This document will continue to evolve as existing sections change and new information is added. All updates appear in the following table:
| Date | Product | Feature | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 01 JUL 2020 | Created initial document. |
This guide outlines the information you need to know about new or improved functionality in this update.
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Support Operational Device Management Configuration
Support item synchronization between Operational Device Management and Meter Data Management through configuration of the Item Asset business object.
Protect and audit changes to your data across your user base, and provide an approval chain for those changes within your application. No additional database-level tools are required.
Print shipping memos containing shipment details and items in the parcel.
Upload thousands of rows of data using a batch job through the Batch Loader Request.
Use decompressed or compressed data files for conversion data upload.
Utilities Application Framework
Date and Time Field Improvements
Experience a better design for date and time.
Query Portals Introduced for Existing Pages
Search more efficiently and intuitively using new query portals for many configuration objects.
Maintain field information using a standard portal.
Additional Context Labels for Date and Time Fields
Associate date and time field with additional alternative labels in various contexts.
Delete HTTP Method for REST Web Services
Leverage the DELETE HTTP method when including REST services as part of your Oracle Utilities cloud service implementation.
Use an available option to indicate that a manifest file, which describes the contents of the extracted files, should be produced when creating one or more extract files.
Support for File Compression and Decompression
Indicate that an extract file should be compressed for certain batch programs. During file upload, other programs also support decompression of a file while reading.
Bucket Name Prefix for Cloud Object Storage
Add a bucket name prefix to aid in defining different functional buckets for different environments when configuring Cloud Object Storage.
Submission Method and User for Batch Jobs
View submission method of a batch job submission record to understand the origin of the batch request. View the submission user as an audit of the user that created the batch request (if applicable).
Support Analytics Dimension Hierarchy Definition
Describe Analytics Dimension hierarchies using metadata.
Conversational Test Data Entry
Save substantial time in flow development with Conversational Test Data Entry. Conversational Test Data Entry is a unit testing and test data update service that uses the concept of rapid unit testing-issue resolution of test steps. It helps in updating test data dynamically by conversing with the application being tested, through an intuitive user interface for faster edit and re-post of the request XML for a given test step to get the desired response.
Support for Hybrid Integration Test Flows
Develop and execute automated test flows that span your Oracle Utilities cloud service and Oracle Utilities on-premises applications with the Hybrid Integration Test Flow.
See a preview of the database changes coming for 20B in the Oracle Utilities Cloud Services Database Changes Guide.