Implementation of Oracle Collaborative Planning depends on the application(s) its integrated with. Depending on the system, if any, you integrate Oracle Collaborative Planning with, you load data using different methods. Consider whether the following apply to your implementation:

• Implementation with Oracle e-Business Suite
• Implementation with Oracle Advanced Planning and Scheduling
• Implementation with Legacy systems
• Standalone setu

Notes:  After completing the user, responsibility and other setups, Planning ODS Load and Data collection program should be run.

Deployment Configurations
Begin your setup process by deciding on your deployment hardware configuration.
Oracle Collaborative Planning supports one, two and three machine implementations. These different deployment configurations enable planning calculations to be performed on different machines than the machine that performs transactions. This results in better system response.

The following are types of deployment configurations:

• Single Machine Implementation.
• Two Machine Implementation.
• Three Machine Implementation.