The experts at OnCallDBA and Solution Beacon collaborated to provide in depth coverage about Oracle Applications Release 11i. Topics include 11i Concepts and Architecture, 11i New Administration Features, 11i Installation, Upgrading or Migrating to 11i, Maintaining 11i, Administering 11i, Setting Up the Concurrent Manager, Using the Concurrent Manager, Workflow Setup, Using Workflow Builder, Workflow Care and Feeding, and Tuning & Troubleshooting. Co-authored by Barb Matthews, John Stouffer, Karen Brownfield and Randy Giefer, this book is intended for E-Business Suite releases 11.5.8 and earlier. Users of 11.5.9 and higher may find the concepts useful, but the actual procedures and forms have changed significantly and do not match those depicted in the book. List price $69.99, Lulu Price $62.99

"Installing, Upgrading and Maintaining Oracle E-Business Suite Applications Release 11.5.10+" is OnCallDBA and Solution Beacon's latest collaboration. Topics include Release 11i Concepts and Architecture, Oracle10g, Installing Release 11i, Upgrading or Migrating to Release 11i, Maintaining Release 11i, Administering Release 11i, Securing Release 11i, Setting Up the Concurrent Manager, Using the Concurrent Manager, Release 11i Reporting, and Tuning and Troubleshooting. Co-authored by Barbara Matthews, John Stouffer, Randy Giefer, Karen Brownfield, Jeff Holt, James Morrow, Bruno Coon, Tim Sharpe and Faun deHenry, this book covers Oracle10g and E-Business Release 11.5.10+

Putting together the right team to tackle the Oracle E-Business Suite R12.2.6 upgrade, and understanding the issues that the team needs to consider to be successful, can be quite a challenge. "the little r12.2.6 upgrade essentials for managers and team members" describes the big picture of what you need to consider before tackling the Release 12.2.6 upgrade. Based on TruTek's popular R11i to R12 Technical Upgrade training classes, this book describes what managers, functional, and technical team members need to know to prepare to upgrade from Release 11i to Release 12.2.6 of Oracle's E-Business Suite of Applications. Enhanced topics with this edition include: Online Patching, the ADOP Patching Cycle, Materialized Views, Customizations, Development Standards for Edition Based Redefinition, How Cross-Edition Triggers Work, and Understanding the Release 12.2 Architecture.

Oracle 11i E-Business Suite from the Front Lines is the first book to compile the tips, techniques, and practical advice for administering Oracle E-Business Suite 11i. The author examines Active Directory Utilities, patching, cloning, and the new features that 11i brings to the market. The book benefits those with limited experience with Oracle Application but with more extensive background in Oracle Database Administration. This volume is valuable to systems administrators or DBAs who have experience with older versions of Oracle Financials and want to expand their knowledge to include the changes inherent in 11i. The book details the steps in installing a new 11i environment, and explains the process of upgrading from a 10.7 or an 11.0.3 release. It also explores the techniques and results of migrating from one maintenance release of 11i to another. This analysis offers you real-world hints and recommendations to help you with day-to-day tuning, troubleshooting, and maintenance and will help you deliver reliable service to your end users. It is also a helpful tool that enables managers and co-workers to understand the daily challenges that Apps DBAs face.

Sam Alapati's Expert Oracle Database 11g Administration is a comprehensive handbook for Oracle database administrators (DBAs) using the 11g release of the Oracle Database. All key aspects of database administration are covered, including backup and recovery, day–to–day administration and monitoring, performance tuning, and more. This is the one book to have on your desk as a continual reference. Refer to it frequently. It'll help you get the job done. Comprehensive handbook for Oracle Database administrators. Covers all major aspects of database administration. Tests and explains in detail key DBA commands. Offers primers on Linux/Unix, data modeling, SQL, and PL/SQL.