Connecting to Oracle Fusion Cloud Applications
You can connect your Oracle Fusion Cloud Applications to the Celonis Platform using either the Business Intelligence Cloud Connector (BICC) or REST API extractors, with BICC our recommended connection method.
BICC extractor
The Oracle Fusion Cloud BICC extractor extracts data from Oracle Fusion Cloud by connecting to two different instances in your infrastructure: BICC and external storage. The Oracle Fusion Cloud BICC extractor takes Public View Objects (PVOs) from Oracle Fusion Cloud. The extractor is not limited to any process and can extract all the PVOs that are available in your Oracle instance (usually >5,000).
To learn how to configure the BICC extractor, see: Oracle Fusion Cloud BICC.
REST API extractor
You can connect to your Oracle Fusion Cloud applications using the REST API extractor, allowing you to run GET requests for information. This method allows the Celonis - EMS: Celonis Platform read only access to your Oracle Fusion Cloud data, meaning that no writing changes (such as updates or deletions) will be performed at any time during the extraction process.
To learn how to configure the REST API extractor, see: Oracle Fusion Cloud REST.
BICC vs. REST API extractors
The following table highlights the key differences between the BICC and REST API extractors for Oracle Fusion Cloud:
BICC extractor | REST API extractor | |
|---|---|---|
Optimized for large data extraction | Yes | No |
Performance and data throughput | Higher than REST APIs | Low |
Data structure | Public View Objects (PVOs) | REST data structure |
Data access | All PVOs available in your Oracle Fusion Cloud instance. | Limited to P2P, AP, and AR processes. For available endpoints, see: Oracle Fusion Cloud REST. |
Celonis process connectors available | None | Available for P2P and AP processes. |
Additional licenses required | No. BICC is part of the Oracle Fusion SaaS package by Oracle. Every customer who has an Oracle Fusion Cloud instance has access to BICC without the need for additional licenses. You can access it by adding /biacm to the host URL of your Oracle Fusion instance. For example: https://my-fusion-instance.oraclecloud.com/biacm | No |
Additional storage costs | The usage of Oracle BICC is free and included in your Oracle Fusion Cloud license. For the external storage it depends on which option you choose:
| No |
Link to Oracle documentation. | See: Oracle Documentation - Overview of Business Intelligence Cloud Connector. |