1. Functional Overview Overview of Installed Base 2. Centralized Repository of Information 3. Creation of serviceable Item/Product 4.

Tracking the item details in Installed base

Overview of Oracle Installed Base

Oracle Installed Base is an item instance life cycle tracking application that facilitates enterprise-wide life cycle item management and tracking capabilities. Oracle Installed Base tracks an item from the time that it is received in inventory, in work in process, in projects, at customer sites, and throughout the return and repair process. It records a history of changes to tracked items and supports the creation and maintenance of Oracle Installed Base configurations.

1.Features of Oracle Installed Base

Oracle Installed Base is capable of tracking serialized and non-serialized item instances including: Tangible items such as manufactured, purchased, and shipped items Intangible items such as software, services, licenses, and agreements Tangible assets including fixed, movable, and leased assets Oracle Installed Base leverages existing Oracle applications and is fully integrated with the Oracle E-Business Suite. Key features and functionality include the following: Item instance maintenance Support for inventory transactions Centralized repository of information: Item instance consolidated transactions history Item instance time stamp and version label history History of Oracle E-Business Suite transactions affecting Oracle Installed Base Instance relationships with multiple party/accounts Configuration support and instance-to-instance relationships Open Interface and Quick Edit capabilities: Mass load of item instances by an open interface Quick online edit of attributes for a group of item instances System grouping of item instances Capability of user-defined extended attributes

2.Centralized Repository of Information

Consolidated transactions history for an item instance Oracle Installed Base provides a single, centralized user interface to view and drill down from all transactions affecting tracking attributes for an item over the life of the item instance. Transaction details include, for example, transaction type, source application, transaction, line reference, and transaction date. Time stamp and version label history for an item instance In the Item Instance History page you can view the state of the attributes of an instance by specifying a date-time stamp or a version label. This feature provides valuable information regarding what an item instance looked like at a given point in time. History of Oracle E-Business Suite transactions affecting Oracle Installed Base Oracle Installed Base provides the ability to query transactions by date range, status, and transaction types across Oracle E-Business Suite applications. It pulls together information from multiple applications and presents it in a single, central user interface.

3.Creation of serviceable Item/Product

Services are items that you define in the item master. They include the coverage terms that are given or sold to a customer.

Steps to create a serviceable item

You must define serviceable items in the item master. Following are the steps for creating an item which is serviceable. (N) Inventory, vision operations (USA) > Items > Master Items

1. Open Oracle Inventory and navigate to Inventory. Select Items, and then select Master Items.
2. If prompted, enter an Organization (You have to select Master OrganizationV1 in this scenario) 3. Then the Master Items window appears. Enter an item. 4. Enter a description. 5. From the main tab, go to menu Tools >> Copy from. Choose the template as @Finished good from list of values. Based on the predefined setups, all the setups will be applicable to this form

Ex: Some of the check boxes enabled in below screen shot. Based on the pre-defined template, those options will be applicable using the template (@Finished goods)

While defining the setups, Under Service tab Enable the Track In Install base check box. Then only we can track this item in install base

Assigning Service item to Child organization

Organization Assignment: Once we created master item, have to attach to child items. Click on Organization Assignment tab left side, and enable Assigned check box which you required. (N) Inventory, vision operations (USA) > Items > Master Items

4. Tracking the item details in Installed base

This is the Install base main screen, In this what ever item which we created in Item master we can track the item information. (N) Oracle Installed base agent user > Item Instance > Item Instances Search with your item

Enter your Item and click on search button. And your Item information will display.