Thursday, 23 April 2015

Oracle EBS R12 different types of patches





Patches
Description


Individual bug fix
Patch that fixes an existing issue
Product family release update pack (product family RUP)
Collection of patches on a given code line created for all products in specific product family for a specific point release. For example, R12.FIN_PF.A.1.
Release update pack (RUP)
A cumulative aggregation of product family release update packs on a given codeline created across Oracle E-Business Suite after the initial release
Pre-upgrade patch
Upgrade related patches consolidated from all the products within a product family
Consolidated upgrade patch
Consolidated patches from all the products in a product family. Available for upgrading a Release 12 system from one point release to another.