8 About Upgrading

The term upgrade refers to the process of installing the latest major product release over an earlier product release (whether the earlier release has been patched or not). This is known as an in-place upgrade.

The latest release provides significant enhancements and regulatory compliance over previous releases. For example, each major release provides new features and additional platform support, and may include changes to the schema, data, parameter, or message files.

The Oracle Access Manager Upgrade Guide provides detailed strategies and procedures for upgrading your deployment and ensuring backward compatibility with earlier custom plug-ins and AccessGates.