Utility to Move Custom Package from one instance to another

Question

Hi,
I wanted to know that in EBS if we have any Forms Personalization or if we have added any custom Concurrent Program then using "FNDLOAD" utility we can easily transfer it from one instance to another.
Similar to that is there any utility which we can use to deploy PL/SQL Package? I don't want to install Package using SQL* utility then is there any other way to do that? Please guide..
Regards,
Priyanka

Answer 1

Hi Priyanka,
I do not want to leave the 'no' as the last statement. In my role as configuration manager for EBS projects, I have seen a lot of alternatives to prepare setup files (FNDLOAD) and database object files (Packages, Tables, Views etc.) in a professional way and make the same ready to deploy.
You can choose from utilities such as self created scripts, but also other products from the market are quite good. The decision to choose a specific solution depends on the client requirements and expectations.
Currently I am working with a professional solution to retrieve and deploy custom objects from one environment to the other, whereas the definiton is simple and the deployment can be done in seconds without any specific knowledge. This is a solution we have here created for a client with a target of around 2000 custom object files, grouped into 80 custom solutions.
The more custom objects you have in total, the more changes you need to track, the more professional you should define your process.
The evolution could be something like:
manual deployment > script based > professional script solutions > tool based > standard product based Any follow up question is welcome!
Volker