Preface

This section describes the purpose and organization of this guide: Getting Started with the Oracle Management Pack for Oracle Applications. Specifically, it covers the following topics:

Purpose of This Guide

This guide provides an overview of the Oracle Performance Manager and Oracle Capacity Planner applications and their features. It also describes the Concurrent Processing Tuning Assistant, the Oracle Applications Advanced Event Tests, and the Oracle Applications Jobs. As the guide describes how to use these applications and events, it also introduces you to key concepts and terminology.

Audience

This guide is written for those who wish to use Oracle Performance Manager, Oracle Capacity Planner, Concurrent Processing Tuning Assistant, the Oracle Applications Advanced Event Tests, and the Oracle Applications Jobs for managing Oracle Applications.

This guide assumes that you are familiar with the Oracle Enterprise Manager console and base applications. If you are not, please read Oracle Enterprise Manager Concepts Guide and Oracle Enterprise Manager Administrator's Guide.

This guide also assumes you have some administrative knowledge of Oracle Applications. If not, please refer to the Oracle Applications documentation.

How This Guide Is Organized

This guide is organized as follows:

Chapter 1, "Overview"

Provides an overview of the Oracle Management Pack for Oracle Applications and its features.

Chapter 2, "Post-Installation Configuration"

Provides lists of steps to consider after the installation of the Oracle Management Pack for Oracle Applications has taken place.

Chapter 3, "Introduction to Oracle Performance Manager"

Provides an overview of the Oracle Performance Manager application and its features.

Chapter 4, "Introduction to Oracle Capacity Planner"

Provides an overview of the Oracle Capacity Planner application and its features.

Chapter 5, "Concurrent Processing Tuning Assistant"

Provides an overview of the Concurrent Processing Tuning Assistant feature.

Chapter 6, "Oracle Applications Advanced Event Tests"

Provides a description of the Oracle Applications Advanced Event Tests.

Chapter 7, "Oracle Applications Jobs"

Provides a description of the Oracle Applications Jobs.

Appendix A, "Troubleshooting"

Provides solutions to problems you may encounter while working with the Oracle Management Pack for Oracle Applications.

Oracle Enterprise Manager Pack Information

The Oracle Enterprise Manager product family includes the following packs: Oracle Change Management Pack, Oracle Diagnostics Pack, Oracle Tuning Pack, Oracle Management Pack for SAP R/3, and Oracle Management Pack for Oracle Applications. Each pack is fully integrated into the Oracle Enterprise Manager Console framework.

Oracle Change Management Pack

Includes Create Baseline, Baseline Viewer, Comparison Viewer, Compare Database Objects, DB Alter, DB Propagate, DB Quick Change, Plan Editor, and Change Manager.
Tracks metadata changes in databases.
Eliminates errors and loss of data when upgrading databases to support new applications.
Analyzes the impact and complex dependencies associated with application change and automatically performs database upgrades.
Initiates change with easy-to-use wizards that teach systematic steps necessary to upgrade databases.

Oracle Diagnostics Pack

Includes Oracle Performance Manager, Oracle Capacity Planner, Oracle Data Viewer, Oracle TopSessions, and Oracle Advanced Event Tests.
Monitors, diagnoses, and maintains the stability of databases, operating systems, and applications. Both historical and real-time analysis are used to automatically avoid problems before they occur.
Provides powerful capacity planning features that enable users to easily plan and track future system resource requirements.

Oracle Tuning Pack

Includes Oracle SQL Analyze, Oracle Expert, SQL Explain Plan, Oracle Index Tuning Wizard, Tablespace Map, Reorg Wizard, Outline Management, and the Outline Editor.
Optimizes system performance by identifying and tuning major database and application bottlenecks such as inefficient SQL coding, poor data structures, and improper use of system resources.
Discovers tuning opportunities and automatically generates the analysis and required changes to tune the system. Inherent in the product are powerful teaching tools that help DBAs learn to tune the system as they work.
Helps increase the productivity of developers and DBAs.

Oracle Management Pack for SAP R/3

Includes Oracle Performance Manager, Oracle Capacity Planner, and Oracle Event Tests that are specific to monitoring your SAP R/3 environment.
Monitors, diagnoses, and maintains the health of a SAP R/3 system. Both historical and real-time analysis are used to automatically avoid problems before they occur.
Provides powerful capacity planning features that enable users to easily plan and track future system resource requirements.

Oracle Management Pack for Oracle Applications

Includes Oracle Performance Manager, Oracle Capacity Planner, Concurrent Processing Tuning Assistant, and Oracle Applications Event Tests that are specific to monitoring your Oracle Applications environment.
Enables you to monitor all aspects of your system, including databases and concurrent managers.
Enables the monitoring, diagnosing, and capacity planning of the Oracle Applications environment.

Oracle Enterprise Manager Documentation

Getting Started with the Oracle Management Pack for Oracle Applications is one of several Oracle Enterprise Manager documents.

Oracle Enterprise Manager Base Documentation

Oracle Enterprise Manager Readme provides important notes regarding the online documentation, updates to the software, and other late-breaking information for Oracle Enterprise Manager and the Oracle Management Packs.
Oracle Enterprise Manager Administrator's Guide explains how to use Oracle Enterprise Manager, the Oracle systems management console, common services, and integrated platform tools.
Oracle Enterprise Manager Concepts Guide provides an overview of Oracle Enterprise Manager.
Oracle Enterprise Manager Configuration Guide explains how to configure Oracle Enterprise Manager.
Oracle Enterprise Manager Messages Manual describes Oracle Enterprise Manager error messages and methods for diagnosing those errors.
Oracle Intelligent Agent User's Guide provides configuration information and answers to crucial troubleshooting questions pertaining to the Oracle Intelligent Agent.
Oracle Enterprise Manager Event Test Reference Manual describes Oracle Event Tests which allow you to implement automatic problem detection and correction on concurrent managers, databases, listeners, nodes, and SAP R/3 systems.

Oracle Management Pack Installation documentation

The Oracle9i Installation Guide Release 9.0.1 for your particular platform provides important information for installing the Oracle Enterprise Manager console and the management packs. This manual also contains information such as hardware and software requirements, installable components, and deinstallation procedures. The Oracle9i Installation Guide Release 9.0.1 is available as a free download from the Oracle Documentation Center at http://docs.oracle.com

Oracle Change Management Pack Documentation

Getting Started with Oracle Change Management Pack provides an overview of the concepts and features of Oracle Change Management Pack applications.

Oracle Diagnostics Pack Documentation

Getting Started with the Oracle Diagnostics Pack provides an overview of the concepts and features of Oracle Performance Manager, Oracle Capacity Planner, and Oracle TopSessions applications.

Oracle Tuning Pack Documentation

Database Tuning with the Oracle Tuning Pack provides an overview of the concepts and features of each of the applications included in the Oracle Tuning Pack. The applications include Oracle SQL Analyze, Oracle Expert, Oracle Index Tuning Wizard, Reorg Wizard, Tablespace Map, Outline Management, and the Outline Editor. A description of how these applications can work together to tune an Oracle database is also provided.

Oracle Management Pack for Oracle Applications Documentation

Getting Started with the Oracle Management Pack for Oracle Applications provides an overview of the concepts and features of Oracle Performance Manager, Oracle Capacity Planner, and Concurrent Processing Tuning Assistant. It also describes Oracle Applications Event Tests and Jobs that are specific to monitoring your Oracle Applications environment.

Oracle Management Pack for SAP/R3 Documentation

Oracle Management Pack for SAP R/3 Readme provides important notes regarding Oracle Management Pack for SAP R/3 online documentation, updates to the software, and other late-breaking information.
Getting Started with Oracle Management Pack for SAP R/3 provides an overview of the concepts and features of Oracle Performance Manager and Oracle Capacity Planner. It also describes Oracle Event Tests that are provided with the Oracle Management Pack for SAP/R3.
The Oracle Management Pack for SAP R/3 Installation provides important information for installing the Oracle Enterprise Manager console and the Oracle Management Pack for SAP R/3. This manual also contains information such as hardware and software requirements, installable components, and deinstallation procedures.

How to Find Oracle Documentation Online

To download free release notes or installation documentation, please visit the Oracle Documentation Center at http://docs.oracle.com/

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Oracle Support

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Contact your Oracle sales representative for more information.

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