Oracle SQL Developer: Using 'Windows Authentication' To Connect to SQL Server (Fixing SSO Failed Error)

The purpose of this post is to help you solve the an error message which prevents you using "Windows Authentication" to connect to SQL Server databases within Oracle SQL Developer.The error message you get is;Status: Failure - I/O Error: SSO Failed: Native SSPI library not loaded. Check the java.library.path system property.Which is nicely displayed at the bottom of the "New/ Select Database Connect" dialog when you're trying to connect to your SQL...

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Lot Genealogy (Part 1): Building a Cache From R12 Data

UPDATE: 15-APR-2013 fixed a bug with WIP Issue transactions, added in some more logging (see source code). If you have had any opportunities to work using Oracle Process Manufacturing one of features that Oracle have removed in R12 is reporting on Lot Genealogy, specifically the ability to look at the entire genealogy for a lot.I've tackled this issue previously using Noetix (see here) and this is the first part of a series in which I'll attempt...

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Fixing Windows Update Error Code 80246008

You get this error code when you have pending updates but Windows Update is unable to download them. When you click on "Install" you get a brief popup which tells you everything is fine but after a few seconds the update fails.One of the likely reasons for this (assuming your internet connection is working, no firewall is interfearing, etc) is that the "Background Intelligent Transfer Service" service is not running correctly. To fix it just type...

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