ConfigSnapshot, a tool developed by European IT Service Provider 2e2, has been developed to address exactly these types of problems. The ConfigSnapshot application is easy to use and minimises risk, while dramatically reducing time required for implementation and increasing accuracy.
Features of the ConfigSnapshot tool include:
- Automatically generate setup documentation
- Directly compare environments, as a full comparison or summary of the differences
- Directly compare operating units, sets of books etc both within an environment and across environments
- Compare setup of different versions of the Oracle E-Business Suite when upgrading
- Create date stamped setup copies (baselines) to enable historic reporting and comparison against current settings
- Identify setup changes made since a specific date or by specific users
- Report on date tracked data for a specific date
- Target data effectively using flexible filters
- Multiple layout options present data in the most appropriate way to address issues
- Report in a variety of output formats including HTML, Word, Excel, XML and interactive screen-based
Config Snapshot offers benefits for Functional Resources, Technical Resources and Administrators, for details see below:
Benefits for Functional Resources
Implementing/Extending Existing Modules
- Eliminate the need for detailed set-up documentation to be maintained manually
- Facilitate migration of set-up from one environment to another
- Keep multiple environments synchronised
- Help resolve issues that arise on any environment
- Roll out across operating units/sets of books/business groups/inventory organisations
Supporting Oracle E-Business Suite
- Simplify managing setup/administration
- Perform environment housekeeping effectively
- Compare setup against environments where an issue does not occur
Upgrading/Patching
- Identify any setup affected by the upgrade/patch
- Identify all components (forms, functions etc) affected by the pitch
- Ensure all setup steps are accurately repeated during each iteration of the upgrade
Benefits for Technical Resources
ConfigSnapshot supports technical development of extensions to the Oracle E-Business Suite in several ways, including:
- Automatically provides a “Technical Reference Manual” for bespoke database objects
- Document application setup steps required to support bespoke extensions
- Document technical application set up areas
- Provide the means to create backup versions of technical setup in case previous details need to be reapplied
- Present information in a format to help ensure that extensions are completed according to standards defined by Oracle and any company standards
- Ensure bespoke database objects, application setups and workflows are migrated correctly between environments
- Assess the impact of upgrades/patches
ConfigSnapshot provides support for database administration of Oracle E-Business Suite in several ways, including:
- Documentation for key database settings
- Documentation for E-Business Suite setup
- Comparison of set up across Oracle E-Business Suite environments to ensure setup is consistent/ appropriate for each environment
- Comparison across historic versions of Oracle E-Business Suite environments to identify changes made
- Better patch management
- Display information in a format to help ensure that installations are done according to standards defined by Oracle and any company standards
- Provide proactive rather than reactive management
- Reduce support time and issue resolution by fast query of setup information – either in reports or via interactive screen-based queries
- Facilitate interaction with Oracle Support by providing key information quickly
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