RE: TFM

April,

  We upgraded from 10.7 to 11i. We had to apply around 200 patches. The entire upgrade project took 9 months.
  I suggest hiring consultants to help with the install. This will consume 100% of you time until it is fully implemented. After that it will consume around 50% of your time, depending on the modules you will be using. If you are the only DBA, start pushing management to hire another person. You will need to tune the concurrent managers, apply patches, "clone" the entire environment, etc. We have 1 person dedicated to administering the applications portion - creating users, monitoring the concurrent managers, assisting users with problems, applying patches, etc. We have a dba dedicated to backups, tuning, assisting with patches, assisting with client issues, etc.
  Welcome to hell.

Jay Hostetter
Oracle DBA
D. & E. Communications
Ephrata, PA USA

>>> Stephen_Karniotis_at_compuware.com 02/08/02 09:08AM >>>
April:

  Let me add to Bambi's wonderful comments. Administering Oracle Applications can be a daunting task. Like no other canned application you have ever implemented. Don't count on the product installing correctly 100%. Don't count on just installing it one time and then leaving it alone. I guarantee that you will be applying thousands of patches once the installation is "complete???". This product needs A LOT of hand holding so get your boots on and be ready.

  There are many people in this and the OAUG forum that can help you. I would suggest reading the installation and configuration guide cover to cover and preparing you System Admins for hell.

Thank You

Stephen P. Karniotis
Technical Alliance Manager
Compuware Corporation
Direct: (248) 865-4350
Mobile: (248) 408-2918
Email: Stephen.Karniotis_at_Compuware.com Web: www.compuware.com

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Sent: Thursday, February 07, 2002 4:53 PM

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Subject:        RE: TFM

April --

Get onto Metalink -> Top Tech Docs. There's more there than you'll be able to read in a lifetime. One thing to know is that once you install Applications, your life as a DBA *will* change.

Good luck!
Bambi.

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Sent: Thursday, February 07, 2002 3:07 PM To: Multiple recipients of list ORACLE-L

We are getting ready to sign a contract with Oracle for Financials. I have been looking for the manuals so I can read up on what their suggestions are for installation, tuning... for the 3000+ tables and associated other back end stuff... anyone know where they can be found. I can find some on Oracle Apps Net, but not really the kind of stuff I am looking for... are their other?

April Wells
Oracle DBA
Corporate Systems
Amarillo Texas

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