R12 Purchasing: Approval of PO with AME ends in ORA-00060 error

If you are on R12.1.3 or R12.2 make sure that you bone up on MOS article "When approving a Purchase Order using AME, the Approval Workflow completes with ORA-00060 and "ECX_PROGRAM_EXIT_EMBD" errors" from note ID 1585839.1 as a certain Transmission Method can cause an ORA-00060 error to happen in the AME Workflow.

Weekend Learning: Oracle Supplier Network attachments via XML Gateway

Have you subscribed to the Oracle Supplier Network?  Well if you have, do you know that there are additional protocols that can be used for the transaction?  Check out My Oracle Support article "How Are Attachments Handled For OSN - Oracle Supplier Network Transactions Through XML Gateway?" from note ID 1968038.1 for all of the details, including a link to the Oracle XML Gateway User Guide so you can add this to your toolbox this weekend!

XMLTYPE tables do not show up in DBA_TABLES

While researching a potential performance problem in our system as a result of an e-mail from one of my co-workers, I found out that XMLTYPE tables are not really tables at all.  What makes me say that?  Well, check out this My Oracle Support note "Why Xmltype tables don't show up in Dba_tables view?" found via article ID 1419203.1 to find out which view these tables actually show up in and the reason why too!

Are you wise to SAML? Does that make you SAMLwise?

What is SAML?  Great question, glad you asked!  In our continuing spotlight, I didn't know either until I read this guest author article on Steven Chan's EBS blog about SAML, XML, WS-Security, and the interaction of the Oracle product mix.  Not only do we get an in-depth explanation of what these ideas/objects are, but Rekha offers us a nice visual aid which helps to pull the article together.  Worth a read, especially if you utilize SOA and looking to help change the landscape at work to make sure your EBS platform stays secure.