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Applied Patches Information

Patching Topics

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Objectives

After completing this module, you should be able to do the following:

• Describe the features of OAM Applied Patches

• Search for applied patch information

• Search for file history information

• Identify the Applied Patches reports

• Access the Applied Patches reports


Module Overview

This module consists of the following topics:

• Applied Patches search pages

• Applied Patches reports

• Applied Patches and AutoPatch modes

• Accessing Applied Patches

• Simple Search

• Advanced Search

• Simple Files Search

• Advanced Files Search


Module Overview

This module consists of the following topics:

• Applied Patches Report

• Patch Details Report

• Files Copied Report

• Bug Fixes Report

• Action Summary Report

• Action Details Report

• File History Report



The Applied Patches feature:

• Stores applied patch information in the database

• Automatically tracks all Oracle Applications patches applied to your system

• Allows you to access applied patch information easily through a set of reports and search options



With the Applied Patches Information feature, you can:

• Determine what patches have been applied to a system

• Investigate when patches were applied

• Determine what bug fixes were included in an patch

• Determine what translation patches have been applied

• Check when a file on a system was last updated



• The Applied Patches Information feature does not change the process of applying a patch

• You still apply patches with AutoPatch, but after each driver is run on each node, AutoPatch uploads the applied patch information to the Oracle Applications database

• After applying patches, you use the Oracle Applications Manager (OAM) to view the applied patch information



The Applied Patches Information feature stores the following key information for all patches:

• Patch number

• Driver file name

• Platform

• APPL_TOP on which the patch was applied

• Contents and language of the patch



The Applied Patches Information feature stores the following key information for all patches:

• Files changed or copied

• Bug fixes included in each driver file

• Whether the fix was applied successfully, or reason it was not applied

• Timing information (start time, end time, elapsed time during application, restart time)


Applied Patches Information and AutoPatch Modes

• AutoPatch stores the applied patch information in different ways, depending on which AutoPatch mode you use when applying the patch

• If the patch is not successful, patch information is not written to the database or to the patch history files


Normal Mode

In normal mode, AutoPatch:

• Uploads applied patch information from the patch history files, if they exist

• Deletes the patch history files if the upload is successful

• Does not delete the files if the upload is not successful

• Applies the patch

• Writes applied patch information to the database, appending it to any existing applied patch information


Test Mode

In test mode:

• The patch history files are not changed

• AutoPatch does not upload– Any patch information files– Applied patch information to the database


Pre-Install Mode

In pre-install mode:

• After applying the patch, AutoPatch writes applied patch information to the patch information files

• The contents of these files are uploaded to the database the next time AutoPatch runs in normal mode


Accessing Applied Patches Information


Applied Patches Search Pages

There are two Applied Patches search pages:

• Simple Search

• Advanced Search


Applied Patches Simple Search


Applied Patches Advanced Search


File History Search Pages

There are two File History search pages:

• Simple Search

• Advanced Search


File History Simple Search


File History Advanced Search


Applied Patches Reports

There are six reports that provide detailed results from the search pages. These are:

• Patch Details report

• Files Copied report

• Bug Fixes report

• Action Summary report

• Action Details report

• Timing report


Patch Details Report


Files Copied Report


Bug Fixes Report


Action Summary Report


Action Details Report


Module Summary

In this module, you should have learned how to do the following:

• Describe the features of the OAM Applied Patches

• Search for applied patch information

• Search for file history information

• Identify the Applied Patches report

• Access the Applied Patches reports


Module Discussion

• Describe the features of OAM Applied Patches

• Describe how the recording of applied patch information relates to different modes of AutoPatch

• What are the advantages of the advanced search pages?

• What situations might require the use of the Applied Patches reports?


Module Practice

• Searching for applied patch information

Education

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