BUILDING A SUCCESSFUL PATCHING STRATEGY
Make Patching Easy!
Having a Patching Strategy for your E-Business Suite system is a great way to manage your system downtime, identify the proper resources needed to perform the necessary task and familiarizing yourself with the Patching Tools in EBS.
Having a Proactive Patch Plan is the way to Go!
Proactive Patching is a preventive measure allowing you to have a complete patching strategy when applying patches periodically. Oracle provides several tools to help you get started to set the foundation for a solid and proactive patching strategy in Note 313.1 - "Patching & Maintenance Advisor: E-Business Suite 11i and R12". It details all the steps and tooling available for the patching strategy along with the benefits. Among other things it covers the following:
How to plan ahead for system downtime
Patching Tools in E-Business Suite (Autopatch, OUI, OPatch)
How to Identify Patches (RUPs, EBS Family Packs, Critical Patch Updates, etc)
How to properly test your patching plan and move to Production
Make sure you visit the New E-Business Patching Community!
We encourage you to access the "E-Business Patching Community" prior to applying an E-Business Suite patch. Doing so will allow you to explore perspectives shared by industry peers, get real-world experiences with the patch, and benefit from known solutions and lessons learned. Additionally, Oracle Support engineers monitor discussion topics to help provide guidance and solutions for your E-Business Suite patching needs.
This is a valuable opportunity to "Get Proactive" with the patching and maintenance of your E-Business Suite environment. Start now, and find fast, proactive resolutions before you begin.
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