The following topics are covered:
Preparing to Upgrade to Oracle Forms 12c (12.2.1.2) for upgrade from 11g (only)
Upgrading to Oracle Forms 12c (12.2.1.2) from 12c (12.2.1.0)
Upgrading to Oracle Forms 12c (12.2.1.2) from 12c (12.2.1.1)
Post-Upgrade Steps After Upgrading to Oracle Forms 12c (12.2.1.2)
Post-Upgrade Steps After Upgrading to Oracle Reports 12c (12.2.1.2)
If you are running any of the following software versions, you can use the instructions in this guide to upgrade to Oracle Forms 12.2.1.2:
Oracle FMW 11g (Release 1) Forms to Oracle Forms 12c (12.2.1.2).
Oracle FMW 11g (Release 2) Forms to Oracle Forms 12c (12.2.1.2).
Oracle FMW 12c (12.2.1.0) Forms to Oracle Forms 12c (12.2.1.2).
Oracle FMW 12c (12.2.1.1) Forms to Oracle Forms 12c (12.2.1.2).
Before you begin to upgrade to Oracle Forms 12.2.1.2 from 11g, you must run the Forms upgrade extension script on the remote Forms nodes to extract Forms configuration residing on the remote nodes.
Note: You are required to perform these steps only if you have any remote Forms nodes, which you may have added using extend domain or expand cluster scenario.
To run Forms upgrade extension on the remote Forms nodes:
The process of upgrading to Oracle Forms 12c (12.2.1.2) from Oracle Forms 11g includes the following two steps:
To re-configure the 11g Domain using the WLS 12c Reconfig wizard:
Note:
In 11g, Forms did not require the RCU schemas, but starting with 12c all the WLS 12c domains require RCU schemas to be setup. Hence, before you perform these steps, ensure that you create the required schemas (refer to the Installation Guide for details) in RCU before you run the WLS Reconfig wizard.
The process of upgrading to Oracle Forms 12.2.1.2 from 12.2.1.0 includes the following three steps:
Running the 12.2.1.2 Upgrade Assistant and upgrading the Domain Schema
Re-Configuring the 12.2.1.0 Domain using the WLS Reconfig Wizard
Running the 12.2.1.2 Upgrade Assistant to upgrade the Forms installation
Note:
Running forms-upgrade-ext.sh
on remote nodes is not required when upgrading from 12.2.1.0
This section describes the steps to run the 12.2.1.2 Upgrade Assistant and then upgrade the Domain Schema.
To run the Upgrade Assistant:
The process of upgrading to Oracle Forms 12.2.1.2 from 12.2.1.1 includes the following three steps:
Perform the steps required to run the 12.2.1.2 Upgrade Assistant to complete the upgrade.
To run the Upgrade Assistant:
Review the following list of post-upgrade tasks you might have to perform after using the Upgrade Assistant to upgrade to Oracle Forms 12.2.1.2:
When upgrading from 11g Forms, regenerate the Forms application files: fmx's, mmx's, and plx's to run on Oracle Forms Services 12.2.1.2. This is not required when upgrading from Oracle Forms 12.2.1.0.
If you deployed the Oracle Forms Services J2EE custom application ear file (formsapp.ear
) file to override the context root or Forms servlet alias, you should perform similar steps in the 12.2.1.2 Oracle WebLogic Server domain.
For more information, see the Custom Deployment of Forms Java EE Application section in Forms Services Deployment Guide.
Manually copy any customizations to the shell scripts in the source Oracle home to the equivalent shell scripts that reside in Oracle Fusion Middleware 12c (12.2.1.2) Oracle instance directory.
Oracle Fusion Middleware 12c (12.2.1.2) does not support Java Runtime Environment (JRE) 1.6 or older. If necessary, upgrade your client JRE to 7u55 or 8u77 to run Oracle Forms 12.2.1.1.
If you are running any of the following software versions, you can use the instructions in this guide to upgrade to Oracle Reports 12c (12.2.1.2):
Oracle FMW 11g (Release 1) Reports to Oracle Reports 12c (12.2.1.2).
Oracle FMW 11g (Release 2) Reports to Oracle Reports 12c (12.2.1.2).
Before you begin to upgrade to Oracle Reports 12c (12.2.1.2), you must run Reports upgrade extension on the remote Reports nodes to extract Reports configuration residing on the remote nodes.
Note: You are required to perform these steps only if you have any remote Reports nodes, which you may have added using extend domain or expand cluster scenario.
To run Reports upgrade extension on the remote Reports nodes:
The process of upgrading to Oracle Reports 12c (12.2.1.2) includes the following three steps:
To re-configure the 11g Domain using the WLS Reconfig wizard:
Note:
In 11g, Reports did not require the RCU schemas, but starting with 12c all the WLS 12c domains require RCU schemas to be setup. Hence, before you perform these steps, ensure that you create the required schemas (refer to the Installation Guide for details) in RCU before you run the WLS Reconfig wizard.
Follow these manual steps to complete the Examine phase.
These steps are only required for Oracle Reports when 11g domains span multiple machines.
Review the following list of post-upgrade tasks you might have to perform after using the Upgrade Assistant to upgrade to Oracle Reports 12c (12.2.1.2):
For WLS:
Pack/Unpack domain for Remote machines.
Start remote managed servers, so that reports 12c app gets deployed there.
Shutdown remote managed servers.
For Reports:
In AdminServer machine--Extract reports upgraded files meant to be on remote machines.
$ORACLE_HOME/reports/plugins/upgrade/reports-upgrade-ext.sh extractRemote <domainHome> <wlsName> <jarFileName>
Repeat for each reports managed server which is targeted to remote machine.
Copy the respective jars to remote machine where that managed server is targeted.
$ORACLE_HOME/reports/plugins/upgrade/reports-upgrade-ext.sh applyRemote <domainHome> <instanceHome> <wlsName> <jarFileName>
Regenerate the Reports application files: rep's and rdf's (optional), to run on Oracle Reports Server 12c (12.2.1.2).
Manually copy any customizations to the shell scripts in the source Oracle home to the equivalent shell scripts that reside in Oracle Fusion Middleware 12c (12.2.1.2) Oracle instance directory.
Note:
To start Oracle Reports server and components after upgrading to 12c, see the "Starting and Stopping Oracle Reports Services" section in Oracle Fusion Middleware Publishing Reports to the Web with Oracle Reports Services.