JRE Client Plug-in Download

The JRE Plug-in will not automatically download from the server, if the correct JRE version is not already installed on the client, when using the Firefox browser. This is due to bug 5855986, which is scheduled to be fixed in release 12.1  To workaround this problem, the user can either download and install the JRE Plug-in, before launching the Oracle E-Business Suite, or can still download it from the server as follows.

Clicking on a forms link through Firefox will activate the 'Plug-in Finder Service'. The user will then see the message 'Additional plug-ins are required to display all the media on this page' in the taskbar.

Click on the 'Install Missing Plug-ins' button. (This will open a new window, search for the plug-in but will not find it)

Click on the 'Manual Install' button. This will open another window which will say; Forbidden

You don't have permissions to access /OA_JAVA/ on this server.
In the URL line on this window change http://:/OA_JAVA to http://:/OA_HTML/oaj2se.exe.

When asked if you wish save the oaj2se.exe file. Click the 'Save File' button and install the file onto your desktop

Once it has installed successfully, close down the firefox window and start a new session to access the Oracle E-Business Suite.

Multiple Sessions

You may only access a single Oracle E-Business Suite instance from a single desktop session when using the Firefox browser. Currently 'Internet Explorer' is the only browser that allows you to access multiple instances or multiple Application Responsibilities concurrently from the same desktop session, through the use of multiple browser sessions.

Tab functionality in the Firefox Browser

Firefox 2.0.x uses tabbed browsing by default. This facility can also be enabled in Firefox 1.5.x from the browser menu through Tools > Options > Tabs. Forms in the Oracle E-Business Suite are supported and launched through a separate frame. Therefore, even with tabs enabled, the forms navigator and the forms windows will continue to open in a new window and not in a new tab. This is intended functionality and is not a bug.

Personal Homepage Setting

The ICX 'Personal Homepage' setting is not supported with the Firefox browser.

Rich Text Editing

The Cut, Copy and Paste buttons within the Rich text Editor on Oracle Applications Framework do not work by default when using a Firefox browser. This is due to a security feature within Firefox. We recommend that the keyboard shortcut keys, which do still work by default are used for this functionality. If you still wish to use the buttons, this can be enabled by editing the users Firefox preference file. Further information is available at , http://www.mozilla.org/editor/midasdemo and http://www.mozilla.org/editor/midasdemo/securityprefs.html.

BIDI Language Users

BIDI Languages are not supported with Self Service Applications using the Firefox Browser.

The Cost of Goods Sold Account is used to determine the profit realized from selling a product. For each item in an inventory organization Oracle Applications has the ability to record the type and amount of costs to maintain the item. To view the associated cost for an item use the Item Costs Details form.

Generate Cost of Goods Sold Account

- OM: Generate Cost of Goods Sold Account Both processes are used to derive account for cost of good sold (COGS). The workflow process will kick in when an item is shipped or returned.
- Generate Cost of Goods Sold Account the old process of 10.7 Oracle Shipping owns this process,
- OM: Generate Cost of Goods Sold Account is new and default process for 11i, Order Management owns this process.

Inventory COGS Account Generator

– Item Type = INVFLXWF
– Display Name = ‘Inventory Cost of Goods Sold Account’
– Run by the concurrent program ‘Create Intercompany AP Invoices’, short name INCIAP

OM COGS Account Generator

– Item Type = OECOGS
– Display Name = ‘OM : Generate Cost of Goods Sold Account’
– Run by the concurrent program ‘Interface Trip Stop’, short name WSHINTERFACE

Seeded Account Generators

11i provides the ability to register custom processes for the following account generators:

• OM: Generate Cost of Goods Sold Account (OECOGS) – generates the cost of goods sold account when invoices imported into AR.
  
• PO Account Generator (POWFPOAG) – used by Purchasing to derive the charge, budget,variance, and accrual accounting distributions for each PO line – MUST be customized ifusing Oracle Projects.
  
• PO Requisition Account Generator (POWFRQAG) – used by Purchasing to derive thecharge, budget, variance, and accrual accounting distributions for each requisition line –MUST be customized if using Oracle Projects.
  
• Inventory Cost of Goods Sold Account (INVFLXWF) – called while processingIntercompany Transactions.
  
• Generate Cost of Goods Sold Account (SHPFLXWF) – Pre-11i Cost of Goods Sold AccountGenerator – see Metalink note 260697.1
  
• AR: Substitute Balancing Segment (ARSBALSG) – updates the balancing segment duringvarious accounting activities against transactions and receipts.
  
• PSB Account Generator for OLD Integration (PSBLDMAG) – Public Sector Budgeting – used to derive accounts for positions with POETA charging instructions that are then used to import salary distribution information from LD.
  
• ITR Account Generator (ITRWKFAG) – Account Generator for self-service ITR. This workflow will build creation and receiving accounts for ITR service lines.
  
• IAC account Generator (IGIIACWF) – used in Public Sector Assets.
  
• MHCA Account Generator (IGIAMAWF) – used in Public Sector Assets.
  
• IGC Charge Account Generator (IGCACGNC) – Public Sector Contracts, this workflow is used to generate charge account for contract commitment.
  
• IGC Budget Account Generator (IGCACGNB) – Public Sector Contracts, this workflow is used to generate charge account for contract commitment.
  
• Project Budget Account Generation (PABDACWF) – used by Projects to generate accounting combinations for all budget items in an integrated project budget.
  
• FA Account Generator (FAFLEXWF) – used by Assets to generate the accountingcombinations for each asset transaction.
  
• Project Supplier Invoice Account Generation (PAAPINVW) – used by Payables to derivethe invoice distribution accounting combination if the distribution is Project related –MUST be customized.
  
• Project Web Employees Account Generator (PAAPWEBX)– used by iExpenses to deriveaccounting combinations for expense report lines that reference a project – MUST becustomized.

While performing a fresh installation of the Oracle 12.1.1 E-Business Suite for the Linux platform, found an interesting bug! The Rapid Wizard (rapidwiz) installer confuses the DBA by showing the incorrect version of the Oracle database software to be installed as part of the Oracle 12.1.1 EBS environment. Instead of showing the correct version for the Oracle 11gR1 database tier, it shows a 9i database !

I found this curious as I continued the installation for 12.1.1 EBS as it later on shows the correct database server version (11.1.0.6) that will be installed for the database tier:

It wonders everybody if Oracle EBS team has caught this bug or not?