1. Introducing Oracle iSetup
Kirk Williams
Frontier Consulting, Inc.
Senior Oracle Consultant

2. Oracle iSetup Development
Presentation Updates
Furnished by
Manoj Gupta
Product Director
Oracle iSetup Development
Oracle Corporation

3. Oracle iSetup
Setup Automation and Management of the Oracle e-Business Suite
Our vision is to Automate the setup of Oracle E-Business Suite. Our vision is to make the Oracle E-Business Suite the smartest E-Business Application to setup and maintain on an ongoing basis.
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Agenda
Vision and Goals
iSetup Components and Architecture
Benefits
Release Status
Footprint
Next Steps
Q&A
Use of iSetup makes sure that you get proven setup data to run your business processes. At the same time, these data are tailored to your requirements based on your responses. While generating setup options, iSetup follows consistent naming conventions, thus improving the usability and maintainability of your data.
Use of iSetup reduces risk in your implementation. The setup data created by iSetup is proven and customized based on your responses. With this reduced risk you can focus your attention on training your users and transitioning your company to the new E-business environment.
Use of iSetup during your implementation will provide benefits on an ongoing basis. Implementation using proven and consistent data will reduce your ongoing maintenance and support needs.
Avoid mistakes caused by missed steps
Typical time savings of days
Lipomed implemented Financials in 20 days using iSetup
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5. Vision To fully automate the setup of the Oracle E-Business Suite
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Business Goals
New Implementation
Support initial implementation
Simplify requirements collection
Automate data setup
Management of Setup Data
Automate moving setup parameters from one instance to another
Extend existing data
Keep track of setup data
Generate Setup Reports
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7. Oracle iSetup Components
iSetup Configurator
iSetup Migrator
iSetup Reporter
Use of iSetup makes sure that you get proven setup data to run your business processes. At the same time, these data are tailored to your requirements based on your responses. While generating setup options, iSetup follows consistent naming conventions, thus improving the usability and maintainability of your data.
Use of iSetup reduces risk in your implementation. The setup data created by iSetup is proven and customized based on your responses. With this reduced risk you can focus your attention on training your users and transitioning your company to the new E-business environment.
Use of iSetup during your implementation will provide benefits on an ongoing basis. Implementation using proven and consistent data will reduce your ongoing maintenance and support needs.
Avoid mistakes caused by missed steps
Typical time savings of days
Lipomed implemented Financials in 20 days using iSetup
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iSetup Configurator
For initial implementation
Collects requirements by presenting business questions
Derives setup options based on your responses
Incorporates leading business practices into template data
Loads all the setup data with the click of a button
The iSetup for initial implementation is based on very simple concept. The concept is that you should be able to specify your requirements in a simple easy to answer way. Once your requirements are specified you should be able to do your setup without doing any additional steps.
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iSetup Configurator
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iSetup Migrator
Automates moving of setup data from one instance to another
Generates additional setup data based on existing data. For example:
Create a new Accounting Calendar
Create a new Chart of Accounts
The iSetup for initial implementation is based on very simple concept. The concept is that you should be able to specify your requirements in a simple easy to answer way. Once your requirements are specified you should be able to do your setup without doing any additional steps.
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iSetup Migrator
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iSetup Reporter
Report on Setup data
Maintain snapshots for later reference
Compare setup data across instances
Compare setup data at different times
The iSetup for initial implementation is based on very simple concept. The concept is that you should be able to specify your requirements in a simple easy to answer way. Once your requirements are specified you should be able to do your setup without doing any additional steps.
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iSetup Reporter
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14. iSetup Usage Scenario - I
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15. iSetup Usage Scenario - II
Migrate
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iSetup Benefits
New Implementations
Proven and consistent setup data
Reduced risk to your implementation
Reduced time to go-live
Reduced ongoing maintenance and support needs
Use of iSetup makes sure that you get proven setup data to run your business processes. At the same time, these data are tailored to your requirements based on your responses. While generating setup options, iSetup follows consistent naming conventions, thus improving the usability and maintainability of your data.
Use of iSetup reduces risk in your implementation. The setup data created by iSetup is proven and customized based on your responses. With this reduced risk you can focus your attention on training your users and transitioning your company to the new E-business environment.
Use of iSetup during your implementation will provide benefits on an ongoing basis. Implementation using proven and consistent data will reduce your ongoing maintenance and support needs.
Avoid mistakes caused by missed steps
Typical time savings of days
Lipomed implemented Financials in 20 days using iSetup
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iSetup Benefits
Existing Implementations
Ease of maintenance
Reduced time in administrative tasks
Easier expansion of setup parameters
Easier to maintain history of setup data
Help in resolving system problems
Use of iSetup makes sure that you get proven setup data to run your business processes. At the same time, these data are tailored to your requirements based on your responses. While generating setup options, iSetup follows consistent naming conventions, thus improving the usability and maintainability of your data.
Use of iSetup reduces risk in your implementation. The setup data created by iSetup is proven and customized based on your responses. With this reduced risk you can focus your attention on training your users and transitioning your company to the new E-business environment.
Use of iSetup during your implementation will provide benefits on an ongoing basis. Implementation using proven and consistent data will reduce your ongoing maintenance and support needs.
Avoid mistakes caused by missed steps
Typical time savings of days
Lipomed implemented Financials in 20 days using iSetup
Frontier Consulting, Inc.

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Release Status
iSetup Configurator
In production with R11i.8
iSetup Migrator
Scheduled for R11i.9
iSetup Reporter
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iSetup Footprint
Financial
General Ledger
Accounts Payable
Accounts Receivable
Fixed Assets
Cash Management
Purchasing
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iSetup Footprint
Manufacturing
Inventory
Bill of Material
Engineering
WIP
Costing
Order Management
Shipping
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iSetup Footprint
Human Resources
Payroll
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22. Application Implementation Method
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iSetup and AIM
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24. iSetup Integration Strategy
Business
Information
Workflows
System
Configuration
Oracle
iSetup
Tutor
Procedures
Automated
Test Scripts
Business
Flows
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iSetup and AIM Tasks
RD.020 – Conduct Current Business Baseline
Complete iSetup Questionnaire
RD.050 – Gather Business Requirements
BR.020 – Prepare Mapping Environment
Run iSetup Loader
BR.100 – Define Application Setups
Edit iSetup BR.100 document
TE.060 – Prepare Testing Environments
PM.040 – Prepare Production Environment
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Outsourcing Timeline
Begin
iSetup
Configuration
Load
iSetup
Configuration 1 5 6 15 17 18 19
Contract
Signed
Implementer
Selected
Hardware
Ready
Apps
Installed
Begin
Testing
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27. Loading Multiple Instances
iSetup
Configurator
CRP
Original
Configuration
System
Test
You can use the same configuration to populate multiple instances or make refinements before loading subsequent instances.
Production
Revised
Configuration
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Alternate Approach
iSetup
Configurator
CRP
Refine
Original
Configuration
System
Test
Backup
Another approach is to back up your setups and use the backup to configure future environments.
This might be the best approach if you are implementing more than Financials or you need to make many changes.
Production
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29. Configuring Test Scripts
Assumptions
One RT per form
Data driven
Dynamic linking between RTs to support any business flow
Configured RT Suite
Bus. Flow
iSetup
Setup Data
Customized Data Files
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Summary
iSetup Is Not for Every Customer Situation
Advantages & Disadvantages of iSetup
Summarize Cost of Implementation or Migration Option
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Contacts
Jim Lange, Product Director
Phone:
Manoj Gupta, Product Manager
Phone:
Kirk Williams, Project Manager
Phone:
If you need any more information, or if you want to use iSetup for one of your customers, please feel free to contact me or Jim.
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32. Q
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Q U E S T I O N S
A N S W E R S A

33. Jim Lange and Manoj Gupta Frontier Consulting, Inc.
Updates Provided by
Jim Lange and Manoj Gupta
From ORACLE
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