Fixed SOA Suite CS Error in Oracle Cloud: Validation Failed – Unable to Create Service / Invalid Storage Container by Frank Munz

This post should provide some help for those working for the first time with SOA CS in the Oracle Cloud.

After working a lot with ACCS, OCCS, Developer CS, and JCS, surprisingly I struggled with the provisioning of SOA CS in the Oracle Cloud. Part of the problem was that the storage service seems to be accessed in (at least) three different ways within OPC .

1. The syntax StorageName-IDDomain/chosenContainerName workes fine for DB and Java CS. There also you can create the storage container while provisioning the service.
2. I have seen slides at OOW2017 where the storage container name was specified as a single identifier, e.g. “xyzcontainer” (however I cannot find the my paparazzi for that cloud service right now).
3. For SOA CS none of this worked. Also the reported solution in the ODC forum did not apply in this case. The tooltip actually suggested the syntax 1).
   Also the error message(s) is not that helpful. “Validation Failed” could mean anything. “Check the log file for the real cause” makes me wonder in case of a PaaS service. What worked for SOA CS is using pre-creating the container and using the REST endpoint of the storage service.

Some Details

For SOA CS, when using the syntax that nicely worked for DB and JCS as described in 1) be prepared to see the following error message: Read the complete article here.

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Provisioning Oracle SOA Cloud Service

This video is part of the My First Day of SOA Cloud Service hands-on tour. It presents conceptual information in support of companion hands-on activity that guides you through Provisioning Oracle SOA Cloud Service. Watch the video here.

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ICS –> NetSuite to Zendesk integration by Niall Commiskey

Here is a simple example of integrating NetSuite with Zendesk.

We will raise a ticket in Zendesk for a case, created in NetSuite.

I start by creating a NetSuite connection. This process is described in the previous post, available here
I then leverage the ICS REST adapter to access Zendesk. BTW. I logged in to Zendesk and took advantage of their free 30 day trial offer. So my Zendesk account is as follows. Read the complete article here.

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ICS Netsuite adapter configuration by Niall Commiskey

Here is an example configuration of an ICS connection

Yes, I have obfuscated some of the fields, but let’s go thru them individually
WSDL URL:
https://webservices.netsuite.com/wsdl/version/netsuite.wsdl
So from where did I get the version nr?
Now, I have little or no knowledge of NetSuite as an app, so I just logged in and searched. Read the complete article here.

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ICS Best Practices : Before going live and post go-live by Ashish Singh

Integration Cloud Service, Oracle’s flagship iPaaS product, is increasingly being adopted by customers as their strategic integration platform, for implementing various Cloud-to-Cloud as well as Cloud-to-OnPrem integration projects.

With every release of the product more and more features are being added, and there’s plenty of documentation available on using ICS for designing and developing various integration patterns.

In this blog, however, I will talk about ICS from an operational perspective. I will go over some of the best practices that should be followed so that the Development, Code Migration, go-live, and post go-live maintenance goes as smoothe as possible.

These practices may be implemented either via the ICS UI, or the REST APIs; however, using the APIs provides a great degree of automation. I will refer to the specific ICS APIs below as needed.
These APIs can be scripted using any client programming language, although if Python is being used then Christian’s blog here provides a great set of starter scripts.

The best practices are as follows. I have split them in two sections, Pre Go-Live and Post Go-Live considerations.

Pre Go-Live Considerations

1. a. Version Control the Integration IARs
   1. Although ICS integration IARs are binary zip files, it is still a good practice for developers to check in in the IARs periodically, just like checking in any code. They can export the integrations manually from ICS UI and import it to their git repository, or have this task automated by a CI/CD system that uses the ICS export REST API, described here to export the integration, and check it into their Version Control System on a nightly/periodic basis.
      Doing so ensures that the code is never lost. It also helps with code migration, as explained below. Read the complete article here.

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Seamless SaaS Integration using Oracle Integration Cloud Service by Hiren Ruchandani

Total Graphics (TGI) is a Philadelphia-based company which provides expertise in digital printing and marketing solutions. TGI offers customized online marketing portals/storefronts to customers who then get access to a variety of marketing, sales, and human resources collateral and support materials.

Prior to using Oracle, TGI’s solution was a stand-alone portal, which was not able to fully integrate with their other SaaS applications. TGI’s customers were required to manage their contacts and orders in two places: Salesforce and Pageflex. While their customer’s information is managed in Salesforce, all of the information about their print, promotional, trade show products and orders are in Pageflex.

An integration was achieved between Salesforce and Pageflex using Oracle Integration Cloud Service. With Oracle Integration Cloud Service, TGI was able to not only provide a seamless integration between Salesforce and Pageflex, but also provide a new source of revenue by selling their solution in the Oracle Marketplace. Now, TGI’s customers have a new experience. They can sign into Salesforce and manage all of their user contacts, ordering processes, budgeting, reporting, and workflow all through a single sign-in through Salesforce. Read the complete article here.

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Integration Cloud Service, SOA Cloud Service or Integration Cloud, are you confused? by Phil Wilkins

Oracle have announced Oracle Integration Cloud, the next evolution in their cloud integration capabilities. So how does it relate to the existing Cloud based integration products and what is the future of different products?

To best understand this, let’s first look at the existing landscape. Our first diagram shows a subset of the Oracle PaaS offerings most closely related products from a capability perspective such as SOA, ICS, PCS. We haven’t tried to address all the offerings as there in the region of 50 products now before we even consider the related IaaS products such as container Cloud.

Oracle Integration Cloud (OIC) brings together a number of different existing solutions into a single offering. The products coming together are:

• Integration Cloud Service (ICS).
• Process Cloud Service (PCS).
• Visual Application Builder Service (VBCS) (to support PCS) – previously known as Application Cloud Builder Service (ABCS),
• Insight.
• (Analytics) Streams. Read the complete article here.

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PaaS – How to Manage and Access an API with Oracle API Platform Cloud (Part 3) by Onkar Shoker

In this post, I will cover the following:

• Create a simple REST based service.
• Deploy the service to a separate WebLogic Managed server instance (used to host deployed applications).
• Create the API entry within the Oracle API Platform Cloud instance and point to the service on the application WebLogic Managed server.
• Allow the Oracle API Gateway to poll the Logical Gateway / ‘phone home’ and fetch the API, Policies etc.
• Attempt to access the service via the Oracle API Gateway Node.
• If all goes well, we will be routed to the deployed service and will use the Analytics tool on the API Management Portal to confirm the end-to-end activity.

Notes:

• I am covering a simple end to end. No additional Policies are applied to the API.
• I am using the main Administrator user (weblogic) for all activities. Ideally, we would have users assigned to x and y roles to perform respective tasks.
• The IP addresses of the Application managed server and Gateway Node are being used rather than Load Balancer URL’s – Ideally, the servers will be placed behind an LB and the LB URL will be utilised in the API Management implementation.

Firstly, create and deploy an API service to an Application server

1. I have created a REST service – I won’t go in-depth too much in terms of the coding, but I have used JDeveloper to create a simple service and when invoked, will return a JSON response: Read the complete article here.

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GDPR – ‘once in a generation’ opportunity for transformation of data and application services governance practices

Abstract :  Detailed scope of GDPR and necessary preparations to be undertaken are at this moment are areas where enterprises lack knowledge, especially in area of data management, and data and application services governance. In this session we will reveal the list of such activities and projects, their order and their reference architecture : setting up dynamic platform for automatic finding, deleting or reporting GDPR records and data, creating single GDPR view of customer, Identification and management of data flows, loading into a catalogue and classifying metadata about identified data elements relevant for GDPR, tracing data flows with data elements and provide answers about which exact data element are used in which business process, building glossary of sensitive data, establishing control with policies and rules, with workflow to monitor data proliferation, extend capabilities of existing applications by modelling process interactions, with other applications or user-channels.

Oracle Integration platform tools such are Oracle Enterprise Metadata Manager(OEMM), Oracle Enterprise Data Quality(OEDQ), Oracle Data Integrator(ODI), Oracle Service Oriented Architecture(OSOA), Oracle API Platform(APIPCS), Oracle Business Process Management (OBPM) and their associated cloud services, can help to accelerate the GDPR’s preventive and detective controls.

3 points that the audience can expect to take away from this session :

1-There is coherent & extensive list of activities & projects that can help GDPR compliance within the scope of governance of data & application services

2-Oracle Unified Integration platform includes tools which features can be efficiently used for these activities

3-GDPR is an opportunity to achieve commercial long-term benefits, if it evolves into a broader efforts. Governance, integration and data management projects are example.

If any questions about next steps you can also contact EMEA lead milomir.vojvodic@oracle.com

Watch the webcast on-demand here.

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