Oracle Certified Professional Financial Applications Consultant Exam Guide (Book/CD-ROM package) (Hardcover)

by Christopher Allen (Author), Vivian Chow (Author), Lynda Lotman (Author) "This unit focuses on the first Oracle Certified Professional (OCP) Applications Consultant exam, which is titled Financial Management..." (more)
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Oracle Financials play a big role in the information infrastructures of many companies, and a solid understanding of that environment can pay very large dividends in consulting work. Oracle Certified Professional Financial Applications Consultant Exam Guide readies you for the four exams (two core and two elective) that make up the Oracle Certified Professional (OCP) Financial Applications Consultant track. The book tackles the exams one at a time, explaining what you need to know--conceptually, as well as in terms of software details--about the Oracle Financials environment. The exercises help drive information into your long-term memory, and each chapter is peppered with review questions that help prepare you for what's on the exams.

This is more than a test-prep book, however, and it's likely that you'll be happy with it even if you have no plans to pursue a formal Oracle certification. The large and complicated concepts that underlie Oracle Financials are explained, a difficult job that the book does well. It's also careful to maintain a focus on business objectives, instead of on characteristics of the software itself. One section explains the process of creating a blanket purchase order, properly accounting for the purchases that are made against it, and then releasing individual purchase authorizations under the order's terms. The index is extensive and detailed, so finding the documentation that you need is rather easy. --David Wall

Topics covered: The Oracle Financials suite of applications, with a bit of a bias toward the four Oracle Certified Professional (OCP) Financial Applications Consultant tests. The details of the material that's on the Financial Management, Applied Technology, Procurement, and Order Fulfillment exams all appear here, which means that you can use this as a general-purpose Oracle Financials reference, and not only as a study helper.

Product Description
Make a smart career move and begin enjoying all the rewards of OCP Financial Applications Consultant certification! This Oracle-endorsed study guide offers a complete preparation system geared to help you pass your exams with flying colors! Bonus CD-ROM contains more than 300 interactive practice exam questions.

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Product Details

• Hardcover: 1168 pages
• Publisher: McGraw-Hill Companies (April 21, 2000)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0072123583
• ISBN-13: 978-0072123586
• Product Dimensions: 9.4 x 7.6 x 2.6 inches
• Shipping Weight: 4.8 pounds
• Average Customer Review: 4.8 out of 5 stars See all reviews (14 customer reviews)
• Amazon.com Sales Rank: #182,706 in Books (See Bestsellers in Books)

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23 of 23 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Another strong OCP exam guide from Oracle Press, May 11, 2000

By	Dmitry Bronstein (Minneapolis, MN) - See all my reviews

Last year I used Oracle Press's OCP Developer exam guide to prepare for, and pass, the Developer/2000 exams. The book worked great. Now I need to apply my Forms knowledge to creating custom Financials screens, so I bought this book. Its excellent. It gives the underlying logic behind Financials, and then goes into screen-by-screen detail. Very helpful. After buying this book and starting to read it, I've rescheduled my first Apps exam from a month away to next week!

11 of 11 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Clear and complete, May 8, 2000

By	Chendra Zawara (Boston, MA) - See all my reviews

This book's coverage of Financials installation and customization is phenomenal. The OCP exams on this subject are demanding, and this book has what it takes to get you ready. Impressive work.

14 of 15 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Everything you need to know for OCP Financials exams, May 10, 2000

By	Brad Robinson (Chicago, IL) - See all my reviews

This book covers every point in the OCP exams for Financials consultants. Lots of hands-on exercises, and lots of wise perspective from someone who obviously has done a lot of installations. Considering what the book contains, it's price is really low.