Oracle E-Business Suite 11i: Implementing Core Financial Applications [Paperback]

Susan Foster (Author)

Book Description

ISBN-10: 0471412058 | ISBN-13: 978-0471412052 | Publication Date: October 25, 2001 | Edition: 1

HARNESS THE FULL POWER OF ORACLE'S POWERFUL NEW UPGRADE
Oracle is the second largest software company in the world, second only to SAP in ERP vendors. Now, after five years, Oracle has come out with the newest release of their ERP system, version 11i. The "i" represents Oracle's first presentation of its applications in Internet form, one in which the concept of specific forms loaded as clients or as dumb terminals is replaced by a commitment to industry standard Internet form that should be accessible by anyone, anywhere. This book explains in clear language for financial as well as IT professionals how to utilize Oracle applications to retrieve information.
Oracle E-Business Suite 11i: Implementing Core Financial Applications will walk the reader through the process of the Oracle 11i upgrade/conversion and provide a tutorial path for navigating through financials. Its step-by-step guidance shortens the implementation process by providing the menu paths of the actual package and in-depth descriptions of how to use the screens as well as explanations of such user-friendly aspects as customizing the program for individual use.
Whether your company has been a dedicated Oracle customer or is considering adopting the powerful capabilities of this latest version, Oracle E-Business Suite 11i: Implementing Core Financial Applications will help you quickly master the program and turn it into one of your business's most powerful back-office tools.

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From the Back Cover

HARNESS THE FULL POWER OF ORACLE'S POWERFUL NEW UPGRADE

Oracle is the second largest software company in the world, second only to SAP in ERP vendors. Now, after five years, Oracle has come out with the newest release of their ERP system, version 11i. The "i" represents Oracle's first presentation of its applications in Internet form, one in which the concept of specific forms loaded as clients or as dumb terminals is replaced by a commitment to industry standard Internet form that should be accessible by anyone, anywhere. This book explains in clear language for financial as well as IT professionals how to utilize Oracle applications to retrieve information.

Oracle E-Business Suite 11i: Implementing Core Financial Applications will walk the reader through the process of the Oracle 11i upgrade/conversion and provide a tutorial path for navigating through financials. Its step-by-step guidance shortens the implementation process by providing the menu paths of the actual package and in-depth descriptions of how to use the screens as well as explanations of such user-friendly aspects as customizing the program for individual use.

Whether your company has been a dedicated Oracle customer or is considering adopting the powerful capabilities of this latest version, Oracle E-Business Suite 11i: Implementing Core Financial Applications will help you quickly master the program and turn it into one of your business's most powerful back-office tools.

About the Author

SUSAN FOSTER was one of Oracle Corporation's first financial system consultants. In 1990, she became an independent Oracle applications consultant, starting her own consulting firm in 1994. Her Oracle applications project experience includes being the project leader for twenty-plus implementations, one accounting flexfield structure change, and one calendar change (neither through a reimplementation). She has presented papers at eight national and regional Oracle Application User Group Conferences.

Product Details

• Paperback: 360 pages
• Publisher: Wiley; 1 edition (October 25, 2001)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0471412058
• ISBN-13: 978-0471412052
• Product Dimensions: 9.2 x 7.5 x 0.8 inches
• Shipping Weight: 1.6 pounds (View shipping rates and policies)
• Average Customer Review: 2.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (3 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #1,599,214 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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20 of 21 people found the following review helpful:

1.0 out of 5 stars Very disappointing, December 12, 2002

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WS (Munich Germany) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Oracle E-Business Suite 11i: Implementing Core Financial Applications (Paperback)

Though there are very few books about Oracle Applications Version 11i, this is not a good reason to buy this book. One gets the feeling that it has been assembled from a set of consultant's hand outs. It is badly written and the publisher seems to have dispensed with the services of editor and proof reader. For example, diagrams 1.3 and 1.4, meant to demonstrate the difference between single organization and multi-organization structures are in fact completely identical. This doesn't give one a great deal of confidence in the accuracy of the rest of the information in the book. The section on conversion contains the sentence "Converting legacy data can be time-consuming, expensive and complex" and then in the following paragraph "If the volume is too large, convert the legacy data via a custom software conversion program. The process can be complex and time consuming". I think we got the point the first time.
It would be great if there was a good book about Oracle Applications, but this isn't it. I feel embarrassed to have spent my employer's money on it, if I had paid for it myself I would be very angry indeed.

22 of 24 people found the following review helpful:

1.0 out of 5 stars Hopeless!, December 17, 2002

By A Customer

This review is from: Oracle E-Business Suite 11i: Implementing Core Financial Applications (Paperback)

This book is some kind of joke. And I'm the last one to laugh, 'cause I had to spend over 60$ on this one. It is full of screenshots and hardly any verbage. If there is any, it simply gives you the basic navigation instructions for 11i screens. Well, it did one good thing though, it inspired me to write a book on the subject that I have no knowledge on. Here's what I'm going to do. Get all the user manuals, tear them apart and throw the pages in the air. Which ever land on a table, simply collect them, bind them together, and viola...you have a book with a title that reads something like "Implementing some hi-tech applications...blah blah blah..." !

9 of 9 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars A good Introductory Book, May 3, 2004

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GK (Canada) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Oracle E-Business Suite 11i: Implementing Core Financial Applications (Paperback)

This book is a good starter book; much better than Oracle Materials. It gives good Introduction to Oracle Modules GL,AR and AP with the help of screen shots. (in fact, lots of screen shots help the understanding).

Though the contents are not for an advanced user (who would use Oracle User guide then) but still for a person who has not seen Oracle Financial Applications at all, it would be a good first step.

I did not rate 5 star because
1. it did not cover 2 financial modules : Fixed Assets and Cash Management

2. A chapter on what is happening behind the screen in applications (like general concept of Oracle Tables, TRMs etc. would have helped.

3. Should have included as an appendix: Additional Sources of Information like Metalink, OTN web etc.