The document discusses Oracle Fusion Applications' technical architecture. It describes a 3-tier logical architecture with client, application, and database tiers. The application tier is built on Oracle Fusion Middleware infrastructure services including identity management, business intelligence, and content management. It also utilizes components like the Applications Core for user experience and extensibility.

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2. Oracle Fusion Applications:
Technical Architecture
Deepdive
Nadia Bendjedou - Senior Director, Applications Strategy
David Bowin – Senior Director, Fusion Applications Strategy
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4. Program  Technical Architecture
Agenda – Technical Components
– Application Topology
 Technology Foundation
– User Experience
– Flexibility
– Interoperability
– Modularity
– Adoption Choice
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5. Oracle Fusion Applications Suite
Financial Human Capital CRM Supply Chain
Management Management Management
Project Portfolio Procurement Governance, Risk
Management & Compliance
Common Fusion Applications Data Model and Services
• Data Model, Master Data • Analytic Model • Functional Setup Framework
• Business Processes • User Interface, Enterprise 2.0 • Technical Foundation
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6. Oracle Fusion Middleware
Foundation for Fusion Applications
• Complete
• Open
• Integrated
• Best-in-class
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7. Technical Architecture
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8. Oracle Fusion Applications Technical Architecture
3-Tier Logical Architecture
Client-tier
`
Application-tier
(Middle-tier)
Database-tier
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9. Oracle Fusion Applications Technical Architecture
3-Tier Logical Architecture
Client-tier Client-tier
Application-tier
(Middle-tier)
Database-tier
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10. Oracle Fusion Applications Technical Architecture
3-Tier Logical Architecture
Client-tier Application-tier
FMW Infra. Services
• AppsCore
Application-tier • ESS
• ECSF
(Middle-tier)
FMW Services
• IDM, WebGate
• ADF, WebCenter
• OBIEE
• SOA and ODI
• ECM
Database-tier • WebLogic Comm Srv
WebLogic Server
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11. Oracle Fusion Applications Technical Architecture
Oracle Fusion Middleware Infrastructure - Overview
Oracle Fusion Middleware
Oracle FMW Infrastructure Components for Oracle Fusion Applications
Oracle Enterprise Oracle Enterprise Oracle FMW Extensions
Crawl & Search Framework Scheduler For Applications
Oracle Fusion Middleware Components
Oracle Application Oracle Business Oracle Data
Development Framework Intelligence Integrator
Oracle Enterprise Oracle Secure Oracle HTTP
Content Management Enterprise Search Server
Oracle Identity Oracle SOA Suite and
Oracle WebGate
Management Oracle BPM Suite
Oracle WebCentre Oracle WSM Policy Oracle WebLogic
Manager Communication Services
Oracle WebLogic Server
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12. Oracle FMW Extensions For Applications
Known as Applications Core (ApplCore)
 Components to provide a consistent user experience:
– Page template (UI Shell),
– Extensibility (Flexfields),
– Hierarchical relationships (Trees)
– Attachments
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13. Oracle Enterprise Scheduler
 Oracle Enterprise Scheduler provides the ability to:
– Define,
– Schedule, and
– Run different types of jobs
 You can run jobs on demand, or schedule them to run in the future
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14. Oracle Enterprise Crawl and Search Framework
Known as ECSF
 Key ECSF features built on top of Oracle SES
– Basic search, on keyword and search category
– Advanced search, on up to 100 attribute filters
– Actionable results, which are search results with action links associated
with the searchable objects
– Saved searches
– Crawling tree structures
– Search support for external data sources such as wiki and blogs
– Etc...
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15. Oracle EM Fusion Applications Control
Known as Fusion Applications Control
 Manage a single product family (i.e. FIN) in an Oracle WebLogic
Server domain
– Oracle Fusion Middleware Control
– Plus functionality specific to Oracle Fusion Applications
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16. Oracle Fusion Applications Technology
3-Tier Logical Architecture
Client-tier Database-tier
Application-tier
(Middle-tier)
Unified, Single Data Model
Database-tier • Fusion Apps Schemas
• FMW Schemas
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17. Oracle Fusion Applications Architecture
Oracle Database - Overview
Oracle Database
Oracle Fusion Oracle Fusion
Applications Schemas Middleware Schemas
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18. Oracle Enterprise Manager Grid Control
Known as Grid Control
 Manage the Oracle database and Oracle Fusion Middleware
components across the entire Oracle Fusion Applications environment
– For example, you can monitor all the Oracle WebLogic Server domains for
all the product families from one console
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19. Oracle Fusion Applications - Technology Stack
Fusion Application Middleware & Database Components
• Oracle Database • Oracle Application Development
• Oracle WebLogic Server Framework - ADF
• Oracle WebLogic Communication • Oracle Jdeveloper
Services • Oracle HTTP Server
• Oracle Identity Management • Oracle HTTP Server WebGate
• Oracle WebCenter • Oracle Web Services Manager Policy
• Oracle Business Intelligence Manager
• Oracle SOA Suite • Oracle Enterprise Content Management
Suite
• Oracle Data Integrator
• Oracle Secure Enterprise Search
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20. Applications Topology
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21. Oracle Fusion Applications Topology
Overview
 Each topology is a collection of multiple products
 Common, FIN, PRJ, PRC, CRM, HCM, SCM, BI, GRC
 Each product family
 Is comprised of one or more applications and FMW products
 Gets its own WebLogic domain
– Common domain, FIN domain, PRC domain, HCM domain etc....
 Product families have dependencies
 i.e. Currencies and currency conversion handled by Financials
 Employees handled by HCM
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22. Oracle Fusion Applications Topology
Domain Guidelines
 Common Domain
– All “shared” application and FMW products are deployed in this domain
 Enterprise Scheduler Service (ESS) Administration UI
 FndSetup
 WebCenter products
 Functional Setup
Continue.....
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23. Oracle Fusion CRM Topology
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24. Common Domain Topology
Admin Server/EM Spaces
Web Server SES Search
ESS
Setup IPM
UCM
Help Portal
HomePage OWLCS
JIVE WLCSDB
BPEL
Common Domain
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25. Oracle Fusion Applications Topology
Technology stack guidelines
 Components deployed in the “Common Domain”
– WebCenter Spaces/Collaboration
– OWLCS
– SES
– UCM
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26. Oracle Fusion Applications Topology
Technology stack guidelines
 Components deployed in every domain
– Decisions driven by performance, scalability and functional needs
– SOA
– ESS (Enterprise Scheduler Service)
– WSM-PM
 Components selectively deployed
– Decision driven by need/use requirements
– ODI (CRM, SCM, HCM)
– IPM/IBR (common)
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27. CRM Domain Topology
Admin Server/EM BPEL
Web Server ESS Order Capture
CRM Common CRM Search
Customer Contracts
Analytics PERF Mgmt.
Marketing Sales
EWM ODI
DQ
CRM Domain
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28. Fusion CRM Topology – Putting it all together
HCM
Security
SCM
CRM Common BI
Financials
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29. Oracle Fusion Applications Deployment
Local Small Deployment
Security Firewall
Identity and Access Router
Management, Directory Ethernet Switch
Fibre Channel Switch
Ethernet Switch
Storage Database Oracle Fusion Applications
Server
Common Domain, BI Domain,
GRG, CRM, Financials, Project,
HCM, SCM Domains etc…
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30. Oracle Fusion Applications Deployment
Scale up without limits
Firewall
Security Router
Ethernet
Switch
Fibre Channel Ethernet
Switch Switch
Storage Database Application
Server Server
Local deployments
Global, highly available implementations for large enterprises
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31. Program  Technical Architecture
Agenda – Technical Components
– Application Topology
 Technology Foundation
– User Experience
– Flexibility
– Interoperability
– Adoption Choice
– Modularity
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32. Fusion Applications Technology
5 Core Essentials
USER EXPERIENCE
Role-Based User Experience
1 Increase productivity
What You Need to KNOW WHO Can
with a role-based UIHelp
What You Need to DO HOW to Get it Done
FLEXIBILITY
MODULARITY Intelligent Business Processes
Tailor applications
5 Implement and scale 2 withoutOpen Standards
100%
coding or impact
modules incrementally
on upgrades
Java, BPEL, XML,
Services HTML, AJAX, Portlet, RSS,
Mobile, etc.
ADOPTION CHOICE
INTEROPERABILITY
Deploy in the cloud,Information
Unified on
4 3 Integrate more quickly
Employeepremise, or
Ledger Date Effectivity
Customer Organization Territory and with more control
both (hybrid) Unit
Product Business Trees …
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33. Fusion Applications Technology
Core Essentials
USER EXPERIENCE
Role-Based User Experience
1 Increase productivity
What You Need to KNOW with a role-based UI
WHO Can Help
What You Need to DO HOW to Get it Done
Intelligent Business Processes
100% Open Standards
Java, BPEL, XML,
Services HTML, AJAX, Portlet, RSS,
Mobile, etc.
Unified Information
Employee Ledger Date Effectivity
Customer Organization Territory
Product Business Unit Trees …
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34. 1 Increase User Productivity
Role-based, information-driven user interface
Who Can
What Do You Help
Need To Do
Exception-based management Embedded collaboration
What Do You How Do You
Need To Know Get It Done
Embedded business intelligence Embedded help and application guides
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35. 1 Increase User Productivity
Role-based and embedded contextual help
Link to Help Portal
Contextual Help
Broader Search Across
Entire Business Process
Customizable User
Assistance
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36. 1 Increase User Productivity
Internet searchable help portal
Search by Business
Process or Product
Collaborate with Tags,
Ratings, and Discussions
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37. 1 Increase user productivity
Embedded Intelligence for better decisions
• Real-time self service reporting
Oracle from transactional data
Transactional BI • Pre-packaged content covering
(OTBI) Fusion Applications
• Built on Oracle BI EE technology
• Unlimited historical analysis, including
Oracle BI trending and cross-domain insight
Applications • Pre-packaged data warehouse, ETL,
(OBIA) metrics, and interactive dashboards
• Built on Oracle BI EE technology
• Financial statements, sales territory planning, project
Specialized performance, and more built on Essbase technology
Analytics • Whitespace analysis built on Real-Time Decisions and
Oracle Data Mining technologies
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38. 1 Increase user productivity
Consistent In-Context and Ad-Hoc Analysis
BI Dashboard (Ad-Hoc Analysis) Transaction Page
Personalized Dashboard
Common Query Catalog
Common Analytic Semantics
Data Transaction DB
Warehouse
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39. 1 Increase user productivity
Built-in collaboration to build knowledge & consensus
Enterprise Portals Composite Apps Team Spaces Dashboards
Enterprise Portal Platform
RSS
Recent Activities Blogs
Wikis
Social Networking
Instant
Messaging
Tagging
Conferencing Discussions Linking
Presence
Third Party CRM ERP Legacy Apps BI Data
Repositories Sources
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40. 1 Increase user productivity
Centralized Access and Entitlements Management
Application UI BI Dashboards Other UIs
Business User Business Business Business
Logic Interface Process Rules Intelligence
Common Security Services
Access/SSO
Identity
Functional Permissions
Management
Transaction DB
Data Permissions
Data Warehouse
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41. 1 Increase user productivity
Fusion technologies drive the user experience
Identity
Safeguarding
your identity Management
Suite
Changing the
BPEL Social WebCenter
workflow
networking Suite
WebCenter Editing
Composer in-place Meaningful
MDS
data
ADF Completing
your tasks Actions in- Contextual
Task Flow context Framework
MDS Relationships Embedded BI
analytics Suite
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42. Fusion Applications Technology
5 Core Essentials
Role-Based User Experience
What You Need to KNOW WHO Can Help
What You Need to DO HOW to Get it Done
FLEXIBILITY
Intelligent Business Processes
Tailor applications
2 withoutOpen Standards
100%
coding or impact
on upgrades
Java, BPEL, XML,
Services HTML, AJAX, Portlet, RSS,
Mobile, etc.
Unified Information
Employee Ledger Date Effectivity
Customer Organization Territory
Product Business Unit Trees …
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43. 2 Tailor applications to evolving needs
Update processes and data without code changes
Previous Applications Fusion Applications
Code-driven Interface
Page
Composer Reports
Process Composer
Metadata
Process
Composer
Web Service
Business
Object
Data
Composer
• Custom programming • No programming
• Impacts upgrades • Upgrade friendly
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44. 2 Tailor applications to evolving needs
Modify Fusion Applications with easy-to-use tools
Data Process
Composer Composer
• Create new objects and add attributes • Add or change process steps
• Changes appear in reports, screens • Adjust processing rules or
and integration interfaces constraints
Page Report
Composer Composer
• Add, remove, show, or hide • Create new reports
components on a page • Modify existing reports
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45. 2 Tailor applications to evolving needs
Metadata services minimize the impact of upgrades
• Common metadata store 1. Base application deployed
• Set up personalized content 2. Onsite branding
and services for users 3. LOB branding
• Stored as layers on top
of base application
• Used throughout Oracle
stack – business
processes, business
intelligence and applications 4. User
personalization
Insulate users from and more…
updates and patches
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46. Fusion Applications Technology
5 Core Essentials
Role-Based User Experience
What You Need to KNOW WHO Can Help
What You Need to DO HOW to Get it Done
Intelligent Business Processes
100% Open Standards
Java, BPEL, XML,
Services HTML, AJAX, Portlet, RSS,
Mobile, etc.
Unified Information INTEROPERABILITY
Employee Ledger
3
Date Effectivity
Integrate more quickly
Customer Organization Territory and with more control
Product Business Unit Trees …
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47. 3 Integrate quickly and effectively
Configure integrations, instead of coding them
Traditional Approach Fusion Approach
Data
Transformation Business
Process
Human
Workflow
Lower cost
Business
Easier maintenance Rules
Composite Editor
Better error handling
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48. 3 Integrate quickly and effectively
Enterprise Repository accelerates integration
Oracle Fusion Custom and • Catalog/categorize integration
Applications Third Party
interfaces for packaged apps
Other Oracle Applications
Applications Oracle – Web Services, Interface tables,
events, etc.
Fusion
– Right sized interfaces
Middleware – Adapters/connectors
SaaS • Enable consumption and govern
ISV usage
• Provide visibility and impact
analysis of interfaces used in
projects
Enterprise • Facilitate changes/upgrades
Repository
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49. 3 Integrate quickly and effectively
Fusion Application co-existence scenarios
Fusion
Financial
Hyperion Fusion GRC Accounting Get the benefits of
Management Hub Fusion while
Procurement
Fusion Shared-Service continuing to use your
Procurement
core ERP application
Fusion Applications
E-Business Suite
Project Portfolio Fusion Project Portfolio
JD Edwards
PeopleSoft
Primavera
Management Management
Human Capital Fusion Talent Fusion Incentive Fusion Workforce
Management Management Compensation Compensation
Supply Chain Agile Transportation Warehouse Fusion Distributed Fusion
PLM Management Management VCP Order Product
Management Orchestration Hub
Siebel CRM On Fusion Sales Fusion Incentive Fusion Customer
CRM Demand Planning Hub
CRM Compensation
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50. Fusion Applications Technology
5 Core Essentials
Role-Based User Experience
What You Need to KNOW WHO Can Help
What You Need to DO HOW to Get it Done
Intelligent Business Processes
100% Open Standards
Java, BPEL, XML,
Services HTML, AJAX, Portlet, RSS,
Mobile, etc.
ADOPTION CHOICE
Deploy in the cloud,Information
Unified on
4 Employeepremise, or
Ledger Date Effectivity
Customer Organization Territory
both (hybrid) Unit
Product Business Trees …
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51. 4 Freely choose where to run applications
Application deployment alternatives
 Remote
 On Premise
Management
Combinations
 Hosted &  On Demand
Managed Cloud ready
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52. 4 Freely choose where to run applications
Oracle Fusion Applications in the Cloud
All Fusion Applications can be deployed in a cloud configuration
Private Cloud Public Cloud
@Customer @Oracle @Oracle
• @Oracle – includes IaaS, PaaS, and SaaS • @Oracle – includes IaaS, PaaS, and SaaS
• @Customer – includes IaaS, PaaS, and SaaS or • All managed by Oracle
Customer can provide Infrastructure • Offered only as a subscription service
• Oracle manages the software and platform • Currently Supports HCM and CRM,
Software
License
Customer Customer Oracle
Software
Mgmt Oracle Oracle Oracle
Infrastructure Customer Oracle Oracle Oracle
Mgmt
Datacenter Customer Oracle Oracle
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53. Fusion Applications Technology
5 Core Essentials
Role-Based User Experience
What You Need to KNOW WHO Can Help
What You Need to DO HOW to Get it Done
MODULARITY Intelligent Business Processes
Implement and scale 100% Open Standards
5
modules incrementally
Java, BPEL, XML,
Services HTML, AJAX, Portlet, RSS,
Mobile, etc.
Unified Information
Employee Ledger Date Effectivity
Customer Organization Territory
Product Business Unit Trees …
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54. 5 Implement and scale incrementally
Service-oriented architecture (SOA) is more modular
Web Server
Admin Server/EM BPEL
• Deploy incrementally ESS Order Capture
• Add capacity as needed CRM Common CRM Search
• Manage centrally
Customer Contracts
Analytics PERF Mgmt.
Marketing Sales
Match the
EWM ODI
implementation to
DQ
the business need CRM Domain
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55. 5 Implement and scale incrementally
Built-in scalability, reliability and performance
Client `
• No single point of failure
HTTP • Load balancing
WebCache (opt) • Session mirroring
Load Balancer / BigIP • Caching / coherence
OHS WEBSERVER • Integrated identity mgmt
• Functional partitioning
IDM / OAM
App Server App Server
FIN 1
FIN 2
SCM 1
FUNC SETUP
No disruptions
FIN SOA WEBCENTER
Instant response
DB Server
No size limits
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56. 5 Implement and scale incrementally
Functional Setup Manager for all applications
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57. Fusion Applications Technology
5 Core Essentials
USER EXPERIENCE
Role-Based User Experience
1 Increase productivity
What You Need to KNOW WHO Can
with a role-based UIHelp
What You Need to DO HOW to Get it Done
FLEXIBILITY
MODULARITY Intelligent Business Processes
Tailor applications
5 Implement and scale 2 withoutOpen Standards
100%
coding or impact
modules incrementally
on upgrades
Java, BPEL, XML,
Services HTML, AJAX, Portlet, RSS,
Mobile, etc.
ADOPTION CHOICE
INTEROPERABILITY
Deploy in the cloud,Information
Unified on
4 3 Integrate more quickly
Employeepremise, or
Ledger Date Effectivity
Customer Organization Territory and with more control
both (hybrid) Unit
Product Business Trees …
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58. Summary
Oracle Fusion Applications Technology
• Applications built natively on contemporary, standards-based
Oracle Fusion Middleware
• Metadata-driven configuration and management
• Tailorable UI, process, data and analytics
• Enterprise repository of service-based integrations
• Deployable on premise, in the cloud, or in hybrid
configurations
Applications that can grow and evolve with the business
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