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Oracle Product Hub Product Overview, Sales Play, Product Update and Strategy
Bruck Assefa Senior Product Strategy Manager, Product Master Data Management Sept 19, 2014
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Program Agenda
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Product Overview
Sales Play and Strategy
EBS Product Update and Roadmap
Fusion Product Update and Roadmap
Q&A
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Safe Harbor Statement
The following is intended to outline our general product direction. It is intended for information purposes only, and may not be incorporated into any contract. It is not a commitment to deliver any material, code, or functionality, and should not be relied upon in making purchasing decisions. The development, release, and timing of any features or functionality described for Oracle’s products remains at the sole discretion of Oracle.
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Product Overview
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Web
Manufacturing Operations
Store
Call Center
Catalog/ Direct Mall
Partners/ Distributors
“My Partners/ Distributors are still carrying discontinued products”
“I missed my shipments due to a mismatch in the item code”
“The call agent had no idea of products that were in my shopping cart!”
“Why are the product specifications different at the store than on the Web?”
“My product returns have increased due to wrong products being ordered by the customers”
“Our Warehouse is stocking separate inventory for the duplicate products”
Fragmented and Inconsistent Product Data Business and Operations Impact
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Product Hub Master Data Management Harmonize product data across the extended enterprise
Publish
Integration Services
Web Analytics Other CRM ERP
Consolidate
Enrich EDQ-P
Integration Services
Oracle Product Hub
PLM Suppliers
(B2B Portal) Data Pool CRM ERP
Consolidate Cleanse Govern Extend Data Quality Share
Core Capabilities
• Consolidate
Product Information
• Cleanse the data,
removing
duplicates and
errors
• Provide central
Governance
structure
• Share the
information across
systems and
processes
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Sales Play and Strategy
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Product MDM/PIM Use Cases
System
Consolidation/Migration • Enforce new system standards
on legacy data
Multi-Channel Commerce • Repurpose data for different sales
channels
Design to Release/Product Value
Chain • Stream line new product introduction
from concept to operational readiness
Business Intelligence
Enablement • Enforce BI standards on
disparate data
Data Governance • Manage/Control data
maintenance and data access for
enterprise master data
Purchase Part Rationalization • Onboard Procured Items &
Services
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YES
NO
NO
YES
YES
Other ERPs(JDE/PSFT/SAP) and All other PIM opportunities Position Fusion Product Hub (On-Prem/Saas)
Fusion Applications (ERP/CRM/HCM) positioned
YES
Communications (RODOD) Position E-Business Suite Product Hub
NO
YES Other Fusion Applications needing advanced product
catalog capabilities, but not MDM
Position Fusion Product & Catalog Management (On-Prem/Saas)
Position E-Business Suite Product Hub
PIM on same instance as
E-Business Suite
NO
Position Fusion Product Hub( On-Prem/Saas)
Sales Strategy: Positioning the Product Hub Solution
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EBS Product Hub Product Update
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Product Update for the Last 12 Months
• EBS Platform can take advantage of latest technology components including
Database 11gR2, Web Center Portal, 64 Bit Operating Systems(Middle Tier)
• Users remain online while patches are applied
• User downtime is limited to the time required to restart the system
• The maintenance window in 12.2 is predictable
• Critical business operations and revenue generating activities are not
interrupted
Dramatically Reduce Patching downtime and Total Cost of Ownership
Technology Convergence and Online Patching
• All OA Framework Applications are certified with Apple iPad
• All EBS Extensions for Oracle Endeca on iPad
• Any browser, any devise support for enhanced user experience
and productivity
Improved Usability and Productivity
User Experience Innovation
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NEW IN 12.2
64-bit OS
Oracle Access
Manager
New EBS Online
Patching Skills
Application
WebLogic JSP
Forms
BI Publisher
BC4J
Web
Lis
ten
er
UIX 11g
WebLogic Server
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Product Update for the Last 12 Months
• Alternate Catalog Category and Parent Alternate Category available in
Display Formats
• GTIN Search
• Public Search API to access Product master data through custom portal
• Endeca Extension for Item Master allows for search visualization, drill -
down,compare, 360 degree view
Faster discovery of critical product information
• Business Rules for Item Revision
• Bulk Load Related Items and Cross References
• Primary Key for BOM Exclusions in Audit Trail
• On Demand Rule Execution
• Synchronize and Publish Business Rules between Instances
• Value Set Security
Governance Enforcement and increased Validation
Import/Publication and Governance Enhancements
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Enhanced Discovery and Search
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Data Import
Metadata Enhancements
Publication Services
Metadata Import (ICCs, Attribute Groups, Value Sets) Telco Library Enhancements
Certification on ODI 11G
Improved Item Import Performance Bulk Load Related Items and Cross References
Integrations/APIs
Enhancements for R12.1.3
Integration with Stellant/UCM Images in BI Publisher Reports Endeca Search on EBS Item Master UDA Read API enhancements Populate BOM Type via API
Item Maintenance
GTIN in Advanced Search ACC Search Enhancements Structure Copy Enhancements Template List Alphabetization Primary Key for BOM Exclusions in Audit Trail
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Alternate Catalog Search Enhancements for R12.1.3
Multi-Alternate Catalog Category Search
Alternate Catalog Category and Parent Alternate Category available in Display Formats
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Endeca EBS Item Master Search Best in Class Item Search and Data Steward Dashboard
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• Endeca EBS Item Master Search Dashboard
• Ability to Compare Item Attributes
• Search Assistance and Guided Navigation
• Item Master Search 360 Degree View
Endeca EBS Item Master Search Best in Class Item Search with 360 Degree View
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Product Business Rules
Metadata Enhancements
Data Import
Metadata Publish (ICCs, Attribute Groups, Value Sets)
Bulk import capability for related items and cross references
Item Revision Level and Primary Attributes On-Demand Execution Loaders
Integrations/APIs
Functional Enhancements for R12.2
Integration to OSM Design Studio
Public Item Search API for Simple and Advanced Search
Publication Services Enhanced Batch Management
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Functional Enhancements for R12.2.4
The following new Features have been introduced in 12.2.4
• Support Time picker within Date picker
Via this enhancement, new spin boxes are added for hour, minute and seconds within the Date Picker window
• Support Modal Popup Windows
By accessing the popup component users get to see requested contents via the Modal Popup Window and need not be redirected to other pages.
• Support Value Set Security
In Oracle Product Hub changes have been made to the Value Set List Page, Value Set Edit
Page and Child Value Set Creation Page.
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Time Picker within Date Picker Before
After
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Modal Pop-Up (Static Page) – Item Overview Page
Before
After
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Modal Pop-Up (Editable Page) – Item Revision Creation Page
Before
After
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Which Release Should Customers Target?
Choose 12.2 if you:
– Need the high availability provided by Online Patching
– Want the functional enhancements that are in 12.2
– Prefer to invest in a single project to upgrade directly to 12.2
Choose 12.1 if you:
– Prefer to target a release with thousands of live customers
– Would like to stay on 12.1 for 3-5 years before upgrading to 12.2
– Need to move from a release below 11.5.10 with no direct upgrade to 12.2
Will Depend on Your Circumstances
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Fusion Product Hub Product Update
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Fusion Product Hub Cloud Service Enterprise Product Information Management in the Cloud
• Available on Oracle Public Cloud
• Lower Cost and Faster Deployment
• Subscription Model
Cloud Ready
• Rich, Scalable and Secure
• Same Code-Line as On-Prem Fusion PH
• No compromise in functionality
Enterprise Grade
• SOA/J2EE Compliant
• Standard based integration
• Integrate to cloud and/or on-prem apps
Ease of Integration Oracle Public Cloud
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Oracle Fusion Product Hub: Release 8 Update
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• An external portal outside the firewall for use by suppliers and other trading partners
• Upload products and associated digital assets
• Modern, intuitive and self service user interface
• Integrated real time data validation
• Available on cloud as well as on-premise
Overview
Fusion Product Hub Portal
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• Demand-side GDSN Infrastructure
• Extensible to connect with any GS1 Data Pool
• Data Steward UI for GDSN synchronization activities
• Manage Data Pool Subscriptions
• Manage Incoming Data From Data Pools
• Manage GTINs and Full Pack Hierarchies
• Review Message Exchange History
Overview
Demand Side GDSN Infrastructure: Overview
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• Mass On-boarding of Digital Assets via Excel, Import Maps and Interface Tables
• Graphical Item Batch UI and Enhanced Batch Management – Easy navigation and quick create for item batches – Consolidated and graphical item batch summary – Dedicated error management tab – Enhanced Preprocessing – Progress indicator of data quality and import statuses
• Flexible Import Formats for product data on-boarding – Import format definition at the time of item class setup – Use Import formats to export data to Excel – Ability to flag an import format as active/inactive
Overview
Data On-Boarding Enhancements: Overview
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• Streamlined management of date effectivity for new and changed items – Make new items effective on a specific date – Make item changes effective immediately upon approval – Default new item effectivity date from New Item Request Type – Default changed item effectivity date from Change Order Type
• Change Order support for version enabled items from Item UI
– Save version enabled items to a Change Order
• Graphical business rule impact analysis with mass update – Graphical summary of the impact of new or modified business
rules – Streamlined mass update of products after impact analysis
Overview
Data Governance Enhancements: Overview
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• Enhanced Catalog Browse and Search Capabilities – View details for Item Classes and Catalog Categories directly from the
Browse Items UI – Search for a specific Item Class or Catalog Category to browse within the
entire hierarchy – Show items in search results that are assigned to child nodes of an Item
Class or Catalog Category – Specify to see both active and inactive Item Classes and Catalog
Categories when browsing
• Enhanced Digital Asset Management with support for multiple images and advanced visualization capabilities
• Enhanced Supplier Item Management – Create and Manage Supplier Item Relationships – Reference Supplier Address (instead of Supplier Site) in supplier
associations
Data Maintenance Enhancements: Overview
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• Additional matching capabilities based on GTIN and Trading Partner Items
– Trading Partner Items including Manufacturer Part Numbers, Supplier Items, Customer Items, Competitor Items
• Review Match Type to determine the criteria used to trigger the match
• Enforced in all modes of data entry via UI or batch import
Overview
Data Quality Enhancements: Overview
Overview
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• Public, Secure and Granular Web Services for Data Sharing
– Now available for Fusion Product Hub Cloud Service
• Print and Digital Catalog Publication with integrations to Adobe ® InDesign Server and Adobe ® Digital Publishing Suite*
Overview
Data Sharing Enhancements: Overview
* Integration via Partner Plug-in – Silicon Publishing
Overview
Youtube Video: Print and Digital Catalog Publication via Silicon Paginator
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Fusion Audit Trail Framework UI
Simple Setup and Configuration Run-Time Audit History & Report
Fusion Applications
Fusion Middleware
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