R12.1 Release soon? Features...

Oracle E-Business Suite uses the following major technology components in the Release 12.1:

Oracle Technology Most Recent Version Certified with 12.1
Oracle Database 10.2.0.4
XDK for the Database Tier 10.2.0.4
Oracle Application Server (for Middle Tier Forms and Reports) 10.1.2.2
Oracle Application Server (for Middle Tier Java Code / OracleApplications Framework) 10.1.3.3*
XDK for the Middle Tier 10.1.3.3*
Oracle HTTP Server 10.1.3.3*
Oracle HTTP Client 10.1.3.3*
OJSP 10.1.3.3* (based on JSP 2.0 specification)3rd Party Technology
Java SE Development Kit – JDK (for Middle Tier Java Code /Oracle Applications Framework) 6.0*
Java SE Development Kit – JDK (for Concurrent Processing Tier) 6.0*
Native Java Plug-in (for Client side Java code running in the Browsers) 6.0*
Technology Components Delivered in APPL_TOP
Oracle JDeveloper runtime libraries 10.1.3.3*
Oracle Data Visualization Toolkit (aka BI Beans) 3.1.1.7*
Oracle Thin JDBC Drivers (for Middle Tier Java Code) 11.1.0.6*
Oracle AS 10g Portal 10.1.4.1
Oracle AS 10g Single Sign-On / Oracle Internet Directory 10.1.4.2
Oracle AS 10g Discoverer 10.1.2.2
Oracle Collaboration Suite 10.1.2
Oracle Enterprise Manager 10.2.0.2

* 12.1 Maintenance Pack either includes or requires customers to get to this version of the technology. The 12.1 Maintenance Pack documentation describes any required steps customers may have to take.

R12.1 AutoConfig contains an option to run in a Profiler mode. Running AutoConfig in this mode generates a performance report with timing details about each script instantiated and run by AutoConfig.

In R12.1, AutoConfig can be run in parallel on different nodes of an E-Business Suite instance. This lowers time it takes to run AutoConfig across all nodes of an EBS instance, thus shortening downtime for patching windows.

Technology Stack Check Config Utility (adchkcfg) in R12.1 is enhanced to report on relevant files system and database changes ahead of running AutoConfig. Enhancements to adchkcfg utility also include providing an R12 look and feel to the resulting report document and improving Apps database profile diff report.

AutoConfig Support for Oracle Database 11g
In R12.1 AutoConfig is enhanced to run on and configure an 11g Oracle Database. This will help new customers as well as upgrading customers who wish to use Oracle Database 11g with E-Business Suite R12.1.

Shared Application Tier File System Amongst Multiple EBS Instances
This feature enables the sharing of the same file system amongst associated EBS Instances, for example PROD and PROD_BACKUP, or TEST and DEV. This guarantees that such instances are on the same patch level, reduces patching downtime and simplified dual maintenance. Sharing of the database file system is not included in this feature. Details are published as appendix B to the Oracle MetaLink Note 384248.1 titled "Sharing the Application Tier File System in Oracle E-Business Suite Release 12."

Load balancing
This feature provides configuration support for major load balancing categories: DNS, OC4J Native, HTTP-layer (hardware/software). Details are available in Oracle MetaLink Note 380489.1 titled "Using Load-Balancers with Oracle E-Business Suite Release 12."

Advanced Configuration Wizard
This wizards is comprised of a series of command line utilities and Oracle Application
Manager(OAM) pages that allow administrators to perform advanced configuration
changes with consistency and ease.

Oracle Concurrent Processing
Multilingual Support/National Language Support (MLS/NLS) Enhancements
The following enhancements are made in the areas of MLS/NLS:
• Enhance MLS functions to allow return of other NLS parameters (territory, numeric character, and locale) besides language.
• Enhance NLS options to be specified when defining Request Sets.
• Allow NLS options (language, territory, numeric characters) to be specified in the OAF UI.

Integrate Business Events
Concurrent Processing now allows for registration of business events to be fired at various stages of a request lifecycle. Concurrent Processing provides hooks to call other routines at various stages of a concurrent request’s lifecycle.

Manager and Request Instance Affinity
Concurrent requests and managers can now be directed to a specific database instance or node.


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