Oracle Cloud Infrastructure Documentation

Uploading Multiple CEMLI Files Manually

Learn how to add multiple CEMLI files to Packager from the local drive, and configure the object types and other properties manually.

To upload CEMLI files manually:

  1. On the CEMLI home page, verify that your customer details are displayed.
  2. Click Packager.

    The Upload Customized Files tab is displayed by default.

  3. In the Actions list, click Choose Product.

    The Select Product dialog box opens.

  4. Select the custom application you want to associate the uploaded files with.
  5. Click Close.

    The Product Name, Description and Created By fields are populated with the corresponding information.

  6. In the Upload Customized Files area, click Add.

    The Choose Files dialog box opens.

  7. Select one or more files that you want to upload, then click Open.
    Note

    To select multiple files, hold the Ctrl key, and click each file to be added.

  8. Click Ok.

    The Upload Customized Files page is refreshed, listing all the selected files in the Upload Customized Files area.

    Each record in the Upload Customized Files area shows the following information:

    • Name: Specifies the name of the file to be uploaded.

    • Description: Provides a free-text description of the file to be uploaded.

    • Size (bytes): Specifies the size of the uploaded file, in bytes.

    • Product: Specifies the short name of the custom application the file is associated with.

    • Object Type: Specifies the supported Oracle E-Business Suite object type. For more information on the object types supported in Oracle Automated CEMLI Execution, see CEMLI File Object Types.

    • Version: Specifies the file version, in numeric form, as identified in the header. For example, 123.1.3.

    • Language: Specifies the language associated with the file to be included in the patch.

    • Parameter: Allows you to enter values for the parameters specific to the selected object type. For more information on the object types supported in Oracle Automated CEMLI Execution, see CEMLI File Object Types.

  9. From the Object Type list, select the object type associated with your file.
  10. In the Parameter field, click Parameters.

    The Enter File Parameters window opens, showing the following information for each available parameter:

    • Name: Specifies the name of the variable, as defined in the patch driver.

    • Value: Specifies the value of the variable.

    • Required: Specifies whether the parameter is mandatory or not.

  11. In the Value field, enter values for the parameters specific to the selected object type.

    Note:

    Mandatory parameters are marked with Y in the Required field.

  12. Click Save to go back to the Upload Customized Files area.

    To add more files, follow steps 6 to 11.

    To remove unnecessary files, go to step 13.

    To upload the files currently in the Upload Customized Files area, go to step 14.

  13. Remove any unnecessary files by selecting the file and clicking Clear, or remove all files by clicking Clear All.
  14. Click Upload.

    The Uploading Customized Files dialog box opens, showing the following information:

    • Name: Specifies the name of the file to be uploaded.

    • Status: Specifies the result of the file upload process.

  15. Click Start Upload.

    The files are uploaded in parallel, with progress tracked for each. Check that the status for each file upload is complete.

    Note

    If the header information is incorrect or missing, the file upload will fail.

  16. Click Close.

    The Upload Customized Files page opens. Following a successful upload, all uploaded files are listed in the Currently Uploaded Files area, with the version information collected from the respective file headers.

    Each record in the Currently Uploaded Files area shows the following information:

    • Archived: Specifies whether the uploaded file is archived or not.

    • Name: Specifies the name of the uploaded file.

    • Description: Optionally, add a description for each file. You can also use this field to identify different versions of the same file, such as different language versions.

    • Product: Specifies the short name of the custom application the file is associated with.

    • Object Type: In the Object Type column, verify that the default object type listed is correct. If necessary, select the correct object type for each file. For more information, see Before Uploading CEMLI Files.

    • Parameters: Specifies the values for the parameters specific to the selected object type.

    • Version: Version information is detected automatically in the file header. Header information is mandatory for most objects. For more information, see Before Uploading CEMLI Files. For files with object types that do not require a header, you will be prompted to enter a value in the Version field.

    • Language: If NLS language support has been implemented, select the relevant language from the list. See Before Uploading CEMLI Files to understand which object types support language-specific files.

    • Uploaded By: Specifies the email address of the user who uploaded the file.

    • Uploaded On: Specifies the date when the file was uploaded.