FSS – Oracle EBS Release Notes
FINDINI 4.0.9
This April 2016 FINDINI 4.0.9 release will be available to users on Monday April 25, 2016. The key features included in this release are:
- Integrating the new Concur Travel and Expense system with the Oracle General Ledger & PeopleSoft. Processes include:
- Oracle GL COA List Import to Concur T&E application
- Chart of Accounts Validator modification to dynamically insert valid code combos
- Oracle GL file created from import of Concur T&E Standard Accounting Extract data dump
- PeopleSoft Employee Interface to Concur
- Oracle GL Sponsored Fund Validation Table to Concur T&E
- Introducing some additional critical bug fixes and critical system enhancements such as:
- CAPS/CPATH preparation for the CPATH Cost Management implementation
- Vendor Request form Enhancements including needs for Foreign Vendor Glacier process
- Upgrading the CPATH application to the current version
- Upgrading the OBI Replication database to the latest Oracle database
- Updating the Solaris EBS servers to Solaris 10 patch set 11 to accommodate the OFPI project prerequisite
- Rewriting several processes, using the APEX method, that are currently written in Mod PL SQL that live on the expiring 10gAS application server to prepare for the future move for these processes onto a new web-logic server (ie Web Reimbursement, PCARD, Image Retrieval)
- Addressing the JAN 2016 Compliance Security updates for PSU, CPU, JDK, JRE, & Solaris Operating System patching for EBS, CPATH, & Replication
The University's financial systems will be unavailable from Friday, April 22nd at 6:00pm until the start of business Monday, April 25th at 6:00am to complete the installation of this release. The OracleEBS Financial systems that will be offline during this time include Accounts Payable, Accounts Payable Adjustment Form for Assets, Accounts Receivable, Bottomline, CAPS, Cash Management (CMRA), Chart Security Maintenance Application (CSMA), CoA Validator, Collections, FedEx, General Ledger, GL Validator, Harvard Oracle Assets, HCOM, iProcurement, iReceivables, PCard, Vendor Request, Web ADI, and Web Reimbursement. Also, the CPATH (Capital Planning at Harvard), HDW/CREW, & OBI environments will also be offline for a shorter period of time during this outage.
The next FINDINI release 4.0.10 is tentatively planned for September 23, 2016. We are already actively working on this next release which is focused on the Oracle Financial Platform Improvement (OFPI) project. This includes our much needed Database upgrade and getting all the needed latest EBS functional application patches installed for version 12.1.3.
Additional Release Details for FINDINI 4.0.9
The FINDINI 4.0.9 release will include a JRE update to 1.8.0_74. When logging in for the first time after April 25th, users will be required to download this updated Java JRE. If users receive a popup message that a more recent version is available, they should NOT act upon the request. The CADM HUIT End Point team will also be pushing the Java JRE 1.8.0_74 update to all HUIT supported users with LANDesk who currently have Java 8.66 beginning on 4/25. It is highly recommended that non supported HUIT schools do the same where possible after 4/25. This latest version of the JRE will better support the various available browsers that have been upgraded as well.
Please Note: Oracle Financials desktop standards can be found on site http://huit.harvard.edu/pages/computer-standards under the Enterprise Application Supported Desktop Configurations section. These desktop standards will be updated for this release. Further helpful tips & release information can be found on site http://fss.finance.harvard.edu/popular-resources & http://oracle.fss.finance.harvard.edu/releases.
For questions please contact the HUIT Service Desk at ithelp@harvard.edu or call them at 5-7777.
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