FNDLOADER Files

SYMPLiK FNDLOADER 3.0

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Copyright (C) 2009-2013  Christopher Ho / Symplik Tech. Co. Ltd.

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README for FNDLOADER 3.0 Standalone
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- Windows
   o Install the setup executable. For 64-bit Windows, DO NOT INSTALL on a directory contains parenthesis 
      e.g. C:\Program Files (x86) (Oracle client bug).
   o For Windows 8 platform, you need to set FNDLOADER.exe, FNDLOAD.exe and WFLOAD.exe to XP compatiable mode.

- Linux
    o unzip the archive to a directory
    o unzip the client file (R12 and/or 11.5) to that directory
  
- Copy your tnsnames.ora to the root of the installed directory; or
  set a system variable TNS_ADMIN to point to your tnsnames.ora; or
  set a system variable ORACLE_HOME and tnsnames.ora should be located 
  in $ORACLE_HOME/network/admin directory.

- (Linux only) run this command under installation directory to make files 
   become executable:
   chmod u+x FNDOLOADER.sh
   find . -type f -name FNDLOAD -exec chmod u+x {} \;
   find . -type f -name WFDLOAD -exec chmod u+x {} \;

- start the program by FNDLOADER.sh or FNDLOADER.exe

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README for FNDLOADER 3.0 Server Addon
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- Windows
  o Install the setup executable. For 64-bit Windows, DO NOT INSTALL on a directory contains parenthesis 
    e.g. C:\Program Files (x86) (Oracle client bug).
  o If under Windows 8, change FNDLOADER.exe, FNDLOAD.exe and WFLOAD.exe to be executed in XP Compatiable mode

- Linux/Unix
    o unzip the archive to a directory
    o chmod u+x FNDOLOADER.sh
- login as the APPL_TOP owner, and make sure you have set the system profile
   o Run %APPL_TOP%/envshell*.cmd in Windows, and run FNDLOADER.exe in the new Command prompt
   o Serve $APPL_TOP/APPS[SID]_[host].env in *nix, and run FNDLOADER.sh

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Changes in v3.0
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[All Editions]
- Add options to export/import Workflow Defintion
- Add options to export/import XML Publisher Objects
- Add options to export/import OA Framework pages, personalization, and translation from MDS repository.

[Calla Framework]
- Add new parameters "flower.choice.size" and "flower.choice.max" to control pagination and max. number of multiple choices.
- Add maxTextInputLength and minTextInputLength methods in abstract class Question

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Changes in v2.4
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[All Editions]
- Add: Support Java 7 and Windows 8
- Add: function to download/upload Workflow Definition
- Add: Redirect all log files to log directory
- Change: Reduce the loadable objects to FND-related objects only. Skip the DownloadModule screen since FND is the only choice.
- Fix: NullPointerException bug if download directory is invalid
- Fix: incorrect TNS names used if FNDLOAD has been run multiple times

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Changes in v2.3
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[All Editions]
- Objects are grouped by modules and a new module selection screen is added in Download mode
- Integrate with CALLA 1.0 which gives better navigation flow and bug fixes
- Add additionalColumn attribute in FNDLOADER.xml to shown non-key column in ShowFilterResult screen
- In ShowFilterResult screen users can select a particular object to download (Suggested by Vicky C.)
- Fix NLS download/Upload for R12

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Changes in v2.2
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[Stand-alone & Server addon]
- Add options to download and upload NLS translation. These options are 
  shown only when the selected instance has NLS patches applied.

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Changes in v2.1
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[Stand-alone]
- Change directory structure to separate 11i and R12 files
- Use version-specific FNDLOAD and Oracle binaries

[Stand-alone & Server addon]
- instance info is stored in INSTANCE.XML, taking away from FNDLOADER.XML

[CALLA Engine]
- Question and Choices are able to be displayed in different colors (GUI)
- Recording mode, Silent operation, and custom Ant Task

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Changes in v2.0
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- JRE 1.5 or higher is required.
- Using SYMPLiK CALLA engine for interactive wizard in console and GUI
- Rework on all the questions to use the new engine
- Standalone version does not depend on any pre-installed Oracle program
- Use tnsnames.ora for database instance lookup

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Changes in v1.1
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- combined JDOM and JAXEN file into one jar; add commons-exec-1.0.jar
- bug fix: password not saving in encrypted format properly

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Changes in v1.02
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- Security Enhancements: APPS password in the config file will be encrypted after successful login. 
  If the password is incorrect (e.g. you transfer the config files from one instance to another), 
  you will be asked to enter it with a masked echo showing in the console. The program will exit 
  if the password is entered incorrectly for three times.

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Changes in v1.01
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- Initial release