Learn ORACLE-EBS-DSLS with Real Code Examples
Updated Nov 27, 2025
Learning Path
Understand EBS architecture and seeded APIs for common modules
Learn PL/SQL best practices and AD/patch concepts
Familiarize with concurrent manager, flexfields, and personalization frameworks
Study how to write and extend DSL templates and generators
Practice generating, packaging, and deploying artifacts in a sandbox
Skill Improvement Plan
Week 1: EBS fundamentals (data model, APIs, concurrent programs)
Week 2: PL/SQL unit testing and static analysis
Week 3: Build simple generators and scaffold a concurrent program
Week 4: Add integration adapters and packaging to CI/CD
Week 5: Governance-naming conventions, patch-safety, and performance tuning
Interview Questions
What are Oracle EBS DSLs and why would an implementation team use them?
How do you ensure DSL-generated code remains patch-safe in EBS upgrades?
Explain how to scaffold and deploy a concurrent program using a DSL workflow.
Describe how you would test and validate DSL-generated integration adapters.
What governance controls are necessary when rolling out an EBS DSL across projects?
Cheat Sheet
Artifact - Declarative description that the generator turns into code
Generator - CLI/tool that emits PL/SQL, XML, or middleware artifacts
AD Patch - Oracle deployment unit for EBS application/database changes
Seeded API - Use this; do not write direct table DML unless documented
Personalization - Supported way to change UI without touching forms code
Books
Oracle E-Business Suite Development & Extensibility Handbook
Oracle PL/SQL Programming
Practical Oracle E-Business Suite
Patch Management and Application Lifecycle for Oracle EBS
Integrating Oracle E-Business Suite with the Enterprise
Tutorials
Scaffolding a concurrent program with a generator
Creating upgrade-safe flexfield definitions via DSL
packaging AD patches from generated artifacts
Unit testing PL/SQL produced by generators
Integrating generated adapters with middleware (SOAP/REST)
Official Docs
https://docs.oracle.com/en/applications/ (Oracle EBS and Applications documentation)
https://support.oracle.com/ (My Oracle Support for patch and upgrade notes)
Oracle E-Business Suite Developer's Guide and PL/SQL Packages and Types Reference
Community Links
Oracle Communities: E-Business Suite
Large Oracle partner blogs and knowledge bases
utPLSQL community
EBS-focused LinkedIn and Slack groups
Stack Overflow tags for oracle-ebs and plsql
Community Support
Oracle Communities for E-Business Suite
Large Oracle partner forums and knowledge bases
utPLSQL and Oracle PL/SQL open-source projects
Internal center-of-excellence (COE) for EBS custom development
Stack Overflow and specialized EBS technical blogs