Release 21.4.2.0.1 - February 2023 - Marketplace Deployment

Here’s an overview of new features, enhancements, issues, patches, other changes, and version information for this OCI Marketplace deployment version.

Enhancements and updated / improved features

• Support added for upgrade from 19.3.0.3.4 or 19.3.0.4.5.
• For other recent new features and enhancements, see previous Release Notes. For a description of current features, see the Oracle Essbase 21c documentation.

Version Details

• Software versions:
  • Oracle-Linux-7.9-2022.12.15-0
  • Oracle Fusion Middleware 12.2.1.4.0 GA
  • Oracle Essbase 21.1.0.0.0 GA
  • Oracle JDK 8 update 291 Server JRE
• Applied patches - listed below and as noted in the documentation:

  Note:

  Essbase Release Update patches only contain Essbase binaries. In addition, other patches, such as for Fusion Middleware, can be downloaded and applied manually. These patches are included in the latest listings.
  • 34974729 - Oracle WebLogic Server Stack Patch Bundle 12.2.1.4.230112
    • 34958707 - WLS Stack Patch Bundle 12.2.1.4.230109 (Patch 34960631)
    • 33639718 - ADR for WebLogic Server 12.2.1.4.0 CPU JUL 2022
    • 34974766 - WLS Stack Patch Bundle12.2.1.4.230112 (Patch 34974729) (Interim Patch 34974731)
    • 34856450 - WebLogic Samples SPU 12.2.1.4.230117
    • 34845927 - Coherence 12.2.1.4 Cumulative Patch 16 (12.2.1.4.16)
    • 33093748 - FMW Platform 12.2.1.4.0 SPU for APRCPU2021
    • 28186730 - OPatch 13.9.4.2.11 for EM 13.4 and FMW/WLS 12.2.1.3.0, 12.2.1.4.0 and 14.1.1.0.0
    • 32720458 - JDBC 19.3.0.0 for CPUJAN2022 (WLS 12.2.1.4, WLS 14.1.1)
    • 34801809 - RDA release 23.1-20230117 for FMW 12.2.1.4.0
    • 34879707 - FMW third-party Bundle Patch 12.2.1.4.221209
  • 31676526 - RCU Patches for ADB
  • 30540494 - RCU Patches for ADB
  • 30754186 - RCU Patches for ADB
  • 34944256 - ADF Bundle Patch 12.2.1.4.230103
  • 33950717 - OPSS Bundle Patch 12.2.1.4.220311
  • 33735326 - Fix for Bug 33735326, log4j (2.17.1) patch

Patching

See Patch and Roll Back for patching instructions.

Bug Fixes and Known Issues

The known issues in this version of Oracle Essbase via Marketplace:

• Backup Scripts Work Only with Autonomous Transaction Processing Database
• Manual Backup Failed
• Opening Rule Editor Failed or Delayed
• Backup of Restored Instance Failed
• Stack Destroy Job Failed when Configured with Object Storage
• After Stack Image Update, Essbase Cannot be Accessed
• After Stack Image Update, Cannot Connect to OLAP Server
• Image Update Error Occurred when Backup/Restore Run on Source Instance
• Image Update Stack Destroy Job Failed after Destroy of Source Stack or Image
• Essbase Services Not Using Configured System Limits
• Backup Scripts Failed for Some Upgraded 19c Instances
• Application Creation and Deployment Failed when Using ATP-D Database

For defects fixed and other known issues in Oracle Essbase, see https://support.oracle.com/rs?type=doc&id=2814450.1 .

Deprecation Notes

Measures Dimension (DV) Flattening Selector has been deprecated from the Essbase web interface. Essbase metadata is managed by DV.