Address Validation Integration in CPQ
This is a short article that illustrates how integrations can be done in CPQ Cloud. To keep it simple I chose to demonstrate how to integrate with an address verification service. Register for Service...
View ArticleCloud Security: User Provisioning to Fusion Applications Cloud
Introduction The notion of a user is the most common reason for misunderstanding and confusion. When we mention a user, we often think of the person who is allowed to use an application. However,...
View ArticleMFTCS: Production and DR in the Cloud
Introduction Oracle Managed File Transfer (MFT) Cloud Service is a Platform as a Service (PaaS) computing platform solution for running a high performance, standards-based, end-to-end managed file...
View ArticleICS Connectivity Agent Concepts and Best Practices
ICS Connectivity Agent Concepts and Best Practices Introduction The on-premises connectivity agent enables you to create integrations between on-premises applications and Oracle Integration Cloud...
View ArticleBest practices to model prospects, customers, suppliers, partners in an...
Introduction Three major entities of every business/enterprise in most industries, are Customers, Suppliers and Products. In reality, customer, supplier and product data is required to be stored in all...
View ArticleOracle GoldenGate: Monitoring “Things” That Affect Replication Stability
Introduction There have been a lot of escalations to A-Team where Oracle GoldenGate outages could have been avoided if System and Database Administrators had been properly monitoring their...
View ArticleLess is more: improving by reducing REST calls.
One of the challenges when building an application that uses the Content and Experience Cloud Delivery API is improving the performance by reducing the number of API calls that the client application...
View ArticlePerformance of MFT Cloud Service (MFTCS) with File Storage Service (FSS)...
Executive Overview MFT Cloud Service clusters in Oracle Cloud Infrastructure Classic (OCI-C) are provisioned with database file storage system (DBFS) for shared storage as discussed in one of our...
View ArticleGetting Started Using Terraform with OCI
Introduction Standing up infrastructure requires building networks, servers and storage entailing complex build and configuration management processes. Traditionally done with scripts or even manually,...
View ArticleAuthorize access to Oracle Fusion Cloud Application API’s by using OAuth tokens
Introduction Nowadays OAuth is the method of choice to authorize access to Cloud resources for third-party systems. There are several ways how to define trust between systems and getting a valid access...
View ArticlePreparing to Migrate from Business Intelligence Cloud Service to Oracle...
Introduction This post is the first in a two-part series and details the tasks required to prepare for a migration from Business Intelligence Cloud Service (BICS) to Oracle-Managed Oracle Analytics...
View ArticleCompleting the Migration from Business Intelligence Cloud Service to Oracle...
Introduction This post is the second in a two-part series and details the tasks required to complete a migration from Business Intelligence Cloud Service (BICS) to Oracle Analytics Cloud (OAC) running...
View ArticleOIC Connectivity Agent Installation Pointers
The connectivity agent has been a feature of Oracle’s integration cloud strategy from the beginning to address the challenge of the cloud/on-premise integration pattern. However, the implementation of...
View ArticleUsing the IDCS’ OAuth Device Flow for Fun and Profit
Introduction If you’ve been on the internet recently you’ve probably used OAuth and more specifically the “Authorization Code” grant type (or “AZ Code” if, like The Dude, you are into the whole brevity...
View ArticleOracle GoldenGate Services Architecture: Configure Deployment Via REST API
Introduction The Oracle GoldenGate Microservices Architecture (OGG-SA) REST API may be used to configure Extracts, Replicats, and Distribution Paths, as well as create new parameter files or modify...
View ArticleEnabling Debug Logging for Managed Servers in Oracle Service Bus 12c
In 12c, changing the logging settings for Service Bus is done via the EM console. However, this only works for the Admin server. If you’re using a clustered domain and need to enable debug on one or...
View ArticleOracle GoldenGate Services Architecture: Silent Install and Deployment
Introduction In many organizations, users are not permitted to run the graphical user interfaces used to install the Oracle GoldenGate software and create Oracle GoldenGate Microservices Architecture...
View ArticleTrigger OIC Integration Using OAuth
As businesses move to the cloud there is a high demand for securing/protecting their HTTP resources from unauthorized access. There are several approaches to protecting these resources which include...
View ArticleAdd a Logout Function to the Default Log Out Menu Item in Oracle Integration...
Introduction Each Visual Builder (VBCS) web application in Oracle OICS (Oracle Integration Cloud Service) comes with a default shell. The default shell displays a simple title, username (as a menu...
View ArticleConnecting Oracle Data Integrator Cloud Service to the Autonomous Data Warehouse
Introduction This post details the steps required to create connections in Oracle Data Integrator Cloud Service (ODICS) on Oracle Cloud Infrastructure (OCI) to the Autonomous Data Warehouse (ADW). It...
View ArticleImporting into the Autonomous Data Warehouse using Oracle Data Pump
Introduction This post details the steps required to import into the Autonomous Data Warehouse (ADW) using the Oracle Data Pump Import utility on Oracle Classic Infrastructure (OCI). Versions OCI...
View ArticleBest Practices to model customer, supplier, and partner hierarchies in Oracle...
Introduction In continuation to my previous blog on Best Practices to model parties in Oracle Fusion Cloud, I will discuss common use cases, design considerations, and options around managing...
View ArticleOracle Cloud Infrastructure (OCI) REST call walkthrough with curl
Introduction This post will walkthrough the elements required, and purpose of each, to make a curl request to Oracle Cloud Infrastructure (OCI) REST services. While there are a variety of tools...
View ArticleCreating a Dashboard Landing Navigation Page in Oracle Analytics Cloud (OAC)...
Background Dashboard Landing Navigation Pages can be used to enhance the user experience. As the number of analytics artifacts...
View ArticleNetwork separation of Production and Non-Production Environments using the...
Overview We are currently seeing rapid adoption of Fusion Applications in the SaaS@Customer model. This and the strong Fusion Applications On-Premise installation base have been further secured by...
View ArticleUsing Catalog Manager with Oracle Analytics Cloud
Introduction The latest releases of Oracle Analytics Cloud (OAC) now support the use of Catalog Manager. Catalog Manager is a tool that lets you perform online and offline management of OAC Catalogs....
View ArticleCloud Integration Patterns Using Oracle PaaS
Introduction Integration is a key aspect in any Cloud implementation. The integration usecases can be presented in many forms such as integrating cloud applications and on-premise applications in...
View ArticleConnecting Oracle Analytics Cloud Essbase to the Autonomous Data Warehouse
Introduction The latest releases of Oracle Analytics Cloud (OAC)-Essbase now support connections to the Autonomous Data Warehouse (ADW). This post is a step-by-step guide to creating the connections....
View ArticleRestricting Access to Oracle Analytics Cloud by IP Range
For other A-Team articles by Richard, click here Introduction Customers may want to restrict access to their Oracle Cloud Services to a set of IP ranges, for instance to only allow connections coming...
View ArticleEngagement Cloud – outbound REST using IDCS OAUTH
Introduction Engagement Cloud 19A introduces the ability to call IDCS oauth protected REST services. This article explains the setup required in IDCS and Engagement Cloud, using Oracle Blockchain as...
View ArticleOAC Connection to On-Premise Essbase via Remote Data Connector
For other A-Team articles by Richard, click here Introduction PLEASE NOTE – THIS ARTICLE IS STILL BEING WORKED ON – IT IS BEING PUBLISHED TO ALLOW USER TESTING. This article walks through the steps...
View ArticleImplementing Data Level Security in Oracle Analytics Cloud using Identity...
Introduction This post describes implementing Data Level Security in Oracle Analytics Cloud (OAC) using Identity Cloud (IDCS) groups. It focuses on what steps are needed. Links to relevant...
View ArticleAuthentication and Authorization using the Istio service mesh on OKE
Applications deployed in application servers are provided a security framework with authentication, authorization, credential mappers, auditing, and other security plug-ins. Many of the large,...
View ArticleUsing Expression Language (EL) in Page Composer to Mask Data based on a...
Introduction Oracle provides features and functionality to secure and mask sensitive information such as Personal Identifiable Information (PII) and Payment Information. There are instances where...
View ArticleOIC Integration with Logistics Cloud – Things to Know and Best Practices
Introduction In this blog we will see some common issues that could be faced, the recommended fixes and best practices when integrating with Oracle Logistics Cloud using Oracle Integration Cloud (OIC)....
View ArticleProtected: Integrating Oracle Integration Cloud Integration with UIPath
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View ArticleBest Practices for Configuring and Extending Fusion Applications Cloud
Introduction Oracle’s Fusion SaaS applications cloud is built on a single data model that connects end-to-end business processes across Human Capital Management (HCM), Enterprise Resource Planning...
View ArticleIP Address Whitelisting in Oracle Identity Cloud Service
Introduction Oracle IDCS (Identity Cloud Service) supports restricting access to applications based on the user IP address. Such applications can be the IDCS Console or any application registered by...
View ArticleCreating a 3-legged OAuth Application in IDCS
Where is the simple “shake ‘n’ bake” / step by step guide to creating a 3-legged, Authorization Code flow OAuth client in IDCS? Right here. 1: From the Dashboard in IDCS click the + under Applications...
View Article3 Steps to kick-start OCI monitoring in CASB
Introduction Oracle CASB Cloud Service is used for security monitoring the cloud footprint of SaaS, PaaS and IaaS components. CASB, when configured to monitor Oracle Cloud Infrastructure (OCI), can...
View ArticleDBFS vs OCI Storage Services for PaaS DR
Introduction Oracle Cloud Infrastructure (OCI) provides highly available and scalable cloud infrastructure and services to enable the Disaster Recovery for the applications to be reliable, secure, and...
View ArticleDirect On-Premise Database Connections for OAC DV via RDC
For other A-Team articles by Richard, click here Introduction The Remote Data Connector (RDC) allows the Oracle Analytics Cloud service to connect to on-premise data sources. In the 5.2 release of...
View ArticleUsing the OCI CLI with a federated user from a Docker container (or over ssh)
The OCI team just announced the ability for federated users to use the CLI. The TL;DR description of the feature is that users don’t have to create a key pair and upload it into OCI. Instead you can...
View ArticleDeploying Applications on OCI, the SageMath Example – Part 1 docker Image
Applications When applications were called programs if you needed your computer to do something you wrote the code, compiled, linked, loaded and ran the program. If you had an elaborate problem you...
View ArticleOAC Remote Data Connector Without a Webserver
For other A-Team articles by Richard, click here Introduction The Remote Data Connector (RDC) allows the Oracle Analytics Cloud service to connect to on-premise data sources. There are now 2 versions....
View ArticleInteresting pattern: OIC and EventHub for highly available short-term cloud...
Using OIC and EventHub for highly available short-term persistent cloud buffering Leveraging highly available cloud solutions, customers are able to offer potentially significant improvements in...
View ArticleHow to Configure BOM Mapping in CPQ
BOM Mapping Overview A Bill Of Materials, BOM, is a list of part and quantities that make up an end product. A lot of companies use bill of materials in the manufacturing environment, typically in...
View ArticleIntegrating Okta as Identity Provider to IDCS
IDCS (IDentity Cloud Service) is Oracle’s next-gen Identity solution built in the cloud for the cloud. It is fully standards compliant and implements various standards like SAML (Security Assertion...
View ArticleDeploying Oracle Remote Data Connector in Tomcat for Oracle Analytics Cloud
Introduction This post describes deploying Oracle Remote Data Connector (RDC) for Tomcat in a Compute instance running on Oracle Cloud Infrastructure (OCI) for use by Oracle Analytics Cloud (OAC). RDC...
View ArticleIdentity is the new perimeter BUT, you still need a firewall!
Identity is the new perimeter. Sounds familiar??? In a traditional on-prem world, all the workload had one thing in common. They were all part of a large private network. You could shield that common...
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