INTRODUCING APPS What Are ERP and CRM? What Is Oracle E-Business Suite? 11i, 8i, AND 9i NEW FEATURES Oracle 8i New Features Query Rewrite Database Resource Manager Partitioning Parallel Server Temporary Tables Applications Manager for Oracle Enterprise Manager Invoker's Rights Locally Managed Tablespaces 11i New Features Oracle 9i New Features THE SURROUNDING ENVIRONMENT Windows Considerations Intel Linux AIX APACHE Oracle HTTP Server ServerType Standalone JServ JServ Vocabulary Configuration Zones. Properties OTHER SERVICES Forms Reports Server Oracle Self-Service Web Applications Portal PRINTING Oracle Applications Printer Drivers Defining a New Print Driver Orientation or Not Character Mode Printing PostScript and PDF Printing Creating a PDF Formatted Report Troubleshooting AD AND OTHER UTILITIES Rapid Install License Manager Auto Patch AD Splicer AD Merge Patch AD Administration ADJAVA FNDLOAD and FNDSLOAD INSTALLATION AND MIGRATION Methodology Installation Installation Resources UNIX (Any Version NIX Type Installation) Windows Training, Training, Training! Locally Managed versus Dictionary Managed Manual Space Management or Automatic Space Management Deal with Customizations Reduce Production Downtime PATCHING What Are Patches? Apps Patches Database Patches Interoperability Patches Diagnostic Patches How to Apply What About Database Patches? Patch and OS Combinations Why Apply a Patch? What Happens When a Patch Breaks? Test the Patch Patching Advances in 11i CLONING Oracle's Cloning Methods Other Cloning Tools CONCURRENT MANAGERS AND CONCURRENT PROGRAMS Concurrent Processing What Are Concurrent Managers and Concurrent Processing? Kinds of Concurrent Managers The Life of a Concurrent Request Log and Out Files Reports on Concurrent Managers Other Useful Reports Concurrent Processing Files and Tables Controlling Concurrent Managers Verify a Manager's Status Tuning Concurrent Manager Processing Defining New Managers Creating Your Own Concurrent Programs Parallel Concurrent Processing Considerations Troubleshooting AUTOCONFIG, ORACLE APPLICATION MANAGER, AND OTHER MANAGEMENT TOOLS AutoConfig Oracle Application Management Tools Oracle Application Manager Other People's Tools ODDS AND ENDS Alerts Invalid Objects Gathering Statistics Performance Issues Security Documentation Backup Often and Verify Do Not Get Complacent Oracle Support