This documentation provides an architectural and functional comparison between Web ADI and the ADI client.

Oracle Applications Desktop Integrator (ADI) – Architectural Comparison

Feature	Web ADI	ADI Client
Installation	Deployed centrally through ICA (Internet Computing Architecture)	Deployed individually on all Client PCs or network through Windows Terminal Server or Citrix
Web Enabled	Yes	No
Versions of Apps Supported	R11 and R11i	R10.7, R11 and R11i
Excel 97, 2000 or XP	Required	Required
Internet Explorer Version 5 or higher	Required	Not Required
Middle Tier (9i AS) with – IAS 9i Apache, Cabo, JDBC, JSERV, SAX Parser	Required	Not Required
Database Tier with Oracle Applications Tables	Required	Not Required
Advantages	Low Cost of Deployment. Improved performance on uploads. Improved performance through WAN and other similar networks.	Supports all versions of Oracle Applications released (but not web enabled and has a high deployment cost)
Language Support	Multi Language Support and UTF 8	Need to install separately with the Language Option and UTF8 not supported

Oracle Applications Desktop Integrator (ADI) – Functional Comparison

Feature	Web ADI	ADI Client
Journal Wizard	Available	Available
Import text	Available	Available
Budget Wizard	Not Available *	Available
Account Hierarchy Editor	Not Available **	Available
Asset Wizard	Not Available *	Available
Record physical Inventory	Not Available	Available
Analysis Wizard	Not Available	Available
Report Wizard	Not Available	Available
Request Centre	Not Available ***	Available
Other Module Support like PA, HRMS etc	Available	Not Available

* Expected to be released soon through Web ADI
** Available through General Ledger in Oracle Applications release 11.5
*** You can only monitor requests in Web ADI. The publishing capabilities of the Request Centre will be incorporated into a new web enabled reporting product.