R12.1.3: Patches for AME Approval Sequencing issues

Were you aware that there are so many issues surrounding AME Approval Sequencing that there are several different patches which need to be applied?  Article "Oracle Patches Guide - Release 12.1.3 - Approval Sequencing - Action History Display Issues With and Without AME" via MOS note ID 1598819.1 has all of the patches listed and if they are included in previous rollup patches but most have not been added so many one-off patches will need to be downloaded!

Weekend Learning: New and changed features for Procurement in R12.1.3 and beyond

Do you know how the Procurement module has changed in the latest R12 EBS releases?  Well look no further than this note from My Oracle Support "Procurement R12.1.3+ New and Changed Features" via ID 1607297.1!  Favorite this article since that + sign means the article will keep being updated with new features with new releases and RUPs too.

R12 Procurement Update

For those of you heading to R12, our spotlight on the EBS Support blog has several articles you should read about Procurement.  First, the new look of Procurement with the Buyer Work Center which provides a one-stop shop for Buyers so they can perform their daily tasks all in one place with ease.  Next, primarily for DBAs, are articles on several invalid R12 objects which are the cause of at least 25 known issues for Procurement and a new Rollup Patch for Procurement Approvals and AME which is not included in the RPCs I posted about yesterday.

R12 and Encumberance accounting: What you need to know!

From the "looking for R12 bugs" category comes this article via the Oracle EBS Support blog letting us know that after applying a RUP patch we can start to encounter INSERT_PACKET_CREATE_EVENT-020: ORA-01400 errors when trying to cancel Purchase Order lines under a specific condition.  Worth looking into if you are going to, or are on, R12 to see if this patch has been applied since there is also a fix patch listed in the article as well!