The document discusses strategies to enhance Oracle EBS innovation through accelerated upgrades, patching, and testing processes. It highlights the importance of efficient planning and the use of analytics tools to minimize costs and time while ensuring high-quality outcomes. Additionally, it includes a case study demonstrating the successful application of these strategies in real-world scenarios.

1. HOW TO ACCELERATE
EBS INNOVATION
Upgrades, Patching, DevOps and Testing
Roy Kidron
February 3rd, 2022

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Agenda
Is there still anything left to be improved in EBS?
What do you get when you accelerate EBS innovation?
How can you easily speed up your EBS innovation?

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4. Urgent request
Hi John,
An urgent matter came up and we need to change the internal requisition limit from 10K to 12K,
and we need it ASAP.
There’s a top-priority requisition currently waiting for this fix.
Please update by EOD when we can see it in production.
Thanks,
Brittney Smith
Global Purchasing Manager
+44-817-555-7177
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EBS Survey Stats
Satisfied with EBS
90%
Will use EBS
indefinitely
Will implement
new features /
modules
42%
30%
Will install
patches ASAP
37%
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6. RE: Urgent request
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Hi John,
Amazing work!
Thank you!
We didn’t expect it to be done so fast!
Attached is a $100 Amazon gift card.
A small token of our appreciation.
Thanks,
Brittney Smith
Global Purchasing Manager
+44-817-555-7177

7. The world is changing very fast.
Big will not beat small anymore.
It will be the fast beating the slow.
“
”
Rupert Murdoch

8. EBS Use Cases
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Upgrades Patching Agile Dev Testing

9. Upgrade Trials
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EBS Upgrade Tips
Upgrading
to R12.2.x
Plan minimal number of trials
Have two concurrent environments
Use exact same architecture
Use scoping tools and scope out OLP false alarms
Scope upfront, to reduce testing backlash

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Risk Waste
The right scope
of testing
Patches + Ongoing Development

12. Panaya Analytics
Engine
Upload&Analyze
Implementation based
on uploaded metadata
Reduce Time andCosts by 50% forBusiness Innovation & Digital
Transformation Projects
Real-Time Visibility
Into Change Impact
WhatWill Change?
Break?
—
WhattoFix?
Test?
Start
Tailored project plan
to use immediately!
Project, Test, Defect
Management
Execute
SmartScopingand
Assignment
Intelligent testing,
planning and
delivery
Smart Hypercare
Golive
With zero defects
50%reduced effort
—
50%reducedcost
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13. Panaya
Accelerates
your
BUSINESS
INNOVATION
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14. UnifiedTestingPlatform
BusinessProcess-Centric
TestingMadeSimple
ChangeImpactAnalysis
Large-ScaleEnterpriseTesting
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15. Immediate scoping,
planning and execution of
corrections andtests
Test only what you need
when customizing or
installing patches
Development andrelease
management, integrated with all
DevOps tools
Business Process-centric test
management for both EBS and
Oracle Cloudapps
EBS Upgrades Ongoing Changes Smart Testing
Panaya for EBS & OracleCloud
Agile Delivery
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16. 6.5
million
lines of custom
code analysed
40
Oracle EBS projects
ERP upgrades
8
Customer Case Study:
Panaya @ Cummins
11
thousand
actionable code
corrections identified
8
ERP landscapes
have used Panaya
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rkidron@panaya.com
Thank you!