Patch Impact Analysis in Oracle Applications R12
Basic Patch Analysis:-
1) view the readme.txt in the patch directory or in metalink,
2) note all the prerequisites the patch tells about,
3) check if the prerequisites are applied,
4) make the prerequisites patch to be applied,
5) repeat steps 1 to 4 for all the prerequisites.
In-depth Patch Analysis:-
1. What is Patch Impact Analysis used for ?
2. How could I get a Patch Impact Analysis ?
3. Understanding the Patch Impact Analysis
1. What is Patch Impact Analysis used for?
When a patch will be applied on the system, Patch Impact Analysis could produce a report with the files which will be added, modified or ignored due to this patch. You can view also the prerequisite patches for that patch.
2. How could I get a Patch Impact Analysis?
Login to Oracle Application Manager -> "Site Map" -> "Maintenance" -> "Patch Wizard"
From this page there are 2 way to get a Patch Impact Analysis:
A) From the "Result Section" choose a "Filter Name/ Patch List" and click on "Details" icon.
The following window will appear:
On this screen, choose a patch and click on "Impact" icon.
A) From the "Patch Wizard Tasks" choose "Recommend/ Analyze Patches" and click on "Tasks" icon.
The following screen will appear:
On this window choose a patch to be analyzed and press "OK".
The following window will appears:
Click "Ok".
On this window click "OK" again.
3. Understanding the Patch Impact Analysis
The Patch Impact Analysis looks like:
Patch Impact Analysis in Oracle Apps
On the underlined field we can click to get more information:
For instance, if I click on "1" from "Direct Impact Summary", "Applications Patched" I will get the following window:
Patch Impact Analysis in Oracle Apps
In this screen we can see that the patch 3591687 changes 2 files and add 9 files for the AR (Receivables) application.
If we click on "Changed File" column (on "2") we get more information about the 2 file which would be changed:
Basic Patch Analysis:-
1) view the readme.txt in the patch directory or in metalink,
2) note all the prerequisites the patch tells about,
3) check if the prerequisites are applied,
4) make the prerequisites patch to be applied,
5) repeat steps 1 to 4 for all the prerequisites.
In-depth Patch Analysis:-
1. What is Patch Impact Analysis used for ?
2. How could I get a Patch Impact Analysis ?
3. Understanding the Patch Impact Analysis
1. What is Patch Impact Analysis used for?
When a patch will be applied on the system, Patch Impact Analysis could produce a report with the files which will be added, modified or ignored due to this patch. You can view also the prerequisite patches for that patch.
2. How could I get a Patch Impact Analysis?
Login to Oracle Application Manager -> "Site Map" -> "Maintenance" -> "Patch Wizard"
From this page there are 2 way to get a Patch Impact Analysis:
A) From the "Result Section" choose a "Filter Name/ Patch List" and click on "Details" icon.
The following window will appear:
On this screen, choose a patch and click on "Impact" icon.
A) From the "Patch Wizard Tasks" choose "Recommend/ Analyze Patches" and click on "Tasks" icon.
The following screen will appear:
On this window choose a patch to be analyzed and press "OK".
The following window will appears:
Click "Ok".
On this window click "OK" again.
3. Understanding the Patch Impact Analysis
The Patch Impact Analysis looks like:
Patch Impact Analysis in Oracle Apps
On the underlined field we can click to get more information:
For instance, if I click on "1" from "Direct Impact Summary", "Applications Patched" I will get the following window:
Patch Impact Analysis in Oracle Apps
In this screen we can see that the patch 3591687 changes 2 files and add 9 files for the AR (Receivables) application.
If we click on "Changed File" column (on "2") we get more information about the 2 file which would be changed:
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