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April J. Wells

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 Wells, April J.    Oracle 11i E-Business Suite from the front lines / April J. Wells.       p. cm.    Includes index.

ISBN 0-8493-1861-0

1. Oracle (Computer file) 2. Oracle E-business suite. 3. Electronic commerce—Computer programs. I. Title

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ACKNOWLEDGMENTS

There have been many people who have helped and encouraged me in bringing this book to life. This is the book that I would have given anything to have been able to find when I was looking down the long road to go live.

To Tricia Maupin, I would like to say thank you for letting me learn the hard way and for standing behind me and standing up for me when it mattered most. And to Arnie Goetz, thank you for saving me from my own good intentions.

I would like to thank Rich O'Hanley from CRC Press for giving me the chance to bring this dream to life. You have given me my big break, a chance that I never thought I would get. You have been there through all the questions. I hope this is just the beginning of our relationship together.

Rachel Carmichael, thank you for being brutally honest, but I did it anyway!

Mom, you told me I could do anything if I put my mind to it. I did it.

Most of all, I would like to thank my husband, Larry, and my children, Adam and Amandya. They have put up with me getting up early in the mornings and writing when no one else in the house was awake and going to sleep earlier than I needed to so I could get up and do it again. You have put up with me putting in long hours on my days off and weekends writing and working on this book when I know you wanted me to do other things with you. Larry, you have always encouraged me. Even when I was not sure that I could do it, you never doubted me. You pushed me when I did not think I could go on with it. To Adam and Amandya, I would like to say, this book is proof that if you have a dream and you always hold onto that dream, no matter how long, it really can come true. Never give up on your dreams and never let anyone make you believe that you cannot accomplish them.

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