AppsDBA vs Functional Consultant

Hi Friends,
I just talked to my friend who just found job in Singapore as Functional Consultant (Financials). She said that there are lots of vacancies for Functionals there, and the highest
paid are the HR Functionals. And there are less vacancies for AppsDBA because there are already lots of DBAs there :( Was she biased?
By the way if thats the case, I felt like shifting my carrier as Functional Consultant.
What is the easiest module in EBS that I can start practising with?
Can you give me docs to basic learning of EBS Functionals? as a starter.
Thanks a lot

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