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The method serves for measuring the profile of a rough, reflecting surface as a function of the distance between each point of this profile and a polychromatic light source. This object is reached, e.g., by forming a flat light bundle from the light of this source and imagining it on the profile by means of a chromatic lens element. This leads to a light band of different colors, which indicate the profile contour. Analysis by means of a spectral-dispersive apparatus reconstructs the contour profile of the object.
1. A device for measuring distances between an optical element having a large chromatic aberration and an object along an optical axis, said device comprising:
(a) a spectral-dispersive apparatus; and
(b) a light source;
said light source emitting white light which is imaged on the object, said object thereafter reflecting a fraction of said light back through said optical element and onto said spectral-dispersive apparatus, and said light source being formed by at least two points;
said spectral-dispersive apparatus comprising a transparent diffraction grating for scattering the light reflected by the surface profile of said object in accordance with a plurality of diffraction angles characteristic of the various wavelengths of said light, said diffraction angles each producing characteristic lateral deflections relative to said optical axis and a receiving surface for receiving the scattered light, which forms a plurality of resultant images, said lateral deflections of said resultant images of said reflected light which has been scattered by said diffraction grating onto said receiving surface being characteristic of the distances from said optical element to the various parts of said surface profile of said object along said optical axis between said light source and said object;
whereby said lateral deflections between said resultant images on said receiving surface correspond to the differences in distance along said optical axis between said light source and corresponding points on said object.
2. The device as claimed in claim 1 wherein said at least two light points of said light source are arranged in a plane that is approximately parallel to a principal plane of the optical element, said principal plane of said optical element being defined by the two largest dimensions of said optical element.
3. Device as claimed in claim 1 wherein the light source is formed by more than two light points.
4. The device as claimed in claim 1 wherein said light points of said light source are arranged at different distances from said principal plane of said optical element.
5. The device as claimed in claim 1 wherein said light points of said light source are arbitrarily arranged in a plane.
6. The device as claimed in claim 5 wherein said light points of said light source are arranged within said plane, on a straight line, on a triangle, on a square or at the corner points of an arbitrary polygon.
7. The device as claimed in claim 1 wherein said light source comprises at least one light band, said at least one light band being shaped by diaphragms.
8. The device as claimed in claim 1 wherein the width and length of said light source are at least approximately equal to the width and length of the entrance slit of said spectral-diversive apparatus.
9. Device as claimed in claim 8 wherein a prism or a direct-vision prism or a diffraction grating is used as the spectral-dispersive apparatus.
10. The device as claimed in claim 1 further comprising a direct-vision prism; and
a semitransmitting mirror, said semitransmitting mirror being arranged between said optical element and said light source;
whereby the light reflected by said object, after passing back through said optical element and said semitransmitting mirror, is imaged on the entrance slit of said spectrum analyzer.
11. The device as claimed in claim 1 wherein said transparent diffraction grating is arranged adjacent to said optical element.
12. Device as claimed in claim 11 wherein the transparent diffraction grating has a surface area that is substantially half as large as the surface area of the optical element.
13. Device as claimed in claim 1 wherein the optical element comprises a glass lens or a chromatic lens of zone-plate type having concentric diffraction rings whose spatial frequency increases in the direction toward the edge of the lens.
14. The device as claimed in claim 1 wherein said receiving surface comprises a flat CCD grating.
15. Device as claimed in claim 1 wherein a prism or a direct-vision prism or a diffraction grating is used as the spectral-dispersive apparatus.
16. A device for measuring distances between an object and a lens, comprising:
(a) a source of multi-chromatic light comprising at least two light spots, the light produced by said light source being directed to said object by said lens;
(b) a spectral-dispersive apparatus for receiving said light after said light has been reflected by said object and redirected by said lens, said spectral-dispersive apparatus comprising a transparent diffraction grating for scattering the multichromatic light reflected by said object by wavelength, whereby the pattern of scattered light corresponds to the surface configuration of said object;
(c) means to for receiving and displaying the pattern of scattered light produced by said diffraction grating; and
(d) means for measuring the lateral displacement between said images of said scattered light on said receiving and display means, whereby the lateral displacements between said images reflect the distances between said optical element and various corresponding points on the surface of said object.
This is a continuation-in-part of U.S. Ser. No. 302,596, filed Jan. 24, 1989 now abandoned.
1. Field of the Invention
The present invention relates to a device for measuring distances between an optical element of large chromatic aberration and an object, white light emitted by a light source being imaged on the object by the optical element, said object reflecting a fraction of the incident light which is imaged on a spectral-dispersive apparatus.
2. Background Art
A normal glass lens may be used to focus white light, emerging from an aperture (see, e.g., FIG. 1). A rough look at the screen shows an image of the aperture, if the screen is located at the correct distance d from the lens. If the experiment is repeated with filters of different colors positioned between the lamp and the aperture, one finds that different distances d have to be chosen to get sharp images of the aperture for the different colors. This is well known in optics ("chromatic aberration").
White light is a mixture of light of different colors. If the experiment shown in FIG. 1 is repeated more carefully with white light, we will find the sharp image of the blue component at the distance d(blue) and the sharp image of the red component of the white light at a distance d(red) (see, FIG. 2). The colors red and blue have been chosen as examples, because they form the long and the short wavelength limit of the visible spectrum of light. The other colors out of the white light, which are not shown in FIG. 2, have their focus somewhere between the red one and the blue one. Actually, at any position between A and B of FIG. 2, there is one color, which has its sharp image exactly there.
A screen, positioned at B, will show a sharp image of the red component. This means, that all the red light is concentrated in a small circular area (see, FIG. 3). All the other colors are distributed over a much larger area. This means that a spectral analysis of the central spot's illumination will show that it is red because the illumination density (amount of light per unit area) is highest for the red light and lowest for the blue light.
At a different position of the screen, another color will dominate the center. Thus, the color of the central spot is correlated to the spacial position of the screen and an analysis of this color will give the position of the screen (i.e., relative to the lens and light source). The "screen" can be almost any object that scatters or reflects light. Thus, the analysis of the central color becomes a measurement of the distance between the lens and arbitrary objects.
All the effects described above are difficult to observe with normal lenses, because normally lens makers try to make these effects as small as possible. On the other hand, there are optical components, which show these effects strongly. One way to enhance these effects is the choice of special glasses for the lens. Another way is to use a "zone plate" instead of a lens. A zone plate is a diffraction grid with especially spaced circular grooves. The refracting power is proportional to the wavelength of the incident light. Thus, for example, the focal length of a f=10 cm zone plates differs by some centimeters for red and blue light.
In the U.S. Pat. No. 4,585,349 it has been proposed to optically measure the distance of a point of the reflecting surface that is located on the optical axis of the measuring device. This measurement is based on focusing of polychromatic light, each focal distance being characteristic of the respective wavelength. By trapping the light reflected by that part of the surface to be measured which is located on the optical axis, an intensity maximum of the wavelength is measured which is characteristic of the distance of this part of the reflecting surface. To perform this measurement, the reflected light is transmitted to a diffraction grating which scatters it according to its various wavelengths, and a series of optical measuring cells are used to determine the wavelength of the highest light intensity received. The focal distance of this wavelength corresponds to the distance between the holographic lens for focusing the polychromatic light and the reflecting surface. This solution permits measurement of the distance of a point, but not imaging of the surface profile, which substantially limits its area of application.
In addition, a conventional optical depth measurement method is known which is based on the effect of the parallax or of triangulation, according to which a light bundle is projected on an object. A detector observes this point or this illuminated line at different angles. The effect of the parallax permits calculation of the distance of the surface or of its profile.
The drawback of this method is to be seen in the fact that either the angle of light or the angle of observation or both must be oblique, which limits the depth of the holes or grooves that can be observed.
The basic ideas of chromatic sensors have been described above, but this still leaves unsolved the problem of analyzing the color of the central spot. One possibility is to use the lens (or zone plate) to monitor the central spot. This can be done by inserting a semitransparent mirror between the aperture and the lens (see, FIG. 4). One half of the light, emerging from the aperture, traverses the mirror and reaches the screen (the object). The light, scattered by, or reflected from the object, is then collected by the lens (or zone plate) and directed back towards the mirror. One half of the returning light passes the mirror towards the aperture and is lost. The other half is reflected downwards onto the spectrum analyzer.
There is an aperture in front of the spectrum analyzer which allows only the light of the central spot to pass (naturally, if all the light which is reflected by the object were summed and analyzed, the spectrum would be that of the white light emitted by the lamp, but the present invention definitely does not perform in this way--rather, by allowing only the light from the central spot to enter the analyzer, the wavelength-dependant distance measuring capabilities discussed above with reference to FIGS. 1-4 are preserved). For color analysis, nearly every optical spectrum analyzer is suitable.
As discussed above, it is possible to build a point sensor, which allows measurement of the distance between one point on the screen (or an arbitrary object) and the lens (or zone plate). One new idea is that most kinds of spectrometric analyzers allow analysis of the light of more than one point simultaneously. One normal mode of operation for a monochromator is to use a slit as an entrance aperture and another slit as an exit aperture (e.g., an Eberth design prism analyzer). This mode is normally used to enhance the sensitivity of the analyzer, because more light can go through a slit-like aperture than through a pin-hole-like aperture [normally, e.g., when one light source is used to illuminate the entrance slit, and one detector is used to monitor the light emerging from the exit slit, tuning (analyzing) is done by changing the position of the exit slit and the detector]. This is not done in the present invention, however.
The object of the present invention is to provide a device which permits the profile of a test piece to be determined without moving either the sensor or the test piece. The invention device involves a device for measuring distances between an optical element (2) of large chromatic aberration and an object (S). White light emitted by a light source (1) is imaged on the object (S) which reflects a fraction of the incident light that is imaged on a spectral-diversive apparatus (5). The object of the invention is achieved by the light source (1) being formed by at least two light points. Hereby it becomes possible in a simple manner simultaneously to perform several measurements at different points of the test piece by means of at least two light points, without mechanical movement, and thus to generate linear profile sections. In addition, it is possible to measure the test piece on an arbitrarily defined matrix. The light points can have different distances to the principal plane, of the optical element in order thus to achieve an extended measuring range or higher measuring accuracy.
When several light points of a light source (1) are arbitrarily arranged in a plane, for example, the light points are arranged on a straight line, on a triangle, on a square or at the corner points of an arbitrary polygon, control or measuring points to be defined which are adapted to the test piece can be achieved. By using several parallel light bands, a plurality of measuring points are covered simultaneously, and thus a real coverage of the test piece is achieved.
When the width and length of the slit-shaped light source (1) are equal or almost equal to the input slot (7) of a spectral-dispersive apparatus (5), or when a prism or a direct-vision prism or a diffraction grating is used as the apparatus (5), optimum transmission of the reflected light through the spectral-dispersive apparatus is reached.
When the device has a transparent diffraction grating (8) for angular scattering of the light reflected by the profile of said surface (3) in accordance with the angles that are characteristic of the various wavelengths, as well as a receiving surface for the resultant image being provided (the lateral deflections being characteristic of the distances of the various parts of said profile along the optical axis), such favorable configuration permits compact and low cost design. When the transparent diffraction grating (8) is arranged adjacent to an optical focusing device, such favorable configuration of the device permits compact and low-cost design. Alternative use of glass lens and zone plate results in a measurement range that can be varied within wide limits.
In the Drawings:
FIG. 1 shows the basic principle of chromatic aberration;
FIG. 2 shows the principle of chromatic aberration with respect to light of differing wavelengths;
FIG. 3 shows a view perpendicular to the direction of propagation of the light taken at point B of FIG. 2;
FIG. 4 shows a top view of a chromatic sensing apparatus showing the use of a semitransparent mirror to facilitate analysis of the light reflected by the screen;
FIG. 5 shows the principle of the device for measuring a linear profile section according to the invention;
FIG. 6 shows a second embodiment with transmitted-light grating;
FIG. 7 shows a third embodiment with point light sources;
FIG. 8 shows an alternate light source having individual light points distributed in a triangular fashion at varying distances from the lens;
FIG. 9 shows an alternative light source wherein a plurality of point sources formed by diaphragms give rise to light rays which merge to form a light band; and
FIG. 10 shows an alternate lens having concentric diffraction rings whose spatial frequency increases toward the edge of the lens.
In the following, the invention is described in detail on the basis of drawings showing several embodiments.
FIG. 5 depicts a polychromatic, band-shaped light source 1 with wide spectrum. This light is transmitted to a chromatic lens 2, whose object is to focus the light as a function of its various wavelengths (i.e., through accentuating the wavelength-dependant dispersion of the light as discussed above with reference to FIG. 2). The reflecting surface 3 which is to be measured is arranged at a distance p from the lens 2. The light beam contacts this surface 3 and generates an image which is sharply defined for one color at each illuminated point (as a function of the distance of the individual surface points from the lens 2--as discussed above with reference to FIG. 3). The scattered/reflected light is re-imaged by the chromatic lens 2 and conducted to the entrance slit 7 of a spectral-dispersive apparatus 5 via a semitransmitting mirror 4. This spectral-dispersive apparatus 5 converts the wavelength information for each point into spatial information, so that a profile image of the surface 3 is obtained at the output of apparatus 5 (see, e.g., FIG. 7 wherein the differences in distance between the lens 2 and two different points (a,b) on surface 3--i.e., the distance H that the two points are apart from each other, is measured by the spectral-dispersive apparatus 5 and represented on the CCD-array camera 6 as a horizontal distance H between the two light points--over the corresponding distance on the Y axis), said profile image being incident on a black-and-white CCD-array camera 6.
To increase the chromatic effect, a zone plate or a chromatically uncorrected lens or a combination of several lenses can be used as chromatic element (lens 2). For example, FIG. 10 shows chromatic lens of a zone-plate type having concentric diffraction rings 21 whose spatial frequency increases in the direction towards the edge of the lens which may advantageously be employed as the chromatic element (lens 2).
The light source 1 can be formed by illuminated slits and point-shaped diaphragms (See, FIG. 9) or appropriate light guides. The shape of the light source can be readily adapted to any problem. In addition to the use of a light band according to FIG. 5, it may be advantageous to use several light area elements or light bands 10 or several light points 12 in a desired measuring matrix. For example, it is possible to provide two light points 12 at an appropriate distance or n light points at the corners of an n-gon. If the profile of the surface is approximately known, it is advantageous not to arrange the individual light points 12 or light area elements 10 in a plane parallel to the principal plans of the lens element 2, but to provide different distances from the lens 2 for individual light area elements 10 (See, e.g., FIG. 8 showing three light spots 12 disposed differing distances from the lens 2 in the shape of a triangle). In this way, for a given distance p between the lens 2 and the object 3, each of the three light spots 12 will give rise to a light spot (which is displayed on the CCD-array camera 6) of different color (in an analogous fashion to that shown in FIG. 3) since each of the three light spots 12 is a different distance from the lens 2.
When distinct light spots 12 are used as the light source, see, e.g., FIG. 7, each light spot 12 of input light projects onto (and hence measures the distance relative to lens 2) a specific spot on the object 3 [note: the vertical relationship between the two points a,b is reversed by the lens 2 so that at the object 3 the points a,b are reversed relative to their positions at the source; the lens 2 reverses the light spots a,b again as the light returns through the lens to the semitransmitting mirror 4 so that the original vertical positioning (but, with the added lateral displacement between a,b to reflect the differing distances the light points travelled from the lens 2 to the object 3 now incorporated in to the positioning of a,b is again achieved]. The spatial relationship between points a,b on object 3 may be calculated from the H-Y plot of a,b on the CCD array camera 6 (see FIG. 7).
In addition to the principle of outcoupling by a semitransmitting mirror which is shown in FIG. 7, it is advantageous to fix a transmitted-light grating 8 directly at the lens 2, so that it covers about half the lens area (FIG. 6). The dispersive elements for both methods may be prisms, direct-vision prisms or gratings. As an alternative, it is possible not to use a dispersive element (apparatus 5 or transmitted-light grating 8), but to focus the re-imaged light for each illuminated point directly on a pair of photodetectors (which are not depicted in the drawing) and show a different sensitivity for each individual wavelength. The central wavelength of the reflected light is then derived from the quotient of the signal levels of the two detectors. In this case one pair of detectors is required for each point on the surface.
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Feeding 220v welder
HI, I was hopeing for some help on running a 220v outlet for my welder.
Its max input is listed at 56amps, so 60amp breaker? what size wire? my plan was to put it through the wall (they are unfinished still)possibly run one outlet on each side of the garage, both about 30 feet from the panel. The welder has a 3 wire plug on it. I'll run the outlets and get an electrician to tie it to the main.
Thanks for the replies,, The plug is a 50A someone put on, the welder is marked for max input 54A, so what I've done so far is get a 60A 220v breaker, a 3prong 50A recept. and 4 wire #6 service cable, Ive hooked the recept with red and black, and using the white for ground (I will wrap the visable ends in the panel and close to the plug with green tape)so my plan was, red and black to the breakers, and white marked green to the ground bus. I havent went into the panel yet(I will drop the main first of course), any glaring, burn the house down errors anyone see with my plan??
I know the new ranges and dryers are 4 wire, wich Im guessing is the addition of a neutral, the welder only has 3 from the factory, is there some way cool reason they dont put a neutral on a welder? or is it just older?
The way cool reason is a welder does not need a neutral. 240 volt appliance utilize line to line to make a circuit. Some items like ranges and dryers use 120/240 volt which uses line to line to power cooking or heating elements while it uses line to neutral to run 120 volt components like clocks and motors. In the old days, dryers and ranges still needed a neutral however a ground wire was not ran to the appliances. Instead the appliances frame was bonded to the neutral wire. It accomplished the same thing as grounding an appilance as neutral and ground are bonded anyway. However in the rare situation, the other .001% of the time. If the neutral comes loose from the panel, the entire appliance frame is then trying to get back to ground to allow the clock and motors to run. The next lucky person to touch the dryer and washer at the same time gets to make the machine work again. That is with their heart in the middle of the circuit ):
I simply refuse to use a welder at my house. Mine, all three of the electric welders, are in a separate building. I personally know of several houses destroyed by fires started by welding. If you do choose to use the welder at your house, stay in that area for a "spark watch" for at least 45 minutes after the welding stops.
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i have seen a lot of welders hooked up with 10/3 some hooked up 2 #6 with #8 ground i guess it up to how much $$$ you want to put in it. 10/3 will carry 60 amps #6 will carry it better
Am I reading this right and where are you getting your information? You can burn down your own house but DO NOT give advice to someone else unless you are ready to
10/3 is only rated for 30 amps.
i have seen a lot of welders hooked up with 10/3 some hooked up 2 #6 with #8 ground i guess it up to how much $$$ you want to put in it. 10/3 will carry 60 amps #6 will carry it better
Am I reading this right and where are you getting your information? You can burn down your own house but DO NOT give advice to someone else unless you are ready to
10/3 is only rated for 30 amps.
I would suggest that anyone jumping in quoting code references, especially outside the realm of normal residential branch circuits, might want to consider actually looking at related code articles before making statements regarding work they cover. As was pointed out, there is a special section in the code book that deals with welders.
Although the wisdom of installing a breaker larger than permitted for a general use circuit in a residence is questionable, NEC Article 630 does permit breakers larger than 30 AMP to be used on #10 wire for a welder, given certain welder characteristics. While I generally install conductors matched to the breaker size for residential welder use there is no code requirement to do so.
The correct size wire and breaker for the welder should be available in the manufacturer's literature. In the unlikely chance this information isn't available the information in article 630 will provide the necessary for a compliant installation.
You need to review Article 630 Electric Welders.
The article you cited does not apply to them.
If you want to learn some more, Article 430 covers motors, motor circuits, and controllers; while 440 covers hermetic compressors.
Where a special section exists it is used and not the more general sections.


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Release 11i Newsletter Oracle Applications Services Volume 24 December 2004 Happy New Year! The Solution Beacon Team Oracle Applications Release 11i Newsletter The contents of this newsletter were contributed by Solution Beacon consultants who have accumulated extensive experience during the numerous installations, implementations, and upgrades of Release 11i that we have performed for our clients. We also welcome your participation in this newsletter. If you would like to contribute on any Release 11i topic, please send your contact information, topic, and a short abstract to firstname.lastname@example.com. We would also appreciate any feedback from our readers if you have successfully or unsuccessfully implemented one of the suggestions from any of the newsletters. Comments or suggestions are always appreciated. Please send to firstname.lastname@example.com. Mary Lou Weiss, Alicia Hoekstra, and Randy Giefer, Editors, Solution Beacon Release 11.5.10 Vision Solution Beacon began providing Release 11.5.10 Vision instance for your external use on November 29, 2004. To obtain access go to http://vis11510.solutionbeacon.net NOTE: You have to register to get a username and password. The default Vision demo user names and passwords are not active. Once you register your personal username and password will be sent to you in an email. Mary Lou Weiss, Solution Beacon OAUG: Success Through Education The OAUG and Solution Beacon teamed up to bring you The Road to OrlandoSM, a series of Release 11i Workshops that were given in multiple cities and ending at Connection Point 2004 in Orlando in September. In 2005 Solution Beacon will be bringing you another series of workshops, Trail to TexasSM, prior to the OAUG Connection Point 2005 in June. Watch for more details for on an event in your region! Chuck Meyers, William Mills Agency for OAUG, Mary Lou Weiss and Randy Giefer, Editors, Solution Beacon ©Copyright 2004 Solution Beacon, LLC All Rights Reserved. Page 1 of 18 Release 11i Newsletter Oracle Applications Services Volume 24 December 2004 Ask the SB Experts Question: We have the following problem with Oracle Purchasing - Version: 11.5.9: Procurement issue – RCVRCERC Form Does Not Sort By Purchase Order Line Number When doing receipts against a PO the receiving screen does not order the same as the PO line items. For example: I have a PO with 20 line items. I would expect that when I query up the PO to receive the goods in the receiving screen would list them in line item order. Rather I am seeing line 18, 15, 7, 8, etc. RCVRCERC – Enter Receipts GUI The Symptoms were: Sort order on the receipts form, Order Information tab, does not follow the PO or RMA line order. Answer: The cause of this error is that the query for the order by clause doesn't contain all columns needed to sort the PO by line number correctly. Example: Last_Query show: order by expected_receipt_date, need_by_date, po_line_location_id, rcv_line_number Bug 2802973 Abstract: RCVRCERC DOESN'T DISPLAY RMA BY ORDER_LINE_NUMBER The fix is included in RCVRCERC version 115.102. Apply Procurement Family Pack J References <BUG:2802973> – Rcvrcerc Doesn'T Display Rma By Order_Line_Number This problem can occur on any platform. Question: I would like to get training on Oracle Applications DBA. Until now, I have worked as DBA on Oracle9i for 3 years. Is there any prerequisite to do this training? Answer: As you probably know, the best training is on the job but, sometimes, that's not practical. Oracle offers a 4 day Apps DBA class that you should take if possible. The class name is "11i Install, Patch and Maintain Oracle Applications". Here is what you will learn: ©Copyright 2004 Solution Beacon, LLC All Rights Reserved. Page 2 of 18 Release 11i Newsletter Oracle Applications Services Volume 24 December 2004 "This course provides students with a basic understanding of the architecture, database and file system used within Oracle Applications Release 11i. Students learn about the multi-tier architecture used to provide user access over the Internet or an intranet and the relationship between Oracle Applications and the Oracle database. The course covers the structure of the file system used to store the Oracle Applications product files, environment files, and additional files required to support multiple languages in Release 11i. Students will also learn how to use Rapid Install to perform both single and multi-node installs, AD Administration and other AD utilities to maintain Oracle Applications, AutoPatch to automate the application of Oracle Applications patches, and Rapid Clone to clone an Oracle Applications system." Solution Beacon also has the Release 11.5.10 and other Release 11i Apps Demo environments running on our website. Just sign up at the following URL and start using. http://www.solutionbeacon.com/tools_vision.htm Good luck. Question: This is regarding applying patches for Oracle Application. I have already installed Oracle 11i apps version 11.5.9 using CYGWIN and now I am trying to apply patches to upgrade, but I am not able to apply it. Does CYGWIN help me apply patches or should I have MKS TOOL KIT? Is there any way out for me to apply patches without MKS TOOL KIT? Thanks in advance for your help. Answer: Per the "Oracle Applications Installation Update Notes Release 11.5.9 for Microsoft Windows" document (MetaLink Note #234782.1): The requirements for 11.5.9 on MS Windows (NT/2000/2003): -- Microsoft Visual version 6.0 + Service Pack 3 or higher. (Visual C++ .NET editions, available separately or as part of Visual Studio, are not supported with Release 11i.) -- MKS Toolkit version 6.1a or higher (http://www.mks.com) -- gnu make (Shareware) version 3.77 or higher, excluding 3.79.0. The release notes used to make a specific point that "CYGWIN" and "MS Windows Services for Unix" were not supported; however, we're not seeing that warning currently. Given that, we'd recommend to stick with MKS Toolkit instead of CYGWIN on a Windows installation. The Senior Consultants at Solution Beacon, LLC ©Copyright 2004 Solution Beacon, LLC All Rights Reserved. Page 3 of 18 Release 11i Newsletter Oracle Applications Services Volume 24 December 2004 Release 11.5.10 Bug Count Here's some more statistics updated for 11.5.10. The statistics represent a fresh Vision install for the Solaris and Linux distributions. All sizes are in GB. The bug counts in the maintenance packs were derived using the perl script presented in the April 2004 newsletter issue. Release 11i 11.5.10 11.5.9 11.5.8 11.5.7 11.5.5 DB Object count Vision install Sun Linux 268197 268472 308482 308379 279000 278733 241801 241970 204653 No. of CD's or DVD's Sun Linux 8* 9* 33 36 24 23 21 23 16 17 Size of Staging Sun Linux 19.9 23.8 17.9 18.7 13.0 12.4 11.8 11.2 7.4 7.4 Size of Oracle Base Sun Linux 84.4 91.5 85.5 81.4 54.9 56.2 46.8 48.3 27.2 Size of <sid>data Sun Linux 59.4 62.3 59.1 58.7 36.5 36.5 31.0 31.0 15.7 Bug count in Maint. Pack 179133 100444 64358 40242 19123 * DVD format Jeff Holt, Solution Beacon Oracle Release 11i Applications on Linux – Certifications and Limitations Oracle Certify Oracle requires that a "certified" configuration be maintained at all times for ongoing support and maintenance. Certification is determined by Oracle and not necessarily by the third-party vendor software component being utilized by the Oracle Applications. Certification components include hardware, operating system software, operating system utilities, Oracle RDBMS versions, Oracle 9iAS, Oracle Forms and Reports and desktop client installations along with other components. A typical, sample supported configuration is listed below, including the one for Linux x86 and 11.5.10. Supported Applications Platforms There are six major platforms and operating systems supported by the Oracle Applications: HP-UX PA-RISC HP Tru64 IBM AIX Sun Solaris Sparc Windows 2000/Windows Server 2003(x86) Linux x86 For Linux, the following is a list of the officially supported operating systems: HP-UX Itanium ©Copyright 2004 Solution Beacon, LLC All Rights Reserved. Page 4 of 18 Release 11i Newsletter Oracle Applications Services Volume 24 December 2004 IBM Power based Linux IBM zSeries based Linux Linux (AMD64/EM64T) Linux (Itanium) Linux (x86) The Applications specific limitations for Linux have to do with the five major Application components (nodes per Rapid Install) of the Oracle Release 11i Applications E-Business suite: Database Administration Concurrent Manager Forms Web All five components or nodes can be installed on a different platform. Considerations Not all of the five components are "certified" by Oracle for use in an Applications environment. Processor Chip Information: Linux x86, support on Intel and AMD Processor Chips that adhere to the x86 architecture (32bit), with supported Linux releases. Xeon Itanium AMD-64 Database 10G Oracle Release 11i Applications will eventually be certified with use on RDBMS 10g. The current plans include 11.5.9 and 11.5.10 as the releases to be certified. All other 11i releases will not be certified. As all of you know, RDBMS Oracle8i certification with the Release 11i Applications will end 7/31/05. You must be on 9.2.x for your Release 11i environment to be supported. Utilizing the SB premise of "Keeping it Simple and Supportable", homogenous configurations require far less maintenance when compared to heterogeneous configurations with multiple operating systems. Looking specifically at Linux certifications, only the x86-32 processors are certified for the applications – no 64-bit certifications exist. If you choose to run a split configuration in which the database is running alone on a dedicated tier, options increase due to the addition of certified x86-64 processor architectures for the database. However, not all x86-64 processors certified for the Oracle database are certified for databases intended for use with the applications. Currently, the only certified x86-64 chip for use in a split configuration is the Intel Itanium processor. Some important notes: ©Copyright 2004 Solution Beacon, LLC All Rights Reserved. Page 5 of 18 Release 11i Newsletter Oracle Applications Services Volume 24 December 2004 • • Oracle8i is only certified on x86-32 processors The Express PL/SQL (EPS) interface module required by the Oracle Demand Planner module must be deployed to the database tier and is certified only on the same platforms as the Applications. This means that 64-bit is not an option for the database in a split tier configuration if this module is in play. John Stouffer and Will Cordle, Solution Beacon Change Control as Part of Change Management Managing today's Oracle 11i Applications presents a host of challenges to any business. In today's business environment many organizations are faced with defining and solidifying their IT operations in order to comply with Sarbanes Oxley and other regulatory requirements. This requires having a good change control approach to guide an organization in developing a change control procedure plan consisting of key components. With Oracle Release 11i change control requires a well defined procedures consisting of the following elements: • • • • • • • • Scope – determine impact and outline requirements for change request Approval – review proposed change and obtain approval from affected parties Execution – develop application change and test change through confirmation cycles Leverage – continuous improvement of development, functionality and applications Eliminate – potential reduction of customizations through proper lifecycle management Transition – schedule changes and migrate through instances Document – provide documentation, monitor lifecycle and control alterations Measure – capture cost and determine if desired effect is achieved The aim of the change control procedure is to provide the IT departments with a method of controlling and monitoring change in the applications. Change is defined as any activity that alters the scope, functionality, deliverables, or costs of the applications. The key objectives are: • • • To identify changes in scope, or other unplanned activity, in advance and control them To protect the integrity of deliverables that have been approved (signed off) as fit for purpose To ensure that new tasks and other requested changes are justified and cost justifiable, and the deliverables affected are identified ©Copyright 2004 Solution Beacon, LLC All Rights Reserved. Page 6 of 18 Release 11i Newsletter Oracle Applications Services Volume 24 December 2004 • • To obtain authorization to proceed with the new tasks/ changes and assign them to appropriate individuals to be completed To monitor the progress and cost of the changes Because the area most associated with change management is change control and often people use the terms inter changeably. Just as the issue process has become more sophisticated and so has the change control process. It used to be you could make a change, test it and if you were lucky you would document it. Recently we have seen that changes need justification and approvals along with documentation and measurement of effectiveness as a part of the normal change control process. We experienced this a great deal over the past few years as organizations were upgrading they had to go back and recapture the documentation for previous changes because of the lack of discipline. We have also seen a rise in justifications for upgrading because of competition for resources and funding. Along with compliance requirements this is what is causing the need for more tracking and monitoring of changes. Often configuration changes are overlooked as part of the change control process but with the complexity of the applications are becoming important business decisions rather than a technical adjustment. Also with increasing compliance requirements this is gaining more attention all the time. Incorporating these procedures into the overall change process is critical to managing the business side of the technology, as well as the applications, making sure there are adequate controls in place to meet compliance and business requirements. There is however no one tool that meets all the change control needs required to be an integral part of change management solution. A good change control procedure requires an effective design and integrates the necessary tools into a change management solution that supports the overall business. One of the tools that addresses change control is available from Applimation; it is a product that comprehensively address the change control components. IT and application managers need tools like Applimation's to accomplish their tasks but they also need the right design to carry out their change management process. Contact us to learn more about designing a change management strategy, developing effective change control procedures or implementing any of the change control tools. Paul Cyphers, Solution Beacon Applying AD.I The latest iteration of the AD patchset takes several steps forward for the AD utilities. Chief among them is the inclusion of the Maintenance Mode feature for Oracle Applications. This feature provides a distinct separation between normal runtime operations and maintenance mode activities. By enabling Maintenance mode, you make the applications unavailable to the end users, and shutdown the Workflow processing system. In addition to the new Maintenance mode, the patch also includes the following new and changed functionality. The table at the bottom of this article describes the menu changes for the ADADMIN utility in detail. ©Copyright 2004 Solution Beacon, LLC All Rights Reserved. Page 7 of 18 Release 11i Newsletter Oracle Applications Services Volume 24 December 2004 AD Administration and AD Controller Support for Non-interactive Mode: the noninteractive mode for adadmin now includes all tasks. And the adctrl utility has been modified to run non-interactively as well. AD Merge Patch Utility: You can now merge patches from the zip files you downloaded. You don't have to unzip the file before hand. AutoConfig Integration with AutoPatch: Autopatch will now run autoconfig to instantiate and run new templates included within the patch. Distributed AD processing: Allows you start workers on any node of a Shared APPL_TOP, increasing the number of workers available in an AutoPatch session. AD Utility Timings in OAM: The progress or status of an AutoPatch or ADADMIN session is now accessible from the Oracle Applications Manager. After applying AD.I, system has to be in maintenance mode before application patches are applied. If system is not in maintenance mode, you will get the error. After patch is applied, application dba needs to disable the maintenance mode by running AD Admin utility. If it is not disabled, you will not be able to login in any other responsibility except SYSADMIN responsibility. When you login in SYSADMIN utility, only thing you can see System Profile function. If you try to access some other responsibility, you will get the following error box: "This process cannot be drawn. It was not defined correctly when it was attached to your menu. Please Advise your System Administrator that the function is not in the correct format. " When you enable the maintenance mode, it changes one application profile parameter "APPS_MAINTENANCE_MODE" profile id is 5835. When you enable the maintenance mode, its value is "MAINT". When you disable the maintenance mode, its value is "NORMAL". The patch also includes the following warning regarding the apps.zip being exploded: "Those customers who have not already exploded their apps.zip under $JAVA_TOP,this patch also includes a manual driver to do so. It is necessary to explode your apps.zip after applying the copy driver of this patch if you have not already done so, because the Maintain Snapshot functionality will fail if you do not. The exploding is done by running adpatch with the included explode.drv patch driver. After applying the U driver of this patch, please change directories to $AD_TOP/patch/115/driver and run adpatch again. When prompted for the name of your AutoPatch driver file: Please answer: explode.drv ©Copyright 2004 Solution Beacon, LLC All Rights Reserved. Page 8 of 18 Release 11i Newsletter Oracle Applications Services Volume 24 December 2004 This driver will first remove unwanted entries from the apps.zip, and then explode the file under $JAVA_TOP. For more information on the apps.zip rearchitecture, please refer to Metalink Note 220188.1" Changes Details: This patch changes adadmin utility significantly New Feature Active? ---------------------------CHECKFILE Yes PREREQ Yes CONCURRENT_SESSIONS No PATCH_TIMING Yes PATCH_HIST_IN_DB Yes SCHEMA_SWAP Yes APPLTOP -------1 6 2 2 6 1 Data model ----------1 6 2 2 6 1 Flags ----------Y N N Y N Y Y N N Y N Y Y Y N Y Y N Y N N Y N Y Y N N Y N Y Y N N Y Y Old Feature Active? -------------------------------CHECKFILE Yes PREREQ Yes CONCURRENT_SESSIONS No PATCH_HIST_IN_DB Yes APPLTOP --------1 1 1 3 Data model -----------1 1 1 3 Flags ------Y Y N Y Y Y N Y N Y Y N Y Y N Y 0 AD Administration Main Menu -------------------------------------------1.Generate Applications Files menu 2.Maintain Applications Files menu 3.Compile/Reload Applications Database Entities menu 4.Maintain Applications Database Entities menu 5.Change Maintenance Mode 6.Exit AD Administration Generate Applications Files ---------------------------------------1.Generate message files 2.Generate form files 3.Generate report files 4.Generate graphics files 5.Generate product JAR files 6.Return to Main Menu AD Administration Main Menu ---------------------------------------------1.Generate Applications Files menu 2.Maintain Applications Database Objects menu 3.Maintain Applications Files menu 4.Exit AD Administration 1 Generate Applications Files ---------------------------------------1.Relink Applications programs 2.Generate message files 3.Generate form files 4.Generate report files 5.Generate graphics files 6.Generate product JAR files 7.Return to Main Menu Maintain Applications Database Objects -------------------------------------------------1.Validate APPS schema 2 Maintain Applications Files ---------------------------------------1.Relink Applications programs 2.Create Applications environment file 2.Compile APPS schema 3.Copy files to destinations 3.Compile menu information 4.Convert character set 4.Recreate grants and synonyms for APPS schema 5.Maintain snapshot information 5.Compile flexfield data in AOL tables 6.Check for missing files 6.Maintain multi-lingual tables 7.Return to Main Menu 7.Check DUAL table ©Copyright 2004 Solution Beacon, LLC All Rights Reserved. Page 9 of 18 Release 11i Newsletter Oracle Applications Services Volume 24 December 2004 8.Reload JAR files to database 9.Convert to Multiple Reporting Currencies 10.Return to Main Menu Maintain Applications Files ---------------------------------------1.Create Applications environment file 1.Compile APPS schema 2.Copy files to destinations 2.Compile menu information 3.Convert character set 3.Compile flexfields 4.Maintain snapshot information 4.Reload JAR files to database 5.Check for missing files 5.Return to Main Menu 6.Return to Main Menu Exit AD Administration 3 Compile/Reload Applications Database Entities -------------------------------------------------- 4 Maintain Applications Database Entities -------------------------------------------------1.Validate APPS schema 2.Re-create grants and synonyms for APPS schema 3.Maintain multi-lingual tables 4.Check DUAL table 5.Convert to Multiple Reporting Currencies 6.Return to Main Menu Change Maintenance Mode ---------------------------------------Maintenance Mode is currently: Disabled. 5 Maintenance mode should normally be enabled when patching Oracle Applications and disabled when users are logged on to the system. See the Oracle Applications Maintenance Utilities manual for more information about maintenance mode. Please select an option: 1.Enable Maintenance Mode 2.Disable Maintenance Mode 3.Return to Main Menu 6 Exit AD Administration Vivek Awasthi and James Jones, Solution Beacon ©Copyright 2004 Solution Beacon, LLC All Rights Reserved. Page 10 of 18 Release 11i Newsletter Oracle Applications Services Volume 24 December 2004 Possible JDBC Configuration Issue in Release 11i If you have downloaded one of the patches which include a JDBC configuration change, the JDBC change may not be appropriate for your Applications installation. New patches are available that will make the JDBC configuration change only if it is appropriate for your environment. If you have not yet applied the patch, do not apply it. Instead, obtain and apply the replacement patch indicated in the table below. Original Patch 3180816 4038964 3688071 4020116 Description Replacement patch 11i.AD.I - AD minipack I Post ADX.E.1 consolidated update If you have already applied one of the original patches, you can obtain and apply patch 3970088 to ensure the JDBC configuration is correct for your environment. All customers who have applied one of the original patches can safely apply 3970088. The following additional information can help you determine if you will be affected by this issue. 1. If you have applied the Release 11.5.10 Maintenance Pack, ATG Family Pack H, or TXK Minipack B, you will not be affected by this issue 2. If you are experiencing the problem, you may encounter errors containing the following text: java.sql.SQLException: Closed Statement at oracle.jdbc.dbaccess.DBError.throwSqlException(DBError.java:134) at oracle.jdbc.dbaccess.DBError.throwSqlException(DBError.java:179) at oracle.jdbc.dbaccess.DBError.throwSqlException(DBError.java:269) 3. The problem is caused by the following incorrect configuration: + Your $FND_TOP/secure/<host>_<sid>.dbc file contains the parameter FND_JDBC_STMT_CACHE_SIZE and it is set to a value other than 0, and + The file $JAVA_TOP/jdbc14.zip does not exist, or exists but at version 115.16 or lower. Oracle Applications Release Engineering Sizing Comparisons for 11.5.8, 11.5.9 and 11.5.10! Here's breakdown of sizes for 11.5.8, 11.5.9 and 11.5.10. They are for Linux Vision. Totals are in KB: ©Copyright 2004 Solution Beacon, LLC All Rights Reserved. Page 11 of 18 Release 11i Newsletter Oracle Applications Services Volume 24 December 2004 11.5.10 = 91470780 11.5.9 = 83622272 11.5.8 = 56997292 a510vis1@sbllc3 a510vis1@sbllc3 total 36 drwxr-xr-x 9 drwxr-xr-x 11 drwxr-xr-x 212 drwxr-xr-x 10 drwxr-xr-x 2 drwxr-xr-x 3 drwxrwxr-x 2 drwxr-xr-x 4 drwxrwxr-x 4 a510vis1@sbllc3 17725944 3042748 62316368 3049716 76 5335600 328 a510vis1@sbllc3 a159vis2@sbllc3 a159vis2@sbllc3 total 44 drwxr-xr-x 11 drwxr-xr-x 11 drwxr-xr-x 200 drwxr-xr-x 10 drwxr-xr-x 2 drwxr-xr-x 4 drwxrwxr-x 2 drwxr-xr-x 4 drwxrwxr-x 4 drwxrwxr-x 2 a159vis2@sbllc3 14067288 2356696 58714128 3059440 56 5424132 344 188 a159vis2@sbllc3 > cd $ORACLE_BASE > ls -al a510vis1 a510vis1 root root a510vis1 a510vis1 a510vis1 a510vis1 a510vis1 a510vis1 a510vis1 a510vis1 a510vis1 a510vis1 a510vis1 a510vis1 a510vis1 a510vis1 > du -ks * a510vis1appl a510vis1comn a510vis1data a510vis1db a510vis1log a510vis1ora a510vis1scr > > cd $ORACLE_BASE > ls -al a159vis2 a159vis2 root root a159vis2 a159vis2 a159vis2 a159vis2 a159vis2 a159vis2 a159vis2 a159vis2 a159vis2 a159vis2 a159vis2 a159vis2 a159vis2 a159vis2 a159vis2 a159vis2 > du -ks * a159vis2appl a159vis2comn a159vis2data a159vis2db a159vis2log a159vis2ora a159vis2scr a159vis2tmp > 4096 4096 4096 4096 4096 4096 4096 4096 4096 4096 Nov Nov Mar Mar Nov Mar Mar Mar Aug Nov 11 29 16 19 18 16 19 16 8 29 12:23 00:00 2004 2004 01:12 2004 2004 2004 21:21 11:55 . .. a159vis2appl a159vis2comn a159vis2data a159vis2db a159vis2log a159vis2ora a159vis2scr a159vis2tmp 4096 4096 4096 4096 4096 4096 4096 4096 4096 Nov Nov Nov Nov Nov Nov Nov Nov Nov 28 29 28 28 29 28 28 28 28 21:25 00:00 18:05 18:06 04:32 16:36 23:47 16:37 21:21 . .. a510vis1appl a510vis1comn a510vis1data a510vis1db a510vis1log a510vis1ora a510vis1scr a158vis2@sbllc3 > cd $ORACLE_BASE a158vis2@sbllc3 > ls -al ©Copyright 2004 Solution Beacon, LLC All Rights Reserved. Page 12 of 18 Release 11i Newsletter Oracle Applications Services Volume 24 December 2004 total 44 drwxr-xr-x 11 drwxr-xr-x 11 drwxr-xr-x 194 drwxr-xr-x 8 drwxr-xr-x 2 drwxr-xr-x 4 drwxrwxr-x 2 drwxr-xr-x 4 drwxrwxr-x 2 drwxrwxr-x 3 drwxrwxr-x 2 a158vis2@sbllc3 12624116 1864272 36519156 1145404 52 4840896 4 308 3084 a158vis2@sbllc3 a158vis2 a158vis2 root root a158vis2 a158vis2 a158vis2 a158vis2 a158vis2 a158vis2 a158vis2 a158vis2 a158vis2 a158vis2 a158vis2 a158vis2 a158vis2 a158vis2 a158vis2 a158vis2 a158vis2 a158vis2 > du -ks * a158vis2appl a158vis2comn a158vis2data a158vis2db a158vis2log a158vis2ora a158vis2out a158vis2scr a158vis2tmp > 4096 4096 4096 4096 4096 4096 4096 4096 4096 4096 4096 Oct Nov Mar Mar Nov Mar Mar Mar Oct Oct Nov 10 29 29 29 18 29 29 29 10 10 28 21:54 00:00 2004 2004 02:21 2004 2004 2004 21:54 21:54 20:42 . .. a158vis2appl a158vis2comn a158vis2data a158vis2db a158vis2log a158vis2ora a158vis2out a158vis2scr a158vis2tmp Jeff Holt, Solution Beacon Release 11.5.10 Maintenance Mode Maintenance Mode is a new mode of operation introduced with Release 11.5.10, in which the Oracle Applications system is made accessible only for patching activities not allowing the users to login to any responsibility. Refer http://metalink.oracle.com/metalink/plsql/ml2_documents.showFrameDocument?p_data base_id=NOT&p_id=291901.1 This provides optimal performance for AutoPatch sessions, and minimizes downtime needed. Administrators can schedule system downtime using Oracle Applications Manager, and send alert messages to users about the impending downtime. When Maintenance Mode is entered, users attempting to log on to Oracle Applications are redirected to a System Downtime URL. There are several practical points relating to the use of Maintenance Mode: ? You can toggle Maintenance Mode between Enabled and Disabled using the new Change Maintenance Mode menu in AD Administration, or the equivalent function in Oracle Applications Manager. ©Copyright 2004 Solution Beacon, LLC All Rights Reserved. Page 13 of 18 Release 11i Newsletter Oracle Applications Services Volume 24 December 2004 ? Although you can run AutoPatch with Maintenance Mode disabled, there will be a significant degradation in performance. ? There is a separate logon page for Restricted Mode access while the system is in Maintenance Mode. Restricted Mode allows administrators access to specific privileged functionality, for example to view the timing report that shows the progress of a patching session. Maintenance mode is Enabled or Disabled from adadmin. When you Enable or Disable 'Maintenance Mode', adadmin will execute the script $AD_TOP/patch/115/sql/adsetmmd.sql sending the parameter 'ENABLE' or 'DISABLE': sqlplus <APPS_Schema name>/<APPS Password>@adsetmmd.sql ENABLE | DISABLE ENABLE – Enable Maintenance Mode. DISABLE – Disable Maintenance Mode. When adsetmmd.sql runs, it sets the Profile Option 'Applications Maintenance Mode' (APPS_MAINTENANCE_MODE) to 'MAINT' to Enable the Maintenance Mode and to 'NORMAL' to Disable it. Note: Maintenance Mode is only needed for AutoPatch Sessions. Other AD utilities do not require Maintenance Mode to be enabled. Maintenance Mode must be 'Enabled' before running AutoPatch and 'Disabled' after the patch application was completed. When Maintenance Mode is disabled, you can still run Autopatch by using options=hotpatch on the command line, if necessary. However, doing so can cause a significant degradation of performance. Warning: Always Remember to Disable Maintenance Mode after any Patch application! If Maintenance Mode is not Disabled, the Application will not allow the users to use the system. The Application will allow the users to Login but it will show the following message when trying to Select any Responsibility: There are no applications available for this responsibility. Please click on a different responsibility link to display the list of available applications. References: Oracle Applications Maintenance Utilities – Release 11i (11.5.10) see 'Preparing your System for Patching'. Oracle Corporation Vendor Corner: Applimation Applimation software solutions help organizations manage change and growth throughout the lifecycle of their Oracle e-Business Suite environment. Applimation's Integra suite ensures ©Copyright 2004 Solution Beacon, LLC All Rights Reserved. Page 14 of 18 Release 11i Newsletter Oracle Applications Services Volume 24 December 2004 application integrity by providing Sarbanes-Oxley compliance tools, security reporting and versioning of both setup and source code. The Informia suite manages data growth by providing transaction archiving and database subsetting. Archiving increases performance and reduces the size of production databases while subsetting automates the creation of small copies of production for testing and on-going development during the lifecycle of the e-Business Suite. Applimation Integra Solution Change in the e-Business suite environment can have serious impact on operations and cause confusion, disruptions and downtime. Nevertheless, for efficient organizations change is a requirement, not a choice. Controlling and managing change can improve efficiencies by reducing the impact of necessary modifications. This requires tools and automation that reduce the risk of error inherent in manual effort. Applimation's Integra Solution provides functionality to achieve comprehensive, automated change control and Sarbanes-Oxley compliance for organizations deploying Oracle's E-Business suite. Integra Access: Security and access in enterprise applications are complex and difficult to investigate. Integra Access evaluates user access to the E-Business Suite and identifies any segregation of duties conflicts that cause security risks or breaches. Integra Apps: To achieve control over the enterprise application environment, organizations must document and monitor all configurations and controls. Additionally, they must have a simple and automated way to identify differences both over time and between database environments. Integra Apps achieves this by documenting, comparing, and continuously monitoring application setups. Integra Apps reports enable organizations to focus limited resources on the areas that require attention. Continuous monitoring captures all changes to critical controls and configurations in the E-Business Suite, thereby creating a comprehensive audit trail. This complete historical record, together with real time alerting, is imperative for enforcing compliance with defined standards. Integra Codebase: A static enterprise application is an oxymoron. Organizations are continuously changing their E-Business Suite by applying patches and upgrades, and developing customizations. Integra Codebase provides efficient management of application code by documenting, comparing, monitoring and versioning of source code. Additionally, Codebase manages the promotion of code through the environment hierarchy, thereby ensuring that only appropriate changes are propagated to production. Integra Forms: Changing form behavior in the E-Business Suite typically requires a developer to modify source code. Integra Forms eliminates this requirement by enabling you to alter a form's behavior through a simple GUI that's tightly integrated with the E-Business Suite. Restricting access to sensitive data, changing field prompts to match corporate terminology, and tracking changes at the field level are examples of functionality to leverage from Integra Forms. ©Copyright 2004 Solution Beacon, LLC All Rights Reserved. Page 15 of 18 Release 11i Newsletter Oracle Applications Services Volume 24 December 2004 Integra Transaction: Auditing the Oracle financial environment often requires deploying IT resources to both provide sample data and identify data anomalies across large volumes of data. Collecting a quality sample from transactional data is difficult given the volume and complexity of data in the E-Business Suite. Integra Transaction provides sample and testing data as well as automated notifications for data anomalies without the need to engage IT resources. Christine Garcia, Applimation Book Offer: "Installing, Upgrading and Maintaining Oracle Applications 11i" is Available! Save 10% when you order your copy of "Installing, Upgrading and Maintaining Oracle Applications 11i (or, When Old Dogs Learn New Tricks)" from our website or when you order your book at http://www.oncalldba.com/docs/Books/?&L=sb10Percent Barbara Matthews, OnCallDBA, Karen Brownfield, John Stouffer and Randy Giefer, Solution Beacon Solution Beacon News Naren Thota of Solution Beacon will be the 2005 Applications Forum Co-Chair for the Dallas Oracle User Group (DOUG). The purpose of the Applications Forum is to provide an environment to exchange ideas and share experiences using the Oracle Applications. It is open to all members of DOUG and is intended to represent the interests of Oracle Applications professionals in the DFW area. John Nicholson has joined Solution Beacon as a Client Relationship Manager. John has more than 12 years of experience in Information Technology as well as over 9 years in the Health Care industry. Most recently John was Core Services where he served in multiple capacities as Director of Business Development, Recruiting and HRMS. In addition to covering the Southeast Region, John will be instrumental in growing our Life Sciences opportunities. John can be reached at firstname.lastname@example.com or by phone at 727-847-9904. Art Dowd, Solution Beacon OAUG: Events in the News 2005 OAUG Board of Directors Elected ©Copyright 2004 Solution Beacon, LLC All Rights Reserved. Page 16 of 18 Release 11i Newsletter Oracle Applications Services Volume 24 December 2004 The OAUG's elections to select its board of directors has been completed and several new representatives have been chosen by the membership. These new members include: • • • • Vince Benz, Emerson Anthony "Tony" Reed, Texas Instruments Cyndie Sutherland, Xerox Office Group David Rudzinsky, Hologic The board's first official act will be to select the OAUG's new president in January. For more information on these elections, visit www.oaug.org. Congratulations to all the newly-elected board members! Building Stronger Coalitions Between Oracle and PeopleSoft/J.D. Edwards Users The OAUG has invited PeopleSoft and J.D. Edwards users to consider a role in its organization, now that the merger between Oracle and PeopleSoft is being finalized. Working with other user groups within the Oracle community is a great way to build a stronger, more responsive relationship with Oracle. PeopleSoft and J.D. Edwards users interested in finding out how to begin building a relationship with the OAUG should contact Steven Hughes at firstname.lastname@example.com. To view an open letter on this issue from Steven Hughes, executive director of the OAUG, to all PeopleSoft and J.D. Edwards customers, visit the Web site at www.oaug.org/documents/200412psftletter.pdf Call for Presentations: OAUG Connection Point™ 2005 Plan now to share your ideas, innovations and solutions during the OAUG Connection Point™ 2005 conference in Grapevine, Texas, June 13-16. The call for presentations, training sessions, and panels is now open. The deadline to submit for consideration is February 7, 2005. The OAUG will contact selected presenters by March 8. For more information about how to submit your presentations, visit the Web site at http://www.oaug.org/conferences/2005/cxnpttexas/presenter/callforpres.php. Please visit the OAUG Web site at www.oaug.org to find additional information about OAUGrelated topics and initiatives and to let us know how we can better serve our members. Chuck Meyers,for Meeting Expectations ©Copyright 2004 Solution Beacon, LLC All Rights Reserved. Page 17 of 18 Release 11i Newsletter Oracle Applications Services Volume 24 December 2004 Upcoming Solution Beacon Events EVENT DOUG Meeting Sponsorship DOUG Meeting – Practical Considerations for Implementing RAC, James Jones, Solution Beacon ATLOAUG Meeting – Mining for Gold – Using Metalink to Find Golden Oracle Nuggets of Information, Don Driggs, Solution Beacon NCOAUG Conference – Lunch Sponsor NEOAUG Conference IOUG Live! 2005 Conference OAUG Connection Point 2005 ODTUG NOW 2005 DATE January 20, 2005 January 20, 2005 January 21, 2005 February 28, 2005 April 11, 2005 May 1-5, 2005 June 13-16, 2005 June 18-22, 2005 LOCATION Dallas, TX Dallas, TX Atlanta, GA Chicago, IL Worcester, MA Orlando, FL Dallas, TX New Orleans, LA Solution Beacon Newsletters are designed to help users of Oracle Applications and Solution Beacon makes no warranty for the accuracy, veracity, or completeness of any information herein, nor do they have any responsibility or liability for any losses or damages incurred as a result of reliance on any information provided herein or from the use of any program or program segment discussed herein. 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Video isn't working for me. Might just be my laptop.
Posted by HockeyFanOhio from Central Ohio on 09/21/12 at 11:13 AM ET
Tested again, HFO, all is well on my end.
Could be your laptop or AV software, also, only North American IPs can view the video.
Posted by Paul from Motown Area on 09/21/12 at 11:26 AM ET
Weird. I can watch the video from yesterday on Ovechkin. I tried updating the version of flash player I have and that didn't help. Ah well. Thanks for checking.
Posted by HockeyFanOhio from Central Ohio on 09/21/12 at 02:17 PM ET
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