Field notes from 27 years in EBS

Silent AP Invoice Validation Failures: The Hidden Threat to Your Payment Operations

How invisible validation errors silently block vendor payments and what to do about it.

February 19, 2026

Understanding Oracle EBS Data Fix Procedures

Learn the proper approach to data corrections in Oracle EBS while maintaining audit trail integrity.

February 19, 2026

Patch Governance in Oracle EBS: Balancing Stability and Currency

Building a sustainable patch management practice for Oracle EBS Financials environments.

February 20, 2026

R12.1.3 Stability Strategy: Maximizing Value from Your Oracle EBS Investment

Strategic approaches to maintaining R12.1.3 stability while planning your future state.

February 20, 2026

Oracle EBS Governance Framework

Establish a governance framework that balances agility with control in your Oracle EBS environment.

February 19, 2026

Who Updates Your Tax Rates Now? Keeping E-Business Tax Current on an Unsupported EBS

Oracle stopped shipping tax and regulatory content for EBS 12.1 in January 2022 — but most of your transaction tax content was never Oracle's to ship. Here is exactly what changed, where tax rates actually come from, and the maintenance calendar an unsupported instance needs.

August 7, 2026

How You Actually Change E-Business Tax: The Supported Update Paths, Object by Object

If SQL against the ZX tables is off the table, what is on it? Every E-Business Tax object, the screen or program that updates it, the tables each path writes, and the three legitimate non-UI routes — the 12.2 workbook, mass-creation programs, and partner content loaders.

August 8, 2026

The Tables Behind Every Rate Change: An E-Business Tax Update Runbook

A working map of the ZX data model — regime to rate, rules, jurisdictions, geography — and the exact discipline for applying a tax rate change on an EBS instance Oracle no longer patches: end-date, create, verify, never update in place.

August 7, 2026

E-Business Tax by Release: What 11i, 12.1, and 12.2 Shops Each Face Without Oracle's Help

The tax architecture underneath your EBS release decides what staying compliant costs you. A release-by-release comparison — 11i's per-module tax codes, 12.1's frozen ZX engine, 12.2's still-patched workbook era — plus what each module actually asks of the tax engine.

August 7, 2026

Month-End Close Bottlenecks in Oracle Financials: A Systematic Approach

Identifying and eliminating the most common causes of close cycle delays in Oracle EBS.

February 20, 2026

Streamlining Your Oracle Month-End Close

Reduce your month-end close cycle by implementing these proven Oracle EBS best practices.

February 19, 2026

5 Common AP Invoice Errors and How to Fix Them

Learn how to quickly diagnose and resolve the most frequent AP invoice import failures in Oracle EBS.

February 19, 2026

SLA Metrics Every CFO Should Track for Oracle Financials Operations

Key performance indicators that provide visibility into Oracle Financials operational health.

February 20, 2026

Concurrent Manager Performance Tuning: A Practical Guide for Oracle EBS

Practical strategies for optimizing concurrent processing in Oracle EBS environments.

February 20, 2026

Oracle Database Performance Tuning for EBS

Essential database tuning techniques to keep your Oracle EBS environment running at peak performance.

February 19, 2026

SQL Performance Diagnostics in Oracle Financial Systems

Identifying and resolving SQL performance issues that impact financial processing.

February 20, 2026

Oracle Integration Triage Framework: Systematic Approach to Interface Failures

A structured methodology for diagnosing and resolving Oracle EBS integration issues.

February 20, 2026

Building Resilient OIC Integrations

Design Oracle Integration Cloud flows that handle failures gracefully and maintain data integrity.

February 19, 2026

Oracle EBS vs. Oracle Cloud vs. Oracle Fusion: Understanding the Differences

A comprehensive breakdown of the functional, technical, and operational differences between Oracle E-Business Suite, Oracle Cloud ERP, and Oracle Fusion Applications.

February 20, 2026

Oracle EBS R12.2.x + AI: What’s Actually Possible Without Migrating to Fusion

Still on Oracle EBS R12.2.x with no migration plan? You don’t need Fusion to get AI. Discover what’s actually possible on your existing EBS investment today.

March 26, 2026

The Real Cost of Adding AI to Oracle EBS vs. Migrating to Fusion: A CIO's Decision Framework for 2026

March 28, 2026