EBS File Comparison Report Now Available

EBS的Release有什么样新的改动？回答这个问题，可以使用‘EBS File Comparison Report’

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If your Oracle E-Business Suite customizations are still makingyou hesitate about upgrading from Release 11i to Release 12, we have anotheruseful tool to help you along: the brand new EBS File Comparison Report. This new report joins the relatedEBS SeedData Comparison Reportand the EBS Data Model Comparison Report in ourcollection of handy upgrade comparison reports.

You can download the new file comparison report here:

• EBSFile Comparison Report (Note 1446430.1)

Youcan download its companion reports here:

• EBSATG Seed Data Comparison Report (Note 1327399.1)

• EBSData Model Comparison Report Overview (Note 1290886.1)

File Comparison Report Contents

The new report provides detailed information about whatfiles were added, removed, or stubbed (made inactive) during changes betweenReleases 11.5.10.2 and 12.1.3 of Oracle E-Business Suite. For text-based files such as .xml files, youcan drill down into the files to see the actual changes between the fileversions. The File Comparison Reportincludes the following file types:

• Forms (.fmb files)
• Libraries (.pll files)
• Reports (.rdf files)
• Java (.class files)
• Java Server Pages (.jsp files)
• Oracle Application Framework (OAF) Pages (.xml files)
• Oracle Application Framework (OAF) Personalizations (.xml files)
• Workflow Definition (.wft files)
• Workflow Business Event System Object Definitions (.wfx files)
• BI Publisher (XML Publisher) Reports - Layout template formats
• BI Publisher (XML Publisher) Reports - Data Definition formats

Using the File Comparison Report

One example of how you might use the File Comparison Reportis for assessing upgrade impacts on your personalizations. Start by getting a list of yourpersonalizations as described in “Upgrading Form Personalizations and OAFramework Personalizations from Oracle E-Business Suite Release 11i to 12.1”(Note 1292611.1).

Three categories ofpersonalizations might be affected by upgrades. Here is how the File Comparison Report can help you with those:

1. Personalizationsshipped by product teams that you might have modified further: look at “OracleApplication Framework (OAF) Personalizations (.xml files)” to see which shippedpersonalizations have changed. You candrill in to see exactly what has changed for each affected personalization.
2. OA Framework Personalizations where the shipped base page may have changed: lookat “Oracle Application Framework (OAF) Pages (.xml files)” to see which shippedpages have changed. You can drill in tosee exactly what has changed for each affected personalization. If a page you have personalized hasn’tchanged between releases, you probably do not need to change yourpersonalizations for the page in the new release.
3. OracleForms Personalizations where the shipped form may have been removed: look at “Forms(.fmb files)”. Because these are binaryfiles, you cannot see exactly what has changed for each form, but knowing whatforms have been removed will still save you time in assessing what formpersonalizations can be retired.

Personalization assessment is just one example of how youcan use the File Comparison Report. Weexpect you will find many ways to use it!

Your feedback is welcome

This new tool was produced by our hard-working EBS ReleaseManagement team, and they are actively seeking your feedback. Please feel free to share your experienceswith it by posting a comment here. Youcan also request enhancements to this tool via the My Oracle Support Communitymentioned in Note 1446430.1.