Oracle E-Business Suite Patch Taxonomy, Part 1
Posted by Lukas Vysusil on Apr 14, 2009
E-Business Suite patching is very broad topic. I’m going to cover just a fraction of this vast theme, one that I believe is often overlooked. I decided to split it into two logical parts.
Part 1) Oracle E-Business Suite patch terminology
- patch type hierarchy
- patch naming convention
- naming differences between 11i and R12
Part 2) Querying patches, patchsets, family packs
- how to check if a patch was applied
- what patchset am I on?
- what family pack am I on?
- is there a newer patchset/family pack?
This blog could also be called “Oracle EBS patch evolution theory.” Like any other theory, it can be challenged and proven wrong. I tried to make it unbiased based purely on my experience and to present it in the way that makes sense in context of general patching activities.
Patch hierarchy in 11i
EBS patch taxonomy consists of a number of species. Here is a list of those which I recognize to be valid in the long-term. The exact naming may vary over the years, but the names used here are as they are commonly understood by Apps DBAs.
