1 Introduction and Roadmap

This chapter describes the contents and audience for this guide—What's New in Oracle WebLogic Server 12.1.3.

This chapter includes the following sections:

• Document Scope and Audience

• Guide to This Document

Document Scope and Audience

This document describes new features for all components of Oracle WebLogic Server 12c (12.1.3). This document is a resource for system administrators and operators responsible for monitoring and managing a WebLogic Server installation. It is relevant to all phases of a software project, from development through test and production phases.

Guide to This Document

This document is organized as follows:

• This chapter, Chapter 1, "Introduction and Roadmap", provides a roadmap and describes the audience for this guide.

• Chapter 2, "What's New in Oracle WebLogic Server 12.1.3" describes the new and changed functionality in this WebLogic Server release.