sample command (UNIX) would be

adpatch driver=u*******.drv logfile=u*******_`echo $TWO_TASK`_`date '+%d%B%Y_%H_%M_%S'`.log options=hotpatch, noprereq,novalidate,nodatabaseportion

You can use default file also to make application of multiple patches easier.
Will discuss this at a later point of time.

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AD Merge Patch (admrgpch)
When we apply many patches separately, we must perform patching tasks multiple
times. For example, for every individual patch there may be same generate or autoconfig processes.
AD Merge Patch merges multiple patches into a single patch so that the required patching tasks
and processes are performed only once, and if two multiple patches contains different version of the same file admrgpch
will ensure that only the latest version is included in the new file.

Usage :- admrgpch

> Merge patches without unzipping the automated release updates (ARUs)
admgrpch -s -d -merge_name -manifest

The admrgpch supports both split patch driver files and unified patch driver files.
If all the source patches have split driver files, the merged patch has split driver files.
If any of the source patches has a unified driver file, the merged patch has a unified driver file.
The admrgpch copies the latest versions of the files required by the merged patches into the destination directory from target.
When merging patches, the source and destination directories cannot be child or parent directories of each other.
It is recommended to run admrgpch from the parent directory of the source directory, and the destination directory should also be located in the same parent directory.

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Patch Application Assistant (admsi.pl)
There can be manual steps during patching, though most of them are automated with adpatch.
Oracle Patch Application Assistant (PAA) helps users to track and perform these manual steps during patching,
and brings consistency in the format of manual steps. Readme contains manual steps as generic instructions for all systems.
For instructions specific to our system, the readme file instructs we to use PAA.

For merged patches, PAA automatically merges the contents of all the patches readme files,
and then generates a custom set of instructions, specific to our installation, that consolidates,
and displays the relevant manual steps for all the patches we want to apply.

After successfully performing each manual step, we can record that step as completed.
When applying patches in the future, refer to this record to see which manual steps we have already completed.
Unless specified otherwise, we do not have to repeat the manual steps we have previously completed.

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Web-based Patching Utilities
Utilities are based on Oracle Applications Manager (OAM).

Applied Patches
The Applied Patches utility enables us to query the patch history database for a list of patches that have been applied to our system.
From the Applied Patches interface, we can view patch information such as patch number and type, driver file name, platform and version,
location of applied patch, patch content and language, files changed or copied, bug fixes in each driver file, whether patch application was
successful, and timing information.

File History
The File History utility enables the viewing of files that have been updated by a patch. we can view file history information such as:
APPL_TOP on which the file resides, directory in which the file resides, product family that owns the file, name of the file,
version of the file, date on which the file was changed, patch details report, and action summary report for the updates to the file.

Patch Wizard
An important job for APPS DBA is to keep knowledge of new patches that are recommended, and analyze their effects before we actually apply them.
With Patch Wizard utility, we can determine patches that have not been applied to our system, but that are recommended for our system,
and also gives us a preview about the effects of applying a patch on our system.

Timing Reports
Use the Timing Reports utility to monitor a job that is running or to view statistics of completed AutoPatch and AD Administration maintenance sessions.
we can view information such as task name, time taken to complete the task, start time and end time.
Mainly used to calculate the downtime required for production.

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This week: RIA and composite applications survey

2008-01-28T23:06:00.001+05:30

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SearchSOA.com This Week - January 28, 2008
A newsletter from TechTarget
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IN THIS ISSUE:
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> From the Editor: RIA and composite applications survey
> Ask the Experts: WSDL technology
> Learning Center: XML Learning Guide
> Site Highlights: Free seminar: Pragmatic SOA Governance
> More From SEARCHSOA: Deadline extended for SearchSOA.com products
of the year

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FROM THE EDITOR
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RIA and composite applications survey
http://go.techtarget.com/r/2958604/6582435
[Michael Meehan]

Let's face it, service-oriented architecture is boring. I mean, with
all that planning and attention to detail and consistency. Maybe that
appeals to the small percentage of people out there who lead highly
organized lives, but for most humans in your app dev shop the
efficiency and better business productivity of SOA isn't going to set
off any internal whistles.

For them the selling point on SOA is that if you get organized over
here then you can do some cool, new stuff over there. It's a
tradeoff. You want to do some fantastic enterprise mashup? Guess
what? That's not going to happen until you've got loosely coupled
applications with easily digested data. It's the adult equivalent of
having to eat your vegetables before you get dessert.

Anyway, we know that plenty of companies out there want to pursue
rich Internet and/or composite applications. What we don't know is
how far along you are with that work. So we put together a RIA and
composite apps survey to get a better sense of your progress in this
area and to find out what sorts of pain points you're experiencing.
It's quick and easy to take and we aren't requiring you to provide
any intimate personal information (seriously, we don't want your
DNA).

If we know more about your interests and concerns in the Web 2.0, we
can better focus our coverage on your needs. Whether you're working
on an internal portal, a trading application or a cool Web site like
BreakThru Radio, or even if that's what your company would like to be
doing, we want to know about your RIA experience.

We know you're out there, looking to push the application envelope,
yearning to turn all this organization into something creative. Make
sure you chime in on the survey and it will help align our coverage.

RELATED INFORMATION:
> Deadline extended for SearchSOA.com products of the year:
http://go.techtarget.com/r/2958605/6582435

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ASK THE EXPERT
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WSDL technology
http://go.techtarget.com/r/2958606/6582435
[Anne Thomas Manes]

Anne Thomas Manes defines when to use a WSDL and describes the
differences between WSDL 1.1 and 2.0.

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LEARNING CENTER
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XML Learning Guide
http://go.techtarget.com/r/2958607/6582435

Want to learn more about XML? This guide explains what XML is, how
it's used, and where it fits into the world of Web services. You'll
find XML articles, tutorials, examples, tips, tools, white papers,
expert advice and more to pump up your XML know-how quickly.

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Free seminar: Pragmatic SOA Governance
http://go.techtarget.com/r/2958608/6582435
The failure to govern your organization's evolving SOA could result
in millions of dollars of costly service redesigns, maintenance, and
project delays. That's why SearchSOA.com created this one-day
seminar. Learn more about design and runtime implications of SOA
governance, as well as the organizational and business impact of an
effective governance strategy. Speakers include renowned industry
expert Anne Thomas Manes of the Burton Group. Reserve your spot now
for this free seminar.

Announcing SearchFinancialSecurity.com!
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the financial sector. TheServerSide.com's sister site is the web's
most targeted information resource to feature FREE access to unbiased
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updated daily, targeted search engine powered by Google, and so much
more.

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MORE FROM SEARCHSOA
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Deadline extended for SearchSOA.com products of the year
http://go.techtarget.com/r/2958610/6582435
Last week we got flooded with requests to extend the deadline for our
Products of the Year Awards submissions. Now you've got until
February 15 to fill out the nomination form.

IBM buys AptSoft, firmly positions EDA inside SOA
http://go.techtarget.com/r/2958611/6582435
With its acquisition of AptSoft Inc. this week, IBM's SOA team is
working to re-brand CEP as business event processing to accent the
business user's role in the technology.

SOA mature, diverse and successful - study finds
http://go.techtarget.com/r/2958612/6582435
SOA implementations involve multiple vendors, extend well beyond
simple Web services and are largely rated as successes by 330 IT
professionals responding to a survey by AmberPoint Inc.

Horror stories offer reason for long-term SOA planning
http://go.techtarget.com/r/2958613/6582435
In an SOA world, enterprises must avoid a piecemeal approach to
application upgrade and embrace a long-term application strategy,
according to Forrester Research Inc.

Forget maturity models – it's time for an agility model
http://go.techtarget.com/r/2958614/6582435
Ronald Schmelzer discusses the best way to go about measuring
progress with regards to IT.

SOA Governance Series
http://go.techtarget.com/r/2958615/6582435
Join SearchSOA.com and the Burton Group's Anne Thomas Manes for free
one-day SOA Governance seminars around the country.

Service contracts for BPEL 2.0
http://go.techtarget.com/r/2958616/6582435
The BPEL orchestration standard allows for contract-first Web
services design inside an SOA. This tip identifies best practices for
using BPEL and WSDL for service contracts.

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First Glance Webcast & Videocasts: Know Your Roles: Log Monitoring at the Application Level and more

2008-01-28T22:23:00.001+05:30

Dear SearchSecurity.com member,

1. WEBCAST: Know Your Roles: Log Monitoring at the Application Level
2. VIDEOCASTS: 4 part series on risk management and reducing
downtime

====================================================================
WEBCAST #1: Know Your Roles: Log Monitoring at the Application Level
====================================================================
WHEN: LIVE! January 30, 2008 at 2:00 PM EST (1900 GMT)
SPEAKER: Rick Caccia, Vice President of Product Marketing
SPONSOR: Arcsight

http://go.techtarget.com/r/2958288/6582435

ABOUT THIS VENDOR WEBCAST:

Check out this webcast to learn:

* How application monitoring allows you to connect the dots across
systems and assess business risk
* How to manage users getting information outside of the scope of
their role or group membership
* Why custom applications don't have to be an easy target for
malicious insiders

PRE-REGISTER TODAY:
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VIDEOCASTS #2: 4 part series on risk management and reducing
downtime
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WHEN: AVAILABLE ON DEMAND
SPEAKER: Gene Kim, CTO of Tripwire
SPEAKER: Dwayne Melancon, VP of Corporate and Business Development
at Tripwire
SPEAKER: George Spafford, Principal Consultant with Pepperweed
Consulting
SPONSOR: Tripwire, Inc.

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ABOUT THIS VENDOR VIDEOCASTS:

VIDEOCAST 1: Down With Downtime: Ensuring Control and Availability
over IT Systems

Check out this Videocast today and learn more about how to monitor
change control and prevent downtime. You will also discover how your
company can be more strategic regarding IT availability and how to
use ITIL methodologies as a framework to improve IT effectiveness

Click here to watch this Videocast:
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VIDEOCAST 2: How to Secure and Manage Virtual Servers

View this Videocast and join Dwayne Melancon, VP of Corporate and
Business Development at Tripwire and Andy Briney, VP and Group
Publisher at TechTarget as they discuss virtualization security and
its implications.

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VIDEOCAST 3: Practical Steps to Improving Your Compliance Process

Watch this Videocast and learn more about processes for security pros
to achieve compliance, how to automate compliance processes, best
practices for compliance improvement, and much more.

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VIDEOCAST 4: How to Improve Your IT Risk Management Operations

View this Videocast and discover essential IT processes and
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risks and steps you can take to become best in class for IT risk
management.

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This Week: Calling all middleware users

2008-01-28T21:36:00.001+05:30

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SearchOracle.com This Week - January 28, 2008
A newsletter from TechTarget
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IN THIS ISSUE:
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> From the Editor: Calling all middleware users
> Site Highlights: Oracle may put a price on business processes
> More From SearchOracle: Oracle buys content management vendor

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FROM THE EDITOR
::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::
Calling all middleware users
by Mark Brunelli - mbrunelli@techtarget.

The results of a new Oracle Applications Users Group (OAUG) survey
suggest that the majority of Oracle-based enterprises intend to
upgrade to Oracle's Fusion middleware infrastructure within the next
two years.

Now, that's not particularly surprising. But this is:

The survey, which generated 449 responses from OAUG members, also
found that two out of every five Oracle-based enterprises will
increase spending on middleware in 2008, despite the fact that many
enterprises still aren't sure of middleware's true value to their
operations.

Taken together, the results suggest to me that at least some
companies out there are spending money on middleware without fully
understanding the reasons for doing so. I think the issue deserves
further examination, especially with Oracle's major acquisition of
middleware giant BEA Systems Inc. still fresh on our minds:
http://go.techtarget.com/r/2957830/6582435

I'm researching a new article on the OAUG survey for publication
later this week and really need to rally the SearchOracle.com troops
in an attempt to understand this potential phenomenon. Do the results
make sense to you? Why or why not? And why is middleware important,
or unimportant, at your organization?

Maybe it's simply a matter of business folks getting ahead of the IT
groups, or vice versa. Or maybe the survey results simply don't hold
water. Whatever it is, if you're a real Oracle end user, then I want
to hear from you. Please send your comments directly to
mbrunelli@techtarget.com and we'll set up a time to get on the phone.

Mark Brunelli
News Editor

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Oracle may put a price on business processes
http://go.techtarget.com/r/2957831/6582435
Find out why large software vendors creating more dynamic
applications with a strong focus on cross-functional business
processes is likely to mean new business process-based software
pricing options.

Data warehouse appliances demand diligence
http://go.techtarget.com/r/2957832/6582435
Finding the right data warehouse appliance is largely a matter of due
diligence and proper testing. However, there are some other important
things to keep in mind, so SearchOracle.com caught up with two
instructors from The Data Warehousing Institute (TDWI) to keep you
informed.

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MORE FROM SEARCHORACLE
::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::
Oracle buys content management vendor
http://go.techtarget.com/r/2957833/6582435
Oracle will add Captovation -- a Minnesota-based vendor of enterprise
content management (ECM) strategies -- to its ever-growing list of
acquired software companies.

Data retention policy for Oracle DBAs: When to "trash" your data
http://go.techtarget.com/r/2957834/6582435
Oracle DBA Donald K. Burleson discusses data archiving, including
legal requirements, how to avoid stale data, and why it is important
to "trash" data rather than store it forever.

Tech pundit thinks Oracle had a hand in MySQL deal
http://go.techtarget.com/r/2957835/6582435
Tech industry columnist John Dvorak says he believes that Oracle
founder Larry Ellison had a hand in Sun Microsystems' $1 billion
MySQL acquisition.

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First Glance: Webcast on Exploring Various Data Protection Scenarios for Better Disaster Preparedness

2008-01-28T21:09:00.001+05:30

Dear SearchStorage.com member,

** Exploring Various Data Protection Scenarios for Better Disaster
Preparedness

====================================================================
VENDOR WEBCAST: Exploring Various Data Protection Scenarios for
Better Disaster Preparedness
====================================================================
WHEN: AVAILABLE ON DEMAND
SPEAKER: Jerome Wendt, President & Lead Analyst of DCIG, Inc.
SPONSOR: CA

http://go.techtarget.com/r/2957602/6582435

ABOUT THIS VENDOR WEBCAST:

Disaster recovery processes have fundamentally changed over the
years. They now require faster data recovery times, little
administrative burdens and must be more reliable than ever.
Fortunately, using CDP for DR can help you meet these requirements
and provide a number of other benefits.

View this Webcast, featuring Jerome Wendt, noted technologist and
lead analyst at DCIG Inc, to learn more about how using CDP for DR
works and the benefits it offer, such as:

* Lower DR costs and risks
* Improved RPOs and RTOs
* Provides automated failovers
* Allows for minimal administrative overhead
* And more

View this Webcast to learn more.

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First Glance: Webcast on SOA Online Summit - From Implementation to Governance

2008-01-28T21:05:00.001+05:30

Dear SearchSOA.com member,

Pre-register for this upcoming Webcast on SearchSOA.com:

** SOA Online Summit - From Implementation to Governance

====================================================================
VENDOR WEBCAST: SOA Online Summit - From Implementation to
Governance
====================================================================
WHEN: LIVE! February 12, 2008 at 11:30 AM EST (1630 GMT)
SPEAKER: John R. Rymer, Analyst, Forrester Research
SPEAKER: Paul Allen, Principal Consultant, Everware-CBDI
International
SPEAKER: Paul Brown, Principal Software Architect, TIBCO Software
Inc.
SPONSOR: TIBCO Software Inc.

http://go.techtarget.com/r/2957558/6582435

ABOUT THIS VENDOR WEBCAST:

This Webcast explores the latest architecture, technology and
organizational best practices necessary for SOA success. Interact
with a global community or architects, developers, and leading SOA
practitioners, to discover how to:

* Coordinate Service and Solution Development
* Simplify Heterogeneous SOA with Service Virtualization
* Implement Mission-Critical SOA

PRE-REGISTER TODAY:
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This Week: Virtual server backup FAQ; WAN backup

2008-01-28T19:55:00.001+05:30

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SearchStorage.com This Week - January 28, 2008
A newsletter from TechTarget
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IN THIS ISSUE:
::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::
> FAQ Guide: Virtual server backup
> Wide Area Network Guide: WAN backup, archives and disaster recovery
> ITKnowledge Exchange: Consult your peers about your storage issues

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FAQ GUIDE
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Virtual server backup
http://go.techtarget.com/r/2956862/6582435
[Mark Bowker]

How has the deployment of server virtualization impacted the backup
process? Mark Bowker, an analyst with the Enterprise Strategy Group,
answers the most common questions about virtual server backup that
storage administrators are asking today. His answers to these
questions are also available as an MP3 file to download.

::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::
WIDE AREA NETWORK GUIDE
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WAN backup, archives and disaster recovery
http://go.techtarget.com/r/2956863/6582435
Stephen J. Bigelow - sbigelow@techtarget.com

Backups, archives and disaster recovery serve different storage
purposes, but all three disciplines have the same basic objective of
data protection: preserving data in accordance with regulatory
compliance requirements and guarding data against loss.

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ITKNOWLEDGE EXCHANGE
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Consult your peers about your storage issues
http://go.techtarget.com/r/2956864/6582435
Check out our all-new ITKnowledge Exchange and get advice from your
peers.

ITKnowledge Exchange is a service designed to give you full access to
peer know-how and expert advice on your toughest technical issues.
You can ask your questions to other ITKnowledge Exchange members with
specific sets of skills and expertise that you determine. Sign up
now.

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PODCASTS & WEBCASTS
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Data Deduplication FAQ Podcast
When: Available on demand
http://go.techtarget.com/r/2956865/6582435
Speaker: Jerome Wendt, president and lead analyst, DCIG Inc.
Sponsor: Quantum Corp., http://go.techtarget.com/r/2956866/6582435

Webcast: Who's Reading Your Old Disk Drives?
When: Tuesday, Jan. 29, 2008, 14:00 EST (19:00 GMT)
http://go.techtarget.com/r/2956867/6582435
Speaker: Glenn Jacobsen, vice president, data management group,
PeakData
Sponsor: Avnet Technology Solutions, http://go.techtarget.com/r/2956868/6582435

ISCSI SANs -- The Reality and the Vision
When: Available on demand
http://go.techtarget.com/r/2956869/6582435
Speaker: Tony Asaro, senior analyst, Enterprise Strategy Group
Sponsor: Fujitsu, http://go.techtarget.com/r/2956870/6582435

Webcast: Windows File Server and Storage Consolidation -- Optimizing
Data Efficiency
When: Available on demand
http://go.techtarget.com/r/2956871/6582435
Speaker: Stan Gibson, principal, Stan Gibson Communications
Sponsor: HP, http://go.techtarget.com/r/2956872/6582435

Podcast: Windows File Server and Storage Consolidation -- Optimizing
Data Efficiency
When: Available on demand
http://go.techtarget.com/r/2956873/6582435
Speakers: Stan Gibson, principal, Stan Gibson Communications
Jeff Day, senior marketing manager, HP StorageWorks NAS Group,
Hewlett-Packard Co.
Sponsor: HP, http://go.techtarget.com/r/2956874/6582435

View All Podcasts & Webcasts at:
http://go.techtarget.com/r/2956875/6582435

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Storage Soup: A SearchStorage.com Blog
http://go.techtarget.com/r/2956876/6582435
A data storage blog offering commentary on the storage industry, as
well as a behind-the-scenes look at developments in storage
management, SAN, NAS, backup, disaster recovery and storage strategy.

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This week: Is operational BI a reality?

2008-01-28T18:33:00.001+05:30

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SearchDataManagement.com This Week - January 28, 2008
A newsletter from TechTarget
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IN THIS ISSUE:
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> From the Editor: Is operational BI a reality?
> Ask the Experts: Data warehouse testing
> Site Highlights: 2007 Data Management Products of the Year
> More From SearchDataManagement: Data governance: Top five headlines

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FROM THE EDITOR
::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::
Is operational BI a reality?
by Hannah Smalltree - hsmalltree@techtarget.

Industry-types have long used phrases like "pervasive BI" or "the
democratization of BI" or "operational BI" to describe the concept of
deploying BI to many, many people in an enterprise -- not just to
managers, but to front line operational workers, too. But, for years,
I've heard from people that broad BI deployments are easier said than
done -- with political, technical and financial challenges to
overcome. So in many companies, BI has still only been deployed
departmentally or to small groups of users. But, with respect to
musician Bob Dylan, a few articles we posted last week indicate that
"times, they are a-changin'."

The article "Operational business intelligence making its way in the
enterprise"
(http://go.techtarget.com/r/2956347/6582435 reports that, according to a Ventana Research survey, two-thirds of organizations polled are using or have taken initial steps to deploy operational BI -- and almost one third are at the highest level of operational BI maturity. I know from some of the initial results of our reader survey that many organizations still aren't there yet. So, you may be interested in the article's analyst advice for planning operational BI programs, as well as the other business intelligence resources available on SearchDataManagement.com: http://go.techtarget.com/r/2956348/6582435

There are also technical advances helping companies effectively
deploy operational BI. Expert contributor Mark Whitehorn's latest
article, "Active data warehousing explained and examined,"
(http://go.techtarget.com/r/2956349/6582435 demystifies the latest technology that's helping to enable broad BI deployments. Read that article to find out why one analyst thinks this technology will change the competitive landscape for enterprise database and data warehouse products.

Have you deployed BI broadly at your organization? Why or why not?
What other resources or articles can we provide to help you get
there? Please send me an email at hsmalltree@techtarget.com and let
me know. And, as always, have a wonderful week!

Hannah

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Data warehouse testing
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2008-01-26T02:49:00.001+05:30

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2008-01-25T23:56:00.001+05:30

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> From the Editor: Introducing SearchFinancialSecurity.com
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Webcast & Podcast Roundup: Steps to Improving Your Security Management and more

2008-01-25T23:52:00.001+05:30

Dear SearchSecurity.com member,

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Webcast Roundup: Disk-Based Backup & Recovery and more

2008-01-25T23:21:00.001+05:30

Dear SearchStorage.com member,

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Webcast Roundup: Enabling Your Strategic Investment in SOA with Governance and Organizational Change and more

2008-01-25T22:35:00.001+05:30

Dear SearchSOA.com member,

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1. Enabling Your Strategic Investment in SOA with Governance and
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Governance and Organizational Change
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WHEN: AVAILABLE NOW ON DEMAND
SPEAKER: Bruce Guptill, Managing Director, Saugatuck Technology
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Webcast & Podcast Roundup: Data Warehousing Software Update: Bill Inmon Makes the Case for DW 2.0

2008-01-25T22:32:00.001+05:30

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2. PODCAST: Data warehousing software update: Bill Inmon makes the
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3. WEBCAST: Ensure Product Data Quality with Advanced Data Cleansing

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WEBCAST #1: Legal Discovery: Identifying the CIO's Role in
Safeguarding the Business
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WHEN: AVAILABLE ON DEMAND
SPEAKER: Michael Rasmussen, Founder, Corp-Integrity
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with limitless scenario and legal requirements. Current laws prohibit
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PODCAST #2: Data warehousing software update: Bill Inmon makes the
case for DW 2.0
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SPEAKER: Bill Inmon, Founder, President and Chief Technology
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ABOUT THIS EXPERT PODCAST:
Many data warehouses are missing some key architectural elements.
Data warehouses with the DW 2.0 certification differ greatly from
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* The main differences between a DW 2.0 data warehouse and a first
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* Lower data warehousing costs.
* Make better use of structured and unstructured data.
* Develop and agile data warehousing foundation that can evolve and
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WEBCAST #3: Ensure Product Data Quality with Advanced Data Cleansing
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2007-07-05T13:04:00.000+05:30

I.E. 7 and ORACLE Jinitiator
Many of you might have faced errors for Jinitiator in I.E. 7
1. An unexpected exception has been detected in native code outside the VM.
Unexpected Signal : EXCEPTION_ACCESS_VIOLATION occurred at PC=0x77EA2242

or
2. abrupt crash of I.E. 7 etc

This is due to some IE7 addons

I happen to fix these issues in the following way .

Open I.E. 7 > Tools > Manager Add-ons > Enable or Disable Add-ons
Take add-ons currently loaded in I.E. in drop down.

Disable all those which not really required.
You may have to try enable disable combinations to find out which is causing the problem.
For me, I found Skype plugins were the issue.

Disable Windows Live Sign-in Helper - This will solve the 2nd Error.

You may do update this blog with further findings,

2007-05-25T15:48:00.001+05:30

Few ORACLE Thoughts
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For ORACLE Applications 11i - Custom objects
Oracle recommends you use at least four characters ,
then followed by an underscore in your naming convention for your custom application objects. (e.g. XBOL_ or a four letter code for your complay name e.g ORCL_)
Oracle usually uses any two or three characters followed by an underscore for standard Oracle objects.
So to be on safer side the best practice is to create a custom scheam for all custom objects,
and then give access right to apps and other required scheams.
Then create synonyms in Apps for these custom objects.
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If you are a Apps DBA ,
it can can be dubious which database you are connected to - e.g. Prod, Test, Dev.
To Avoid this confusion go to your Systems Administrator responsibility and change the Profile option called 'Site Name'.
Set this to SID / Instance / or a user friendly name.
This will be shown as the title of the forms window. and as well as Help > About Oracle Applications will display this.
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If a column contains no NULLs then create a NOT NULL constraint
in cases where it will improve the quality of information available to the Cost Based Optimizer
The CBO makes different decisions based on whether it is possible for a column to contains NULLs

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Few things to look at long running import

Free MB from dba_free_space--- Should be reducing in a timly manner
> select sum(bytes)/1024/1024 Free_MB from dba_free_space;

Last DDL Time---There should not be too much diff between sysdate and last_ddl
> select TO_CHAR((MAX(LAST_DDL_TIME)),'"'DD-MON-YYYY HH24:MI:SS'"') LAST_DDL,
TO_CHAR(sysdate,'"'DD-MON-YYYY HH24:MI:SS'"') sys_date from dba_objects;

Tablespace where 80% is Full--- Add space to the tablespaces listed in the result.
> select a.TABLESPACE_NAME, a.MAX, b.USED, round((b.USED/a.MAX)*100,2) PCT
from (select TABLESPACE_NAME, sum(MAXBYTES/1024/1024) MAX from dba_Data_files group by TABLESPACE_NAME) a,
(select tablespace_name, sum(bytes/1024/1024) USED from dba_segments group by tablespace_name) b
where a.TABLESPACE_NAME=b.TABLESPACE_NAME and b.USED > a.MAX *(80/100);