Forms2ADF Assessment - Oracle

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ORACLE FORMS TO ADF TRANSFORMATION ASSESSMENT SERVICE The ultimate goal of any IT modernization project is a reduction in total cost of ownership (TCO), an increase in agility to ongoing business requests, a lowering of the risk of reliance on legacy skill AT A GLANCE

sets, and the ability to meet compliance demands. In the current

• Learn how to reduce

economic climate with rising costs and tightening budgets, many

organizational costs by moving Oracle Forms to ADF. • “Fast-track” your

transformation towards ADF environments using Oracle Modernization Experts. • Receive recommendations

and a phased roadmap plan for adopting your new ADF environment.

organizations are embracing the Java platform as technology architecture of choice. Many customers with existing applications based on an Oracle Forms environment are now investigating the possibilities of extending or migrating existing Oracle Forms Applications as a way to reduce costs and improve efficiencies. Are you an existing Oracle Forms applications customer who would like to modernize your legacy applications and move them into the

OTHER SERVICES You may also be interested in the following Oracle Expert Services: • Oracle SOA Architecture

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Java world? Would you like to modernize your legacy Oracle Forms applications to improve your overall costs? If yes, the Oracle Forms To ADF Transformation Assessment is for you.

Oracle has the

technology and expertise to help you make the optimal choice.

• Oracle SOA Governance

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Overview The Oracle Application Development Framework (ADF) is Oracle’s state-of-the-art development environment for building Java and SOA-based applications. The Oracle Forms To ADF Transformation Assessment Service assesses the feasibility and effort required to transform your existing Oracle Forms application to the Oracle ADF. Our Oracle Experts will work with your team(s) to evaluate possible approaches for Oracle Forms modernization suited to your needs. Possible scenarios can include: •

Improving efficiency and reducing cost by adding self-service functionality to the back-office Oracle Forms applications.

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Improving end user productivity by providing user-friendly and task-oriented user interfaces using state-of-the-art web technologies.

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Protecting your investment in Oracle Forms applications by ”wrapping” them as SOA services, enabling you to reuse existing IT assets (people, data, etc.).

Scope of the Offering We provide an analysis assessment and review of a pre-determined number of Oracle Forms applications. Oracle Experts will assess the feasibility and effort required to

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transform your existing Oracle Forms Application to Oracle ADF. During the WHY ORACLE CONSULTING • Leading Expertise: Oracle's

own experts providing thought leadership for every Oracle solution. • Broad Coverage: “End-to-end”

lifecycle services across the entire Oracle product footprint. • Global Scale: 13,000 Oracle

assessment phase, an agreed set of representative sample forms will be transformed using the Oracle JHeadstart Forms2ADF Generator. Oracle Experts will work with you to determine the best Oracle Forms To ADF strategy to meet your business needs. Approach Typical approach of the assessment is as follows: •

Intake to determine scope and objectives of the assessment

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Select a number Forms of different complexity and transform these to ADF

experts in 145 countries, serving over 20 million users. • Unified Methodology: Based

on industry standards, high quality results across complex projects. • Flexible Delivery: Onsite,

offsite, and offshore, along with innovative solutions such as Rapid Starts and Expert Services.

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This transformation can be done either on or off-site.

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Identify possible issues and workarounds

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Give advise on how to handle Forms-based PL/SQL, reports and batches

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Do a full estimate of the transformation effort involved based on your input

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Typical duration is 2 weeks

Main Deliverables Typical deliverables from this engagement are: •

Sample migrated forms.

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Report on estimated total effort required for modernization.

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Guidelines and roadmap on next steps on how to proceed.

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Presentation of findings and potential benefits to your team.

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Knowledge transfer to your team during the assessment and review phase.

How We Are Different The Oracle Consulting team is focused exclusively on Oracle Technologies, and we have the experts that others turn to for leading practices in Oracle software implementations. We know Oracle best and can provide your business with tightly integrated, comprehensive, superior services throughout your ownership experience. Getting Started Leverage Oracle’s methods, tools and extensive experience with customer implementations across diverse industries and geographies. Tight integration across Consulting, Development, Support, Education and Global Delivery puts the entire Oracle team behind your success. For more information on this assessment, please contact your local Oracle office or mail to [email protected].

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