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products). This guide also includes information on setting user profiles, as well as
running and reviewing reports and concurrent processes. You can access this user's
guide online by choosing Getting Started with Oracle Applications from any Oracle
Applications help file.
Installation and System Administration
• Oracle Applications Concepts: This guide provides an introduction to the concepts,
features, technology stack, architecture, and terminology for Oracle Applications
Release 11i. It provides a useful first book to read before installing Oracle
Applications. This guide also introduces the concepts behind Applications–wide
features such as Business Intelligence (BIS), languages and character sets, and Self–
Service Web Applications.
• Installing Oracle Applications: This guide provides instructions for managing the
installation of Oracle Applications products. In Release 11i, much of the installation
process is handled using Oracle Rapid Install, which minimizes the time to install
Oracle Applications and the technology stack by automating many of the required
steps. This guide contains instructions for using Oracle Rapid Install and lists the
tasks you need to perform to finish your installation. You should use this guide in
conjunction with individual product users' guides and implementation guides.
• Upgrading Oracle Applications: Refer to this guide if you are upgrading your
Oracle Applications Release 10.7 or Release 11.0 products to Release 11i. This guide
describes the upgrade process and lists database and product–specific upgrade xi
tasks. You must be either at Release 10.7 (NCA, SmartClient, or character mode) or
Release 11.0, to upgrade to Release 11i. You cannot upgrade to Release 11i directly
from releases prior to 10.7.
• Maintaining Oracle Applications: Use this guide to help you run the various AD
utilities, such as AutoUpgrade, AutoPatch, AD Administration, AD Controller, AD
Relink, License Manager, and others. It contains how–to steps, screenshots, and
other information that you need to run the AD utilities. This guide also provides
information on maintaining the Oracle Applications file system and database.
• Oracle Applications System Administrator's Guide: This guide provides planning
and reference information for the Oracle Applications System Administrator. It
contains information on how to define security, customize menus and online help,
and manage concurrent processing.
• Oracle Alert User's Guide: This guide explains how to define periodic and event
alerts to monitor the status of your Oracle Applications data.
• Oracle Applications Developer's Guide: This guide contains the coding standards
followed by the Oracle Applications development staff. It describes the Oracle
Application Object Library components needed to implement the Oracle
Applications user interface described in the Oracle Applications User Interface