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Transcript Release 11i New Features
Oracle Applications Release 11i
Financials New Features
Karen Brownfield, Solution Beacon
Solution Beacon
Atlanta OAUG
November 20, 2003
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Introductions / Experiences
Karen Brownfield
Working with Oracle Applications over 12 years
OAUG Director 11 years and Past President
IOUC Pricing Council
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Audience Profile
Current Release
10.7
11.0
11i.x
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11i Terminology
11i is 11.5
Point Release
Applies to all products in all suites
Also called Maintenance Packs
Updates the “point” number, 11i.9 or
11.5.9
Family Pack
Applies to all products in one suite
Alphabetically named – Family Pack C
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11i Terminology
Mini-Pack
Consolidated patches for a product
Alphabetically named – PN.H, AP.I
Patches
Fix specific bug
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11i Overall Themes – General
Supporting Global Operations
Move to a Single Database – Leverage
Multi-Org
Extending Functionality via the Web
Suppliers
Customers
Employees
Intelligence/Discoverer
Workflow is Everywhere
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11i Point Release Features
Matrices
List features added since 11i.1, which
patch/ mini-pack, family pack, point release
first contains the feature
No description
To find, from Metalink,
choose E-Business 11i Tab on left
Release Content Documents, ‘About’
Documents, and Feature Summary Matrices
Features Summary Matrices
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11i Point Release Features
Release Content Documents (RCD)
Similar to PUN (Product Update Notes)
Paragraph on each new feature added
Available for 11.5.5 forward
Same Access as Matrices
‘About’ Documents
Same Access as Matrices
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11i Point Release Features
11.5.9 CD/User
Guides
Accessed via
Metalink, EBusiness 11i,
Documentation
Requires OTN
userid/password
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11i Point Release Features
11 and 11.1.1 thru 11.1.8 User Guides
Accessed via Metalink, E-Business 11i,
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Documentation
Requires OTN userid/password
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11i Point Release Features
eTRM’s
Metalink, e-Business 11i, e-TRM’s
Available for 11.5.4 through 11.5.9
Can still download “static” TRM’s
TRM’s available on doc CD thru 11.5.4
New Features available within core
Application modules [via blue ? –
search on new features]
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E-Business Suite Professional 2003
Financials
General Ledger, Global Consolidation,
Payables, Receivables, Fixed Assets,
Cash Management, Property Manager,
Report Manager, CPG Trade Acctng
Public Sector Financials, Budgeting
US Federal Financials
Report Manager
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All Products
Logins Expire (11.5.7)
No floating toolbar
Documents window (also in 11.0.x)
Process tab
“Find” window (also in 11.0.x)
Ability to set own (through Preferences
responsibility)
Language
Date format
Notification preference
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All Products
Ability to follow progress of workflows
where you are the owner or instigator
Colored fields to aide data entry
Yellow – required
Gray with black text – can’t change
Gray with gray text – display only
White with green text – drilldown exists
Blue – in query mode
Variable Format reports
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All Products
Concurrent Processing
Copy button
Report Sets within report sets
Can update parameter date to be current date
Function Security
Segment Value Security
Reporting by Set-of-Books, Legal Entity, or
Operating Unit (org)
Enhancing ability to do Shared Service
Centers
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All Products
New Personal Home
Page – 11.5.9
Notifications
Favorites cross
Responsibilities
Responsibility
menu – click
direct to screen
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Report Manager
Compatible with 10.7 and 11.0.x
Web access to reports (FSG, Standard,
Variable format, BIS)
Security access to whole/part of report
using FSG content sets
Security access by folder
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Financials Suite
Family Pack D is 11.5.9 - released March
2003
View Accounting
T-Accounts
Account Generators are now workflows
Web ADI
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Federal Financials
FACTS I, II Reporting– 11.5.7/11.5.8
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New Attributes
Compliance with 2002 FY reporting
Intra-government funds transfer via
IPAC (replaces OPAC)
Automated Prior-Year Adjustments –
automated method of recording
upward and downward adjustments to
prior year obligations
Phase I – PO – 11.5.7
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Federal Financials
Appropriation and Funds Distribution Forms
to be changed in 11.5.8
Capture Transaction dates
Budget Execution Notification Workflow
Record/Create Re-Programming transactions
single form
Drill down to Budget Execution, PYA,
Treasury Execution – Family Pack D
Payables-Receivables Netting (from Payables,
cross-reference in Fed Admin)
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General Ledger
Intercompany – New Segment, New Rules
Journal Approval Workflow
Step-down Allocations (Workflow)
Automatic Journal Reversals
Journal Scheduling
Mass Maintenance
Incremental Summary Account Maintenance
Calendar Auditing
ADI – Account Hierarchy Editor
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Security by COA (11.5.9)
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General Ledger
Drilldown (goes beyond Payables,
Receivables) into Assets, Purchasing,
Projects, Inventory, WIP
FSG
Removal of pagewidth limitation
Report title in Report Definition, not RowSet
Security by Parent
Publishing and viewing in ADI secured by
user who generated it (11.5.7, MP D)
New amt type, YTD-Actual (FY End), 11.5.9
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General Ledger
MRC
Global Intercompany System (GIS) –
replaces Centra
Function Security added for reject
transaction (11.5.9)
Global Consolidation System (GCS)
Inactive Accounts Listing
Enhanced Chart of Accounts Listing
Expanded Segment Security
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General Ledger Process Flow
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Fixed Assets
Multi-org / Security by Book
Rerunnable Depreciation / Depreciation
Rollback
Units of Production Depreciation
Short tax year support
Reclass by category – optionally retain
old life/method
Bonus Depreciation (11.5.7)
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Fixed Assets
Schedule/track maintenance for assets
Track insurance for assets
Manual Override for Depreciation –
11.5.8
Mass Transfer by Category (11.5.9)
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Cash Management
Cash Forecasting includes
Integration with Oracle Sales, Treasury,
Projects, Payables, Receivables
Include Expense Reports not yet invoices
Bank Recon integrated with Oracle
Payroll
Integration with Treasury – 11.5.8
Intra-day reporting – 11.5.8, 11.5.9
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Payables
Invoice Matching to Receipts
Match debit/credit memo to PO/receipt
Price Corrections during Matching
different
Charge Allocations Window
Exclude Tax from Discount Calculation
Record Refunds
MRC and MLS
Period Close Exception Report
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Payables
Validate, not approve, invoices (11.5.7)
Invoice approval workflow (11.5.8 or
AP.I/J)
Requires Oracle Approvals Manager
AP.J adds Requester to screens
Create Accounting at time of transaction
(11.5.9)
Transferring to GL Detail/Summary is
different
Account for Payment based on pay date
or cleared date
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Payables
Procurement Card
Alternative name for Supplier (can query by)
Import using open interface (mandatory with
AP.I)
iSupplier Portal invoice entry/inquiry
Contacts now secured by operating unit
Employee supplier update program
(synchronize with Oracle HR)
IBAN – International Bank Acct Number
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Receivables
Auto-Accounting from bill-to site
Review/correct errors window for
autoinvoice
Credit card payments (requires Oracle
Payment Server)
Refunds 11.5.7
Consolidated Billing
Net AP/AR (via Report in commercial
version)
Customer Type
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Receivables
Alternative name for Customers
New Customer Merge Options
Check box to copy addresses
Credit Memo Workflow – 11.5.5
Purchase Card – 11.5.8
Prepayments – 11.5.8
Party-Pay Relationships – 11.5.9
TCA data security rules – 11.5.9
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Property Manager
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Track all aspects of leases
Multiple payments/billings
Multiple leases per location
Integration with Projects (via AP/AR)
Track Milestones (currently by report)
Variable Rent – 11.5.8
Indexed Rent
Month-to-month lease – 11.5.9
Drill-down to AP/AR – 11.5.9
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Financial Suite Add-Ons
Receivables
Credit Management – 11.5.9
Advanced Collections – 11.5.7
iReceivables-customers view own accounts
Customers On-Line – 11.5.7
Bill Presentment – 11.5.9
Trade/Deductions Mgmnt – 11.5.6
Enterprise Asset Management – 11.5.8
preventative maintenance of assets
Daily Business Intelligence 11.5.8
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Financial Suite Add-Ons
iExpenses
Disconnected expense report creation
using Excel – upload later to Oracle
Credit Card Integration
Receipt Management
By type, amount
Short pay if missing
Refunds
Justifications, purpose
Oracle Approvals Management integration
– 11.5.8
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Financial Suite Add-Ons
Treasury
Deal Administration, Settlement,
Reconciliation, Accounting
Consolidate and Fund cash requirements
of subsidiaries
Risk Management – works with Treasury to
calculate prices and sensitivities of Financial
instruments
Lease Management
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Financial Suite Add-Ons
Grants
Accounting/Proposal
Award Distribution – 11.5.5
Transaction control in PA – 11.5.7
Flexible Budget Rates – 11.5.7
Indirect Cost Sched Override – 11.5.8
Tab-based security – 11.5.8
Support for External Person Type – 11.5.8
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Futures – 11i.9 and beyond
OFA moves into database with
materialized views
Better support for Shared Service
Centers
Enterprise Planning and Budgeting
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Thank you!
If you have any questions or comments please contact
us:
Karen Brownfield, [email protected]
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