IStore - Cloned Apps Schema to access standalone Oracle Applications

Question

Client has business across different continents and are using standalone oracle ebusiness applications across the locations.
They have recently bought an single iStore license and wants to use it across the locations. Oracle has recommended to buy four licenses of the same as they have standalone oracle e-biz installed at four locations.
Client is not happy buying so many licenses as they may have business in new locations in future. Client has agreed with the approach of cloning the APPS schema four times and then create/replace synonyms with DBlinks which points to four different locations.
This is similar to creating a responsibility using APPS_READ_ONLY schema. The only difference is creating a read/write APPS schema instead of ReadOnly.
• Database
•     Create a Database Link in iStore instance pointing to the US Oracle Apps instance
•     Create a Custom schema XXAPPS (contains synonyms + code objects), which is a clone of APPS schema
•     Provide Grants on objects in APPS schema for XXAPPS schema
•     Recursively re-compile the invalid code objects in XXAPPS schema
•     Create/Replace the synonyms in XXAPPS using the DBLink created for US instance, only for the products/modules used by iStore functionality
•     Investigate and fix the invalid objects
o          e.g errors due to accessing the remote objects, pl/sql feature constraints like FORALL cannot be used on the remote table, etc.,
•     The standard Oracle objects which are modified due to the above are placed in the custom top XXIBE_TOP/patch/115/sql
• Oracle Applications
•     Register the new Oracle User XXAPPS
o          (N) Security -> Oracle -> Register -> Database User Name: XXAPPS
•     Register the custom application per location/instance
o          (N) Application -> Register -> Application : XXUS iStore Customizations, Shortname: XXIBEUS, Basepath: XXIBE_TOP.
o     Please note that XXIBE_TOP is the common top used for all the custom applications (existing and new)
•     Register the new Oracle User in the DataGroup
o          (N) Security -> Oracle -> DataGroup -> Standard -> Application: XXUS iStore Customizations, Oracle ID: XXAPPS
•     Create a custom responsibilitie(s) based on the application 'XXus iStore Customizations'
o          (N) Security -> Responsibility -> Define
iStore
Create an iStore User/Dealer/Superuser & approve the user
Assign theto custom responsibilitie(s)  the iStore User/Dealer/Superuser in Oracle Applications
I have an apprehension that there will be issues that needs to considered from maintainence perspective. If you have followed such an approach, what problems would you forsee ? and important things that needs to be considered before implementing such a solution?
Edited by: user626569 on Jul 25, 2011 4:14 PM

Answer 1

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