Purge Concurrent Request and Manager Data – Part2

April 20, 2025 AppsDBA Scripts by Syed Saad Ali

Scheduling Purge Concurrent Request and Manager Data in Oracle E-Business Suite (EBS) : A Step-by-Step Guide

To schedule the purging of Concurrent Request and/or Manager Data in Oracle E-Business Suite (EBS), you can utilize the built-in concurrent program called Purge Concurrent Request and/or Manager Data. This program is designed to remove historical data related to concurrent requests, helping to improve system performance and free up file system space on the server.

The purge process clears data under the $APPLCSF directory — specifically in the log and out subdirectories — based on the purge parameters you define.

Steps to Configure Purge Concurrent Request and/or Manager Data Program

1. Log in to Oracle E-Business Suite

Log in to your Oracle EBS instance using user(SYSADMIN) having an appropriate responsibility, such as “System Administrator“

2. Navigate to the Submit Request Form

Navigate to Concurrent – > Request -> Run

Select “Single Request” and click “OK.

3. Select the Purge Program

In the “Submit Request” form, enter “Purge Concurrent Request and/or Manager Data” in the “Name” field and select it from the list of values or press TAB key.

4. Set the Parameters

After selecting the program, you will be prompted to enter parameters. The parameters include and Click OK. Yellow fields are mandatory.

Entity: Manager/Request or

Mode: Age (Days to Retain)or Count (Count of files to retain)

Mode values: How many days in case mode is age or number in case of Count.

5. Schedule the Purge (Optional)

Click on the “Schedule” button to open the “Schedule” form.

Set the scheduling options as per your requirements. You can choose to run the purge program:
- Immediately
- Once at a later date and time
- Periodically (e.g., daily, weekly, monthly)

Below screenshot will run the job weekly on every Friday.

6. Submit

Once you have set the schedule, save the schedule settings and return to the “Submit Request” form.
Click on “Submit” to schedule the purge program.

7. Monitor the Request

Navigate to Concurrent -> Requests.
In the “Find Requests” form, query the scheduled request to monitor its status and ensure it runs as expected.

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