Oracle E-Business R12 - Configuring the Custom Top

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Use the following instructions to create a Custom Top in Oracle R12:

1) Create the directory structure for your custom application files.

cd $APPL_TOP
mkdir custom_top
mkdir custom_top/12.0.0

Create the following subdirectories:

./admin
./admin/sql
./admin/odf
./admin/template
./admin/driver
./forms
./forms/US
./html
./lib
./mds
./mesg
./patch
./sql
./bin
./help
./java
./log
./media
./out
./reports
./reports/US

2) Add the custom module into the environment

Site Map -> AutoConfig

Run AutoConfig

3) Create new tablespace for database objects:

create tablespace ISE datafile '/emea/oracle/visuk09/visuk09data/ISE.dbf' size 10M default storage (initial 10k next 10k)

4) Create schema

create user ISE identified by ISE
default tablespace ISE
temporary tablespace temp
quota unlimited on ISE
quota unlimited on temp;
grant connect, resource to ISE;

5) Register your Oracle Schema

Login to Applications with System Administrator responsibility
Navigate to Application-->Register
Application = ISE Custom
Short Name = ISE
Basepath = ISE_TOP
Description = ISE Custom Application

6) Register Oracle User

Naviate to Security-->Oracle-->Register
Database User Name = ISE
Password = ISE
Privilege = Enabled
Install Group = 0
Description = ISE Custom Application User

7) Add Application to a Data Group

Navigate to Security-->Oracle-->DataGroup
Data Group = ISEGroup
Description = ISE Custom Data Group
Click on "Copy Applications from" and pick Standard data Group, then add the following entry.
Application = ISE Custom
Oracle ID = APPS
Description = ISE Custom Application

8) Create custom request group

This will act as a placeholder for any custom reports we wish to make available for the Custom Responsibility (which is defined at a later stage)
Navigate to Security-->responsbility-->Request
Group = ISE Request Group
Application = ISE Custom
Code = ISE
Description = ISE Custom Requests
We will not define any requests to add to the group at this stage, but you can add some now if required.

9) Create custom menu

This will act as a placeholder for any menu items we wish to make available for the Custom Responsibility (which is defined at a later stage) We will create two menus, one for Core Applications and one for Self Service.
Navigate to Application-->Menu
Menu = ISE_CUSTOM_MENU
User Menu Name = ISE Custom Application
Menu Type =
Description = ISE Custom Application Menu
Seq = 100
Prompt = View Requests
Submenu =
Function = View All Concurrent Requests
Description = View Requests

Seq = 110
Prompt = Run Requests
Submenu =
Function = Requests: Submit
Description = Submit Requests

Menu = ISE_CUSTOM_MENU_SSWA
User Menu Name = ISE Custom Application SSWA
Menu Type =
Description = ISE Custom Application Menu for SSWA

10) Create new responsibility. One for Core Applications and One for Self Service (SSWA)

Navigate to Security-->Responsibility-->Define
Responsibility Name = ISE Custom
Application = ISE Custom
Responsibility Key = ISECUSTOM
Description = ISE Custom Responsibility
Available From = Oracle Applications
Data Group Name = ISEGroup
Data Group Application = ISE Custom
Menu = ISE Custom Application
Request Group Name = ISE Request Group

Responsibility Name = ISE Custom SSWA
Application = ISE Custom
Responsibility Key = ISECUSTOMSSWA
Description = ISE Custom Responsibility SSWA
Available From = Oracle Self Service Web Applications
Data Group Name = ISEGroup
Data Group Application = ISE Custom
Menu = ISE Custom Application SSWA
Request Group Name = ISE Request Group

11) Add responsibility to user

Navigate to Security-->User-->Define
Add ISE Custom responsibility to users as required.

12) Other considerations

You are now ready to create your database Objects, custom Reports, Forms, Packages, etc

Create the source code files in the ISE_TOP directory appropriate for the type of object. For example forms
would be located in $ISE_TOP/forms/US or package source code in $KARI_TOP/admin/sql for example.

Database Objects, such as tables, indexes and sequences should be created in the ISE schema, then you need to

a) Grant all privilege from each custom data object to the APPS schema.
For example : logged in as ISE user
grant all privileges on myTable to apps;

b) Create a synonym in APPS for each custom data object
For example : logged in as APPS user
create synonym myTable for ISE.myTable;

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