Oracle Fusion and Oracle Fusion Applications : Overview

>>So WHAT IS "ORACLE FUSION"?

People often get confuse with this term .To start with, it will be a good idea to know the difference between Fusion Applications and Middleware. Oracle Fusion is composed of two parts: Fusion middle ware and Fusion applications.

人们通常混淆这个术语,从这里开始,给大家一个好的办法区分"Fusion Applications"和"Middleware", Oracle Fusion 包含2个部分:Fusion middle ware and Fusion applications

Oracle Fusion Middle ware aka FMW: Comprises of the Oracle Application Server and other technology stack components that Oracle has acquired in past few years.Fusion Middleware is a family of middleware products covering areas like BI, Identity Management, Content Management and SOA.Each of these areas has it's own stack of products. Fusion Middleware was previously called Oracle Application Server.

FMW由Oracle Application Server和technology stack,Fusion Middleware是个套装对于中间件产品,替换例如BI/SOA等,Fusion Middleware访问Oracle Applicatiion Server.

Oracle Fusion Applications ....you can called as ERP module for Fusion: Oracle Fusion Applications is Oracle's next generation suite (下一代EBS产品)of applications that eventually replace E-Business Suite. It will assimilate best of breed features from:

E-Business SuiteJD EdwardsPeopleSoftSiebel.

Fusion Applicationsis build on top of theOracle Fusion Middleware technology stackusingOracle's Fusion Architectureas blueprint.

Therefore Fusion you can be refer to any of three thingsMiddleware, Application, Architecture.With this Oracle is not only moving to the next generation technology stack like SOA, BPEL, BAM, JSF, Ajax, ESB, etc, but will also bring together the best in class underpinnings, of each of the incumbent suites, like Business Structure, Security Model, Workflow Process, and Event Models which you will find in later part of discussion.Before let have a quick look onOracle's Fusion Architecture .

>>ORACLE FUSION ARCHITECTURE

Oracle Fusion Architecture (OFA) is a standards-based technology reference architecture or blueprint for building applications. Note thatOracle Fusion Architecture is not a product, andcan be used without licensing it from Oracle. Many organizations use it to write applications that can run on Oracle Fusion Middleware or that compliment Oracle Fusion Applications.[Adoptedhttp://www.oracle.com]

Oracle Fusion Architecture is based on the following core principles(核心原则):

Model Driven: For applications, business processes and business informationService & Event- enabled: For extensible, modular, flexible applications and processes Information Centric: For complete and consistent, actionable, real-time intelligenceGrid-Ready: Must be scalable, available, secure, manageable on low-cost hardwareStandards-based: Must be open, pluggable in a heterogeneous environment

The Oracle Fusion Architecture’s SOA and EDA(event-driven architecture) technology consists of

An integrated service environment (ISE) to develop services

A multi-protocol enterprise service bus (ESB) to integrate applications

A services registry for discovering and managing the life cycle of services

A BPEL-based orchestration engine to tie services into business processes

A business rules engine to enable business policies to be captured and automated

A Web services management and security solution to enforce authentication and authorization policies on services and to monitor services and processes for compliance to SLAs

Combining all you can see the Architectural presentation as fig below:

>>Fusion Middleware Component for E-Business Suite

In the Fusion Middleware of E-Business Suite, here are the list of components :

Application Server BPA Suite (Business Process Analysis)Business IntegrationBusiness IntelligenceIdentity ManagementSOA Suite (Service Oriented Architecture)WebCenter Suite

On the technology front, Fusion Applications is completely developed using Fusion Middleware 11g on Oracle database 11g. Here is the list of technologies used in developing Fusion Applications:

SOA Suite (BPEL, BPM)

BI PublisherApplication Integration Architecture (AIA)Applications Development Framework (ADF)Applications ServerBusiness Intelligence Enterprise Edition (OBIEE)Content ManagementDatabase 11gEnterprise ManagerFusion apps are metadata driven which is managed by the MDS
framework

let summarize these all in various components and products and tools

>>WHAT IS IN FUSION V1.0 ORACLE FUSION APPLICATIONS

Oracle Fusion Applications offer a complete suite spanning seven critical business areas consist of 100+ Oracle Fusion Applications modules which is targeted for first release.These are distributed across the following product families: 34 - Sales & Marketing; 21 - Human Resources; 13 - Financials; 6 - Purchasing; 7 - Projects Portfolio Management; 10 - Supply Chain Management; and 10 - Governance, Risk and Compliance. Majors are:

Financial management

Supply chain management

Procurement

Human capital management

Project portfolio management

Sales

Governance, risk, and compliance

Enterprise performance management

Not is scope so far(v1.0) are CRM(Service, Call Centre, Order Capture), SCM(Core Manufacturing, Manufacturing Execution),Industry(Public Sector -encumbrance accounting, etc.)

>>When Fusion is coming out

Hoping Oracle announced the general availability of Oracle Fusion Applications in the sometime in first quarter of this year

>>Fusion V1 & Fusion V2 functionality

Fusion V2 will be more likly to be more focused for Manufacturing, Supply Chain gaps, more localizations,and public sector functionality

>>MIGRATION TO ORACLE FUSION APPLICATIONS

The Oracle Fusion Applications platform was built with flexibility in mind,so companies can selectively add modules if and when it makes business
sense.

With the initial release of Oracle Fusion Applications likely focused on point solutions, most users will be concerned with how to integrate Oracle Fusion Applications into their core applications. This will be a substantially easier effort than migrating the entire core functionality

There are options/proposed path which can observed in various Oracle papers.

Here’s a plan for IT side which may be consider to be crafted roadmap for the future of enterprise applications

Continue on Your Current Path .That mean you need to evaluate the latest Applications Unlimited releases Oracle Applications releases such as Oracle E-Business Suite 12.1.3, PeopleSoft Enterprise 9.1, Siebel Customer Relationship Management 8.2, and JD Edwards EnterpriseOne 9.1 for the additional value they bring to the businesse .In addition to gaining value today, you will be in a position to upgrade to Oracle Fusion Applications in the future, if and when you choose.

EBS -> Fusion AppsPeopleSoft Financials to Fusion AppsPeopleSoft HRMS to Fusion AppsSiebel CRM to Fusion Apps

Move to Fusion Step by Step .You need to adopt standards-based technology first. Consider Oracle Fusion Middleware as inhouse new initative and developing skill sets in technologies such as Oracle Application Development Framework, Oracle content management products, Oracle SOA Suite, and Oracle WebCenter. These tools will help you integrate, extend, and manage your applications environment today and prepare you to add Oracle Fusion Applications if and when you choose by upgrading one environment and then reimplement rest what ever/when ever.Upgrade to FusionApplications. Decide(if and when appropriate.)
If you use any functionality that is not part of V1 but still see business value in going to Fusion Apps, this may result in multiple Fusion Apps instances.Adopt a coexistence strategy. Add Oracle Fusion Applications modules to your existing environment or implement “pillars” (human capital management, sales, financials, or supply chain management applications whatever suits) to extend the power of Oracle Fusion Applications into your applications portfolio.

>>Product Supported Release for Fusion Upgrade

E-Business Suite:Release 11.5.10, 12 or laterPeopleSoft: Release 8.8, 8.0, 9.0 or laterJD Edwards EnterpriseOne: Release 8.11, 8.12 or later 34JD Edwards World Release: A7.3, A8.1, A9.1 or later Siebel Release 7.9, 8.0 or later

You can refer to this for detailshttp://www.oracle.com/support/library/brochure/lifetime-support-applications.pdf.

>>SKILL REQUIREMENT FOR FUSION SPACE

Inhouse IT as well as Consulting companies need skill such as BPM and process governance, to manage an Oracle Fusion Applications implementation.

The following technical skills are need to extend, maintain and support the various components of Oracle Fusion Applications:

SQL, PL/SQL, JAVA & java scriptXML – Extended Markup LanguageCSS – Cascading Style SheetsXSL – Extensible Style sheet LanguageADF – Application Development FrameworkJSF – Java Server FacesWeb ServicesBPEL – Business Process Execution LanguageAIA – Application Integration ArchitectureWeb CenterBI PublisherOBIEE – Oracle Business Intelligence Enterprise EditionHyperion EssbaseWebLogic Server AdministrationOracle Identity Management

Meanwhile you can keep readingFloyd Teterblog(see right handsideblogroll) for more updates & thoughts from Fusion side.

Next few days, will share some more thoughts on hands-On perspective on Oracle Fusion Applications application business modules.until then keep watching this space.:)

来源：https://www.cnblogs.com/ebs-blog/archive/2011/03/09/2167254.html