Overview of Oracle Install Base

What is Install Base..?

·                     Life cycle tracking application for an item

·                     Capable of tracking serialized and non-serialized item instances including:

o  Tangible items           e.g.. manufactured, purchased, and shipped items

o  Intangible items  e.g.. software, services, licenses, and agreements

o  Tangible assets         e.g..  fixed, movable, and leased assets

·                     Fully Integrated with Oracle E-Business Suite

Features and Functionality

·                     Item instance maintenance

·                     Support for Inventory Transactions

·                     Centralized repository information

·                     Item instance consolidated transactions history

·                     Item instance timestamp and version label history

·                     History of Oracle E-Business Suite transactions affecting Oracle Install Base

·                     Instance relationships with multiple party/accounts

·                     Configuration support and instance-to-instance relationships

·                     Open Interface and Quick Edit capabilities:

·                     Mass load of item instances by an open interface

·                     Quick online edit of attributes for a group of item instances

·                     System grouping of item instances

When does Install Base instances of IB trackable & shippable items get created ?

·                     When an item is received into inventory

·                     Through miscellaneous receipts

·                     Purchase order receipt, etc