Oracle Configurator

Oracle Configurator is an application or part of an application that lets a user configure products and services. The configuration model, which is typically based on a BOM model, consists of structure, rules, and UI definition.

Oracle Configurator Components

                     Oracle Configurator consists of the following main elements:

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      Runtime Oracle Configurator

·         Oracle Configurator Servlet (OC Servlet)

o       UI Server

o       Configuration Interface Object (CIO)

·         The Oracle Configurator Schema within an Oracle Applications database

·          Oracle Configurator Developer

With Oracle E-Business Suite 11.5.10.2 all above components come as integral part Oracle EBS installations. In Previous version, Oracle Configurator Developer used to be a separate desktop application.

Runtime Oracle Configurator

                         The runtime Configurator provides a means of selecting options to create a configuration. It is presented to end users by the OC Servlet as an Oracle Configurator window. Although Configurator can be deployed as a standalone application, the Oracle Configurator window is usually launched from within a host application.

From Oracle Order Management runtime Configurator can be invoked if ATO/PTO model is entered on Order Line and Configure button is clicked.

Oracle Configurator Servlet

                       This consists of UI Server and Configuration Interface Object. The OC Servlet runs on Oracle Internet Application Server (iAS), which includes the Apache Web Server. The behavior of the OC Servlet can be customized by setting Servlet properties.

Oracle Configurator Schema

                        The Oracle Configurator schema consists of Configurator (CZ) tables in the Oracle EBS 11i database that is accessed by both the runtime Oracle Configurator and Oracle Configurator Developer.

Oracle Configurator Developer 

                       With Release 11.5.10 this comes as integral part of EBS. This is used to develop various configuration rules, user interface, add non-BOM items which are necessary for guided selling. The user interface (UI) can later be published to various hosting applications like Order Management, iStore etc.

Important Responsibilities

·           Oracle Configurator Administrator

·           Oracle Configurator Developer

·           Inventory (For defining MODEL, Catalogs)

·           Bills Of Material (for defining MODEL BOM)