PRODUCT DIRECTORY STRUCTURE

When Oracle Applications installs in a machine it creates a base directory with the name ORACLE. This is the base directory for accessing the application.

Oracle Applications supplied in three flavors
1. Production Oracle Applications: used for implementing in any organization.
2. Vision Oracle Applications: used for Demonstration or Training purpose.
3. Test Oracle Applications: used for R&D purpose
Product Directory Structure of Oracle Applications

VISDB: Consists of Oracle 8i / Oracle 9i / Oracle 10g Database executable files.
VISORA: Captures 8.0.6 / 9iAS / 10giAS middleware Database executable files.
VISCOMM: Captures Control Script files, which are used to Start or Stop the Application Services.
VISDATA: Captures all .DBF files.
VISAPPL: Captures all Module Specific Directories and Some Special Directories.
APPL_TOP (i.e. VISAPPL) Directory Structure

GL_TOP: (APPL_TOP/GL/11.5.0) is one of the Module Directory of Oracle Applications. It consists of a release directory (i.e. 11.5.0) under which Forms, Reports, BIN, LIB, SQL, etc.,

GL_TOP/11.5.0/Forms/US is forms directory to store all .FMX (Compiled) Form files of a specific module.

GL_TOP/11.5.0/Reports/US is a reports directory to capture all the .RDF (Compiled) Report files of a specific module directory.

US is a language specific directory.

GL_TOP/11.5.0/BIN will capture the C, C++, PRO*C, SQL *LOADER etc., files.

GL_TOP/11.5.0/LIB will capture all .OBJ files of C, C++ or JAVA CLASS files.

GL_TOP/11.5.0/Message will capture all .MSB message body files.

GL_TOP/11.5.0/LOG will capture all .LOG files.

GL_TOP/11.5.0/OUT will capture all .OUT files.

GL_TOP/11.5.0/SQL will capture all .SQL script files.

GL_TOP/11.5.0/HTML will capture all .HTML, .HTM web files.

GL_TOP/11.5.0/FND is a Special Directory known as Application Object Library (AOL) directory. It is used to capture all Modules Application Executable Files.

GL_TOP/11.5.0/AU is an Application Utility (AU) Directory. It consists of a application release Sub-Directory, which consists of Forms and Resource directories. It is used to store all .FMB and .PLL and PL/SQL Library files.

GL_TOP/11.5.0/AU/11.5.0/Forms/US will capture .FMB Form files of all Modules.

GL_TOP/11.5.0//AU/11.5.0/Resource is used to store .PLL and .PL/SQL Library files of Oracle Applications.