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3. Definitions
• Upgrade – use Oracle’s upgrade toolkit to ‘convert’ data from current release
(11.5.10.2) to Release R12
Upgrade Paths
• Pre Upgrade Steps
• Upgrade Process
Database
Application
• Post Upgrade Steps
• Re-Implement – treat current release as a ‘legacy’ application, sometimes
referred to as a ‘migration’
• Install R12 software
• Configure Application modules
• Re- Implementation Options
Minimalist Approach
• Convert little or no transaction data
Comprehensive
• Convert all available historical data
4. Strategy
Sliding Scale
Overall Application Fit Upgrade Re-Implementation
Does your Application configuration still fit Minimal Significantly
your business? (considering growth,
expansion, acquisition, business Structure)
Has your business structure changed Minimal Significantly
significantly since your implementation (e.g.,
more/less business units/orgs, languages,
currencies)?
How much have you customized and Minimal Significantly
extended your Applications
Is there a Configuration changes like Org, Minimal Significantly
COA, Calendar, Flexfields to be done
Do you want to install new modules to the No Yes
existing Oracle Apps ERP
5. Strategy cont..
Sliding Scale
Overall Application Fit Upgrade Re-Implementation
Minimal Significantly
Do you have complicated configuration of
significantly changed functionality (e.g.,
workflow, order cycles)?
Very Hardly
How good/clean is your data
How much of your data is still important?
How critical is “down time” to your
operation?
How significantly have you integrated
applications that could be replaced with new Minimal Significantly
Oracle Applications modules, features or
functionality
Do you feel there were lot of mapping issues No Yes
in the earlier Implementation
6. Strategy
Sliding Scale
Overall Application Fit Upgrade Re-Implementation
Will revisiting “requirements” create Minimal Significantly
significant internal or political issues within
organization?
Do you Raise lot of SR’s or TAR’s with Oracle Minimal Significantly