Yeah, it sounds odd but true we are talking about Innovation Pack 2017.After successful release of IP2016 with lots of brand new promising features like DISA, Composer and Workspaces, Innovation Pack 2017 (17.0) is planned to release within the 1st half of 2017.
The Siebel CRM IP2017 Statement of Direction has been already published, and can be found on My Oracle Support, Doc ID: 2179185.1
IP2017 targets to power boost concepts of Composer and Workspaces. Some of the key capabilities and benefits to be delivered in Innovation Pack 2017 include:
Siebel Composer
Again Siebel Composer is the key highlight. Its features include:
- Zero Downtime for the deployment of configuration changes
- Visual, Guided, Web Based Integrated Developer Environment for the customization of Siebel CRM
applications - Simplified Siebel Configuration Model that hides the complexity of underlying Siebel Repository
- Role Based Configuration
- Pre-packaged (but also customizable) Application Design Modules consisting of UI Templates, Javascript
and Styling that can be used in a ‘Plug n Play’ fashion.
The new Siebel Composer.
Multi-level branching for Workspaces:
This enhancement will enable Workspaces to support parallel, multi-release development.Developers can create their private workspaces off of integration branches and deliver their changes into the corresponding integration branches.
Multi-language and non-ENU support for Composer:
This enhancement will enable Siebel CRM applications in Composer mode to be deployed into multiple languages.
Metadata for all the deployed languages can be centrally published into the Runtime Repository for runtime use in
a global deployment catering to multiple languages.
Elasticity and Dynamic registration of servers for Siebel CRM on Oracle Public Cloud (OPC) :
Innovation Pack 2017 will provide enhancements to the Siebel CRM infrastructure to transform applications into “cloud-ready” applications that can be effectively deployed on Oracle Public Cloud to maximize the benefits of cloud deployment.
Support for easier Deployment and Migration from on premise to Oracle Cloud.
Siebel Database Migration framework will be further enhanced to make the migration of customers from On
Premise to Oracle Public cloud simpler, easier and faster.
OpenUI Test Automation:
Innovation Pack2017 will provide abilities to record user scenarios in the UI and play it back within the application at anytime. The playback will recreate the functional flow in same manner as users would interact with application, and detect any unintended regression behaviors.
Standards-Based REST Interface fully provisioned within Siebel CRM:
The Siebel CRM RESTful Web API is being further enhanced in Innovation Pack 2017 to include:
- Catalog of Siebel CRM REST services
- Swagger based description of the REST API (Data, Repository, Services)
- Siebel REST infrastructure for making outbound calls to external REST APIs
- Ability to tailor Siebel REST response content e.g. limit fields or child links in response
Support of Oracle BI Publisher 12g Integration
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