Reviews for Oracle E-Business Suite Financials Handbook, Third Edition

1. The best overview of Oracle Financials

   Rated 4 out of 5 stars, January 12st, 2002

   I read this book about 6 months into an Oracle Financials assignment - I could have done with it at the start. A very good overview of Oracle Financials - not much point in reading it after that - certainly isn't a 'Handbook' as such.

2. Good overview and highlights on certain topics

   Rated 4 out of 5 stars, July 12st, 1999

   I think that it is great that books on Oracle Applications are being published as there are not many out there.

   I bought this one and have passed it onto colleagues who are new to Applications. Looking forward to reading and using the one from Que in Sept/Oct.

   Books such as this compliment the Oracle manuals, user groups and various web sites/ newsgroups that are out there focusing on Oracle Applications.

   As support would tell you "your issue is not a bug but a consultancy/ implmentation issue". The more information available from consultants who have or do work with Apps the wealthier the Apps community.

3. Good book with wrong name

   Rated 2 out of 5 stars, June 12st, 1999

   If this book is called "Oracle Financials Overview" it would be an excelent one. But there is no way in hell this is a "handbook" because there is nothing inside to make you use this book more than once. It is good just to give you an overview (but good one indeed). And what "planning and implementation" (from the book title) are you talking about? Again, this is an Overview and nothing else!

4. Not for the Technical

   Rated 3 out of 5 stars, June 12th, 1999

   A good book for those who want to know WHAT the financials suite of applications are for, but not for those who need to delve into the intricacies of installation or day-to-day management aspects.

5. Excellent Introduction

   Rated 5 out of 5 stars, May 12th, 1999

   For those critics of you out there who think that this book was not this or not that, especially the reader from Port Arthur in Tasmania, I suggest you buy an Oracle Reference Manual or Users guide. Get real! This book gives a great introduction to the core Oracle Applications and I believe it was well done. It introduces the business and Functional side to Oracle Financials. For those pretentious readers who can't spell Oracle read the cover "Oracle Financials Handbook" - "Planning and Implementing the Oracle Financial Applications Suite" No where does it say Technical Reference Manual. I'd like to see these half baked consultants write ANYTHING half as good. Well done David and Graham. If anyone cares to discuss this work email me and we'll "CHAT"