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1 + 1 = 12: A Look at Migration vs. Consolidation

Written by Helene Abrams Thursday, September 30 2010

This article focuses on two approaches for combining multiple instances of Oracle® E-Business Suite (EBS). For purposes of completeness and generality, we will consider two instances of different releases (11i and R12), the processes that must take place in order to make them compatible, and the actual combination of the two instances via two different options: Migration and Consolidation.

Goal

For a globally expanding business looking to streamline operations and get to R12, the general objective is to conduct all existing business in a single EBS R12 instance. In our example, the company has two business lines: one runs in an 11i instance, and the second runs in its own R12 instance. Here we will simply refer to the instances as Current 11i and Current R12. When the Current 11i business is combined into Current R12, the resulting instance will be a truly global instance, which we will refer to as Global R12. The two sub-objectives to reach the goal are (1) to conduct both lines of business in R12 and (2) to combine Current 11i and Current R12 instances.

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The CHANGE - TEST - UPGRADE Advantage

Written by Helene Abrams Sunday, April 20 2008

Release 12 is in your future whether you are drawn by the new functionality or pushed by the coming “retirement” of release 11. To make that move, there are two ways of proceeding – the Oracle provided upgrade or a reimplementation. Regardless of your reason or the method you plan to use, your results will be better and the process will go more smoothly if you change your chart of accounts to be exactly what you want beforehand.

The CHANGE – TEST – UPGRADE advantage begins by getting the results you want in Release 11.

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May Puzzle

David is often referred to as Rainman due to his peculiar ability to effortlessly figure out a certain date's day of the week. He recently displayed this talent when I asked him if there was a conflict with the upcoming Fuzzy Dice Conference and our weekly court-ordered community service. He asked the date of the convention. It was April 20th, 2012.

"Oh, that’s a Friday," he said, effortlessly. "And your sentences have you committed for the next few dozen Wednesdays so you'll be able to go." And of course he was right.

One day a few weeks ago I asked out loud in the office about the date June 5th. And of all people, my brother Tommy piped up and said "Oh, that's a Tuesday."

"That's right," said David.

Well how about Otcober 3rd?

"That's a Wednesday," said Tommy. Then I asked about Christmas Day 2012.

"Oh, that's a Tuesday." David nodded in agreement.

Do we now have two rainmen? Or had Tommy figured something out?

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Solution

Here's what was going on. Tommy was using something called anchor dates. And these dates apply to each and every year. April 4th, or 4/4 we’ll call it from now on, June 6th or 6/6, 8/8, 10/10, 12/12, are all the same day of the week, each and every year.

So too are 5/9 and 9/5, May 9th and September 5th. So too are 7/11 and 11/7, and all the above dates are the same day of the week, as is the last day in February, Leap Year or not. And they’re all the same day as January 4th, it would otherwise be January 3rd, but this was a leap year, and that’s changes the anchor day from January 3rd to January 4th.

Tommy also knew that New Year's Day was a Sunday. He was sobered up by then. And he knew it was a Sunday because Christmas was a Sunday in 2011, so New Year's Day is a Sunday, so the Anchor Day for 2012, January 4th, has to be a Wednesday!

So if that's a Wednesday, then 4/4, 6/6, 8/8, 10/10, 12/12, 5/9, 9/5, 7/11, 11/7, and February 29th are all the same day of the week, and they're all Wednesdays. So when I ask for example, about October 3rd, he knew October 10th was a Wednesday, 10/10. So 10/3 must also be a Wednesday. 12/12 is a Wednesday in 2012, so it’s 12/26, which is two weeks later. So 12/25, or Christmas Day, must be a Tuesday.

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Success Tips for Oracle Project Management

Create a standard for documentation at the beginning of your project, and hold team members accountable for completing documentation requirements as well as keeping them at and above the standards required.
Before promulgating user documentation or training, it’s also a good idea to choose a representative from the among the business users base to review materials first.
If you are not sure about the resources and budget required, obtain several estimates from people that have experience with the same size and scope of your project.
Be explicit, before beginning the project, what internal resources are required for execution. This includes people, infrastructure, hardware, and software.
Help the project champion understand the impact your project will have on the organization and how its successful completion will make him or her an internal hero or heroine for supporting it.
Break up your project into smaller projects (try for projects that can be completed in 4-6 months, especially early on) to get success and demonstrate momentum.
Make sure that your testing includes reports, upstream and downstream interfaces, customizations, enhancements, and workflows.
Ensure that comprehensive transition reports and meetings between departing and incoming personnel are completed.
Instead of spending time and resources implementing third-party reporting, consider consolidating multiple instances, moving to a global chart of accounts (CoA), and/or standardizing on a consistent calendar.
Include governance, risk, and compliance management as part of the project plan.
Finally, celebrate the successes. Too many projects focus on defects, failures, or small cost over-runs without looking at the big picture and what was accomplished.

The Analyst Corner

John Van Decker, Research VP of Gartner, states:

"A single chart of accounts allows consistency in financial reporting across the enterprise by standardizing on common metrics and reporting structures, reduces dependencies on a separate financial consolidation system, and significantly reduces the costs incurred with ongoing, complex conversions and translations."

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