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Oracle® Fusion Applications Patching Guide
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Release 1 (11.1.2)
Part Number E16602-09
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Title and Copyright Information
Preface
Audience
Documentation Accessibility
Related Documents
Conventions
What's New in This Guide for Release 11.1.2
1
Introduction to Oracle Fusion Applications Patching Framework
1.1
Maintaining Oracle Fusion Applications
1.2
Oracle Fusion Applications Patching Framework Components
1.2.1
Oracle Fusion Applications Patch Manager
1.2.2
Oracle Fusion Applications Release Update Patch Installer
1.2.3
Oracle Fusion Applications Language Pack Installer
1.2.4
AD Administration
1.2.5
AD Controller
1.2.6
HomeChecker
1.3
Oracle Fusion Applications Patching Framework Processes
2
Understanding Oracle Fusion Applications Patching Concepts
2.1
Patching Topology and Configuration
2.1.1
Patching Installation and Configuration
2.1.2
Oracle Fusion Applications Oracle Home
2.1.3
Patch Top Directory
2.1.4
Backup Copies of Patched Database Artifacts
2.1.5
Oracle Universal Installer (OUI) Inventory
2.1.6
Taxonomy URL
2.2
Patch Types
2.2.1
Impact of a One-off Patch
2.3
Patch Directory Structure and Contents
2.3.1
Patch Directory Structure
2.3.2
Patch Contents
2.4
Oracle Fusion Applications Patching and the Security Model
3
Using Oracle Fusion Applications Patch Manager
3.1
Introduction to Oracle Fusion Applications Patch Manager
3.1.1
Coordinated Patching
3.1.2
Patching Database Artifacts
3.1.2.1
Worker Processes
3.1.2.2
File Version Verification
3.1.2.3
Compiling Invalid Objects
3.1.3
Patching Middleware Artifacts
3.1.4
Online and Offline Patching
3.1.4.1
Online Mode
3.1.4.2
Offline Mode
3.1.5
Applying Multiple Patches Using a My Oracle Support Patch Plan
3.2
Running Oracle Fusion Applications Patch Manager
3.3
Validating Patches
3.4
Applying Patches
3.5
Running Patching Reports
3.5.1
Patch Impact Report
3.5.1.1
Running the Patch Impact Report
3.5.2
Product Families Report
3.5.2.1
Running the Product Families Report
3.5.2.2
Example Syntax for the Product Families Report
3.5.3
Patches Applied Report
3.5.3.1
Running the Patches Applied Report
3.5.3.2
Example Syntax for the Patches Applied Report
3.5.4
Patch Status Report
3.5.4.1
Running the Patch Status Report
3.5.5
Diagnostics Report
3.5.5.1
Running the Diagnostics Report
3.6
End-to-End Process for Applying Individual Patches
3.7
End-to-End Process for Applying Multiple Patches
4
Patching Oracle Fusion Applications Artifacts
4.1
Oracle Fusion Applications Patch Manager Middleware Artifact Support
4.2
Oracle Fusion Applications Patch Manager Database Artifact Support
4.3
Patching Oracle B2B Metadata
4.3.1
Manually Deploying Trading Partner Agreements
4.3.1.1
Deploying Agreements from the User Interface
4.3.1.2
Deploying Agreements from the Command Line
4.4
Patching Oracle Business Intelligence Publisher Artifacts
4.4.1
Prerequisites for Manual BI Publisher Artifact Deployment
4.4.2
Manually Deploying BI Publisher Artifacts
4.5
Patching Oracle Business Process Management (Oracle BPM) Templates
4.5.1
Manually Publishing Oracle BPM Templates
4.5.1.1
Creating the mds-config.xml Configuration File
4.5.1.2
Publishing the New Oracle BPM Template to the MDS Repository
4.6
Patching C Artifacts
4.7
Patching Common Resource (Activity Strings) Artifacts
4.8
Patching Diagnostic Testing Framework (DTF) JAR Files
4.9
Patching E-Mail and Web Marketing (EWM) Artifacts
4.10
Patching Flexfield Artifacts
4.10.1
Manually Deploying Patched Flexfields
4.11
Patching Group Space Templates
4.11.1
Manually Deploying Group Space Templates
4.12
Patching Imaging and Process Management (IPM) Artifacts
4.12.1
Prerequisites for the Deployment of IPM Artifacts
4.12.2
Manually Deploying IPM Artifacts
4.13
Patching Java EE Artifacts
4.14
Patching Oracle Data Integrator (ODI) Artifacts
4.14.1
Dropping Work Tables After Patching in Online Mode
4.14.2
Manually Importing ODI Changes
4.15
Patching Oracle Fusion Applications Patch Manager Artifacts
4.16
Patching Oracle Fusion Applications Help Content
4.17
Patching Security Artifacts
4.17.1
Patching Applications Policies (system-jazn-data.xml)
4.17.1.1
Prerequisites for Patching Applications Policies in Online Mode
4.17.1.2
Patching Applications Policies in Offline Mode using APM
4.17.2
Patching Data Security Grants
4.17.2.1
Prerequisites for Patching Data Security Grants
4.17.2.2
Patching Data Security Grants
4.17.3
Patching Data Role (RGX) Templates
4.17.3.1
Manually Deploying Data Role (RGX) Templates
4.17.4
Patching Data Security Grants and Data Role (RGX) Templates
4.17.5
Backing up the Data Security Store
4.17.6
Recovering Data Security Seed Data from the Backup
4.18
Patching Service-Oriented Architecture (SOA) Composites
4.18.1
Preserving SOA Composite JDeveloper Customizations Before Applying a Patch
4.18.2
Manually Deploying SOA Composites
4.19
Patching SOAEXTENSION Artifacts
4.20
Patching SOA Resource Bundles
4.20.1
Manually Deploying SOA Resource Bundle JAR Files
4.21
Patching Sales Prediction Engine (SPE) Inline Service Artifacts
4.21.1
Prerequisites Required Before Manual SPE Artifact Deployment
4.21.2
Manually Deploying SPE Artifacts After You Apply the Patch in Offline Mode
4.22
Patching Tree Artifacts
5
Installing Release Update Patches
5.1
Introduction to Oracle Fusion Applications Release Update Patches
5.1.1
Release Update Patches
5.1.2
RUP Installer
5.1.3
Oracle Fusion Applications Artifacts Supported by RUP Installer
5.1.4
RUP Installer Configuration Tasks
5.2
Preparing to Install a Release Update Patch
5.2.1
Downloading the RUP Repository
5.2.1.1
Obtaining the Software
5.2.1.2
Downloading from the Oracle Software Delivery Cloud Portal
5.2.1.3
Release Update Patch Installers
5.2.2
Prerequisites
5.2.2.1
Back Up Steps for Windows Platforms
5.3
Installing a Release Update Patch
5.3.1
Before You Begin
5.3.1.1
Steps for All Platforms
5.3.1.2
Steps for Windows Platforms
5.3.2
Performing the Installation
5.3.2.1
Start RUP Installer
5.3.2.2
Install the RUP
5.3.3
Completing the Post Installation Tasks
5.4
Troubleshooting RUP Installer Sessions
5.4.1
RUP Installer Log Files
5.4.2
Error During the Installation Phase
5.4.3
Error During the Configuration Phase
5.4.3.1
Configuration Task Failures
5.4.3.2
Configuration Step Failures
5.4.3.3
Restart RUP Installer After a Failure During Configuration
5.4.4
Invalid Oracle Home
5.4.5
LdapServerCheck Failure
5.4.6
Error While Loading Database Tasks
5.4.7
Database Failure While Loading Database Components
5.4.8
AutoPatch Validation Fails
5.4.9
Failure During Starting All Servers
5.4.10
Resolving a Failure During IPM Import
5.4.11
JDeveloper Customizations Performed on SOA Composite
5.4.12
EditTimedOutException Error
5.4.13
Webcat Patch File Creation Failure
5.4.14
Error in Writing to File, Text File Busy
5.4.15
Inventory Pointer File is Empty
5.4.16
Error During Bootstrapping Patch Manager
5.4.17
How to Find the Cause of an Error During Applying Middleware Patches
5.4.18
Failure During Deployment of Applications Policies
5.4.19
Failure During Deployment of BI Publisher Artifacts
6
Maintaining Oracle Fusion Applications Languages
6.1
Introduction to Language Maintenance in Oracle Fusion Applications
6.1.1
Language Packs
6.1.2
Language Pack Installer
6.1.3
Artifacts Supported by Language Pack Installer
6.1.4
Language Pack Installer Configuration Tasks
6.2
Preparing to Install a Language Pack
6.2.1
Downloading the Language Pack Repository
6.2.1.1
Obtaining the Software
6.2.1.2
Downloading from the Oracle Software Delivery Cloud Portal
6.2.1.3
Language Pack Installer
6.2.2
Downloading Translated Oracle Fusion Applications Patches
6.2.3
Prerequisites
6.3
Installing a Language Pack
6.3.1
Before You Begin
6.3.2
Performing the Installation
6.3.2.1
Start Language Pack Installer
6.3.2.2
Install the Language Pack
6.3.3
Completing the Post Installation Tasks
6.4
Troubleshooting Language Pack Installer Sessions
6.4.1
Language Pack Installer Log File Directories
6.4.2
Error During the Installation Phase
6.4.3
Error During the Configuration Phase
6.4.4
Error While Loading Database Tasks
6.4.5
Inventory Pointer File is Empty
6.4.6
Webcat Patch File Creation Failure
6.5
Maintaining Languages
7
Patching Oracle Fusion Middleware Extensions for Applications
7.1
Patching Applications Core Database Artifacts
7.1.1
Artifacts Supported by Oracle Fusion Applications AutoPatch
7.1.2
Running Oracle Fusion Applications AutoPatch
7.1.2.1
Applying Patches Non-interactively
7.1.2.2
End-to-End Patching Process
7.2
Patching Applications Core Middleware Artifacts
7.2.1
Patching Global Menus in FndSetup
7.2.2
Patching the Flexfield SOA Synch Composite
7.3
Log Files
7.4
Monitoring and Troubleshooting Applications Core Patching Sessions
7.4.1
Starting AD Controller
7.4.2
Reviewing Worker Status
7.4.3
Determining Why a Worker Failed
7.4.4
Restarting a Failed Worker
7.4.5
Restarting a Failed Patching Session
7.4.6
Abandoning a Failed Patching Session
7.4.7
Applying a Patch to the Wrong Oracle Home
7.5
Performing System Maintenance Tasks
8
Patching Oracle Fusion Functional Setup Manager
8.1
Introduction to Oracle Fusion Functional Setup Manager
8.2
Patching Functional Setup Manager Database Artifacts
8.2.1
Database Artifacts Supported for Functional Setup Manager
8.2.2
Patching the Functional Setup Manager Database
8.3
Patching Functional Setup Manager Middleware Artifacts
8.3.1
Middleware Artifacts Required by Functional Setup Manager
8.3.2
Patching Functional Setup Manager Middleware Artifacts
8.4
Log Files
8.5
Monitoring and Troubleshooting Patching Sessions
8.6
Performing System Maintenance Tasks
9
Patching Oracle Fusion Applications Functional Core
9.1
Introduction to Oracle Fusion Applications Functional Core
9.2
Patching Oracle Fusion Applications Functional Core Database Artifacts
9.3
Patching Oracle Fusion Applications Functional Core Middleware Artifacts
9.4
Log Files
9.5
Monitoring and Troubleshooting Patching Sessions
9.6
Performing System Maintenance Tasks
10
Performing System Maintenance Tasks
10.1
Introduction to AD Administration
10.1.1
AD Administration Main Menu
10.1.2
Valid Command-Line Arguments
10.1.3
Prompts and Password Security
10.1.4
Starting AD Administration
10.2
Maintaining Snapshot Information
10.2.1
Maintain Snapshot Information Menu
10.2.1.1
List Snapshots
10.2.1.2
Update Current View Snapshot
10.2.1.3
Create a Named View Snapshot
10.2.1.4
Export a Snapshot to a File
10.2.1.5
Import a Snapshot from a File
10.2.1.6
Delete a Named View Snapshot
10.3
Maintaining Applications Database Entities
10.3.1
Compiling Invalid Objects
10.3.2
Running the Health Check
10.3.3
Recreating Grants and Synonyms
10.3.4
Maintaining Multi-lingual Tables
10.4
Running Maintenance Tasks Noninteractively
10.4.1
Creating a Defaults File
10.4.2
Selecting a Menu Option Noninteractively
10.4.3
Selecting a Menu Option While Using a Defaults File
10.5
Running the HomeChecker Utility
11
Monitoring and Troubleshooting Patches
11.1
Oracle Fusion Applications Patch Manager Logging
11.1.1
Log Files for Patching Sessions
11.1.2
Timing Reports
11.2
Monitoring Patching Sessions
11.2.1
Log Summary
11.2.2
Diagnostics Report
11.3
General Troubleshooting for Oracle Fusion Applications Patching
11.3.1
Starting a New Patching Session After the Previous Session Failed
11.3.2
Abandoning a Failed Patching Session
11.3.3
Recovering from an Interrupted Patching Session
11.3.4
Retrying Failed Post-Patching Tasks in a Previous Session
11.3.4.1
Requirements for retry mode
11.3.4.2
Running fapmgr in retry mode
11.3.5
Avoiding a Lost Connection During the Patching Session
11.3.6
Resolving Components Locked by a Singleton Patch
11.3.7
Resolving a Webcat Patch File Creation Failure
11.3.8
Resolving an EditTimedOutException Error
11.3.9
Revert To a Previous Flexfield Definition After It Is Updated By a Patch
11.3.10
Finding Artifact Versions
11.3.11
Backing Out Patches After They Have Been Successfully Applied
11.4
Troubleshooting Patching Sessions for SOA Composites
11.4.1
Basic Troubleshooting for SOA Composite Failures
11.4.2
Troubleshooting SOA Composite Validation Failures
11.4.2.1
Oracle JDeveloper Customization Error
11.4.2.2
SOA Server Not Available
11.4.2.3
Administration Server Not Available
11.4.2.4
SOA-Infra Server Is Ready
11.4.2.5
Composite with Identical Revision Is Already Deployed
11.4.3
Troubleshooting SOA Composite Deployment Failures
11.4.3.1
Failed to Make New Composite Revision the Default
11.4.3.2
Failed to Retire Previous Composite Revision
11.4.3.3
Failed to Disable EDN Events
11.4.3.4
Failed to Enable EDN Events
11.4.3.5
Custom Metadata and Key Flexfield Changes Are Not Propagated Across Clusters
11.4.4
Troubleshooting Complex Failures during SOA Patching
11.4.4.1
No Base Composite Has Been Deployed
11.4.4.2
Export Composite Failure
11.4.4.3
Extract Plan Failure
11.4.4.4
Attach Plan Failure
11.4.4.5
Export Updates Failure
11.4.4.6
Import Updates Failure
11.4.4.7
Merge Updates Failure
11.4.4.8
Server Time Out
11.4.4.9
Unknown Deployment Status
11.5
Troubleshooting Patching Sessions for Database Content
11.5.1
Starting AD Controller
11.5.2
Reviewing Worker Status
11.5.3
Determining Why a Worker Failed
11.5.4
Restarting a Failed Worker
11.5.5
Terminating a Hung Worker Process
11.5.6
Shutting Down the Manager
11.5.7
Reactivating the Manager
11.5.8
Resolving the Error, "Unable to start universal connection pool"
11.5.9
Resolving a Worker Blocked by a Session
11.5.10
Resolving an Error During Conflict Checking
11.5.11
Setting the Environment for Troubleshooting Database Issues
A
Release Update Patch Installer Screens
A.1
Welcome
A.2
Installation Location
A.3
Installation Summary
A.4
Installation Progress
A.5
Policy Store Analysis
A.6
Configuration Progress
A.7
Installation Complete
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