Not all companies are using the same AIM instead they are using their own giving

different
names but the formats of all the documents are more or less same. Each stage is having set
of documents.

First Stage: Analysis

Second Stage: Designing
Third Stage: Build DEMO / PROTO TYPE
Fourth Stage : Testing
Fifth Stage : Go Live
Six Stage : Post Production

Various documents for different scope and criterias such as:

1.Implementation
2.Customization
3.Conversions

Below some brief on mostly used document types:

BR Documents : Business Requirement Documents, which is primafaciely done by the

Functional Persons of the Implementation Team like Funtional Project Leads / Managers.
These documents are the Set up Documents, which is 100% based on the BR 120
Business Requirement Gatherings as provided by the business. Now as a Funtional
Consultant you need to always go for the BR 100, that is set up document, so BR 100 is
the To Be Process after you gather all sorts of info from the Biz and map in the Oracle
systems
MD Documents : Modular Designing Documents, which are is primafaciely done by the
Technical Persons of the Implementation Team like Technical Project Leads / Project
Manager. These documents are the Design Documents, which is again based on the BR 120
Business Requirement Gathering as provided by the business. These MDs are of
basically discussed any customization needs or any special behaviaour oracle system
should work which is not the Standard Oracle Funtionality. These also discussed about the
tables and the Interface Tables or forms which are going to be used in the particular
modules. Thses also discussed about the High Level Designs like Flows of the Business
and all. These MDs are basically made after you all Functional Design and if there is no
work around Oracle System provides for a particular Test Scenario and there is no other
way other than to go for the Customization.
MD.70 is technical Document(Technical resource will design),
which show all Technical Details like Coding, Maping and Logics.

MD.50 is Desgin Document(Functional resource will design),

which explore all design methods like its road-map, which includes
all design setups.
 LIST OF AIM DOCUMENTS

Oracle A.I.M. Methodology encompasses a project management methodology with

documentation templates that support the life cycle of an implementation. The life cycle
methodology and documentation templates allows A.I.M. to be a very useful tool for managing
implementation projects successfully.

This is a depiction of the A.I.M. methodology life cycle:

Application Implementation Method is a proven approach for all the activities required to
implement oracle applications. there are eleven processes of implementation.

1. Business Process Architecture [BP] This phase outlines:

Existing Business Practices
Catalog change practices
Leading practices
Future practices
BP.010 Define Business and Process Strategy
BP.020 Catalog and Analyze Potential Changes
BP.030 Determine Data Gathering Requirements
BP.040 Develop Current Process Model
BP.050 Review Leading Practices
BP.060 Develop High-Level Process Vision
BP.070 Develop High-Level Process Design
BP.080 Develop Future Process Model
BP.090 Document Business Procedure
2. Business Requirement Definition [RD] This phase explains about the initial baseline
questionnaire and gathering of requirements.
RD.010 Identify Current Financial and Operating Structure
RD.020 Conduct Current Business Baseline
RD.030 Establish Process and Mapping Summary
RD.040 Gather Business Volumes and Metrics
RD.050 Gather Business Requirements
RD.060 Determine Audit and Control Requirements
RD.070 Identify Business Availability Requirements
RD.080 Identify Reporting and Information Access Requirements
3. Business Requirement Mapping [BR] In this phase the requirements of business are matched
with the standard functionality of the oracle applications.
BR.010 Analyze High-Level GapsBR.020 Prepare mapping environment
BR.030 Map Business requirements
BR.040 Map Business Data
BR.050 Conduct Integration Fit Analysis
BR.060 Create Information Model
BR.070 Create Reporting Fit Analysis
BR.080 Test Business Solutions
BR.090 Confirm Integrated Business Solutions
BR.100 Define Applications Setup
BR.110 Define security Profiles
4. Application and Technical Architecture [TA] This outlines the infrastructure requirements to
implement oracle applications.
TA.010 Define Architecture Requirements and Strategy
TA.020 Identify Current Technical Architecture
TA.030 Develop Preliminary Conceptual Architecture
TA.040 Define Application Architecture
TA.050 Define System Availability Strategy
TA.060 Define Reporting and Information Access Strategy
TA.070 Revise Conceptual Architecture
TA.080 Define Application Security Architecture
TA.090 Define Application and Database Server Architecture
TA.100 Define and Propose Architecture Subsystems
TA.110 Define System Capacity Plan
TA.120 Define Platform and Network Architecture
TA.130 Define Application Deployment Plan
TA.140 Assess Performance Risks
TA.150 Define System Management Procedures
5. Build and Module Design [MD] This phase emphasizes the development of new functionality
(customization) required by the client. It mainly details how to design the required forms,
database and reports.
MD.010 Define Application Extension Strategy
MD.020 Define and estimate application extensions
MD.030 Define design standards
MD.040 Define Build Standards
MD.050 Create Application extensions functional design
MD.060 Design Database extensions
MD.070 Create Application extensions technical design
MD.080 Review functional and Technical designs
MD.090 Prepare Development environment
MD.100 Create Database extensions
MD.110 Create Application extension modules
MD.120 Create Installation routines
6. Data Conversion [CV] Data Conversion is the process of converting or transferring the data
from legacy system to oracle applications. Ex. Transferring customer records from the legacy to
the Customer Master.
CV.010 Define data conversion requirements and strategyCV.020 Define Conversion standards
CV.030 Prepare conversion environment
CV.040 Perform conversion data mapping
CV.050 Define manual conversion procedures
CV.060 Design conversion programs
CV.070 Prepare conversion test plans
CV.080 Develop conversion programs
CV.090 Perform conversion unit tests
CV.100 Perform conversion business objects
CV.110 Perform conversion validation tests
CV.120 Install conversion programs
CV.130 Convert and verify data
7. Documentation [DO] Documentation prepared per module that includes user guides and
implementation manuals.
DO.010 Define documentation requirements and strategy
DO.020 Define Documentation standards and procedures
DO.030 Prepare glossary
DO.040 Prepare documentation environment
DO.050 Produce documentation prototypes and templates
DO.060 Publish user reference manual
DO.070 Publish user guide
DO.080 Publish technical reference manual
DO.090 Publish system management guide
8. Business System Testing [TE] A process of validating the setups and functionality by
QA(functional consultant) to certify status.
TE.010 Define testing requirements and strategyTE.020 Develop unit test script
TE.030 Develop link test script
TE.040 Develop system test script
TE.050 Develop systems integration test script
TE.060 Prepare testing environments
TE.070 Perform unit test
TE.080 Perform link test
TE.090 perform installation test
TE.100 Prepare key users for testing
TE.110 Perform system test
TE.120 Perform systems integration test
TE.130 Perform Acceptance test
9. Performance Testing [PT] Performance testing is the evaluation of transactions saving time,
transaction retrieval times, workflow background process, database performance, etc
PT.010 Define Performance Testing StrategyPT.020 Identify Performance Test Scenarios
PT.030 Identify Performance Test Transaction
PT.040 Create Performance Test Scripts
PT.050 Design Performance Test Transaction Programs
PT.060 Design Performance Test Data
PT.070 Design Test Database Load Programs
PT.080 Create Performance Test TransactionPrograms
PT.090 Create Test Database Load Programs
PT.100 Construct Performance Test Database
PT.110 Prepare Performance Test Environment
PT.120 Execute Performance Test
10. Adoption and Learning [AP] This phase explains the removal of the legacy system and oracle
application roll out enterprise wide.
AP.010 Define Executive Project StrategyAP.020 Conduct Initial Project Team Orientation
AP.030 Develop Project Team Learning Plan
AP.040 Prepare Project Team Learning Environment
AP.050 Conduct Project Team Learning Events
AP.060 Develop Business Unit ManagersReadiness Plan
AP.070 Develop Project Readiness Roadmap
AP.080 Develop and Execute CommunicationCampaign
AP.090 Develop Managers Readiness Plan
AP.100 Identify Business Process Impact onOrganization
AP.110 Align Human Performance SupportSystems
AP.120 Align Information Technology Groups
AP.130 Conduct User Learning Needs Analysis
AP.140 Develop User Learning Plan
AP.150 Develop User Learningware
AP.160 Prepare User Learning Environment
AP.170 Conduct User Learning Events
AP.180 Conduct Effectiveness Assessment
11. Production Migration [PM] The process of decommissioning of legacy system and the
usage(adoption) of oracle application system.
PM.010 Define Transition Strategy
PM.020 Design Production Support Infrastructure
PM.030 Develop Transition and Contingency Plan
PM.040 Prepare Production Environment
PM.050 Set Up Applications
PM.060 Implement Production Support Infrastructure
PM.070 Verify Production Readiness
PM.080 Begin Production
PM.090 Measure System Performance
PM.100 Maintain System
PM.110 Refine Production System
PM.120 Decommission Former Systems
PM.130 Propose Future Business Direction
PM.140 Propose Future Technical Direction