You define the criteria to filter out the divested company’s data.
Our software creates two separate, complete, functioning databases.
Result: No training or implementation required because both instances are fully configured and ready for operation.
Create two separate Oracle E-Business Suite databases that are complete, functioning, and fully configured with only the information relevant to each continuing company with eprentise software.
Using the software’s filter criteria, you determine what data remains in the source instance and what related data is moved or copied to a new instance.
You can easily divest data based on any type of criteria, including:
Problem
A large entertainment company is selling their “Stores” division to another company. They don’t want the new company to be able to see the proprietary data from the other segments of the business, that aren’t being sold.
Solution
Using eprentise Divestiture software, the company created a filter rule to separate and delete data from the accounting flexfield in the Oracle E-Business Suite. Once the rule was created, they quickly and easily ran a report to show what data met the criteria set out in the rule. They then deleted all transactions not related to the “Stores” division.
The eprentise method maintained all relational integrity and adjusted all totals to reflect the deleted transactions.
Consider eprentise in situations like these:
This M&A scenario is an example.
We suggest that our customers plan from one to six months for most projects, depending on the complexity. Consolidations are usually complex and will typically take between six months and a year. We welcome the chance to talk with you about the type of project you are contemplating. After a few discussions we will create a project profile which will include the estimates of the schedule, costs and required resources. It usually takes a few weeks of discussions and discovery for us to create and present a proposal.
The eprentise software contains its own framework for project administration and use of eprentise. It connects to and works with multiple E-Business Suite instances through a web browser. As with many E-Business Suite projects, you will set up clone instances of your production environment and these will be the test environments. You may also set up a target environment and temporary work areas. We will work with you during project planning on the specifics.
There are no statements from Oracle employees or in cited Oracle publications that support would be (or had ever been) denied to EBS customers due to making changes to accounting flexfields.
This is consistent with the Oracle Support Policy which is analyzed in Analysis of Oracle Software Technical Support Policies: A Legal Review of Oracle’s Contract in Relation to Third-Party Software.
Additionally, please click here for an analysis of Oracle software technical support policies.
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When divesting, eprentise software creates two fully functional instances by copying all supporting configuration and transaction data to maintain the relational integrity of both the source system and the divested system. Companies may divest data based on any type of criteria including product line, customers, regions, or organization units.
Consolidation software from eprentise enabled this auto parts distributor to consolidate two regional production instances into a single, global instance, saving millions of dollars and months of project time.
By comparison, a manual migration project for a company with the same challenges caused by multiple instances cost that business between $12 and $15 million dollars, took them approximately 18 months and 250 consultants to complete it, and brought over only limited history and balances.
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