Oracle Fusion Applications were first released in 2011. They represent a suite of enterprise applications that combine the best features and functions from Oracle’s acquired applications, including Oracle E-Business Suite, PeopleSoft, JD Edwards, and Siebel, into a single, standards-based platform. The Fusion Applications are designed to leverage modern technologies such as cloud computing, service-oriented architecture (SOA), and business intelligence (BI).
In the initial days, word was that there was very little (if any) possibility of customizing the Product since most components reside Server Side & would be hosted by Oracle. Client side hosting was possible, but very rare.
Recently I came across a post on LinkedIn which details the various ways Fusion can be customised. I have used a few of them over the course of my career – but I did not know that we have such a varied level of possibilities.
I have personally used an approach for complex functional requirements – wherein data from Fusion is evaluated, a decision taken & changes made to the data ( hint.. involves OTBI, SOA & OIC – it gets the job done – but with a lag.)
Sharing content from LinkedIn post (incase the Author decides to take it down)
1. Personalization vs Customization
2. Personalization – User Specific Changes
3. Concept of Sandbox – Creating, Using, Publishing & Deleting Sandboxes
4. Customization Through Tools of Sandbox – Appearance (Change Logo and Theme)
5. Customization Through Tools of Sandbox – Structure (Hide, Show & Reorder Module Tiles in Springboard and Navigator)
6. Customization Through Tools of Sandbox – Page Composer
7. Customization Through Tools of Sandbox – Page Integration (Integrate an External Page in Oracle Fusion)
8. Customization Through Tools of Sandbox – User Interface Text (Add Custom Text Message on the Specific Module Page)
9. Home Screen Customization – Add Banner Message on Home Screen
10. Home Screen Customization – Define News & Announcements
11. Field Customization – Hide Fields
12. Field Customization – Show Hidden Fields
13. Field Customization – Rename Field’s Label
14. Field Customization – Reorder Field’s Position
15. Field Customization – Customize a Field’s Width, Font Style and Colour of it’s Contents
16. Field Customization – Make Fields Mandatory
17. Field Customization – Conditional Mandate – Make Fields Mandatory on the Basis of Value of Some Other Field
18. Field Customization – Default Values to a Field Based on User Name
19. Field Customization – Default Values to a Field Based on Other Field
20. Field Customization – Hide a Field Based on Role provisioned
21. Field Customization – Show a Field Based on Role provisioned
22. Other Customizations – Create Alerts Using Alerts Composer
23. Other Customizations – Add Custom Infotiles & Infolets