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Oracle e-Business SuiteOracle e-Business SuiteV11.5.10V11.5.10
Presentation by Edgen Presentation by Edgen
for thefor the
Baton Rouge Oracle Users Group Baton Rouge Oracle Users Group
Who/What is Edgen?Who/What is Edgen?
Formed in 1996 through purchase of Thomas Formed in 1996 through purchase of Thomas Pipe and Steel – $45MM sales; one location; 30 Pipe and Steel – $45MM sales; one location; 30 employeesemployees
Acquisitions in 1997 (Arrow), 1998 (Bartow), Acquisitions in 1997 (Arrow), 1998 (Bartow), 1999 (Radnor), 2000 (Resource), 2001 1999 (Radnor), 2000 (Resource), 2001 (ProMetals), 2002 (SISCO), 2005 (Western (ProMetals), 2002 (SISCO), 2005 (Western Flow)Flow)
$280MM+ sales; 15 locations; 235 employees $280MM+ sales; 15 locations; 235 employees
Number 7 in Top 100 privately held companies Number 7 in Top 100 privately held companies in Baton Rouge (2005 revenue)in Baton Rouge (2005 revenue)
Who/What is Edgen?Who/What is Edgen?
Formed in 1996 through purchase of Thomas Formed in 1996 through purchase of Thomas Pipe and Steel – $45MM sales; one location; 30 Pipe and Steel – $45MM sales; one location; 30 employeesemployeesAcquisitions in 1997 (Arrow), 1998 (Bartow), Acquisitions in 1997 (Arrow), 1998 (Bartow), 1999 (Radnor), 2000 (Resource), 2001 1999 (Radnor), 2000 (Resource), 2001 (ProMetals), 2002 (SISCO), 2005 (Western (ProMetals), 2002 (SISCO), 2005 (Western Flow)Flow)$280MM+ sales; 15 locations; 235 employees $280MM+ sales; 15 locations; 235 employees Number 7 in Top 100 privately held companies Number 7 in Top 100 privately held companies in Baton Rouge (2005 revenue)in Baton Rouge (2005 revenue)MIM acquisition/merger in 2005 - $700MM+ MIM acquisition/merger in 2005 - $700MM+ sales; 20 locations; 375 employeessales; 20 locations; 375 employees
Support for Global FunctionalitySupport for Global FunctionalityOperate in One World with One SolutionOperate in One World with One Solution
• No Language Boundaries- Support for 30 languages
- Multi-lingual external documents
- All languages installable in same Unicode instance
• No Currency Boundaries
• No Legislative Boundaries- Customers operating in 100+ countries
- Support for statutory & customary local requirements
So: So: Why Oracle AppsWhy Oracle Apps??
AcceleratedClose
Process
Oracle Delivers EfficiencyOracle Delivers EfficiencyAccelerate the Close ProcessAccelerate the Close Process
Achieve Performance Scalability
Streamline Inter-Company Accountingand Reconciliation
Automate Labor Intensive Processes
Rapidly Consolidate Financial InformationAcross Different Entities and for Multiple Currencies, Charts of Accounts, Periods
• Drill down from General Ledgerto sub-ledgers
• Display accounting impact of transactions in General Ledgerand in sub-ledgers
– T-account format– Trial balance formatPayables Assets
ProjectsWork inProcess
Receivables
Purchasing Inventory
Sub-LedgersSub-Ledgers
GeneralLedgerGeneralLedger
Ledger Drilldown and IntegrationLedger Drilldown and IntegrationEnhance the Reconciliation and Analysis Enhance the Reconciliation and Analysis
ProcessProcess
Oracle Financial ManagementOracle Financial Management
VISIBILITY
Deliver Better Business Information
CONTROL
Attain Sustainable Compliance
EFFICIENCY
Improve Business Processes at the Lowest Cost
Oracle Apps HistoryOracle Apps HistorySpring 2001 – Negotiation and purchase Spring 2001 – Negotiation and purchase
of softwareof software
Late fall 2001 – Begin implementation Late fall 2001 – Begin implementation process with vendorprocess with vendor
Summer 2002 – Kick vendor outSummer 2002 – Kick vendor out
Fall 2002 – Restart implementation Fall 2002 – Restart implementation process with Oracle Consulting Svcs.process with Oracle Consulting Svcs.
Jan. 2003 – Live with first Edgen DivisionJan. 2003 – Live with first Edgen Division
Dec. 2003 – Final Division convertedDec. 2003 – Final Division converted
E-Business Suite – E-Business Suite – what’s in it?what’s in it?
Financials (AP,AR,GL, Financials (AP,AR,GL, FAFA))
Order ManagementOrder Management
Inventory ManagementInventory Management
PurchasingPurchasing
Human ResourcesHuman Resources
Business Intelligence, Marketing, Business Intelligence, Marketing, Manufacturing, Projects, Service (contracts)Manufacturing, Projects, Service (contracts)
WorkflowWorkflow
Activity at EdgenActivity at Edgen(all numbers are 2005 monthly averages)(all numbers are 2005 monthly averages)
3300 Sales Orders3300 Sales Orders
3600 Invoices3600 Invoices
900 Purchase Orders900 Purchase Orders
3475 Shipments3475 Shipments
3100 A/P Checks3100 A/P Checks
Oracle Technology StackOracle Technology Stack
2-tier Architecture2-tier Architecture
Apps and database both run on RS6000 Apps and database both run on RS6000 (db – AIX v5.3; apps – AIX v5.2)(db – AIX v5.3; apps – AIX v5.2)
Apps server – IBM630; 4-way; 1.45GHz Apps server – IBM630; 4-way; 1.45GHz Power 4+ processors; 8GB RAMPower 4+ processors; 8GB RAM
DB server – IBM570; 4-way; 1.9GHz DB server – IBM570; 4-way; 1.9GHz Power 5+ processors; 16GB RAMPower 5+ processors; 16GB RAM
Storage – IBM FAStT700; approx. 400Gb Storage – IBM FAStT700; approx. 400Gb (three environments - PROD & 2 test)(three environments - PROD & 2 test)
Oracle Technology StackOracle Technology Stack
Enterprise Edition Database – V9.2.0.6.0Enterprise Edition Database – V9.2.0.6.0Oracle Forms – V6.0Oracle Forms – V6.0Discoverer – V4.1.48Discoverer – V4.1.48FormScape – V3.3FormScape – V3.3FileNet - VP8 3.5.2 FileNet - VP8 3.5.2 TOAD – V8.06TOAD – V8.06STAT – V5.22STAT – V5.22
Oracle Enterprise Edition database Oracle Enterprise Edition database (and other software used in support of the (and other software used in support of the
Oracle applications)Oracle applications)
Oracle Technology StackOracle Technology Stack
Oracle Enterprise Edition databaseOracle Enterprise Edition database
134 schemas134 schemas
7,442 tables7,442 tables
23,183 views23,183 views
405 tablespaces405 tablespaces
35,450 objects (triggers, packages, etc.)35,450 objects (triggers, packages, etc.)
1378 Oracle “responsibilities”1378 Oracle “responsibilities”
ArchitectureArchitecture
Java Server Pages (JSP)
Forms
Reports
Discoverer
Concurrent Manager
Servlet Engine
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Data Server Tier
TNS (Net8)
JDBC (Thin)
PL/SQL Gateway
http
Application Tier
Clients
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Edgen Support Staff:Edgen Support Staff:
Chris, Shannon, and Chris, Shannon, and Miranda!!!Miranda!!!
Edgen staff is augmented as needed through relationships with third-party
vendors such as DCC.