Oracle Retail Store Solutions Technical Essentials 13.2

This course provides a technical overview of Oracle Retail's Store Solutions. Inclusive of the overview is a detailed description of the technology utilized in developing the course, coding standards and how the overall development enables the Stores Solutions to integrate with other Oracle Retail Applications. Special attention is paid to hardware and software requirements to for each Store Solution application and a detailed understanding of the installation practices is discussed. Created for application developers in mind, the course also incorporates the most relevant Retail Industry standards necessary for the development of industry leading applications.

Learn to:

• Describe the various Oracle Retail Store Solutions
• Explain how Store Solutions integrate with other Oracle Retail products
• Identify the conceptual architecture used in Store Solutions
• Identify various logical architectural components of the applications and their service-oriented approach
• Explain the recommended physical architecture for typical deployment of Store Solutions

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Audience

• Application Developers
• Technical Consultant
• Java Developer

Course Topics Course Agenda

• Course Objectives

Stores Solutions Overview

• Explain how Oracle Retail Store Solutions work as part of the Oracle Retail Footprint
• List other key applications in the Oracle Retail Footprint
• Overview of Oracle Retail Store Solutions Architecture

Physical Architecture

• Detail the conceptual aspects of the technical architecture and sub-systems of Oracle Retail Store Solutions
• Explain the actors and process flow used in Oracle Retail Store Solutions
• Understand and describe the physical infrastructure of the Oracle Retail Store Solutions applications
• List the third-party software and hardware needed to deploy Oracle Retail Store Solutions
• Describe the recommended hardware and network topology for a typical large and distributed deployment

Application Architecture

• Describe components of the logical architecture of Oracle Retail Store Solutions applications
• Explain the Service-Oriented Architecture (SOA) approach in the Oracle Retail Store Solutions applications
• List the advantages of the technical architecture used in Oracle Retail Store Solutions applications

Data Architecture

• Understand the data flow in the Store Solutions architecture
• Describe the data sources in the Store Solutions architecture
• List the typical roles and responsibilities of a data architect working with Store Solutions applications

Non-functional Architecture Requirements

• Scalability and Service Quality
• Security
• Offline Support and Disaster Recovery
• Availability
• System Monitoring
• Deployment and Support Processes
• Data Distribution
• Transaction Number Generation

Application-Level Technical Design for Point-of-Service

• Logical design model, sub-system design
• Design highlights, design, and development time recommendations
• System architecture document (SAD)

Application-Level Technical Design for Back Office

• Explain the application-level technical design of Oracle Retail Back Office

Application-Level Technical Design for Central Office

• Understand the technical design of Oracle Retail Central Office

Application-Level Technical Design for Labels and Tags

• Explain the technical design of Oracle Retail Labels and Tags

Installation

• Describe the general installation process for Point-of-Service
• Back Office
• Central Office
• Labels and Tags

Configuration

• Configuring Point-of-Service

System Data

• Understand the fundamental system data used in the Oracle Retail Store Solutions

High-level Overview of Typical Integration Points

• List the typical integration points for the Oracle Retail Store Solutions

Integration Technologies

• Understand the integration of technologies used in Oracle Retail Store Solutions

Interface Definitions

• Explain the interface definitions used in the integration of the Oracle Retail Store Solutions

Performance and Service-level Agreements

• Describe the application performance and service-level agreements for Oracle Retail Store Solutions

Standards

• List the standards used in Oracle Retail Store Solutions

Deployment Options

• Understand the deployment options available for designing a customized physical and logical architecture

Localization

• Explain internationalization functionality in this release
• Avoid common implementation pitfalls with respect to internationalization and localization

Course Objectives

• Create a system architecture document (SAD)
• List the integration technologies used with Oracle Retail Store Solutions and explain how they are used
• Identify important integration points among Oracle Retail Store Solutions and with external applications
• Describe the service-level agreements required for integration
• Explain how various retail industry standards are involved in the design, development, and deployment of Store Solutions
• Understand and describe key tables in Store Solutions
• Understand application-level technical design for Store Solutions
• Draw a diagram of a functional entity relationship
• Specify the general hardware and software requirements for deploying Store Solutions on an IBM or Oracle Stack
• Install and configure Oracle Retail Store Solutions
• Describe the various Oracle Retail Store Solutions
• Explain how Oracle Retail Store Solutions integrate with other Oracle Retail products
• Comprehend the conceptual architecture used in the Oracle Retail Store Solutions
• Identify various logical architectural components of the applications and their service-oriented approach
• Explain the recommended physical architecture of both a typical and large deployment of Store Solutions