Oracle EBS FINDINI 4.0.20

Release Notes

The Fall 2021 FINDINI 4.0.20 release will be available to users on Monday, November 22, 2021.

Please continue to review updated release messages and outage information that will be posted here and in the e-news articles, on the Oracle Financial splash pages, and on the sites listed below.

SUMMARY:

Key deliverables during the timeline of the Fall 2021 FINDINI 4.0.20 Release include:

• Implementation and stabilization of the new GL Posted Cost Redistribution Apex Tool - delivered in AUG 2021
• Upgrade of CPATH application software from v8.6.02 to v8.8.03 - working on delivering CPATH_21.08 RLSE0011833 later in the Fall
• Maestro TWS scheduling system database migration to Linux RHEL7 server & application upgrade to TWS v9.5 - delivered in SEPT 2021
• Continued Discovery, Analysis, & Environment Build of initial testing instances for the EBS application upgrade project from v12.1.3 to v12.2.10 (implementation planned for Spring 2023)
• Working on the delivery of a new APEX tool & HDW/OBI reports that will replace the current iProcurement Oracle pages where users interface to query/search historical HCOM PO, invoice, requisition data, supporting document images, & run the historical HCOM PO Summary, PO Line & Distribution Detail reports - to be delivered by Calendar yearend
• Working on the delivery of a new APEX tool to replace the current BRIO process used for CVR Maintenance - to be delivered by Calendar yearend
• Working on several B2P initiatives such as e-Ship global implementation & rollout, implementing Abby Digital Invoice Capture, Discovery for the Supplier Diversity project to interface and form a repository of supplier diversity data between B2P & the TealBook vendor, & the B2P Release to version 21.3
• Replacement of the ECSI vendor to a new Vendor for the annual Oracle EBS 1099 printing and IRS filing processes
• Updating APEX from Development mode to Run-Time mode in P-1 & PROD instances for security purposes
• Applying the standard software security patching, weblogic patching, and database patching in order to keep the EBS, OATS, & CPATH systems up to date with many industry security regulations and requirements. These will include the July-2021 updates for PSU, CPU, JDK, JRE, Weblogic middleware, & Linux Operating System patching
• Ensuring seamless Oracle EBS integration with all upstream and downstream applications/systems including Data Warehouse, Reporting, Concur, Contingent Workforce, Jaggaer Buy to Pay, CPATH, GMAS, HUBS, PeopleSoft, SIS, Oracle Automated Testing Suite, Maestro, etc.
• Successful testing cycles of all the above including performance testing

SYSTEM OUTAGES:

The Oracle EBS Financial systems will be unavailable from Friday, November 19 at 6:00 p.m. until Monday, November 22 at 7:00 a.m. to complete the installation of this release. The Oracle EBS Financial systems that will be offline during this time include:

  • Accounts Payable
  • Accounts Payable Adjustment Form for Assets
  • Accounts Receivable
  • iReceivables & Collections
  • CAPS
  • Cash Management (CMRA)
  • Chart Security Maintenance Application (CSMA)
  • Chart of Accounts GL Validator
  • FedEx
  • General Ledger
  • GL Posted Cost Redistribution Tool
  • Oracle Assets
  • HCOM & iProcurement
  • PCard
  • Web ADI
  • Web Reimbursement

CPATH (Capital Planning at Harvard) will be unavailable during this release window. DMS Financial Data Warehouse & HART reporting environments will also be offline at times during this release outage. The HDW load from EBS Financials will NOT take place Friday night 11/19. Instead, a special cycle will be run Saturday night, 11/20, and once that completes DMS Financial Data Warehouse & HART reporting environments will have up to date data from EBS.

ADDITIONAL RELEASE DETAILS FOR FINDINI 4.0.20:

The FINDINI 4.0.20 release will include a Java JRE update to 1.8.0_301. For Mac desktop users only, when logging in for the first time after November 22, those users will be required to download this updated Java JRE. This is needed for Mac users who rely on the Safari 11 browser using Java JRE plug-in to open Oracle Forms. Please note, that Safari 12 and higher used on the Mac, no longer supports Java JRE plug-in, thus Oracle forms will not open using this browser. Any Safari browser can be continued to be used for any Web-pages/HTML based modules in Oracle EBS, however, Safari browsers on the Mac are currently incompatible with Java Web Start Technologies. Firefox version 60.x and greater will now allow Oracle Forms on a Mac to open using Java Web Start Technology if the base level of JRE 1.8.0_201 is installed. The Firefox browser can also be used for any Web-pages/HTML based modules in Oracle EBS. If users receive a popup message that a more recent version greater than 1.8.0_301 is available, they should NOT act upon the request.

Windows PC desktop users will no longer have to install Java JRE updates for Oracle Financials due to the Java Web Start technology. Oracle Forms will no longer prompt Windows PC users to update their Java JRE. All universal browsers, including Safari, will successfully open Oracle Forms on a windows PC using the Java Web Start technology.  At a minimum, they must have JAVA JRE 1.8.0_141 which was pushed to them several FINDINI releases ago. If needed for other applications, there is no harm for those users to update to JAVA JRE 1.8.0_301 after 11/22.

Further information regarding Java Web Start Technologies can be found at Oracle Financial System's User Resources.

PLEASE NOTE:

Always clear your browser cache and cookies if you encounter any screen issues or errors logging into Oracle Financials. Please follow the cookie clearing instructions found at Oracle Financial System's User Resources.         

Oracle Financials desktop standards can be found on site Enterprise Application Supported Desktop Configuration document under the Enterprise Application Supported Desktop Configurations section. These desktop standards will be updated for this release during our cutover. Further helpful tips & release information can be found on sites Oracle Financial System's Popular Resources & Oracle Financial Systems's Releases & Oracle Financial System's User Resources.

It is highly recommended for all users to subscribe to the HUIT Service Status Dashboard page. This will enable status alerts and notifications to be received by the users regarding all HUIT applications, as well as our specific Financial Applications. All Financial System links can be found HUIT Finance Systems Page.

Click here for further E-news publication information regarding this release:

September Edition:  FINDINI 4.0.20 Release - Upcoming November System Outage for Oracle Financials Systems

October Edition:   FINDINI 4.0.20 Release - Upcoming November System Outage for Oracle Financials Systems

November Edition:  FINDINI 4.0.20 Release - Upcoming November System Outage for Oracle Financials Systems

For questions please contact the HUIT Service Desk at ithelp@harvard.edu or call them at 5-7777.

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