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1. What is AutoConfig ?

AutoConfig is a configuration tool that automates the configuration of an Oracle Applications system. The information required for configuring an Applications system is collected into a repository, called the Applications Context; there is one Applications Context for each application tier (example: /APPS/visappl/admin/VIS_apps.xml), and one for the database tier (example: /APPS/visdb/9.2.0/appsutil/VIS_apps.xml). When AutoConfig runs, it uses information from the Applications Context file to generate all configuration files and update database profiles.

2. How do I determine if AutoConfig is enabled ?

• On the Database Node:

         1. Source the database:    

             . /APPS/visdb/9.2.0/VIS_apps.env       (example)

         2. Go to the listener folder:

             cd $ORACLE_HOME/network/admin/VIS_apps  (example)

         3. Show the listener.ora file

            $ more listener.ora   (on Linux/ UNIX, Solaris)

            If the header of this file contains the following message, that means the database is AutoConfig enable:

# ###############################################################
#
# This file is automatically generated by AutoConfig. It will be read and
# overwritten. If you were instructed to edit this file, or if you are not
# able to use the settings created by AutoConfig, refer to Metalink document
# 165195.1 for assistance.
#
# ###############################################################

For this header we can check each application and DB configuration file as well. 

NOTES:

• If the database is AutoConfig enabled, the Applications tier must be AutoConfig enabled as well. 

• For the APPL_TOP: 
  $AD_TOP/bin/adcfginfo.sh contextfile=<CONTEXT> 
  
  For products: 
  $AD_TOP/bin/adcfginfo.sh contextfile=<CONTEXT> show=enabled 

       Example:

       $AD_TOP/bin/adcfginfo.sh contextfile=/APPS/visappl/admin/VIS_apps.xml      (Use a full path here !)

       This system is AutoConfig enabled

       Log file created at location :/APPS/visappl/admin/VIS_apps/log/03210211.log

       [oracle@APPS bin]$ more /APPS/visappl/admin/VIS_apps/log/03210210.log
       #----------------------------------------------
       #------Log File created at: 14:10:20------------
       #----------------------------------------------

       # AUTOCONFIG ENABLED PRODUCTS

       AD ENABLED
       FND ENABLED
       ABM ENABLED
       AHL ENABLED
       AMS ENABLED
       AR ENABLED
       BIS ENABLED
       . . . 

      # AUTOCONFIG DISABLED PRODUCTS

      AK DISABLED
      AU DISABLED
      AHM DISABLED

• If you manually changed any file containing this file header, it is no longer considered as officially AutoConfig enabled !

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