Functional Setup Manager Overview - Oracle Fusion Applications Administration Essentials - page 30

Chapter 3. Functional Setup Manager

Overview

Configuring a large ERP system is time consuming due to the sheer number of para-
meters that need to be configured. Also, there are dependencies between parameters
and the different roles within an organization that need to work in tandem for the right
configuration.

Once an environment is configured, strong processes are required to ensure that
only approved changes are made. Propagating a configuration change requires strict
change control. Finally, figuring out what went wrong in an environment requires tedi-
ous comparisons across instances. Based on all of the above, there is a clear need
for stream-lined configuration management for an ERP environment.

We will review the following aspects of the Functional Setup Manager ( FSM ):

• Architecture and features

• Using FSM

• Migrating configurations using FSM

The architecture of Functional Setup
Manager

Large applications face the following issues when it comes to configuration:

• Ensuring all configurations are done correctly

• Configurations are sequenced correctly

• Collaboration across various roles is achieved

• Ability to move configurations across environments

To alleviate these issues, Oracle Fusion Applications have taken a fundamentally dif-
ferent approach to configuration by introducing the FSM. The FSM externalizes con-
figurations and provides the ability to modularize the application configuration pro-
cess.