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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 06 JUL 2021 | Created initial document. |
This guide outlines the information you need to know about new or improved functionality in this update.
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There are no major updates planned for Oracle Utilities Operational Device Cloud Service for 21B.
Access Utilities Cloud Service REST APIs with OAuth Credentials
OAuth-based authorization (client credentials) is now supported for inbound web services. This provides an industry-standard integration mechanism for the Oracle Utilities Cloud Services REST APIs. OAuth support further enhances the reliability and security of the Oracle Utilities Cloud Services REST APIs. It allows customers to integrate with a broader range of Oracle and non-Oracle products, and simplifies the integration implementation.
Utilities Application Framework
Batch Day Dashboard and Batch Run Threads Portals
Review the batch runs for a given business day using list zones and various analytic charts. The introduction of the Business Day Dashboard allows you to quickly determine the state and performance information of your batch workloads using the Business Date as a key dimension. The portal contains zones to provide details about state and individual thread performance to assist in detecting data and performance issues with individual batch workloads.
Use a new type of zone to display information using tabs. The Tab Display zone supports the display of complex of information using tabs within a single zone. This allows you to stay within a context of a zone, but it allows for flexibility in the information available in that zone to reduce your time and costs.
Support for Defining Links and List Standards in Schemas
Defining self links and foreign key links as well as returning lists of information (surrounded by a "_data" grouping element) is now supported by providing syntax in the REST inbound web service operation schema. Supporting syntax in the REST inbound web service (IWS) operation schema for some standard features in published APIs moves the burden of configuration to the object that needs the feature. The internal schema can therefore remain devoid of this configuration that is not applicable to the internal service. This is in the style of the Hypermedia as the Engine of Application State (HATEOAS) standard.
Service to Maintain the Sequence Table
Provides the ability for product teams and implementation teams to maintain records in the Sequence table (CI_SEQ) through configuration tools processes.
Organize and run your project's automated test flows or test flow sets in a single test plan. For example, you can run a test plan for each iteration of a regression or acceptance test flow for an application's upgrade test. Test Planning provides a consolidated run summary of all the test flows or test flow sets, and a high-level view of the overall status of the automated test flows in the context of the test application's health. Test Planning organizes automated test flows or test flow sets into a single test plan, eliminating the need to run each test flow or test flow set and manually consolidate the results.
See a preview of the database changes coming for 21B in the Oracle Utilities Cloud Services Database Changes Guide.