Oracle Configurator Fundamentals

Oracle Configurator Introduction:

A configurator is a tool for configuring products and services. The configuration process can include assessing customer needs, selecting product and service components, and viewing configurations. Oracle Configurator can be integrated with the following applications,
•iStore
•Order management
•TeleSales
•Sales Online
•Quoting
•A custom Web Application


Oracle Configurator Supports:

# Configuration for Simple to Complex products and services
# Guided Buying or Selling for non-expert users
# Real-time validation during option selection
# Multiple User Interfaces (Uis) for different types of users accessing the same model
# Batch validation of configuration models
# Custom rule extensions to the configuration model
# APIs for integrating with other hosting applications, including custom Web applications
# BOM Synchronization
# Multiple Instantiation in Solution-based Models
# Model Networks and Connectivity
# Configuring Attributes

Oracle Configurator Architecture:

I. Three-Tier Architecture
• Data tier for Oracle Applications Database Server
• Application Tier for the Oracle Configurator Servlet and Internet or Web Server
• UI Tier for Configurator Thin Client UI
II. Runtime Oracle Configurator and Oracle Configurator Developer use the same data tier architecture .
III. Production Oracle Configurator and the test runtime Configurator. User Interface invoked from Oracle Configurator Developer are thin Client Uis using the same application tier architecture


Oracle Configurator Implementation Overview:

•Setup an Oracle Configurator development or test environment
•Import PTO and ATO BOM Model structures and Item Master data into Oracle Configurator Developer
•Use Oracle Configurator Developer to enhance the configuration model:
# Structure (imported from Oracle BOM or structure you create in Developer)
# Rules
# User Interface
•If required, extend the configuration model by using Functional Companions to:
# Access information outside the configuration model
# Perform engineering calculations
# Integrate with an alternative User Interface
# Write custom rules that cannot be created using OCD
•Test the configuration model and any Functional Companions against defined Test Cases.


Conceptual Overview of Configurator Implementation Flow: