5 BRM Software Compatibility
Learn about the software that is compatible with Oracle Communications Billing and Revenue Management (BRM) 12.0 server and client systems and 12.0 patch sets.
Topics in this document:
For hardware and information requirements, see "System Requirements" in BRM Installation Guide.
Note:
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BRM 12.0 server components do not support any 32-bit server operating systems.
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Character Sets: BRM 12.0 supports AL32UTF8 as its default character set. It also continues to support the UTF8 character set for backward compatibility. The Unicode character set AL32UTF8 is recommended for all new BRM 12.0 deployments.
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All BRM clients are supported on Solaris and Linux in addition to Windows.
Database Clients
This section lists the database clients that are compatible with a BRM implementation on Solaris and Linux.
Note:
Only 64-bit versions of the database client are supported.
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Oracle Database 12c Release 2 Client (12.2.0.1.0)
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Oracle Database 19c Client (19.3.0 and later patch levels)
Support added in BRM 12.0 Patch Set 4.
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Oracle Database 19c Client (19.13.0 and later patch levels)
Support added in BRM 12.0 Patch Set 5.
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Oracle Database 19c Client (19.15.0 and later patch levels)
Support added in BRM 12.0 Patch Set 7.
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Oracle Database 19c Client (19.17.0 and later patch levels)
Support added in BRM 12.0 Patch Set 8.
Web Browsers
Table 5-1 lists the web browsers that are compatible with BRM.
Table 5-1 Supported Web Browsers
| Web Browser | Version |
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Mozilla Firefox |
54.0.1+ and later patch levels – Support added in BRM 12.0 58.0+ and later patch levels – Support added in BRM 12.0 Patch Set 1 65.0+ and later patch levels – Support added in BRM 12.0 Patch Set 2 78.10+ and later patch levels – Support added in BRM 12.0 Patch Set 4 83.0+ and later patch levels – Support added in BRM 12.0 Patch Set 5 96.0+ and later patch levels – Support added in BRM 12.0 Patch Set 6 99.0+ and later patch levels – Support added in BRM 12.0 Patch Set 7 106+ and later patch levels – Support added in BRM 12.0 Patch Set 8 |
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Microsoft Internet Explorer |
11 and later patch sets Note: Starting in Patch Set 8, Internet Explorer is not supported |
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Microsoft Edge |
Default version with operating system |
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Google Chrome |
72.0+ and later patch levels – Support added in BRM 12.0 90.0+ and later patch levels – Support added in BRM 12.0 Patch Set 4 92.0+ and later patch levels – Support added in BRM 12.0 Patch Set 5 97.0+ and later patch levels – Support added in BRM 12.0 Patch Set 6 104+ and later patch levels – Support added in BRM 12.0 Patch Set 8 |
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Apple Safari |
12.0+ and later patch levels – Support added in BRM 12.0 14.1+ and later patch levels – Support added in BRM 12.0 Patch Set 4 15.2+ and later patch levels – Support added in BRM 12.0 Patch Set 6 15.4+ and later patch levels – Support added in BRM 12.0 Patch Set 7 16+ and later patch levels – Support added in BRM 12.0 Patch Set 8 |
Additional BRM Software Requirements
Required Third-Party Software for BRM provides the compatibility information for other applications you need in order to create a complete customer management and billing system for your business.
Caution:
Oracle does not provide support for any prerequisite third-party software installation or configuration. Any installation or configuration issues related to non-Oracle prerequisite software needs to be handled by the customer.
Table 5-2 Required Third-Party Software for BRM
| Product | Version | Notes |
|---|---|---|
| Apache Kafka Client |
2.7.0 – Support added in BRM 12.0 Patch Set 4 2.8.1 – Support added in BRM 12.0 Patch Set 5 3.0.0 – Support added in BRM 12.0 Patch Set 7 3.3.1 – Support added in BRM 12.0 Patch Set 8 |
N/A |
| Apache Tomcat |
8.5.16 – Support added in BRM 12.0 8.5.32 – Support added in BRM 12.0 Patch Set 1 8.5.38 – Support added in BRM 12.0 Patch Set 2 9.0.37 – Support added in BRM 12.0 Patch Set 3 9.0.46 – Support added in BRM 12.0 Patch Set 4 9.0.54 – Support added in BRM 12.0 Patch Set 5 9.0.68 – Support added in BRM 12.0 Patch Set 8 |
Supported only for Web Services Manager. |
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Prometheus JMX Exporter Java Agent |
0.15.0 – Support added in BRM 12.0 Patch Set 4 0.16.1 – Support added in BRM 12.0 Patch Set 5 0.17.2 – Support added in BRM 12.0 Patch Set 8 |
N/A |
| Oracle Identity and Access Management |
12.2.1.3 – Support added in BRM 12.0 Patch Set 3 12.2.1.4 – Support added in BRM 12.0 Patch Set 4 |
N/A |
| Oracle Business Intelligence Publisher |
12.2.1.2.0 – Support added in BRM 12.0 12.2.1.4.0 – Support added in BRM 12.0 Patch Set 1 |
Supported only for BRM reports and invoices. Supported on Solaris and Linux. Note: Running reports and generating invoices with BI Publisher 12c running on Windows is not supported. |
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Oracle Analytics Publisher |
5.5 – Support added in BRM 12.0 Patch Set 3 with Interim Patch 31848465 5.9 – Support added in BRM 12.0 Patch Set 5 |
N/A |
| Oracle Java Platform, Standard Edition (Java SE) |
8 (1.8.0_144) – Support added in BRM 12.0 8 (1.8.0_221) – Support added in BRM 12.0 Patch Set 2 8 (1.8.0_241) – Support added in BRM 12.0 Patch Set 3 8 (1.8.0_261) – Support added in BRM 12.0 Patch Set 3 with Interim Patch 31848465 8 (1.8.0_291) – Support added in BRM 12.0 Patch Set 4 8 (1.8.0_301) – Support added in BRM 12.0 Patch Set 5 8 (1.8.0_321) – Support added in BRM 12.0 Patch Set 6 8 (1.8.0_341) – Support added in BRM 12.0 Patch Set 7 8 (1.8.0_351) – Support added in BRM 12.0 Patch Set 8 |
Obtain Java SE containing Java Development Kit (JDK) and Java Runtime Environment (JRE). |
| Oracle Remote Diagnostic Agent (RDA) |
8.10 or later 20.4 or later – Support added in BRM 12.0 Patch Set 6 22.2 or later – Support added in BRM 12.0 Patch Set 7 |
Oracle RDA was removed from the BRM package in BRM 12.0 Patch Set 7 |
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Oracle WebLogic Operator |
3.3.2 – Support added in BRM 12.0 Patch Set 5 3.3.7 – Support added in BRM 12.0 Patch Set 6 3.4.0 – Support added in BRM 12.0 Patch Set 7 3.4.4 – Support added in BRM 12.0 Patch Set 8 |
N/A |
| Oracle WebLogic Server |
BRM 12.0 up to Patch Set 1 requires WebLogic 12c R2 (12.2.1.2.0) BRM 12.0 up to Patch Set 2 and 3 requires Weblogic 12c R2 (12.2.1.3.0) BRM 12.0 Patch Set 4 or later requires WebLogic 12c R2 (12.2.1.4.0) |
Supported only for Web Services Manager. |
| Oracle Unified Directory |
11.1.2.3.0 |
Supported only for LDAP Manager. |
| Oracle Unified Directory | 12.2.1.4.0 – Support added in BRM 12.0 Patch Set 3 | Supported only for BRM REST Services Manager. |
| Paymentech 120-Byte Batch Processing Format Specification |
3.0.0 Revision 4.2 – Support added in BRM 12.0 3.0.0 Revision 12.4 – Support added in BRM 12.0 Patch Set 1 3.0.0 Revision 13.3 – Support added in BRM 12.0 Patch Set 2 3.0.0 Revision 14.3 – Support added in BRM 12.0 Patch Set 3 3.0.0 Revision 15.3 – Support added in BRM 12.0 Patch Set 3 with Interim Patch 31848465 |
Requires Paymentech Manager. The certification for CUP and RUP (feature specific) was done using Paymentech 120-Byte Batch Processing Format Specification 3.0.0 Revision 14.3. The certification for CTI (feature specific) was done using Paymentech 120-Byte Batch Processing Format Specification 3.0.0 Revision 15.3. |
| Paymentech Online Processing Format Specification |
Version 7.4 Revision 5 – Support added in BRM 12.0 Version 7.4 Revision 12.4 – Support added in BRM 12.0 Patch Set 1 Version 7.4 Revision 13.3 – Support added in BRM 12.0 Patch Set 2 Version 7.4 Revision 14.4 – Support added in BRM 12.0 Patch Set 3 Version 7.4 Revision 15.3 – Support added in BRM 12.0 Patch Set 3 with Interim Patch 31848465 |
Requires Paymentech Manager. The certification for CUP and RUP (feature specific) was done using Paymentech Online Processing Format Specification Version 7.4 Revision 14.4. The certification for CTI (feature specific) was done using Paymentech Online Processing Format Specification Version 7.4 Revision 15.3. |
| Perl (32-bit) |
5.24.0 – Support added in BRM 12.0 5.28.1 – Support added in BRM 12.0 Patch Set 1 with Interim Patch 29947745 5.28.1 – Support added in BRM 12.0 Patch Set 2 5.30.1 – Support added in BRM 12.0 Patch Set 3 5.32.0 – Support added in BRM 12.0 Patch Set 3 with Interim Patch 31848465 5.32.1 – Support added in BRM 12.0 Patch Set 4 5.36.0 – Support added in BRM 12.0 Patch Set 8 |
N/A |
| Vertex Communications Tax Q Series |
Vertex CTQ 3.01.04 – Support added in BRM 12.0 Patch Set 3 with Interim Patch 31848465 Vertex CTQ 3.01.05 – Support added in BRM 12.0 Patch Set 4 |
3.01.04 is supported on 32-bit Solaris and Linux. It supports Oracle Database 12c (12.2). 3.01.05 is supported on 64-bit Solaris and Linux. It supports both Oracle Database 12c (12.2) and Oracle Database 19c. Note: Starting in Patch Set 4, only 64-bit versions of Vertex CTQ are supported. |
| Vertex Sales Tax Q Series |
4.0.6 – Support added in BRM 12.0 Patch Set 3 9.0 – Support added in BRM 12.0 Patch Set 4 |
4.0.6 is supported on 32-bit Solaris and Linux. It supports Oracle Database 12c (12.2). 9.0 is supported on 64-bit Linux only. It supports both Oracle Database 12c (12.2) and Oracle Database 19c. Note: Starting in Patch Set 4, only 64-bit versions of Vertex STQ are supported. |
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