Understanding How to Update the Production Environment

Before proceeding with these instructions, you should test the new modifications with a copy of production data in the prototype environment.

Update the production environment after you update and test development and prototype environments.

Do not include additional environments when updating the live production environment. The purpose of isolating the update of production is to minimize production downtime.

Oracle's JD Edwards EnterpriseOne Global Support Center maintains several documents that describe how to manage and promote Software Updates. These documents address many details of the update process and complement the current documentation.

To access these documents, log on to My Oracle Support, and click the Knowledge tab. Perform a search for the following documents:

• Best Practice for Managing Software Updates

• Applying and Promoting Software Updates

• Understanding and Managing Planner ESUs