Also ,how easy is to merge two instances ,may be running on same o/s ,version .what are the possible ways in this process.E.g merging test instance setup data + production live date . On Mon, Jun 29, 2009 at 4:26 AM, Na'eem <naim.deen@xxxxxxxxx> wrote: > Hi Yury > Thanks for your quick recap. > Well , definitely it involves all the areas of apps domain in consolidating > ,i just want you guys opinion on the best approach of starting or > visualising the project ,like sort of ,well ,we start from this point and > move on . > I will be grateful if you can share any doc refrences you have in your > knowldge browser .If you have any sample sizing factors on the components > involved ,pls share. > Any third party tool available in the market to help this migration ? > Have got a couple of links from Steve blog :) ,but needs more literature to > build the base. > > ~Naim > > > > On Sun, Jun 28, 2009 at 5:18 PM, Jurijs Velikanovs <j.velikanovs@xxxxxxxxx > > wrote: > >> Hi Naim, >> >> If you are asking about how to consolidate 10 different >> versions/platforms/customized EBS environment in one Single Global >> instance then I would say there is no simple answer to your questions. >> I don't think there are any technical (read Apps DBA level) of doing >> this. I was part of consolidation projects before (on one case the >> customer was working on merging 70 EBS environments) and all the time >> the merge/globalization process was functional team driven. >> They worked on not just globalizing data but globalizing processes >> within the company. >> This requires significant change in the way business runs side of all >> technical challenges. >> >> If you ask bit more focused question probably I would be able to give >> you a more specific answer. >> >> Yury >> >> On Sun, Jun 28, 2009 at 7:57 PM, Na'eem<naim.deen@xxxxxxxxx> wrote: >> > Dear all , >> > Your valuable inputs are highly appreciated. >> > My company has operations in 10 countries ,each country has its own EBS >> > instance running on different versions and platforms.They wanted to move >> to >> > global single instance - which oracle has achived a few years back. >> > Need to know the inputs from you guys , the best approach to achieve >> this >> > ,the challenges and pros and cons. >> > >> > Regards >> > Naim. >> >> >> >> -- >> Jurijs >> +371 29268222 (+2 GMT) >> ============================================ >> http://otn.oracle.com/ocm/jvelikanovs.html >> >> >