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Yellow Warning Bar on Java applet window

Date: Wed, 25 Aug 1999 17:05:59 -0600
From: Alex Waddell alex.waddell@shaw.ca
Subject: JDK: Yellow Warning Bar

Anyone have a suggestion for removing the yellowing warning bar on the java applet windows in NCA? We have a couple of select Windows NT clients that we can't seem to correct for the life of us.

INDENTITYDB.OBJ has been copied manually into both JDK and root. I have run appscert.bat - no luck.

We have other NT machines with no problems at all, but for some reason we can not correct this on their machines. Is anyone aware of a conflict with other software or seen this before?

Alex Waddell
Financial System Administrator
Shaw Communications Inc.
Phone: (403) 750-4709
Fax: (403) 750-4505


Date: Thu, 23 Sep 99 17:49:14 -0800
From: sagarwal@guthy-renker.com
Subject: Re: JDK: Yellow Warning Bar

What do you mean by root ? Do you mean c:\ .

Remove Identitydb.obj and run appscert.bat. Also make sure you copied java files from oracle_home to java_top if your java top is not Oracle_home/forms45/java.

If stiil facing problem contact me straight.

Sanjay Agarwal
(sagarwal@guthy-renker.com)


Date: Thu, 26 Aug 1999 07:47:45 -0500
From: "Logan, Ernie" Ernie_Logan@bmc.com
Subject: RE: JDK: Yellow Warning Bar

Look into the NT User profile for the users in question. IDENTITYDB.OBJ must be in the HOME directory as specified in the users NT profile, assuming you are logging into an NT domain. In our case here, that was set to a private share on a central NT server.


Date: Fri, 27 Aug 1999 09:29:54 -0400
From: "Subramani Thulasiram" subramani.thulasiram@acnenergy.com
Subject: Re: JDK: Yellow Warning Bar

I had the same problem and in my case i was not using the latest JDK and so i donwloaded the latest JDK from oracle ftp site and now the problem is gone.

-Thulasi


Date: Sun, 29 Aug 1999 11:47:06 +0100
From: "Sangster, Simon" Simon.Sangster@viasystems.com
To: "'oraapps-l@cpa.qc.ca'" oraapps-l@cpa.qc.ca
Subject: RE: JDK: Yellow Warning Bar

What version are you using now?


Date: Mon, 30 Aug 1999 09:50:39 -0400
From: "Subramani Thulasiram" subramani.thulasiram@acnenergy.com
To: oraapps-l@cpa.qc.ca
Subject: Re: JDK: Yellow Warning Bar

I am using JDK11521 version right now.


Date: Mon, 30 Aug 1999 10:51:43 +0400
From: Srinivas Sreepada satncr@emirates.net.ae
To: oraapps-l@cpa.qc.ca
Subject: RE: JDK: Yellow Warning Bar

hi,
We also had this problem some time back , all we had to do was to run(double click) the appscert.bat file which is placed within the JDK/BIN folder of the client

hope this solves your problem

Thanks
Srinivas



Concurrent Program - Passing Parameters to

Date: Thu, 26 Aug 1999 09:31:02 -0700 (PDT)
From: Srinivas Narahari naraharis@yahoo.com
Subject: Passing Parameters to Concurrent Programs

Hi all,
Here is the situation:
1.We have one executable which starts a custom made conversion program defined in Unix.
2.We have created the executable to accept a runtime parameter ($1).
3.When we run this from the unix box the executable accepts the run time parameter value and executes the desired conversion program which inserts into an oracle table.
4.This we have verified by querying the table.
5.We want to run this executable as a concurrent program.
6.We have defined an execuatble Concurrent program and then defined the Concurrent program .
7.We attached this to the main request group of the application from which we want to run this concurrent program(GL).
8.While defining the Concurrent program we have defined one parameter with a Value set to accept parameter for the executable defined on the Unix box.
9.When we start the concurrent program we pass the parameter value(defined already as values to the value set).
10.The program does not seem to run by picking the runtime parameter.

IN SHORT I would like to know if one can define a Concurrent program in such a way that the parameters defined in the Concurrent program equal to the Parameters that one can pass when run separately from the Unix box.

Any input is appreciated,
Thanks in advance,
Srinivas Narahari,
Implemenation Consultant (Conversions).


Date: Thu, 26 Aug 1999 14:11:27 -0400
From: "Jagannathan, Ravi" RJagannathan@prcnet.com
Subject: RE: Passing Parameters to Concurrent Programs

Srinivas,
Copy the error message..
Thanks
Ravi Jagannathan (MIS)
Tel : (305) 816 4831


Date: Thu, 26 Aug 1999 14:25:55 -0500
From: "Sharma, Rajiv" rsharma@ameritrade.com
Subject: RE: Passing Parameters to Concurrent Programs

when you run this as a concurrent host program your first parameter will be passed as the 5 th parameter (I am not sure about the position,just check the manual to get the correct position). In other words, the concurrent manager uses the first few parameters to pass information like login ID, password etc.

HTH


Date: Fri, 27 Aug 1999 10:42:09 +0200
From: LAVERACK Stephen stephen.laverack@eurocontrol.be
Subject: Passing Parameters to Concurrent Programs

Srinivas,

Assuming your Unix program is a shell script:

Read Oracle Applications Installation Manual for Unix. Page B-14.

Save your shell script as script_name.prog
Create a link script_name to $FND_TOP/bin/fndcpesr
Parameters $0 to $4 are reserved by Oracle; therefore your first parameter is $5
Your script should exit with 0 for success, or 1 for error.

On 10.7, If you wish to return an error code to the conc mgr from a host conc program, you may require patch 442824; otherwise, the conc mgr will not recognise that the shell script failed. Contact Oracle Support for the patch.

Steve



Debug action - to add on Menu

Date: Tue, 27 Jul 1999 01:57:08 -0400 (EDT)
From: S F sf3010@yahoo.com
To: oraapps-dba@cpa.qc.ca
Subject: DEBUG Facility OraApps 10.7 SysAdmin

Hi all,

I have Oracle Apps. 10.7. I want to add the DEBUG action one of my menus , but I want it done in such a way that when I or anyone using that menu uses DEBUG, it shouldn't ask for the password. I have tried passing it as a parameter while defining the menu entry for it but in vain. I have tried to look around in Application Object Library also, but wasn't much use. Reason is that I would like to specify my applsys password at some hidden place so that the developers who use DEBUG don't have to know the applsys password. Could anyone who has been using DEBUG in such a manner send me any clues/suggestions?

Best regards,
SF
sf3010@yahoo.com


Date: Tue, 27 Jul 1999 13:01:23 -0400
From: Steve_Deackoff@air-water.com (Steve Deackoff)
To: Multiple recipients of list ,
Subject: Re: DEBUG Facility OraApps 10.7 SysAdmin

I know this works for "Examine", you can set it at the User level so they are not prompted for the password. Note of caution:, it allows updates to values in the database bypassing Application Rules. It is like letting the developers at the SQL*Plus prompt.

This is a paste from the Documentation

Utilities: Diagnostics

This profile option tells you whether the diagnostic utility Examine is available without an ORACLE database password and controls whether Oracle error messages appear when profile SQL validation fails. You cannot change this profile option.

"Yes" means you can automatically use Examine when the choice is on the menu.

"No" means you must enter a password to use the Examine utility when it appears on the menu.

Users can see this profile option, but they cannot update it.

This profile option is visible and updatable at all four levels.

Level Visible Allow Update
Site Yes Yes
Application Yes Yes
Responsibility Yes Yes
User Yes Yes

The internal name for this profile option is DIAGNOSTICS.

Regards,
Steve Deackoff


Concurrent Program - errors when run using CONCUB

Date: Mon, 30 Aug 1999 10:42:23 +0400
From: Srinivas Sreepada satncr@emirates.net.ae
To: OraApps-L@cpa.qc.ca
Subject: CONCSUB

Hi,
I am trying to submit a concurrent program from the O/S using the CONCSUB function without success, following is the script used. CONCSUB apps/apps\gl\"General Ledger Super User"\OPERATIONS\WAIT=Y CONCURRENT\GLPPOS\"POSTING"

I am trying this out in Vision Demo for the GL Posting program, I donot get any error message after i run this script i get back the prompt immediately although i have given the wait option as 'Y' Responsibility Name : General ledger Super User and User Name is Operations What is that I am doing wrong ?

Thanks
Srinivas


Date: Mon, 30 Aug 1999 03:34:42 -0700 (PDT)
From: Kevin Gillins kgillins@yahoo.com
To: oraapps-l@cpa.qc.ca
Subject: Re: CONCSUB

You first need to have the request id of the posting from the CONCSUB and then update the GL batch with a status of S that is to be posted. It is a little tricky.

Basically, Submit the posting with a start date into the future. Then capture the concurrent request from the posting. Now take that request id and go to GL_JE_BATCHES and update the desired batch for posting.

###UNIX shell
echo Request the posting

set -A ret_value `CONCSUB \
$FCP_LOGIN \
'SQLGL' \
$resp_name \
$user_name \
WAIT=N \
CONCURRENT \
'SQLGL' \
'GLPPOS' \
START=$hold_date \
$sob_id \
'101' \
$post_id`

### get the request id out of the return string from the CONCSUB command

post_req_id=${ret_value[2]}

###sqlplus
update gl_je_batches
set request_id=&&1,
posting_run_id=&&2,
status='S'
where je_batch_id = &&3;

update fnd_concurrent_requests
set requested_start_date = sysdate
where
request_id = &&1;

It would be possibl to do this in pl/sql and maybe someone will post that idea.

Kevin
===
Kevin Gillins
Oracle Applications Consulting
WEB PAGE http://www.geocities.com/SiliconValley/4946



Passwords - changing

Date: Tue, 31 Aug 1999 11:14:18 +0800
From: Ravi Kumar Meda rkmeda@quark.com.sg
To: "'OraApps-L@cpa.qc.ca'" OraApps-L@cpa.qc.ca
Subject: how to change the passwd's

can I have a method how to change the passwords's of the
applsys
apps
applsyspub schemas and also of the
sysadmin

Thanks in advance


Date: Tue, 31 Aug 1999 11:37:54 +0530
From: "GopalaKrishnan K" gopalak@wiproge.med.ge.com
To: oraapps-l@cpa.qc.ca
Subject: Re: how to change the passwd's

Hey Ravi kumar !

Here is the detailed steps for changing Application Passwords

Changing Oracle Applications Passwords:

Sign on to Oracle Applications as the System Administrator.

WARNING: Running the following steps out of order may lock you out of Oracle Applications.

Attention: When changing the APPS password, ensure all concurrent managers have been shut down first.

1. Log in to SYSADMIN and navihgte to the screen ORACLE USERS ( Security-ORACLE- Register)
2. Enter the database Username and Change the password
3. Confirm the password and Save ( Action - Save)
4. Repeat the steps 2 and 3 in a loop.

The passwords for APPLSYS and APPS including MRC ( If u have MRC) MUST BE same.

Step2 :

Then login to SQL plus using SYSTEM and chanage the passwords for USers AGAIN)

SQL ALTER USER GL identified by New password
SQL ALTER USER APPS identified by new password

SQL COMMIT;

Try login to apps immediately to check the changes,

All the best !
Regards,
K Gopalakrishnan
Database Administrator
GE Medical Systems Limited,
X Ray (South Asia )


Date: Tue, 31 Aug 1999 08:35:11 -0400
From: "Innamuri, Chakrapani" cinnamuri@btg.com
To: "'oraapps-l@cpa.qc.ca'" oraapps-l@cpa.qc.ca
Subject: Presentation on how to change the passwd's

For the presentation please click here


Date: Tue, 31 Aug 1999 17:18:06 +0400
From: "Mehul Zaveri" mehulapps@hotmail.com
To: oraapps-l@cpa.qc.ca
Subject: Re: how to change the passwd's

You can follow...
apps,applsys should have same pass (should be changed at same time) When changing apps and applsys passwords, do not try to change any other passwords unless logged out and log-in. Also make sure no users are logged-in and concurrent manager should be down.
Goto sysadmin-security-oracle-register-execute-query type new password for those users.
Assign these same passwords for the user from sqlplus too) You should get this message anyway.
Keep log-in from other session as sysadmin, in case of problems this will help.

HTH
Mehul Zaveri
Oracle DBA
EPPCO-DUBAI



Request Type change after submitting

Date: Wed, 1 Sep 1999 13:56:59 -0400
From: "=?ISO-8859-1?Q?Alain_Tr=E9panier?=" altrepan@agropur.com
To: "Oracle Applications Forum" OraApps-L@cpa.qc.ca
Subject: Request type in Concurent manager

We are working with version 10.7 CHUI. Is there a function to change the request type of a request after we submit ?

My request is scheduled to run during the night but my user have an emergency and require this report immediately.

Thank for your help.
Alain Trépanier
Management information system, project manager
(514) 392-6592 ext. 2560


Date: Wed, 1 Sep 1999 12:04:29 -0700
From: Karen Blackwell KBlackwell@rockshox.com
To: "'oraapps-l@cpa.qc.ca'" oraapps-l@cpa.qc.ca
Subject: RE: Request type in Concurrent manager

The administrator can Navigate to Concurrent - Requests. Query up the Request ID, or Pending, Or by use -- whatever makes sense. Select the appropriate request and select Open. Make the necessary change to the = ""To Start" time in the Dates zone.

HTH...
Karen Blackwell
DBA / System Administrator
RockShox, Inc
408.570.4912 tel
408.435.7468 fax


Date: Wed, 1 Sep 1999 16:05:11 -0400
From: John Sweeney jsweeney@goaa.org
To: "'OraApps-L@cpa.qc.ca'" OraApps-L@cpa.qc.ca
Cc: "'altrepan@agropur.com'" altrepan@agropur.com
Subject: Request type in Concurent manager

Not sure if this works exactly the same with your version of Oracle Apps. We are running 10.7SC161.

Sign-on with System Admin responsibility and view the concurrent request you want to run immediately. Open the concurrent request up so you can see all the parameters (Program, Requestor, Phase, Status, Submitted date, To Start date, etc.). Change the date/time in the To Start field to the current time. Then save your change. The request should start immediately.


Date: Thu, 2 Sep 1999 10:12:10 +0200
From: Jean-Guy_Duba@ernst-young.fr
To: oraapps-l@cpa.qc.ca
Subject: Re: Request type in Concurent manager

Going to "concurrent programs", you can then resubmit the program immediately.



Conflict Resolution Manager

From: Venkatayogi, Swami [mailto:SVenkatayogi@comintertech.com]
Sent: Friday, August 27, 1999 7:12 AM
To: Multiple recipients of list
Subject: conflict resolution manager

We have a serious problem with our conflict resolution manager. We need to run Pick Release and since it is incompatible with itself we defibed a separate manager for the Pick Releases and now we see they are queued up in the conflict resolution manager and the CRM does not seem to clear them.They are being queued up since morning . Could anyone please help us out on this issue since it's production issue and we have a TAR open with Oracle but with little help. Any help regarding why CRM is not clearing out the requests ( It is active and running ) is greatly appreciated. We are on Oracle 7.3.4.4 Apps 10.7 Char and HPUX 11.0

Thanks and regards,
Swamy Venkatayogi
DBA,Commercial Intertech.


From: Innamuri, Chakrapani [mailto:cinnamuri@btg.com]
Sent: Friday, August 27, 1999 7:30 AM
To: Multiple recipients of list
Subject: RE: conflict resolution manager

Hi,

Did you declare the Pick Release as "incompatible" with itself in Define Conc. Programs screen. When once you do this, it should take care by itself.

Otherwise,

Please check that and "hold" other requests for a while. You may have to manually release the HOLD for each one of the requests in queue for right now and finally after last one in the queue everyting should be fine with the Incompatability rule you declare in "Define conc. Programs "

If this Rule come by default, please let me know. I am not aware of this as we are using only Oracle Financials.

Thanks,
-chakrapani


From: Vettraino, Dawn [SMTP:Dawn.Vettraino@ps.net]
Sent: Friday, August 27, 1999 4:58 PM
To: Nguyen, Hien; Whitefield, Margaret; 'cinnamuri@btg.com';
'SVenkatayogi@comintertech.com'
Subject: RE: conflict resolution manager

We have the same exact problem when the Picks amount over 1024 requests left over from the weekend.

We are running: Oracle 7.3.4.4, HPUX 10.2, Apps 10.7 char

We have worked with a really good oracle analyst and got a bug fix for this problem. Haven't tried it yet, but maybe you can get a fix too? The oracle analyst suggested another solution would be to not use the CRM by changing the profile option Concurrent: Use ICM = Yes, so that it would force using the Internal manager to resolve conflicts instead of CRM. The analyst name is michael holmes -- mpholmes@us.oracle.com

Bug# 893856

Maybe this will help you out.

Dawn Vettraino
Perot Systems Corporation


Date: Thu, 2 Sep 1999 09:52:47 -0400
From: "Venkatayogi, Swami" SVenkatayogi@comintertech.com
To: oraapps-l@cpa.qc.ca
Subject: conflict resolution manager

Thanks a lot for all your help .
We could finally get over this problem by doing quite a lot of things actually. We purged our fnd_concurrent_requests from 150000 to 40000 rows.(This was suggested by Oracle Analyst) We had to rebuild indexes on most of the FND tables. We set the ICM to resolve the conflicts instead of conflict_resolution manager ( Even our Oracle Analyst Zakir suggested this ) The most important thing was however to tune some of the shipping reports that were taking like 15 minutes to less than a minute and see that they complete faster for the next one to be picked up. Over the weekend we rebuilt all the indexes in the OE,INV,AP,AR,BOM and other important schemas. I am not sure which one was of big help but in this week till now things seem to be going better.

Thanks again for your help.
Swamy Venkatayogi
DBA Commercial Intertech



Apps Logon - piggyback

Date: Fri, 03 Sep 1999 19:55:47 GMT
From: sinnott@ec.rockwell.com
To: OraApps-L@cpa.qc.ca
Subject: Apps Logon - Piggyback

I am trying to use the FND_USER table as a way of validating a user tor a non-Oracle application.

The Apps logon form uses the FND_USER table to log a user into apps.

Is there an alternative way that I pass the user id and password to Oracle through a stored procedure or a piggy back on the Apps Logon where I get a true, false or responsibility list back depending on whether the user is valid?

John Sinnott
630-227-8684
pager 630-298-3838


Date: Sat, 4 Sep 1999 09:12:40 +0300
From: Mohammad Fouwaaz Mfouwaaz@savola.com
To: oraapps-l@cpa.qc.ca
Subject: RE: Apps Logon - Piggyback

Using the Oracle password encryption seems to be the obstacle here. You may want to, however, look into creating a new table. The user information could be updated by creating an insert/update trigger on FND_USER. The password could be updated by the same triggger with some other 'known' algorithm so that you would be able to decipher it and either permit or refuse access. Please let me know if it works.

Regards


Date: Sat, 4 Sep 1999 06:56:58 -0700 (PDT)
From: Kevin Gillins kgillins@yahoo.com
To: oraapps-l@cpa.qc.ca
Subject: RE: Apps Logon - Piggyback

You could register your application with AOL to use the security offered. Once complete there you could then jump off to your custom application.


Exiting out of Apps - abnormal

Date: Fri, 3 Sep 1999 14:59:14 -0500
From: "Mandadi, Harish" HMandadi@obiwan.intecom.com
To: "'Multiple recipients of list'" oraapps-l@cpa.qc.ca
Subject: Exiting out of applications

Hi All,
I am exiting out of applications when I try to query Tax Codes & Rates form in AR Module. Navigation pat: Navigate/setup/Tax/Codes. Did any body has this problem?? Any workarounds will be greatly appreciated.
We are on 10.7 NCA on HP UX -11.
TIA
-Harish


Concurrent Manager in Warning Status

Date: Wed, 8 Sep 1999 15:41:24 +0930
From: "Stuart, Robert" Robert.Stuart@boral.com.au
To: "'oraapps-l@cpa.qc.ca'" oraapps-l@cpa.qc.ca
Subject: Concurrent Manager in Warning Status

Hi all,

Does anybody know how to make a customised shell script concurrent program finish with a status of 'Warning' in the concurrent manager queue.

Thanks in advance.
Regards
Rob Stuart
CMG F2000 - DCI Team Leader
Phone: (02) 9688 9702
E-Mail: Robert.Stuart@boral.com.au mailto:robert.stuart@boral.com.au


Date: Wed, 8 Sep 1999 10:07:34 -0700 (PDT)
From: Ajay Alur ajayall@yahoo.com
To: oraapps-l@cpa.qc.ca
Subject: Re: Concurrent Manager in Warning Status

Rob,
The following instructions should do the job
exit 0 - Completed Normal
exit 1 - Completed Warning
exit 2 - Completed Error
Use the exit instruction wherever required in your shell script. I have used exit to indicate error and normal completion, but try the one for warning and let me know

AJ


Notifications at Signon to Apps

Date: Wed, 8 Sep 1999 16:21:49 +0100
From: alexandre.gravelin@degremont.com
To: oraapps-l@cpa.qc.ca
Subject: Notifications as start screen

We are in r11.0.3, and I would like to know if some of you have found a way to have the Notifications screen automatically open when a user connects to the application

This is particulary helpful for PO notifications, in order to inform directly the user of his urgent tasks

It was possible in character mode, but I don't know how to do it in NCA

Thanks for your help
Alexandre GRAVELIN
Manufacturing consultant
FRANCE


fnd_request.submit_request generating request_id as zero

Date: Fri, 10 Sep 1999 14:59:15 -0500
From: "Mark Bohnenstingel" mark_bohnenstingel@starkey.com
To: "oraapps-l@cpa.qc.ca" oraapps-l@cpa.qc.ca
Subject: AOL: Submit_Request

I have an update trigger on fnd_concurrent_requests to fire for a specific program when the actual_completion_field is updated. Within this trigger I am using the fnd_request.submit_request to submit another program. My problem is that the request_id returned from submit_request is zero. I have used this before without any problems in other packages/procedures. I am starting to wonder if this may be a mutating trigger type thing, although I am not receiving any error. Has anyone encountered such problems?

Thanks
Mark Bohnenstingel
Starkey Laboratories, Inc.


Date: Sat, 11 Sep 1999 20:52:58 PDT
From: "Alok Chadda" alok_chadda@excite.com
To: mark_bohnenstingel@starkey.com
Cc: oraapps-l@cpa.qc.ca
Subject: RE:AOL: Submit_Request

Mark-

You can find steps to submit concurrent request on following site: http://www.geocities.com/SiliconValley/Network/9828/
I have used them in the past to submit concurrent request from DB trigger.

HTH
Alok