OIC Log Management with VB Studio, OCI Bucket and OCI Logging Analytics by Jin Park

I would like to show how OIC log management can be achieved with OCI Object Storage (I’ll call it bucket) and OCI Logging Analytics, Visual Builder Studio (used to be Developer Cloud, I’ll call it VB Studio).

Interestingly I’m not going to use OIC to download log files, either to ingest log data from OCI Object Storage.  VB Studio will be my tool to do sourcing log files and feeding it to bucket – I’ll be taking advantage of unix shell and oct-cli from VB Studio. Then OCI Logging Analytics will ingest log data from bucket based on cloud event.

Here is the simple architecture what I’m going to do. In this architecture, OIC instance and VB Studio instance can be located different OCI region from the where bucket and OCI Logging Analytics belong to as it’s using REST API and OCI-CLI. OIC. Read the complete article here.

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Oracle Integration: ICS to OIC Migration with transition to ATP by Michael Meiner

Overview

Oracle Integration (OIC)  has a rich set of capabilities to enable our customers to connect to Oracle databases including on-premise databases and Cloud (DbaaS, ATP). We continue to enhance Oracle Integration to provide additional database connectivity functionality. In the November 2020 release, Oracle Integration offers new functionality for transitioning to an ATP database.

This can be especially important when migrating from Integration Cloud Service (ICS) to Oracle Integration (OIC). As OIC runs on Oracle Cloud Infrastructure (OCI), you might want to also take advantage of ATP which is available in OCI. ICS integration flows which integrate with Oracle Database as a Service (DBaaS) typically use the Database adapter. When migrating such integrations to OIC, the Database adapter will appear in the migrated integrations. This makes uptake of ATP cumbersome, as each integration flow would need to be hand-modified to replace the Database adapter with the ATP adapter.

Integration of ATP using the Database Adapter

In the Oracle Integration November release, it is now possible to integrate such existing integrations with ATP. In prior releases, the only connection option available with the Database adapter was username password token. This security option is not supported by ATP-Serverless. In the November release, there is an additional connectivity option for Oracle Wallet. You can use this option to connect with ATP-Serverless. This allows you to seamlessly replace the DBaaS connections from ICS with ATP-Serverless connections for use with OIC. There is no need to modify the integrations, just update the connection information including the connectivity agent and you’re ready to use ATP!

This is all made possible by the Oracle Wallet option in the Database adapter. See below for this new security option  in the Oracle Database connection. Read the complete article here.

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A Simple Guide to ERP Cloud Customer Creation through integration by Bala Mahalingam

Introduction

Customer information is the foundational data for any enterprise. Definition of a Customer object is a crucial one in the Oracle ERP Cloud implementation. 

Typical use cases for customer creation in Oracle ERP Cloud are:

1. Users creating customer information through application user interface
2. Users creating / updating customer information through spreadsheets
3. Integration with another cloud / on-premise application
4. Initial data load of customer records from legacy applications

This blog is focused on integration use case (3) and provide you an overview of creating customer record in ERP Cloud leveraging new REST API’s available in release 20D and SOAP services.

If you are implementing ERP Cloud and Sales Cloud you need to plan your customer on-boarding process based on your business requirements. One of my blogs on customer data definition guidelines can help you to model your customer in Oracle Fusion Applications cloud. For example, you could start with Prospect in Sales Cloud, and promote it to customer in your sales process, and that customer record will be automatically available in ERP Cloud. ERP Cloud requirement will be just to create Customer Account. Read the complete article here.

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Oracle Integration (OIC) – a holistic view by Niall Commiskey

The focus of my posts is usually on the Integration component of OIC. But sometimes it’s better to emerge from the details and take a more holistic view of what is on offer. I may be preaching to the converted, but just in case…

OIC is THE toolkit for connecting your apps, extending your apps, creating net new apps/mashups on top of your app apis and, finally, providing insight into your business processes

Let’s start from the bottom up – OIC runs natively on Oracle Cloud Infrastructure (OCI). It’s one of many services that does so. Others, such as the one’s I have listed above may be very useful from an OIC perspective, e.g. processing streaming data from the OCI Streaming Service. OIC already has an OCI Streaming Adapter. What about event driven scenarios? The OCI Events Service can respond to resource changes in your tenancy. Orchestration business logic can be implemented in Oracle’s Functions as a Service platform. This is a big value add in respect to our competitors. Please note the OCI Services list in my slide is not exhaustive, other services such as OCI Logging are not listed, purely for space reasons.

Next level – a couple of months ago we released the File Server component. Now you have your own sftp conform server within your OIC environment. Currently you have an allocation of 500GB of space for processing / storing your files. Leveraging File Server is a no-brainer, considering how many ERP and HCM integrations are still file based. Read the complete article here.

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Oracle Integration Announcements On Home Page by Kundan Vyas

What are OCI Console Announcements

OCI Console Announcements are the messages which are sent to tenant administrator’s email to notify them about information related to service status that will impact their tenancy.Tenant administrators can view most recent announcements and the announcements from the past by clicking on the bell icon on the Home Page of OCI Console. Learn more about OCI Console announcements here.

Clicking on the bell icon on OCI console navigates the users to the OCI Announcements page which displays announcements related to all OCI Cloud services as shown in the picture below. Read the complete article here.

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Oracle Integration Update for Technical Adapters by Prakash Masand

Overview

Oracle Integration has rich capabilities for connecting with diverse technical end points may it be service / API based like SOAP and REST or messaging based like Kafka and JMS or database management system like ADW, ATP etc. OIC supports wide array of technical adapters enabling customers to connect, integrate and reap advantages of core digital technologies in their business processes. Oracle Integration continues to improve the technical adapters capabilities further empowering customers in their digital transformation journey.

In November 2020 update we are pleased to announce following updates to the technology adapters:

REST Adapter Improvements

Oracle Integration REST adapter is a versatile adapter helping customers to communicate with wide array of products & services like Oracle Functions, OCI Object storage, AWS S3 etc, proving to be a one of the cornerstone adapters for customers modern integration solutions. In the conquest of further empowering the customers, Oracle Integration has been further enhanced the REST adapter with following capabilities. Read the complete article here.

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SOA Suite Modernization Partner Community Webcast on-demand

SOA Suite Modernization

Come to this session to learn about how you can modernize your SOA Suite estate while maintaining the value of your investment. You will learn about:

• Oracle’s commitment and roadmap for SOA
• Options you have for moving your SOA to the cloud
• Modernize your integration ecosystem with services like Oracle Integration, Digital Assistant and Autonomous DB

We will have Oracle Integration PMs on the call to provide you the strategic direction Oracle’s integration platform and recommendations for how to approach modernizing your SOA. You will learn why Oracle is best positioned to help you lower costs, increase your agility, and help you build out your Digital Platform for Digital Resilience which is more important now than ever.

Watch the webinar on-demand here

Resources:
On-Demand Webcast YouTube
Presentation in pdf format
Presentation in ppt format (membership required)
Integration Partner Community
Join the Slack channel
Integration Playground
Oracle Integration Website

You can also watch the recorded webinar by clicking on the link below:

• ERP Integration with Application Adapters
• HCM Integration with Application Adapters
• Netsuite Integration with Application Adapters
• Integration Update & New Features
• How Process Workflow can extend the role of Integration
• Connect, Innovate, Extend SaaS Kickoff Webcast
• Cloud Platform Kickoff Webcast

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Uplift SOA Suite to the Cloud Keste & Oracle Webcast on-demand

Upgrade your Oracle SOA Suite to modern Oracle Integration

In this 30-minute webcast Oracle and Keste will talk about the real-world advantages of SOA modernization and highlight 3 different use cases. Learn from these real world customer success stories how to shift your existing Oracle SOA Suite into a cloud based, highly scalable, cost-effective solution that provides better performance at lower cost:

• Use case 1: SOA Suite uplift from on-premises to Cloud (re-host, re-platform)
• Use case 2: Move from SOA Suite to Oracle Integration Cloud
• Use case 3: Connect SaaS (ERP, HCM, CX) with Oracle Integration Cloud

Watch the on-demand webcast here.

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