Roy Kidron from Panaya presented on fast tracking an Oracle EBS upgrade project. The presentation covered the typical major tasks for an EBS upgrade including database upgrade, application server installation, code fixes, online patching compliance, and regression testing. It emphasized that the relationship between time and risk increases the longer a project takes and suggested ways to fast track including upgrading the database and application simultaneously using two environments, minimizing trials, and using scoping tools to identify necessary changes.

2. Roy Kidron, July 15th, 2021
Roy Kidron
Product Manager
Panaya
Oracle EBS Upgrade
Project Done Right!
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How to fast track your upcoming upgrade

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Short Introduction
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EBS upgrade project short overview
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The “big rocks”
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The risk-time relationship
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Time wasters
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Fast tracking
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Q&A

4. Developer/Team Leader
11.5.10.2
Project Manager
12.1.3
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5. Product Manager
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6. Database upgrade
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Application server installation
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Code fixes due to functional changes
- Changed standard tables
- Changed standard APIs
- Standard objects that were “tampered” with
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Online Patching compliance
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Regression testing
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EBS upgrade project short overview

7. 7
The “big rocks”
DB Upgrade
Online
Patching
Compliance
Code/Setup
Corrections
Environment Prep
Testing

8. 8
The time-
risk
relationship

9. 9
Time
wasters
Unnecessar
y trials
Waiting
for environments
Scoping
required
changes
OLP Readiness
report false
alarms
Testing the same
things again

10. 10
Fast Tracking
Upgrade DB and App at the same time
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Have 2 environments and switch between them
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Minimum trials with maximum impact
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Use scoping tools

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13. Panaya.com
Thank you
Roy Kidron
Product Manager
Rkidron@panaya.com