Upgrade Oracle Applications to R12.1.3 and Apply Patches

• Install Patches Using Autopatch
  
• Download and Install the Software Development Kit for Java
  

Install Patches Using Autopatch

Install the following patches using Autopatch to upgrade from R12.1.1 to R12.1.3:

• 9239089 Oracle Applications DBA 12.1.3 Product Release Update Pack

• 9239090 Oracle E-Business Suite 12.1.3 Release Update Pack

• 10222869 Oracle Applications Framework patch

• 12661509 for compatibility with Internet Explorer 8.

• 11781531, NOT ABLE TO ADD HTTPS URL TO FAVORITES LINK IN 12.1.2. HTTP IS PRE-PENDED TO URL

• 11832737, which is a forward port of patch 9908921 to Oracle Applications 12.1.3 fixing the intermittent FND_NO_DATABASE_CONNECTION error observed in the new home page.

• 19357286 - API TO PREVALIDATE EBS USERS for Oracle LSH (This patch is only required if you perform a full install of Oracle LSH 2.5 [not an upgrade to 2.5 from a previous version].)
• 16263414 - FND PRODUCT INSTALLATION IS NOT EXECUTING FOR GHR, OTL, IREC PRODUCTS (This patch is only required if you perform a full install of Oracle LSH 2.5 [not an upgrade to 2.5 from a previous version].)

Download and Install the Software Development Kit for Java

The E-Business Suite Software Development Kit for Java ships as patch 17269917 (p17269917_R12_GENERIC.zip) on the Oracle Health Sciences Data Management Workbench 2.5.0 media pack.

The .zip file contains:

• The Oracle E-Business Suite SDK for Java file, fndext.jar
• README.txt
• Javadoc for Oracle E-Business Suite SDK for Java
• An Apache Ant XML file named txkEbsSdkConfig.xml

1. Extract fndext.jar.
2. Copy the extracted fndext.jar file and the txkEbsSdkConfig.xml file to a directory such as/home/user1/ebssdk on the WebLogic server.
3. Copy the Javadoc to any appropriate location for convenient reference.

Note:

• Check My Oracle Support article 1138053.1, Oracle Life Sciences Data Hub and Oracle Clinical Development Analytics Known Install and Configuration Issues to see if any other patches have become required. Do not apply additional patches unless they have been tested with Oracle LSH and listed in article 1138053.1.
• Oracle recommends taking a full backup at this point.