Functional Setup Manager Explained - The Introduction

This post contains the introduction of Oracle Fusion Applications - Functional Setup Manager.

1. Introduction

1.1 What is FSM?

Oracle Fusion Functional Setup Manager is a new application in the Oracle Fusion Applications suite, which is used to implement all Oracle Fusion Applications offerings. It provides an end-to-end guided process for managing your functional setup projects throughout the entire implementation lifecycle.

1.2 Purpose of FSM

With Oracle Fusion Functional Setup Manager One can:

•       Learn about and analyse implementation requirements.
•       Configure Oracle Fusion applications to match your business needs.
•       Get complete visibility to setup requirements through guided, sequential task lists downloadable into Excel for project planning.
•      Enter setup data through easy-to-use user interfaces available directly from the task lists.
•      Export and import data from one instance to another for rapid setup.
•      Validate setup by reviewing setup data reports.
•          Implement all Oracle Fusion applications through a standard and consistent process.

1.3 Key Benifits of FSM

•   Self-Service Administration

An integrated, guided process for planning, configuration, implementation, deployment and maintenance enable management of all aspects of functional setup of Oracle Fusion applications at the business user level.

•    Complete Transparency

Auto-generated, sequential task lists include prerequisites and address dependencies to give full visibility to end-to-end setup requirements of Oracle Fusion applications.

•    Configurable and Extensible

Packaged list of tasks for setting up Oracle Fusion applications can be easily configured and extended to better fit with the business requirements.

•   Reusable for Rapid Start

Specific implementations can be templatized to facilitate reuse and rapid start of consistent Oracle Fusion applications set up across many instances.

•   Comprehensive Reporting

A set of built-in reports help to analyse, validate, and audit configurations, implementations, and setup data of Oracle Fusion applications.

1.4 Users of FSM

There are primarily three types of business application users that will make use of Oracle Fusion Functional Setup Manager through the Setup and Maintenance work area.

Implementation Project Manager

Implementation project managers are typically responsible for the overall implementation of an Oracle Fusion application. They research and analyze the functionality of Fusion offerings and match them to the business requirements of the implementation. They also determine what setup tasks need to be performed and who will perform them to make an Oracle Fusion application ready for transactional processing.

Functional User

Functional users are representatives from various lines of business of a company and are subject matter experts in their functional areas. They are the financial administrators, procurement managers, sales operations representatives, and benefits administrators. Typically, they will be responsible for entering setup data and then verifying that the applications are working correctly for the transactional processes.

System Administrator

System administrators typically come with technical background and are responsible for software installation, systems configuration, and data migration. The export and import of setup data will usually be performed by system administrators.

1.5 Locating FSM

Location of Functional Setup Manager in the navigator is as shown

Cloud ERP Configuration ERP FSM Functional Setup Manager Fusion OFA Oracle Fusion Applications Setup