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	<title>The Feature</title>
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	<description>Using Oracle applications without losing your mind...</description>
	<pubDate>Tue, 27 May 2008 18:55:38 +0000</pubDate>
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		<title>Tips and Tricks For Oracle Key Flexfields</title>
		<link>http://itsafeature.com/tips-and-tricks-for-oracle-key-flexfields/</link>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 27 May 2008 18:55:38 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Melanie Cameron</dc:creator>
		
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		<description><![CDATA[Key Flexfields are widely used in Oracle Applications. In general, they house the codes used by organizations to identify such things as part numbers and General Ledger accounts. Setting up these segments can improve the usability of Oracle, decrease the work load of the users, and increase data accuracy. The Oracle Key Flexfields Tips and [...]]]></description>
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		<title>E-Business Suite Financial Integration</title>
		<link>http://itsafeature.com/e-business-suite-financial-integration-part-i/</link>
		<comments>http://itsafeature.com/e-business-suite-financial-integration-part-i/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Mon, 12 May 2008 17:50:22 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Melanie Cameron</dc:creator>
		
	<dc:subject>How To Guides</dc:subject><dc:subject>Integration</dc:subject><dc:subject>Oracle</dc:subject>
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		<description><![CDATA[Oracle E-Business Suite (EBS) consists of tightly integrated modules that result in a company’s financial statements. Tracking transactions through the system back to the source, then to the setups that affected the way the source transactions behaved is difficult at best. The Oracle EBS Integration Overview white paper (based on R11.5.10) will help you understand [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Tips and Tricks for Oracle FSGs</title>
		<link>http://itsafeature.com/tips-and-tricks-for-oracle-fsgs-part-i/</link>
		<comments>http://itsafeature.com/tips-and-tricks-for-oracle-fsgs-part-i/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 29 Apr 2008 22:17:02 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Melanie Cameron</dc:creator>
		
	<dc:subject>How To Guides</dc:subject>
	<dc:subject>Feature of the Week</dc:subject><dc:subject>FSG</dc:subject><dc:subject>GL</dc:subject><dc:subject>Oracle</dc:subject>
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		<description><![CDATA[Financial Statement Generators (FSG’s) are a necessary evil at any company running Oracle’s E-Business Suite General Ledger. Row Sets, Column Sets, Content Sets, Parents accounts or Ranges, Publish with XML, ADI. . .the combinations and possibilities are endless. And the decisions you make when creating and maintaining your FSGs can affect their ease of use [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Conversation with the Team from PPM Energy</title>
		<link>http://itsafeature.com/conversation-with-the-team-from-ppm-energy/</link>
		<comments>http://itsafeature.com/conversation-with-the-team-from-ppm-energy/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 06 Mar 2008 17:40:02 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Marian Crkon</dc:creator>
		
	<dc:subject>Conversations</dc:subject><dc:subject>Conversations</dc:subject>
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		<description><![CDATA[Last fall, I had an opportunity to spend some time in beautiful Portland, OR, assisting a talented group at PPM Energy with their calendar changes in Oracle Applications. PPM energy builds and manages wind turbines and sells alternative energy. I invited two of their key Oracle users - Lori Thibodeaux, a financial systems manager, and [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Changes to Web ADI Documents in R12</title>
		<link>http://itsafeature.com/how-to-create-web-adi-documents-in-r12/</link>
		<comments>http://itsafeature.com/how-to-create-web-adi-documents-in-r12/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 14 Feb 2008 04:35:07 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Marian Crkon</dc:creator>
		
	<dc:subject>Feature of the Week</dc:subject><dc:subject>Oracle</dc:subject><dc:subject>WebADI</dc:subject>
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		<description><![CDATA[This feature is for everyone who is trying to create Web ADI documents in Release 12. The documents in R12 are cleaner, more user-friendly and intuitive; they are easier to create and update. Finding them, however, might be a challenge.
The main difference between R11 and 11i was introduction of function security. You either need to [...]]]></description>
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		<title>How To Triage Your Oracle Support Calls: Few Helpdesk Tips</title>
		<link>http://itsafeature.com/how-to-triage-your-oracle-support-calls-few-helpdesk-tips/</link>
		<comments>http://itsafeature.com/how-to-triage-your-oracle-support-calls-few-helpdesk-tips/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 06 Feb 2008 02:07:00 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Melanie Cameron</dc:creator>
		
	<dc:subject>How To Guides</dc:subject><dc:subject>Helpdesk</dc:subject><dc:subject>Oracle</dc:subject><dc:subject>Support</dc:subject>
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		<description><![CDATA[Here is a Part II to the How To Triage Your Support Calls article, with a few practical tips for resolving basic support issues.
Printing Issues:
Here are some basic steps to resolve a printing issue.

Ensure the report had output to print.


Ensure the report was set to print 1 copy and not 0.


Confirm that the User sent [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Interview with Randy Egger, the Father of Oracle Projects</title>
		<link>http://itsafeature.com/interview-with-randy-egger-the-father-of-oracle-projects/</link>
		<comments>http://itsafeature.com/interview-with-randy-egger-the-father-of-oracle-projects/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Mon, 04 Feb 2008 22:06:34 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Marian Crkon</dc:creator>
		
	<dc:subject>Conversations</dc:subject><dc:subject>Conversations</dc:subject><dc:subject>Oracle</dc:subject><dc:subject>Projects</dc:subject>
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		<description><![CDATA[Let me introduce Mr. Randy Egger, one of the original creators of Oracle Projects, and the president and CEO of Projects Partners. We spoke over the phone about his company and its role in the Oracle ecosystem. Below are few excerpts from our conversation. 
 How did you end up an Oracle professional?
Back in the [...]]]></description>
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		<title>How to Triage Your Oracle Support Calls</title>
		<link>http://itsafeature.com/how-to-triage-your-oracle-support-calls/</link>
		<comments>http://itsafeature.com/how-to-triage-your-oracle-support-calls/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Mon, 04 Feb 2008 21:21:14 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Melanie Cameron</dc:creator>
		
	<dc:subject>How To Guides</dc:subject><dc:subject>Helpdesk</dc:subject><dc:subject>Oracle</dc:subject><dc:subject>Support</dc:subject>
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		<description><![CDATA[Let me introduce Melanie Cameron as a guest author to this blog. Melanie is a consultant for MSS Technologies, specializing in Oracle Financials related to SOX, Process Improvements, Upgrades, Implementations, and Workflow. Based in Phoenix, Melanie serves on the Board of Directors of the AzOAUG and can be found at most Oracle events in the [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Few Navigation Helpers for New Oracle EBS Users</title>
		<link>http://itsafeature.com/few-navigation-helpers-for-new-oracle-ebs-users/</link>
		<comments>http://itsafeature.com/few-navigation-helpers-for-new-oracle-ebs-users/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Mon, 04 Feb 2008 21:08:28 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Mohan Iyer</dc:creator>
		
	<dc:subject>How To Guides</dc:subject><dc:subject>Experience</dc:subject><dc:subject>Navigation</dc:subject><dc:subject>Oracle</dc:subject>
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		<description><![CDATA[I am sure there have been many times that you have sat down at your desk – intent on researching a couple of transactions that the auditor has asked you some questions on. You spend a couple of minutes trying to sift through what needs to be done and start. A little while later you [...]]]></description>
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		<title>When Oracle Asset Security by Book Doesn&#8217;t Work</title>
		<link>http://itsafeature.com/when-oracle-asset-security-by-book-doesnt-work/</link>
		<comments>http://itsafeature.com/when-oracle-asset-security-by-book-doesnt-work/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 24 Jan 2008 05:00:29 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Marian Crkon</dc:creator>
		
	<dc:subject>Feature of the Week</dc:subject><dc:subject>Assets</dc:subject><dc:subject>Implementation</dc:subject><dc:subject>Oracle</dc:subject>
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		<description><![CDATA[This feature of the week is for those who operate in a multi-org environment with multiple Asset Books. Unlike other Oracle Financials modules (Payables, Receivables, Purchasing, Order Management or Projects), Oracle Assets is not operating unit specific. The way you separate your transactions is by defining the Asset Security by Book.
Summary of Setup Steps
Step 1: [...]]]></description>
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