Oracle Applications DBA

How to become an Oracle Applications DBA

 

An Oracle Applications DBA is very different from a regular Oracle database administrator and requires specialized skills in business administration and Oracle application server architectures.  The Oracle Applications DBA job role is less compartmentalized than a traditional Oracle DBA and the Oracle Applications DBA must also have skills in these areas:

• Database Design - Many shops require customized functional extensions and reporting data marts and the Oracle Applications DBA must have outstanding Database design skills.
   
• Oracle Application Server - The Oracle Applications DBA must understand the internals of the Oracle concurrent manager and understand how to monitor and tune Oracle Applications.
   
• Functional Expertise - Many shops requires a business degree and a general understanding of the Oracle Applications module.  For example, accountants are widely used to support Oracle eBusiness Suite (Oracle Financials), and accountants with an IT background are easily trained in Oracle Applications DBA support.
  

 

Oracle Applications DBA modules

There are over 130 Oracle Applications Modules offered with Oracle Applications and the Oracle Applications DBA must have an understanding of the functional and internal machinations of the Oracle Applications software.  For example, Oracle EBusiness Suite (Oracle Financials) applications DBA staff must understand basic cost and financial accounting, especially in cases where they create reporting databases and assist in expanding the functionality for specialized accounting.  Many of these Oracle Financials DBA's are certified public accountants (CPA).

Oracle Applications DBA background

Because most Oracle Applications databases support mission critical systems, a successful Oracle Applications DBA must have these skills:

• Outstanding Communications Skills - Oracle Applications DBA's must interface with the end-user community and they must have college-level communications skills, being able to communicate clearly, both orally and with written communications.  .
   
• DBA skills - Most Oracle Applications DBA staff have at least five years of full-time progressive DBA experience, and they sometimes have Oracle certifications such as OCP and OCM. The Oracle Applications DBA must also have a good understanding of related technologies, especially Java (JDeveloper, J2EE, Apache) and Oracle Application Server.

Oracle Applications is one of the worlds most complex ERP tools with over 130 specific business functional areas. Oracle Applications modules:

ABM - Activity Based Management
AD - Applications DBA
AHL - Oracle Advanced Service Online
AK - Oracle Common Modules-AK
ALR - Oracle Alert
AMF - Oracle Fulfillment Services
AMS - Oracle Marketing
AP - Oracle Payables
AR - Oracle Receivables
AS - Oracle Sales
ASG - Oracle CRM Gateway for Mobile Services
ASL - Oracle Mobile Field Sales Laptop
ASO - Oracle Order Capture
AST - TeleSales
AX - Global Accounting Engine
AZ - Application Implementation
BEN - Oracle Advanced Benefits
BIC - Customer Intelligence
BIL - Sales Intelligence
BIM - Marketing Intelligence
BIS - Oracle Applications BIS
BIX - Call Center Intelligence
BNE - Oracle Web ADI
BOM - Oracle Bills of Material
BSC - Balanced Scorecard
CCT - Oracle Call Center and Telephony
CE - Oracle Cash Management
CHV - Oracle Supplier Scheduling
CLN - Supply Chain Trading Connector for RosettaNet
CN - Oracle Sales Compensation
CS - Oracle Service
CSC - Customer Care
CSD - Depot Repair
CSE - Oracle Enterprise Install Base
CSF - Field Service
CSI - Install Base
CSM - Oracle Field Service Palm
CSP - Oracle Spares Management
CSR - Oracle Scheduler
CSS - Support
CUG - Oracle Citizen Interaction Center
CUN - Oracle Network Logistics NATS
CZ - Oracle Configurator
EAM - Oracle Enterprise Asset Management
EC - Oracle e-Commerce Gateway
ECX - Oracle XML Gateway
EDR - Oracle E Records
ENG - Oracle Engineering
FII - Financials Intelligence
FLM - Oracle Flow Manufacturing
FND - Application Object Library
FTE - Oracle Transportation Hub
FV - Oracle Federal Financials
GHR - Oracle Federal HR
GL - Oracle General Ledger
GMA - Oracle Process Manufacturing Systems
GMD - Oracle Process Manufacturing Product Development
GME - Oracle Process Manufacturing Process Execution
GMF - Oracle Process Manufacturing Financials
GMI - Oracle Process Manufacturing Inventory
GML - Oracle Process Manufacturing Logistics
GMP - Oracle Process Manufacturing Process Planning
GMS - Oracle Grants Accounting
GR - Oracle Process Regulatory Mgmt
HRI - Human Resources Intelligence
HXC - Oracle Time and Labor
HXT - Oracle Time and Labor Rules
IBA - iMarketing
IBC - Oracle iContent
IBE - iStore
IBU - iSupport
IBY - iPayment
ICX - Oracle Self-Service Web Applications
IEB - Oracle Interaction Blending
IEC - Oracle Campaign Plus
IEM - Oracle eMail Center
IEO - Call Center Technology
IES - Scripting
IEU - Oracle Universal Work Queue
IEX - Oracle Collections
IGC - Commitment Administration
IGF - Student Systems Fin Aid
IGI - Oracle International Public Sector Financials
IGS - Oracle Student Sytems
IGW - Oracle Grants Proposal
INV - Oracle Inventory
IPD - Oracle Product Development Exchange
ISC - Supply Chain Intelligence
JTF - CRM Foundation
JTM - Oracle CRM Mobile Foundation
JTS - Oracle CRM Self Service Administration
MRP - Oracle Master Scheduling/MRP
MSC - Oracle Advanced Supply Chain Planning
MSD - Oracle Demand Planning
OFA - Oracle Assets
OKC - Oracle Contracts Core
OKI - Oracle Contracts Intelligence
OKL - Oracle Lease Management
OKR - Oracle Contracts for Rights
OKS - Oracle Contracts Service Module
ONT - Oracle Order Management
OPI - Operations Intelligence
OTA - Oracle Training Administration
OZF - Funds & Budgets
PA - Oracle Projects
PAY - Oracle Payroll
PER - Oracle Human Resources
PJM - Oracle Project Manufacturing
PN - Oracle Property Manager
PO - Oracle Purchasing
POA - Purchasing Intelligence
POM - Oracle Exchange
PON - Oracle Sourcing
POS - Internet Supplier Portal
PQH - Oracle Public Sector HR
PSA - Public Sector Applications
PSB - Oracle Public Sector Budgeting
PSP - Oracle Labor Distribution
PV - Partner Relationship Management
QA - Oracle Quality
QP - Oracle Pricing
QRM - Oracle Risk Management
RG - Application Report Generator
RLM - Oracle Release Management
VEA - Oracle Automotive
WIP - Oracle Work in Process
WMS - Oracle Warehouse Management System
WSH - Oracle Shipping
WSM - Shop Floor Management
XDP - Oracle Provisioning
XNC - Oracle Sales for Communications
XNI - Oracle Install Base Intelligence
XNP - Oracle Number Portability
XNS - Oracle Service for Communications
XTR - Oracle Treasury