Special Edition Using Oracle® 11i

Chapter 27. Administering the Oracle Applications

In this chapter

• Release 11i Changes

• Understanding Security

• Maintaining Profile Options

• Understanding Concurrent Processing

• Understanding Printers

• Troubleshooting

As an Oracle Application system administrator, you hold the keys to the application. Whereas a database administrator is responsible for maintaining the engine and workings of the application, the system administrator governs user access to your system. Without such a role, your users would have free reign of your applications.

As an Oracle Applications system administrator, you are responsible for defining and maintaining the following:

• The users of the system

• Users’ responsibilities

• Reports and report sets a user can run

• System and user profiles ...