# | Category | Presenter | Company | Presentation_Title | Abstract |
1.1 | HR | Suzanne Becker | Xcelicor | OSB/OAB – Reducing Fast Formula Usage by Optimizing Configurations | Provides a discussion and overview of using configuration options for Oracle benefits as opposed to custom Fast Formulas. |
1.2 | HR | Chris Galy | Harmonic | HR in 11i | Destination E-HR: 11i HRMS Implementation Tips & Tricks |
1.3 | HR | Kris Schratz | Oracle | HR Release 11i update | Oracle will be presenting new HR features in release 11i. |
1.4 | MFG | Jeff Hotze | Clear Orbit | ‘Go Live’ Success with Oracle WMS & MSCA | Warehouse Management System (WMS) and Mobile Supply Chain Application (MSCA) are both powerful, capable software solutions that are looked upon by many as key components in Oracle’s 11i E-Business Suite. This session focuses on the knowledge resources, methodology and challenges to assure ‘Go Live’ success with Oracle WMS and MSCA. The ClearOrbit team will further detail the complexities and technical challenges they overcame in their latest WMS implementation. |
1.5 | GENERAL | Sue Watkins | Oracle | Oracle E-Business Suite Outsourcing | Oracle will be presenting how Oracle E-Business Suite Outsourcing can benefit Oracle Applications customers. |
1.6 | FIN | Alex Montgomery | Oracle | Projects Release 11i update | Oracle will be presenting new Financials and Projects features in release 11i. |
2.1 | TECH | Sue Watkins | Oracle | Applications Technology Update | Oracle will be presenting new technology features utilized in the 11i eBusiness Suite. |
2.2 | TECH | Lynne Paulus | Fair, Isaac and Company | Tips for Supporting 11i (preparing for 11i Waste Management) | There are numerous support issues that arise once you are live on 11i. File-Export, Login Data, WorkFlow, Order Management messages, and other normal Applications processes generate unneeded data in Oracle tables. This data will grow exponentially and can cause a ‘waste management’ issue which can cause other processing to fail. Learn how and where this data is generated and how to purge it. Numerous standard Concurrent Manager cleanup jobs are identified as well as custom research scripts. 11i DBAs must also learn to identify orphan connections, handle lock contention and deal with the complexity of the 11i architecture. Such issues will be covered in detail along with techniques to ease the 11i support effort |
2.3 | TECH | John Peters | JRPJR, Inc | Requisition Approval Workflow Customizations | This presentation will show how the Requisition Approval workflow was customized. The automated addition of approvers will be covered. In addition, notification customizations will also be reviewed. Integration with iProcurement will emphasized. |
2.4 | TECH | Kevin Barry | OuterBay Technologies | Oracle Application Resource Management: Best Practice Case
Studies (presentation not yet available) |
Oracle Apps customers including Sun Microsystems, Applied Materials and Tektronix have adopted a new best practice called Application Resource Management (ARM). ARM monitors and manages data growth in an application environment. The presentation will discuss traditional solutions (adding server and storage capacity) enterprises have used to manage their Oracle applications- and why these short term solutions fail to deliver results in these application environments. Case studies will be used to illustrate the business improvements and cost savings as a result of ARM practices. |
2.5 | TECH | GK Murthy | Sierra Atlantic | Global Instance Consolidation (presentation not yet available) |
Instance
consolidation is no longer just an IT imperative. This project poses several challenges in terms of accomplishing both technical objectives and business benefits. The author explains a solution strategy deployed at client locations to systematically approach the Global instance consolidation of multiple instances in an Oracle Application environment. |
2.6 | TECH | Brent Mosher | Oracle | Technology (Discoverer, BIS, 9i) | Oracle has recently released technology enhancements to the 11i suite that enable improved visibility into business operations. Oracle Daily Business Intelligence is a comprehensive management information solution for the eBusiness Suite. It enables senior managers and executives to get an accurate and integrated daily summary of their business. It includes Oracle Portal-based pages to support reporting needs for targeted management roles. This presentation will discuss the Daily Business Intelligence offering and the technology components that make it possible. |
3.1 | MFG | Jean-Philippe Laloux | Oracle | Advanced Planning & Scheduling | Oracle will be presenting the features available in Advanced Planning & Scheduling. |
3.2 | MFG | John Conlin | Oracle | Oracle Shop Floor Management | OSFM is a comprehensive web based solution which manages complex shop floor lot transactions, enables dynamic routings, provides ‘end to end’ genealogy of products, and models / tracks operation yield and costs. As a part of the Oracle e-business suite, OSFM bridges the gap between Oracle Manufacturing and third party detail MES systems by leveraging critical shop floor information for enterprise wide activities. It enables comprehensive flexibility in manufacturing execution and visibility for each lot job on the shop floor combining manufacturing excellence with customer responsiveness. |
3.3 | MFG | Sid Nandi | Quovera Inc | ASCP Made Easy | Advanced Supply Chain Planning implementations can be frighenting from both the software and business process approaches. On the other hand, ASCP design and implementations can actually be "fun" with a positive and clear approach, a clear understanding of Oracle capabilities, and a solid,logical plan. I know, we did it! |
3.4 | PO | Nagesh Kelkar | IT Convergence | Planning for a Successful iProcurement Implementation (presentation not yet available) |
Learn how to prepare for a successful iPO implementation. This presentation will discuss implementing Oracle iProcurement. Why implement, the benefits, the issues and how proper planning will ensure a successful implementation. |
3.5 | PO | Jeff Kitagawa | Cypress Semiconductor | iProcurement | Case study of iProcurement at Cypress Semiconductor. |
3.6 | PO | Carl Harter | Harmonic | Forget the Paper! Email Distribution of Oracle Documents | The presentation focuses on the standard functionality and use
of Oracle's emailing options. We will specifically be looking at Purchase Orders and how these are generated and sent to the Supplier. |
4.1 | FIN | Mary Wayda | Independent Consultant | FSG's: Solving Simple and Complex Reporting Problems | Learn how
to solve reporting needs using FSG.
Some examples to be given: one rowset that supplies both a summary and detailed report, exception variance reporting, and a method to report your prior FYE results regardless of the month. A brief introduction to FSG components will be given. |
4.2 | FIN | Steve Parra | CIBER | AP Over Payment | AP Over Payment: Accounts Payables overpayments happen for many
reasons. Many overpayments can be associated and traced back to application
configuration, business processes, user error, software limitations, or
training issues. Traditional audits and manual processes often miss huge
amount of dollars that can be recaptured and added back to the bottom line
without funding. This presentation covers a comprehensive approach to
recapturing these dollars and implementing changes to alleviate these
problems in the future. |
4.3 | FIN | Nancy Beardsley | Oracle | Revenue Recognition enhancements | Oracle will be presenting new Revenue Recongition features in release 11i. |
4.4 | FIN | Hans Kolbe | Celantra Systems | Oracle's international legal compliance tools, Global Accounting Engine, Consolidation, MRC | -- abstract not available -- |
4.5 | FIN | Robert Smith | Oracle | Financials Release 11i update | Oracle will be presenting new Financials and Projects features in release 11i. |
4.6 | FIN | Amy Odum | Oracle | Controlling Costs with Internet Expenses | Oracle will be presenting features associated with Internet Expenses. |
5.1 | CRM | Carol Vangell | Oracle | CRM Service | Oracle will be presenting new CRM/Service features in release 11i. |
5.2 | CRM | Tisha Bocian | Oracle | Maximizing Renewal Revenues with Oracle Service | Oracle will be presenting Service features allowing you to increase Service Program Renewals. |
5.3 | CRM | Faun deHenry | FMT Systems Inc. | iSupport: From Customer Contact to Resolution | This paper illustrates the power of Oracle iSupport from the moment a customer enters the company Web site to problem resolution by field service personnel. Participants will learn how iSupport can manage their company’s problem solution process from “beginning-to-end.” |
5.4 | GENERAL | Dorothy Sheets | FMT Systems | Getting the Most from Your Flexfields | In this presentation, participants will learn the psychology and physiology of flexfield design. What data do I need from my system? How do I set up a flexfield? This session will cover these steps and discuss the implications of your decision." |
5.5 | FIN | Mohan Iyer | Phoenix Technologies | Using Multi-Currency in Oracle Applications | -- abstract not available -- |
5.6 | GENERAL | Paul Winterstein | Noetix Corporation | Centralized Data Access and Management for your Reporting Environment | Finding it challenging to get meaningful data from Oracle Applications and other data sources? Learn how Noetix can accelerate the delivery of your business intelligence strategy while enhancing your current investment in business intelligence technology including query and reporting tools, dashboards and portals, and ETL tools. |
6.1 | GENERAL | Shalini Kasida | 170 Systems | Using Content Management,
Document Management, Imaging and Oracle Applications to Become an e-Business (presentation not yet available) |
Combining
content management, document management, and imaging technology with the Oracle Applications enables businesses to capture and manage all of their information online-regardless of source or type. This presentation will discuss how Global 1000 organizations are using the 170 MarkView solution to become an e-Business and extend their current investment in Oracle technology as a strategic platform. Leverage best practices to maximize your operational efficiency and business growth by removing information bottlenecks and streamlining mission-critical business processes and your use of the Oracle Applications. |
6.2 | GENERAL | Alexandra Olsen | Oracle | TCA (Trading Community Architecture) | Oracle will be reviewing the new release 11i Trading Community Architecture. |
6.3 | OM | Ginger Bryan | Applied Materials | Global Inventory Shipments A Buy Sell Solution | -- abstract not available -- |
6.4 | OM | Lou Rizza | Oracle | Advanced Pricing | Oracle will be presenting new Advanced Pricing features in release 11i. |
6.5 | OM | Kevin Attwood | Oracle | Incentive Compensation | Oracle will be presenting new Incentive Compensation features in release 11i. |
6.6 | OM | Jill Vickers | Overcoming the 11i Gotchas in OM and Related Processes. | -- abstract not available -- |