This document discusses leveraging Oracle E-Business Suite with Endeca extensions. It begins with an overview of Hitachi Consulting's association with Oracle and Endeca concepts. It then covers Endeca installation and configuration best practices, including installing multiple Endeca applications, disaster recovery setup, and AppsDataSource configuration. The document provides guidance on optimizing performance, backups, role-based access control, and reference materials.

1. Session ID:
Prepared by:
Leverage your Business with
EBS Extensions with Endeca
- Oracle E-Business Suite
Information Discovery
10477
Venkataramana Muthadi
Manager, Specialized Services
Hitachi Consulting

2. Session Agenda
• Hitachi Consulting and our association with Oracle.
• Overview on Endeca concepts.
• Endeca Installation & Configuration
– Basic Install, Multiple Endeca installs
– Disaster Recovery for Endeca
• Endeca Best Practices
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3. 3
Hitachi Consulting – Oracle Services
Valued Oracle Partner and trusted Oracle Consultant

4. Endeca Overview
Endeca Overview
Oracle E-Business Suite Information Discovery

5. Endeca Overview
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• Oracle Endeca Server
• Oracle Endeca Information Discovery
Integrator
• Oracle Endeca Information Discovery Studio

6. How does Endeca benefit EBS?
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Typical EBS
Not a User
Friendly
Limited Search
No Aggregation
of data
Business
Problems
EBS with Endeca
Hybrid
Search
Information
Driven
In-Memory
Guided
Navigation
Modern UI
Tag Clouds,
Graphs

7. Oracle E-Business Suite Information
Discovery
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8. Oracle E-Business Suite Information
Discovery
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EBS Products available in Endeca

9. Endeca Installation
- Endeca Quick Install
- Multiple Installations
- DR Setup

10. OS Requirements
Oracle E-Business Suite Information Discovery,
Release 12.2 V6 (12.2.5.6)
• Oracle Linux 5/6 64-bit.
• EID Components: Server 7.5.1, Studio 3.0 &
Integrator 3.3.0.35.
• WebLogic Server 10.3.6.
• Oracle XE Database.
• Ports – 7001/2/4/5/6, 7011-8011.
• Minimum of 32GB RAM & 12 CPU’s.
• Sufficient Disk space to hold temporary files
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11. Endeca Install
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12. QuickInstall Package
• Automated utility to install all the components
with minimal changes.
• envSetup.sh
– Database Setup
– Install WebLogic Server, Endeca Server
– Create Endeca Domain
– Create Integrator Domain
– Initialize Studio Portal
– Integrate Endeca with EBS
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13. Endeca Installation
• Run step 1 to 5 to complete Database, WLS,
Endeca & Clover installations.
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14. Post Install Setups
• Create EBS Data source for Clover & Studio.
• Create Data Domain profile.
• Patch EBS Artifacts to Endeca:
– Run createPayload.sh on EBS.
– Copy payload.zip to Endeca Server.
– Run patchEID.sh on Endeca.
• Bounce Endeca Services.
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15. Integrate Endeca with E-Business
Suite
• Integrate Endeca with E-Business Suite
• Copy endeca.conf to E-Business Suite Server.
• s_endeca_conf_comment in context file.
• Run Autoconfig.
• FND_ENDECA_PORTAL_URL Profile
• Perform Product specific setup on EBS
– RBAC & Grants, etc.,
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16. Multiple Endeca Applications
Current Limitations:
• Quick Install with prepackaged setup
• All Ports are predefined and no provision of port
modifications.
• XE Database
– Single Database, No advanced features DR,RMAN
– Limted SGA,Size,etc.,
• Separate Endeca Server for each Non-Prod EBS.
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17. Multiple Endeca Applications
• Use SE/EE Database.
• Perform Endeca Database Setup on new database.
• Install Endeca Software on default ports.
• Modify ports for the below Admin Server & Managed
Servers:
– Endeca Domain Admin Server
– Endeca Managed Server
– Studio Managed Server
– Integrator Domain Admin Server
– Clover Managed Server
Contd..
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18. Post Install configuration
• Ports in quickInstall WebLogic Scripts.
• Modify ports
– json files (connection between Studio & Server)
– Datadomain backup & restore scripts.
– Workspace files (workspace.prm).
– Administration scripts
• Update the cluster ports for Endeca clustered
configuration.
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19. Additional Considerations
Nothing is perfect!
• Automate post steps for multiple installations using
Shell scripting.
• Impact on ports getting overwritten as part of
Endeca application patching.
• Perform port modifications as post step after
patching.
• Update temporary directory location to prevent
permissions of files/directories between two endeca
instances.
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20. Endeca Disaster Recovery Setup
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21. Endeca Best Practices
- AppsDataSource Configuration
- Best Practices

22. AppsDataSource & JAAS - Endeca
• Prevent exposure of Apps
Password.
• Minimal impact of Apps
password change.
• Enhanced control on
access to EBS Database.
• Isolating custom
applications from having
apps schema access.
Leverage AppsDataSource
option with Endeca
application.
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23. AppsDataSource Setup
• Register Endeca server node in EBS.
• Copy the DBC file to Endeca Server.
• Create FND_USER in E-Business Suite.
• Assign UMX|APPS_SCHEMA_CONNECT to EBS
User
• Update data source connection details in WebLogic
Console for both domains
– Endeca Domain
– Integrator Domain
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24. Endeca Best Practices
• Increase Dgraph cache size & thread count for better
performance.
– Start with 2GB cache size.
– Ensure to have 50% RAM available for Filesystem
Caching.
• Optimize Memory & Disk sizing by performing full
loads on test environments.
• Schedule regular backups of Endeca Data Domains.
• Perform backups of sandboxes before applying
Endeca patch.
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25. Endeca Best Practices
• Use E-Business Suite Database for Endeca Studio
& Integrator Database Setup
• Use UMX_ENDECA_RBACAuto.sh script for
assigning Endeca role.
• Schedule purging of load executions & log files.
• Ensure to retain file modes(Dos, Unix) as they were
developed during migrations.
• Configure alerts for incremental & full load failures
from integrator.
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26. Endeca File System Layout
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27. Server & Application logs
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28. Sample Payables Dashboard
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29. Reference Materials
• Installing Oracle E-Business Suite Information Discovery,
Release 12.2 V6 (ID 1970071.1)
• Oracle E-Business Suite Information Discovery
Clustering Guide, Release 12.2 V6(ID 2021220.1)
• Oracle E-Business Suite Information Discovery
Globalization Guide, Release 12.2 V6(ID 1970072.1)
• DMZ and SSL Configuration Guide for Oracle E-Business
Suite Information Discovery, Release 12.2 V6 (Doc ID
2038186.1)
• Oracle E-Business Suite Information Discovery Integration
and System Administration Guide
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30. What questions do you
have for me?

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Speaker: Venkataramana Muthadi
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Session ID: 10477