Oracle Fusion Applications

1. Fusion Apps –
Financials Strategy
What’s in it, what’s not
Suresh C Mishra

2. Oracle Fusion Applications:
Ramp-Up Partner Program
• Validation & Learning Programs
• Beta Validation (Jul-Nov 2009, 5 Days, on site)
• Embedded Learning (Q2/Q3 2010, 10 Days, on site, 4 seats)
• Extended Learning (Q3/Q4 2010, remote)
• Apps Tech (Q3 2010, 5 Days, on site, 10 seats)
• Testing & Documentation Programs (Q2/Q3 2009 and Q1 2010, 20-40 Days each
project)

3. Why participate in Ramp-Up Program
 To qualify for the first wave of Oracle Fusion Apps
implementations in the Dutch and European market.
 To take a head start over the local and regional
competition.
 Improving the relationship with Oracle HQ and
Oracle Netherlands.
 Distinguish Capgemini towards Dutch and European
customers.

4. Oracle executive update for Capgemini 14th of January.
Debrief John Gawkowski (VP Platform Technology Solutions) on
18th
of February in NL.

5. Capgemini When Who
Procurement UK June 2010 Steven Smith
CRM China July 2010 Gu Min
Financials NL/FR July/Aug 2010 Jan Verhallen
Luc Chaumette

6. Fusion Apps
Architecture and design principles

7. What has suprised?
 Process driven design
 User Interface
 Look and feel
 Productivity
 True fusion product

8. Next generation of software

9. Fusion Application Structure

10. True fusion product
Hyperion
Stellent
Billing
GRC

11. Process driven design
Scanned invoices
Your invoices
To be approved
Invoices to be
approved by you
Invoices
To be completed
• Only way to fuse the existing ERP
apps is to understand the processes.
• Next step is the changed mentality
of the design and development teams
from technology solutions to process
solutions.
• The final step is implement the
process flow in the architecture en UI.

12. Work is pushed to the user (role-based)

13. User Interface

14. User Interface

15. User Interface - Improve workflows

16. User Interface – New way of working

17. You experience and collaboration

18. Fusion Tables
- Query by Example Support
- Sort any column
- Feels as an client server table

19. Embedded Analytics

20. Fusion Apps
Financials

21. General Ledger & Analytics
EPM & Consolidations *
Budget Preparation
Allocations
Ledger
Cube
JournalsJournalsExcelExcel
Financial
Reporting
Accounting
Hub
SLASLA
Allocations = Hyperion Calculation manager
Ledger Cube = Hyperion EssBase
Financial Reporting = Hyperion Reporting Studio + SmartView
EPM & Consolidation & Budget Prepartion = Hyperion

22. Payables and Imaging Solution
Scanning= Captivizion
Document Repository = Stellent

23. Payables – Scanned Invoices

24. Payables - Workflow

25. Receivables - Recommendations

26. What’s In – What’s Out
In Out
Organization structure Business Units Operating units
Data structure Effective date
ChartFields & Account
Segments Mix
SetID Look-a-like
Trees
Financial Reports Hyperion SmartView nVision
Hyperion Financial
Reporting Studio
All the rest
Operational reports BI Publisher All the rest
Security Roles Responsibilities
User Interface Fusion native All the rest

27. Reporting Proposition
 BI Publisher is in; the rest is out.
 Currently supported by BI Publisher:
Fusion Apps Fin (160), HCM (65), SCM (24),
Oracle eBS(1200)
 Areas: PO/Bar Codes/Gov. Forms, eText (bank files), Fin.
Reporting, Order Forms, Invoice (DELL Europe 1000 per
hour), Operational reports, Customer (Dunning)

28. Analytics Proposition

29. BI Architecture

30. Fusion Security
 Replace apps security by FMW Security
 Seggration of Duties
 In all Fusion apps and tools
 Role based
 Integration with GRC Suite
 Data security
 Privacy security (personal info, via grants, encrypted data,
all layers and UI, Oracle DataVault)

31. Functional Setup Manager / Upgrading
 Automatic configure, migrate and upgrade
Fusion.
 Works on top of predefined set of
questions and implementer roles.
 Create your own service offerings in a box.
 Investigation ongoing to use tool for
migration from eBS and PS to Fusion.
 New way to implement customizations as
delta’s on Oracle delivered Fusion.
 New way of thinking about upgrades.
Customization delta’s will be plugged on
top of new Fusion version.

32. Fusion Apps Customizations

33. Fusion Customization Layers
 Customizations are developed in layers
 Max 11 Layers are supported
 Layer 1: Oracle delivered Base Documents
 Layer 11: User enhancements
 Other layers for:Vertical market, Site
 Only deltas are open for development.
 Base is delivered by Oracle and not open for
customizations.

34. Fusion Apps Customization Tools
 Personalization
 Composer (WebCenter) mode in Fusion Apps for users and
administrators
 Extensibility
 Customization mode (Jdeveloper) in Fusion Apps
 Meta driven apps
 Upgrade
 FlexFields
 Tools
 Jdeveloper
 WebCenter composer

35. Fusion Financials:
What’s cool .. And not
 Based on FMW 11g
 Hyperion solutions integrated with GL.
 Scanning solution in AP and UCM integration.
 Payment receipt recommendations in AR. Brilliant!
 FA. No process flow implemented.Yet?
 User Interface. Simple.Well designed.
 Fusion Setup Manager
 Security in all components – out of the box

36. Fusion Apps
Path to V1

37. Planning Fusion Apps
Release V1Ramp-up Programme Finalize
production
Jul 2009
Q3 2010
DevelopmentReversed
engineering
The scope of V1 is
almost set
• Finance:
GL,AP,AR,FA for 80%
most used functions.
OOW 2010
Q4 2010

38. Fusion Apps Version 1 Scope

39. Fusion Apps Solution Footprint

40. Fusion ERP Applications

41. Language and Localization Coverage

42. Fusion Apps
Deployment Options

43. New implementation

44. Upgrade

45. Add-ons for existing AU customers
 HRM
 Workforce Lifecycle Management (Stand alone product; eBS R12, PS R9 and FMW)
 Talent Management (linked to eBS R12 and PS R9 HRM)
 Workforce Directory Management
 Incentive Compenstation linked to eBS/PS and Fusion CRM
 CRM
 Integrated Teritory and Talent management
 Customer Data Management (eBS/PS/Fusion)
 SCM
 Order orchestration (SiebelPSeBSJDESAP)
 Product Master Management
 Procurement (integrated with eBSPS)

46. Integration with AU applications

47. Fusion Accounting Hub

48. How can you prepare your customer –
with currently available products
 BI Publisher
 BI solutions for AU implementations are reusable
 Hyperion and Essbase
 Security and GRC
 Fusion Middleware

49. Hybrid solutions

50. Deployment Options

51. Q&A