Oracle eBusiness Suite
Encyclopedia
Within the overall rubric of Oracle Applications - Apps,
Oracle Corporation
's E-Business Suite (also known as Applications/Apps or EB-Suite/EBS) consists of a collection of enterprise resource planning
(ERP), customer relationship management
(CRM), and supply-chain management
(SCM) computer applications
either developed by or acquired by Oracle. The software utilizes Oracle's core Oracle relational database management system technology. The E-Business Suite (current version: 12.1) contains several product lines, including:
Each product comprises several module
s, each separately license
d.
Significant technologies incorporated into the applications include the Oracle database
technologies, (engines for RDBMS, PL/SQL
, Java, .NET, HTML and XML), the "technology stack" (Oracle Forms Server
, Oracle Reports Server
, Apache Web Server, Oracle Discoverer
, Jinitiator
and Sun
's Java
).
Oracle Corporation
Oracle Corporation
Oracle Corporation is an American multinational computer technology corporation that specializes in developing and marketing hardware systems and enterprise software products – particularly database management systems...
's E-Business Suite (also known as Applications/Apps or EB-Suite/EBS) consists of a collection of enterprise resource planning
Enterprise resource planning
Enterprise resource planning systems integrate internal and external management information across an entire organization, embracing finance/accounting, manufacturing, sales and service, customer relationship management, etc. ERP systems automate this activity with an integrated software application...
(ERP), customer relationship management
Customer relationship management
Customer relationship management is a widely implemented strategy for managing a company’s interactions with customers, clients and sales prospects. It involves using technology to organize, automate, and synchronize business processes—principally sales activities, but also those for marketing,...
(CRM), and supply-chain management
Supply chain management
Supply chain management is the management of a network of interconnected businesses involved in the ultimate provision of product and service packages required by end customers...
(SCM) computer applications
Application software
Application software, also known as an application or an "app", is computer software designed to help the user to perform specific tasks. Examples include enterprise software, accounting software, office suites, graphics software and media players. Many application programs deal principally with...
either developed by or acquired by Oracle. The software utilizes Oracle's core Oracle relational database management system technology. The E-Business Suite (current version: 12.1) contains several product lines, including:
- Oracle CRM
- Oracle Financials
- Oracle HRMS
- Oracle Mobile Supply Chain Applications
- Oracle Order Management
- Oracle Procurement
- Oracle Project Portfolio Management
- Oracle Quotes
- Oracle Transportation Management
- Oracle Warehouse Management Systems
- Oracle Inventory
- Oracle Enterprise Asset Management
Each product comprises several module
Module
Module or modular may refer to the concept of modularity. It may also refer to:-Computing and engineering:* Modular design, the engineering discipline of designing complex devices using separately designed sub-components...
s, each separately license
License
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d.
Significant technologies incorporated into the applications include the Oracle database
Oracle database
The Oracle Database is an object-relational database management system produced and marketed by Oracle Corporation....
technologies, (engines for RDBMS, PL/SQL
PL/SQL
PL/SQL is Oracle Corporation's procedural extension language for SQL and the Oracle relational database...
, Java, .NET, HTML and XML), the "technology stack" (Oracle Forms Server
Oracle Forms
Oracle Forms is a software product for creating screens that interact with an Oracle database. It has an IDE including an object navigator, property sheet and code editor that uses PL/SQL. It was originally developed to run server-side in character mode terminal sessions. It was ported to other...
, Oracle Reports Server
Oracle Reports
Oracle Reports is a tool for developing reports against data stored in an Oracle database. Oracle Reports consists of Oracle Reports Developer and Oracle Application Server Reports Services .-Output formats:The report output can be delivered directly to a printer or saved in the following...
, Apache Web Server, Oracle Discoverer
Oracle Discoverer
Oracle Discoverer is a tool-set for ad-hoc querying, reporting, data analysis, and Web-publishing for the Oracle Database environment. Oracle Corporation markets it as a business intelligence product...
, Jinitiator
Jinitiator
Jinitiator is a JVM made and distributed by Oracle Corporation. It allows a web enabled Oracle Forms client application to be run inside a web browser. This JVM is called only when a web-based Oracle application is accessed...
and Sun
Sun Microsystems
Sun Microsystems, Inc. was a company that sold :computers, computer components, :computer software, and :information technology services. Sun was founded on February 24, 1982...
's Java
Java (programming language)
Java is a programming language originally developed by James Gosling at Sun Microsystems and released in 1995 as a core component of Sun Microsystems' Java platform. The language derives much of its syntax from C and C++ but has a simpler object model and fewer low-level facilities...
).
Documentation
Oracle Corporation brands the on-line technical documentation of E-Business Suite as eTRM — "E-Business Suite Technical Reference Manuals".See also
- List of ERP software packages
- Oracle ApplicationsOracle ApplicationsOracle Applications comprise the applications software or business software of Oracle Corporation. The term refers to the non-database parts of Oracle's software portfolio....
- Oracle General LedgerOracle General LedgerThe Oracle General Ledger module within Oracle Financials is an integrated part of the ERP package of Oracle applications. It is a financial management solution within E-business suite for entering and reporting on the financial data of large companies...
- Business SuiteBusiness SuiteA business suite is a set of business software functions enabling the core business and business support processes inside and beyond the boundaries of an organization.- Overview :...