Tuesday, November 25, 2014

Oracle Enterprise Asset Management Overview (eAM)



    Oracle ebusiness  suite>Oracle Enterprise Assets Management (eAM)

eAM Functionality 
Work Requests A Work Request serves a different function than a Work Order; it is a request for maintenance on an asset (Capital or Rebuildable Inventory). eAM enables operations and maintenance staff to report any problems with an asset. A supervisor can approve, request additional information, or reject a Work Request. A Work Request requires approval before it is generated into a Work Order. The Work Requests tab enables you to query existing, and create new Work Requests for an asset.
Work Request Statuses Open - A Work Request is created in an Open status.
Awaiting Work Order - The Work Request status changes from Open to Awaiting Work Order if the individual on the approval route has approved it. If the Auto-Approve Work Request functionality is enabled for the current organization, the status is automatically Awaiting Work Order.
On Work Order - After a Work Request is associated with a Work Order, the status changes to On Work Order.
Rejected - The individual on the approval route rejected the Work Request.
Additional Information - If the Work Request's status is Additional Information, the originator needs to add the requested information.
Complete - The Work Request status transitions to Complete when the Work Order associated with the request is completed.
eAM Work Management The Work Order is the foundation for all maintenance organizations. Work orders define the resources and items that are needed to conduct work. They can automatically generate through the use of Preventive Maintenance Schedules, the issue of an inventoried rebuildable, breach of quality results, or manually generated as a routine Work Order. These
eAM Work Orders Enterprise Asset Management Work Orders are created for assets and rebuildable inventory items. They are defined manually, or generated automatically based on a scheduled Activity.
Routine Work Orders Routine Work Orders are normally created by a Planner from the Maintenance Workbench
Preventive Maintenance Work Orders Enterprise Asset Management enables you to generate Work Orders automatically based on meter readings, runtime intervals, and calendar days. Preventive maintenance Activities reduce the probability of failure or degradation of the assets' physical conditions.Meters are entered to measure any Asset Number that needs to be measured and periodically serviced, based on the measurement.For example, a pipe may start out at 12 millimeters, but when it wears to only four millimeters, it needs to be replaced.Scheduling definitions are defined to create forecasted, scheduled Work Orders, based
on meter readings.
Rebuild Work Orders Rebuild Work Orders are created as child Work Orders.For example, a Work Order was issued for the inspection of a pump. During the pump inspection, you found that the motor, one of the components of the pump, is
problematic. You have two options: You can repair and then reinstall this motor (rebuildable item), or you can replace the rebuildable item by issuing a new motor rebuildable item from inventory. If you choose to perform a material issue from inventory, the old motor rebuildable item attaches to the Work Order, automatically creating the child, rebuild Work Order number associated to the parent Work Order. In this case, the Asset Number genealogy would automatically update to identify this new item number.If you choose to repair and then reinstall the problematic motor rebuildable item, you can manually create the child rebuild Work Order for the old motor (rebuildable item).
Easy Work Orders Easy Work Orders are unplanned Work Orders, and enable you to avoid operation and resource planning. An Activity does not default into the Work Order, based on the Asset Number/Activity association as with planned Work Orders, however, you can add an Activity to an Easy Work Order. These Work Orders are only created in Maintenance User. Work Orders can create at any status, such as Released
eAM Work Order Statuses Draft status >  then move to  >  Released >  Complete >   and finally Closed
Draft Infinite resource capacity scheduling of Work Orders at a Draft status may take place. You cannot charge labor, or request material for Work Orders at this status.
Released After a Work Order is Released, you can execute a Work Order. You can charge labor, request material, and scheduling for this Work Order takes place
Unreleased You can move an Enterprise Asset Management Work Order in Draft or Released status to Unreleased. Scheduling can take place for these Work Orders  but you cannot charge
labor or request material. An Unreleased Work Order cannot be changed to a Draft status.
Pending Scheduling If the Scheduler is enabled, the Work Order status changes to Pending Scheduling, if a status of Released is chosen. After the Scheduler process finishes running, the status changes back to Released.
Complete A Complete status for an Enterprise Asset Management Work Order does not require any completed operations. When a Work Order is completed, you can still charge labor. You can uncomplete a Work Order; this transitions it to a Released status.
Complete - No Charges A Complete - No Charges status for an Enterprise Asset Management Work Order does not require any completed operations. You cannot charge labor at this status. You cannot update associated asset hierarchy, work order hierarchy, material, resource, operation, cost, collection plan results, work request, and attachment information on a Work Order that is at a Complete - No Charges status.
Closed You cannot charge any accounts after an Enterprise Asset Management Work Order is closed. If a Work Order was at a Released status at the time of closing it, you can unclose the Work Order to bring it back to a Released status. If a Work Order was at a Complete status at the time of closing it, you can unclose the Work Order to bring it back to a Complete status.
On-Hold Enterprise Asset Management Work Orders at Released and Unreleased statuses can be put on hold. You cannot charge labor or request material for a Work Order at this status.
Cancel You can cancel an Enterprise Asset Management Work Order at any status in its lifecycle.
Asset Shutdown Statuses Shutdown of an asset is sometimes necessary to perform a maintenance Activity. You can create new shutdown information associated with an asset, or view existing shutdown history information already recorded to an asset. Shutdown information consists of start and end dates, Work Order numbers requiring maintenance on the asset, and specific operation sequences.
Direct Item Material Requirements Direct Items represent items with infrequent use or criticality; they are not included in the internal catalog as stocked items. These items are considered as "one off", bought directly from a vendor for a specific Work Order and Operation. These items are delivered directly to the Shop Floor for maintenance Work Order execution. To set up Non-Stock Direct Items, access the Master Item window within Oracle Inventory, and set up the item with the Stockable check box cleared.
Parent-Child Relationship The Parent-Child Relationship enables a network of Work Orders, which includes one top level Work Order that defines the time line of all its children Work Orders. The start and end dates of the child Work Orders are within the start and end dates of the parent Work Order. The parent Work Order dates are scheduled, while its child Work Orders automatically schedule, as well.
End to Start Dependency You can create Work Orders with scheduling dependency relationships (including child sibling Work Orders). For example, one Work Order's scheduled start date is dependent on another Work Order's completion. With this relationship, the next Work Order cannot start until the prior Work Order is completed.
Cost Relationship You can optionally roll a child Work Order's costs into the parent Work Order, for reporting purposes. You can perform cost roll ups on ad hoc Work Orders because the cost roll up is independent of scheduling  elationships. You can base the cost roll up, within a hierarchy, on scheduling relationships, as well. Scheduling relationships are not required to roll up costs within a hierarchy.
Follow-up Work Relationship You can create a Work Order for a capital Asset Number or Rebuildable Item, while executing work for the asset on another Work Order. For example, a second problem with an asset is discovered while executing a Work Order. A Follow-up Work Order, associated with the original Work Order, is created for the issue.
Preventive Maintenance eAM generates Work Orders automatically based on meter readings, runtime and/or calendar days. An example of meter-based preventive maintenance is your car's oil changes. Most car manufacturers recommend that you change your engine oil every 3,000 miles or six months, whichever comes first. To set up the above scenario, define your car's odometer as a meter. Next, associate that meter to an asset (your car), using the Asset Meter Association window. After you have associated the meter to the asset, associate the Maintenance Activity (oil change) that should occur, based on the meters you defined. This is performed via Preventive
Maintenance Scheduling.
Meters Meters are defined and associated with Asset Numbers to measure an asset or rebuildable item's usage. Examples include odometers or counters. Meters are used in Preventive Maintenance Scheduling to schedule and generate Preventive Maintenance Work Orders.
Direct Item Procurement for eAM Work
Orders
Enterprise Asset Management (eAM) Direct Item Procurement enables you to order items directly to your maintenance organization Purchase requisitions and purchase orders of such items capture the Work Order for which they are required. If the Work Order is project related, then the project and task information is captured in the purchase requisition. You can procure Non-Stock and Description-based Direct Items, without accessing iProcurement, as well. To enable direct item (both supplier catalog and non-catalog items) procurement for eAM Work Orders directly from an eAM Work Order, set the PO: Enable Direct Delivery To Shop Floor profile option to Yes. You can manually create requisitions for Direct Items within iProcurement or Purchasing. If you have Oracle iProcurement installed, you can access supplier catalog items directly from an eAM Work Order. If you create a requisition within iProcurement, the Work Order and operation information generates as you proceed to checkout
eAM Direct Procurement Accounting For all requisition or purchase order distribution lines with a destination type of Shop Floor (not related to outside processing), the amount (quantity * purchase price * exchange rate) charges to the eAM Work Order Material account.   Receiving entry (Dr:- Receiving Inspection XXX - Cr: -Accounts Payable Accrual - XXX )   Delivery - (Dr. Work Order Material XXX -  Cr. Receiving Inspection - XXX)
Outside Service Processing Contractor services are defined as work services provided by an organization or person who is not an employee of your company. Contractors are paid for their work based on an agreed upon contract or agreement. For example, a contractor service may be a painting service. It is also important to associate the purchasing transactions, such as the requisition and purchase order, to the Work Order. Item type should be Outside processing , Check the outside processing in eAM resources.
Property Manager Integration Property Manager can store three-level land or building hierarchies, providing a parent/child location hierarchy. eAM provides a parent/child asset hierarchy. The integration enables locations defined in Property Manager to import into eAM as Asset Numbers. The process also imports the land or building hierarchy, while respecting its current structure.
eAM Project Manufacturing Create Project --> Associate project to Maintenance WO --> Create Requisition or Purchase Order ----> Update Commitments for projects --> Cost Collection
eAM Quality eAM integrates with Quality, enabling you to collect quality results on your assets. If an asset is not up to the required standards, a Work Request can automatically generate
eAM Billing  After the setup tasks are complete , you  can bill third parties and customers the work performed, while maintaining an asset or servicing a customer request. Work Order Billing requires completed, billable Work Orders. First, create a Work Order that is associated with billable material, resources, and/or a billable Activity. After the Work Order is released, you can apply material and resources to it. Finally, after the Work Order is completed, the status is changed to Complete - No Charges. The Work Order is ready to bill.
Wireless
 Maintenance User Workbench
Maintenance User can log on to a mobile device and view all work that is assigned to him/her. You can view today's Work Orders, overdue work, and Work Orders that you are assigned to you in the future.
Maintenance User The Maintenance User is a maintenance person who is generally responsible for completing tasks that are assigned on a Work Order. This person reports maintenance problems using Work Requests, troubleshoots on jobs, and works on a team with other maintenance workers.
Maintenance Super User The Maintenance Super User is generally a Maintenance Planner or Supervisor and is often defined as a "super user". A Maintenance Planner plans and schedules maintenance jobs, manages and balances work loads over time, manages preventive maintenance strategy and scheduling, manages material requirements, monitors availability, and coordinates strategies with other departments, such as Operations, Purchasing, and Inventory.
eAM Stores Issuance  Material issue to Work Orders and returns to Inventory are typical store room functions and are provided by the Stores tab.
There are two activities involved in delivering material from stores to a Work Order.First, a Material Issue Request is generated to request the material to a Work Order.This process is automated upon Work Order release, by selecting a check box in the Enterprise Asset Management Parameters
One Step Issue &
Two Step Iss
ue 
There are two primary methods used to issue material to a Work Order: One Step Issue and Two Step Issue. The One Step Issue method is used to issue one-off or ad hoc material to a work order; this does not involve the prior requesting of material and can execute for both planned and unplanned material. The Two Step Issue method involves two steps. The first step involves the maintenance planner or user requesting material
from stores, and the second step involves the stores room person delivering the material to the Work Order
Failure Analysis Failure Analysis enables you to track an asset failure from the time it is reported until its resolution. Statistics from your collected failure data provide you with information on why an event occurs and causes your asset failure. You can then take the necessary steps to eliminate that event.
Activity Cause Report Use the Activity Cause Report to report on reasons for your assets' failures, reported by Department, or Asset Number. An Activity Cause is a reason for an asset's failure, for example, Preventive, Normal Wear, Rework, and Breakdown. This information enables you to understand the dynamics that affect an asset's ability to perform.
Department Actual Cost Report Use the Department Actual Cost Report to determine the actual costs charged to an Owning Department for a specified period of time.
Work Order Cost Report Use the Work Order Cost Report to determine the costs charged to Work Orders for a specified period of time, and optionally, a Department range.
EAM Weekly Schedule Report Use the EAM Weekly Schedule Report to display Work Order details, by specific owning department, within your crew's calendar week's starting dates. This report includes details, such as Work Order number, status, work description, start date, operation, department, resources, instance, priority, duration, estimated completion date, and the distribution of hours on a weekly basis.
Load Production Equipment Maintenance Downtime After establishing, you can view the resource usage (maintenance Work Orders, batches, or FPOs) emanating from production, associated with a maintainable asset. You can also use the Load Production Equipment Maintenance Downtime process to view or purge your maintenance production equipment downtime.
Maintenance Work Order Detail Report Use the Maintenance Work Order Detail Report to view and analyze all information related to a maintenance work order. You can create a report that displays user-defined values. For example, you can view all unreleased work orders for a specified date
Material Issue Request Pick List Report Stocked inventory items may be necessary to perform work on maintenance Work Orders. Use the Material Issue Request Pick List Report to display all reserved stock for maintenance Work Orders, so that you can easily retrieve the necessary material.

Sunday, November 9, 2014

Monday, September 22, 2014

Oracle Applications Implementations Methodology (AIMS)



Oracle Applications Implementations Methodology (AIMS)



AIM Methodology :



Phase 1 – Project Management (Definition) :


This phase start very early in the project, starting of every project happens with a Project plan as well as the resource planning considering the high level requirement of the project. This project plan should be divided into the different phase of the project and then base lined. Any change in the requirement need to be taken as a change request and revised Project plan should be issued for stakeholder’s approval.


  • Project plan
  • Review of Budget
  • Resource allocated
  • Org objectives

Key document Produced: Baseline Project Plan (mpp), Latest project Plan (mpp)
Key Owners: Stakeholders, Client Project Manager(s), Vendor Project Manger(s)


Phase 2 – Requirement Analysis (Operational analysis - As Is Study)


 Understand and document the current Organization Structure   
 Prepare the AS- IS Document which details about the existing business processes
 Note down the key areas which are considered as the bottleneck in the existing processes
Final Step (which is very important) is to get the sign off on all the requirements which are captured.


Key Document produced: Current Financial and Operating Structure (RD10), Business Requirements Scenario (RD50)


Phase 3 – Solution Design 



This is the phase which is termed as TO BE phase also. In this phase analysis is done on the existing Business practice and decisions are taken for providing the solution to each requirement. Gap analysis is also done for the requirements which can not be met by standard products. After the solution is designed by consultants then it need to taken with client in a walk through meeting (with flow diagram or Vision screenshots). This is mandatory as client need to understand the ‘To Be’ process as well as provide the sign off to Solution design. The areas where client is not satisfied need to be explored and alternate solution need to be designed.
Scenario Mapping
Conduct CRP


Key document produced: Gap Analysis (BR10), Business Requirements mapping (BR30), Application Extension Functional Design (MD50) and Application Extension Technical Design (MD70)

Phase 4 – Solution Building ( Development Phase)



During this phase the instance is prepared and setup is performed for meeting the solution design. This phase differs from project to project as in some cases huge amount of extensions and interfaces are developed. Those complex projects have this phase divided into different phases of system testing and integration testing. Following key activities performed in this phase


Test the standard Business processes and interact with Oracle for standard product issues
Technical consultant completes the customization and deploy for testing on the basis of MD070 and MD050
Functional Consultant complete the testing of customization and extensions
Implementation team applies the Solution
Do all the customization


Key document produced: Application Setup (BR100), Unit Test Script (TE20), System Test Script (TE40), System Integration Test Plan (TE120) System Integration Test Script (TE50)
Phase 5 – Training and UAT - (Go-Live)


This phase is generally divided into two levels
Conference Level Pilot: Consultant works with Key users to demonstrate the application and take their feedback
User Acceptance Testing: Here Key users as well as End user performs the testing and provide acceptance of application.

Key document producedUser Training Manual, User Acceptance Test Report (TE130)


Some of the available template documents are:


Adoption and Learning



AP010
Executive Project Strategy
AP010
Invitation Memorandum
AP010
Session Planning Checklist
AP020
Application Overview Customization
AP020
Invitation Memorandum
AP020
Project Team Orientation Plan
AP020
Session Planning Checklist
AP030
Project Team Learning Plan
AP040
Project Team Learning Environment
AP050
Project Team Learning Events Administration
AP060
Business Unit Managers Readiness Plan
AP060
High Level Systems Overview Customization
AP060
Invitation Memorandum
AP060
Session Planning Checklist
AP070
Invitation Memorandum
AP070
Project Readiness Roadmap
AP070
Session Planning Checklist
AP080
Communication Campaign
AP090
Application to Process Overview Customization
AP090
Invitation Memorandum
AP090
Managers Readiness Plan
AP090
Session Planning Checklist
AP100
Business Process Organizational Impact
AP110
Human Performance Support Systems
AP120
Information Technology Groups Alignment
AP130
User Learning Needs Analysis
AP140
Learning Plan
AP150
User Learningware
AP160
User Learning Environment
AP170
User Learning Events Administration
AP180
Effectiveness Assessment
AP180
Invitation Memorandum
AP180
Session Planning Checklist

BP010
BP020

Define Business and Process Strategy
Change Catalog
BP030
Data Gathering Requirements
BP040
Current Process Model
BP050
Leading Practice Review
BP060
High Level Process Vision
BP070
High Level Process Designs
BP080
Future Process Model
BP090
Business Procedure Documentation


BR010


High Level Gap Analysis
BR020
Configured Mapping Environment Architecture and Configuration
BR030
Business Requirements Mapping Form
BR050
Integration Fit Analysis
BR060
Information Model
BR080
Business Mapping Test Results
BR100Aap
Accounts Payable Application Setup
BR100Aar
Accounts Receivable Application Setup
BR100Aas
Sales and Marketing Application Setup
BR100Abom
Bill Of Materials Application Setup
BR100Aca
Common Applications Application Setup
BR100Acas
Common Applications System Admin Application Setup
BR100Ace
Cash Management Applications Setup
BR100Acf
Common Financials Application Setup
BR100Acm
Common Manufacturing Application Setup
BR100Acn
Sales Compensation Application Setup
BR100Acrp
Capacity Application Setup
BR100Acs
Service Application Setup
BR100Acst
Cost Management Application Setup
BR100Aeng
Engineering Application Setup
BR100Afa
Fixed Assets Application Setup
BR100Afi
OPM Financials Application Setup
BR100Agl
General Ledger Application Setup
BR100Ahr
Human Resources Application Setup
BR100Aic
OPM Inventory Application Setup
BR100Ainv
Inventory Application Setup
BR100Alo
OPM Logistics Application Setup
BR100Amrp
Master Scheduling MRP Application Setup
BR100Aoe
Order Entry Application Setup
BR100Apa
Project Accounting Application Setup
BR100Apd
OPM Product Development Application Setup
BR100Apo
Purchasing Application Setup
BR100App
OPM Process Planning Application Setup
BR100Aqa
Quality Application Setup
BR100Ascp
Supply Chain Planning Application Setup
BR100Ass
Supplier Scheduling Application Setup
BR100Asy
OPM Systems Application Setup
BR100Awip
Work in Process Application Setup Document



CM010



Configuration Management Procedures
CM020
Document Index
CM020
Document Update Notice
CM030
Configuration Item Index
CM030
Configuration Item Status Record
CM040
Release Note
CR010
Project Management Plan
CR010
Project Start Up Checklist
CR020
Control and Reporting Procedures
CR040
Risk and Issue Form
CR040
Risk and Issue Log
CR050
Problem Report Form
CR050
Problem Report Log
CR060
Change Request Form
CR060
Change Request Log
CR070
Meeting Minutes
CR070
Project Progress Report
CR080
Acceptance Certificate
CR080
Client Satisfaction Report
CR080
End Report



CV010



Data Conversion Requirements and Strategy
CV020
Conversion Standards
CV030
Conversion Environment
CV040
Conversion Data Mapping
CV050
Manual Conversion Procedures
CV060
Conversion Program Designs
CV070
Conversion Test Plans
CV120
Installed Conversion Programs
CV130
Converted and Verified Data



DO010



Documentation Requirements and Strategy
DO020
Documentation Standards and Procedures
DO030
Glossary
DO040
Document Environment
DO060
User Reference Manual
DO070
User Guide
DO080
Technical Reference Manual
DO090
System Management Guide



MD010



Application Extension Strategy
MD020
Application Extension Definition And Estimates
MD030
Design Standards
MD040
Build Standards
MD050
Application Extensions Functional Design
MD060
Database Extensions Design
MD070
Application Extensions Technical Design
MD090
Development Environment
MD120
Installation Instructions



PJM01



Engagement Summary
PJM02
Project Memo
PJM03
Meeting Agenda
PJM04
Rejection Note
PJM05
Supplier Assessment Record
PJM06
Project Document Generic
PJM07
Phase End Report
PJM08
Site Visit Report
PJM09
Project Management Checklist
PJM10
Quality Management Checklist
PM010
Transition Strategy
PM020
Production Support Infrastructure Design
PM030
Transition and Contingency Plan
PM040
Installation QA Checklist
PM090
System Performance Assessment
PM130
Business Direction Recommendations
PM140
Technical Direction Recommendations
PT010
Performance Testing Strategy
PT020
Performance Test Scenarios
PT030
Performance Test Transaction Models
PT040
Performance Test Scripts
PT050
Performance Test Transaction Program Designs
PT060
Performance Test Data Design
PT070
Performance Test Database Load Program Designs
PT110
Performance Test Environment
PT120
Performance Test Results
PT130
Performance Test Report



QM010



Quality Management Procedures
QM020
Review Comments List
QM020
Review Leader Form
QM030
Audit Action Form
QM030
Audit Report
QM040
Metrics Report
QM045
Project Healthcheck Checklist
QM050
Quality Report



RD010



Current Financial and Operating Structure
RD020
Current Business Baseline
RD030
Process and Mapping Summary
RD040
Business Volumes and Metrics
RD050
Business Requirements Scenarios
RD060
Audit and Control Requirements
RD070
Business Availability Requirements
RM010
Resource Management Procedures
RM020
Assignment Request
RM020
Staffing and Organization Plan
RM025
Project Orientation Guide
RM030
Staff Training Plan
RM040
Physical Resource Plan
RM040
Service Level Agreement
RM050
Incoming Item Record
RM050
Installation Plan and Record
RM060
Assignment Terms of Reference
RM070
Equipment Fault Record



TA010


Architecture Requirements and Strategy
TA020
Current Technical Architecture Baseline
TA030
Preliminary Conceptual Architecture
TA040
Application Architecture
TA050
System Availability Strategy
TA060
Reporting and Information Access
TA080
Application Security Architecture
TA090
Application and Database Server Architecture
TA100
Architecture Subsystems Proposal
TA110
System Capacity Plan
TA120
Platform and Network Architecture
TA130
Application Deployment Plan
TA140
Performance Risk Assessment
TA150
System Management Procedures
TE010
Testing Requirements and Strategy
TE020
Unit Test Script
TE030
Link Test Script
TE040
System Test Script
TE050
Systems Integration Test Script
TE060
Testing Environment Setup Log
TE110
Test Report for System Test
TE120
Test Report for Systems Integration Test
TE130
Test Report for Acceptance Test
WM010
Work Management Procedures