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How To Apply Apps Patch Using Adpatch R12

This document provides steps to apply an Oracle Applications patch using the adpatch utility. It details downloading the patch, extracting and setting permissions, stopping the application, enabling maintenance mode, running adpatch from the patch directory, and verifying installation.

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How To Apply Apps Patch Using Adpatch R12

This document provides steps to apply an Oracle Applications patch using the adpatch utility. It details downloading the patch, extracting and setting permissions, stopping the application, enabling maintenance mode, running adpatch from the patch directory, and verifying installation.

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How to apply apps patch using adpatch R12

STEP 1: Before applying a patch you must check whether the patch is already
there or not. For this we query the database:

su oracle
Run the environment variable db tire
sqlplus apps/<apps password
SQL>select * from AD_BUGS where bug_number=’<patch number>’
Ex:-  SQL>select * from AD_BUGS where bug_number=’16213642’

STEP 2 : Download the patch. From your  pc and transfer it to Linux server
*login to oracle metalink.(www.metalink.oracle.com)
*Select the patches option then select the search type.
*Query for patch by writing the patch no. & platform on which you want to
download the patch.
*Click download
If you have downloaded the patch at desktop then move it to directory where you
want it to unzip. With winscp or whatever software
Winscp download link   
http://winscp.net/eng/download.php#download
STEP 3 :Unzip the patch. And set the permission 

su root
cd /u01/patch
unzip p16213642_R12.AP.B_R12_LINUX.zip
chown oracle:dba 16213642

STEP 4: stop the application with adstpall.sh utility

STEP 5: Enable the Maintenance Mode.For This:


#su oracle
Run Environment variable for application
#adadmin
Here you will need system and apps password in order to enter the ad
administration utility

Output
 AD Administration Main Menu
   --------------------------------------------------
  1.    Generate Applications Files menu
  2.    Maintain Applications Files menu
  3.    Compile/Reload Applications Database Entities menu
  4.    Maintain Applications Database Entities menu
  5.    Change Maintenance Mode
  6.    Exit AD Administration
Select option 6. The status of maintenance mode is displayed at the top of change
maintenance mode menu.Again it will show following options & ask for choice:
1.Enable Maintenance mode.
2.Disable Maintenance mode.
3.Return to Main Menu.
Select option 1. Then return to console.

Stop The application Tier 

STEP 7: Run autopatch from the patch directory by entering the following
command:
su oracle
[oracle@oftest appl]$cd /u01/patch/16213642/
[oracle@oftest appl]$adpatch

Note: - below red color will highlighted lines you will have to fill  

Out put
 Copyright (c) 2002 Oracle Corporation
                        Redwood Shores, California, USA

                         Oracle Applications AutoPatch

                                 Version 12.0.0

NOTE: You may not use this utility for custom development
      unless you have written permission from Oracle Corporation.

Attention: AutoPatch no longer checks for unapplied pre-requisite patches.


You must use OAM Patch Wizard for this feature. Alternatively, you can
review the README for pre-requisite information.

Your default directory is '/u01/finsys/apps/apps_st/appl'.


Is this the correct APPL_TOP [Yes] ?

AutoPatch records your AutoPatch session in a text file


you specify.  Enter your AutoPatch log file name or press [Return]
to accept the default file name shown in brackets.

Filename [adpatch.log] : 16213642.log

You can be notified by email if a failure occurs.


Do you wish to activate this feature [No] ?

Please enter the batchsize [1000] :


Please enter the name of the Oracle Applications System that this
APPL_TOP belongs to.

The Applications System name must be unique across all Oracle


Applications Systems at your site, must be from 1 to 30 characters
long, may only contain alphanumeric and underscore characters,
and must start with a letter.

Sample Applications System names are: "prod", "test", "demo" and


"Development_2".

Applications System Name [TEST] : TEST *

NOTE: If you do not currently have certain types of files installed


in this APPL_TOP, you may not be able to perform certain tasks.

Example 1: If you don't have files used for installing or upgrading


the database installed in this area, you cannot install or upgrade
the database from this APPL_TOP.

Example 2: If you don't have forms files installed in this area, you cannot
generate them or run them from this APPL_TOP.

Example 3: If you don't have concurrent program files installed in this area,
you cannot relink concurrent programs or generate reports from this APPL_TOP.

Do you currently have files used for installing or upgrading the database
installed in this APPL_TOP [YES] ? YES *

Do you currently have Java and HTML files for HTML-based functionality
installed in this APPL_TOP [YES] ? YES *

Do you currently have Oracle Applications forms files installed


in this APPL_TOP [YES] ? YES *

Do you currently have concurrent program files installed


in this APPL_TOP [YES] ? YES *

Please enter the name Oracle Applications will use to identify this APPL_TOP.

The APPL_TOP name you select must be unique within an Oracle Applications
System, must be from 1 to 30 characters long, may only contain
alphanumeric and underscore characters, and must start with a letter.

Sample APPL_TOP Names are: "prod_all", "demo3_forms2", and "forms1".


APPL_TOP Name [oftest] : oftest *

You are about to apply a patch to the installation of Oracle Applications


in your ORACLE database 'TEST'
using ORACLE executables in '/u01/finsys/apps/tech_st/10.1.2'.

Is this the correct database [Yes] ?

AutoPatch needs the password for your 'SYSTEM' ORACLE schema


in order to determine your installation configuration.

Enter the password for your 'SYSTEM' ORACLE schema:*******

The ORACLE username specified below for Application Object Library


uniquely identifies your existing product group: APPLSYS

Enter the ORACLE password of Application Object Library [APPS] :*****

Enter the directory where your Oracle Applications patch has been unloaded
The default directory is [/u01/patch/16213642] :
Please enter the name of your AutoPatch driver file : u16213642.drv

If you don’t see the “autopatch is complete” message at the end of the
Autopatch log file, Autopatch did not complete successfully.

STEP 8: Finally exit from maintain mode as above  STEP 5

STEP 9: confirm the patch installation status For this we query the database:
su oracle
Run the environment variable db tire
sqlplus apps/<apps password
SQL>select * from AD_BUGS where bug_number=’<patch number>’
Ex:-  SQL>select * from AD_BUGS where bug_number=’16213642’

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