I'm very pleased to announce that the latest ATG Family Pack H Rollup 7 for the E-Business Suite Release 11i technology stack is now available for download from Metalink.
The official name for this patch is:
- Oracle Applications Technology 11i.ATG_PF.H.delta.7 (RUP7) (Patch 6241631)
In other words, this is the seventh consolidated rollup of patches released on top of 11i.ATG_PF.H. For the Oracryptoanalysts out there who like to track nomenclature variants of these things, this patch is also referred to as the Applications Technology Group (ATG) Family Pack H Rollup 7.
This Rollup patch is a collection of technology-stack patches that can safely be applied on top of the ATG Family Pack H. This Rollup patch is cumulative: all previous patches released for Family Pack H since the initial 11.5.10 release are included in this latest patch, including:
- ATG Rollup 6 (Patch 5903765)
- ATG Rollup 5 (Patch 5473858)
- ATG Rollup 4 (Patch 4676589)
- ATG Rollup 3 (Patch 4334965)
Why Is This Rollup Important?
As with the previous ATG Rollup 6, we've spent a huge amount of effort both within the Applications Technology Group and across the entire Applications Suite to test and certify this Rollup patch.
Our focus for this latest Rollup has been to consolidate all known safe defect fixes, performance improvements and security enhancements into one well integrated and fully certified update. We also focused on eliminating as many "co-requisite" patches as possible (application product patches required to interoperate with new ATG Rollups), by working to restore backward compatibility with earlier application levels wherever possible.
Our standing recommendation is that all customers should make plans to move to Rollup 7 as quickly as possible, especially any customers who are not already at ATG Rollup 6.
Changes and Fixes in Rollup 7
Oracle Applications Technology 11i.ATG_PF.H.delta.7 (RUP7) contains Oracle Applications Technology (ATG) security fixes for core ATG products from the January 2005 Critical Patch Update (CPUJan2005) through the July 2009 Critical Patch Update (CPUJul2009).
The following core ATG products are included in 11i.ATG_PF.H.delta.7: FND, OAM, OWF, FWK, JTT, JTA, TXK, XDO, ECX, EC, AK, ALR, UMX, BNE, and FRM.
ATG Family Pack H Rollup 7 (11i.ATG_PF.H RUP 7, Patch 6241631) includes a range of new features and bug fixes for:
- Oracle Applications Framework (OAF)
- Oracle Application Object Library (AOL)
- AutoConfig and its templates (TXK AutoConfig and Templates Rollup Patch T)
- Oracle Report Manager
- Oracle Workflow
- Oracle XML Gateway
Full details about what's new in RUP7 are listed here:
- About Oracle Applications Technology 11i.ATG_PF.H.delta.7 (RUP 7) (Note 783600.1)
Prerequisites
Oracle Applications Technology ATG_PF.H RUP7 can be applied only to an existing Oracle Applications Release 11.5.10.2 system. If you don't already have a running Release 11.5.10.2 (11.5.10 CU2) system, then you must first install the Oracle E-Business Suite 11.5.10.2.
Special Advisory for Single Sign-On 10g Users
The SSO 10g Integration patch for Rollup 7 (Patch 6936696) has been released concurrently with this patch. It is available immediately for download. Details about upgrading your SSO-integrated environment to use this patch can be found in the latest version of Note 233436.1.
Supporting the Current and Previous ATG RUPs
Way back in 2006, in this blog's salad days, I posted this article:
Remember that our support baseline for the E-Business Suite is comprised of the current (N) and immediately preceding (N-1) ATG RUPs. New EBS patches are tested and released on top of these two technology stack baseline configurations.
What Does This Have to do with ATG RUP 7?
Apps 11i ATG RUP 7 is supported along with ATG RUP 6. In other words, if you encounter any issues with ATG RUP 6 or 7, we'll be able to release new E-Business Suite patches for those configurations as necessary.
If your Apps 11i environment is still running ATG RUP 5 or older, you will no longer be able to request new patches for those technology stack levels. You can still get access to existing patches, of course.
A Short Aside About Related Support Policies
This is similar but not identical to the support policy for our Server Technologies and Fusion Middleware products, which I've discussed in more detail in these important articles:
- On Apps Tier Patching and Support: A Primer for E-Business Suite Users
- On Database Patching and Support: A Primer for E-Business Suite Users
Remember that our Server Technologies and Fusion Middleware support policies are subtly different and from EBS policies: they support the current (N), as well as the immediately preceding (N-1) release for 12 months after the N release.
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Comments (12)
Minor typo?
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"Prerequisites
Oracle Applications Technology ATG_PF.H RUP6 can be applied only to an existing Oracle Applications Release 11.5.10.2 system. If you don't already have a running Release 11.5.10.2 (11.5.10 CU2) system, then you must first install the Oracle E-Business Suite 11.5.10.2."
I think you mean RUP7 in the section above.
Very cool news regardless. Thanks as always for the blog
Posted by Jay Weinshenker | July 31, 2009 4:31 AM
Posted on July 31, 2009 04:31
Hi, Jay,
Indeed, that was a typo. Corrected now; thanks for catching that.
I look forward to hearing about your experiences with this RUP.
Regards,
Steven
Posted by Steven Chan | July 31, 2009 12:35 PM
Posted on July 31, 2009 12:35
Hi Steve,
I successfully applied this patch, but after this patch concurrent manager status is showing down in OAM. But all concurrent managers and all application services are running fine. I even see the know issues document but no bugs reported yet.
Regards,
Xaheer
Posted by Zaheer | August 11, 2009 11:11 PM
Posted on August 11, 2009 23:11
Have you heard of any issue after RUP7 with following symptoms?
We applied AD.I.7 and ATG.RUP7 as part of our HRMS.K.RUP4 patches and I'm seeing a consistant situation where when you submit a concurrent request (like active user report) the 'Find Request' window will not auto-close on the first submit. You can close it and then submit more requests and it will close as it shoudl but if you leave the submit form and come back it in always does not auto-close on the first submit. I haven't opened and SR on this yet but was wondering if others are seeing this?
Thanks
Jody
Posted by Jody | August 12, 2009 5:16 AM
Posted on August 12, 2009 05:16
I need to add to my message on the submit concurrent request issue above. I see this behaviour only when submitting requests through the 'view' request option. It does not happen if I submit from the 'run' request option. I found some notes on ML about this same issue that look like were an issue even prior to ATG.RUP7. There is a patch below that is only available for release 12 that I believe outlines the exact issue I'm seeing in our 11i issue after patching. Maybe an 11i version of the patch needs to be provided for us on 11i that have applied ATG.RUP7 assuming it is a valid condition that others are seeing.
8222709 AFTER 7665236 FIND REQUESTS NEED TO USE X TO CLOSE THE FORM
Thanks,
Jody
Posted by Jody | August 12, 2009 9:22 AM
Posted on August 12, 2009 09:22
Hi, Zaheer,
Glad to hear that nearly everything is working fine after your upgrade. Can you log a formal Service Request via My Oracle Support (formerly Metalink) to get one of our specialists engaged? Please feel free to forward your Service Request number to me if it gets stuck in the support process for some reason.
Regards,
Steven
Posted by Steven Chan
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August 12, 2009 10:47 AM
Posted on August 12, 2009 10:47
Hello, Jody,
Thanks for letting us know about this. I'm sorry to hear that you're encountering issues.
I'd like to get our Development team looking into this immediately. Can you log a formal Service Request via My Oracle Support (formerly Metalink) to get one of our specialists engaged? Please feel free to forward your Service Request number to me so that I can have someone in Dev chase this down.
Regards,
Steven
Posted by Steven Chan
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August 12, 2009 10:52 AM
Posted on August 12, 2009 10:52
I opened an SR on this today and got the response below. Looks like it is a known issue that is being worked on. I guess it will be added to the known issues document once it is resolved. Thanks!
SR Response
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Regarding the issue,
I have already requested a bug for this issue with development
Another customer raised the problem yesterday.
I am awaiting feedback from development and as soon as I have it I will update you.
i shall of course also add your details to the bug.
Posted by Jody | August 13, 2009 4:05 AM
Posted on August 13, 2009 04:05
We are currently to AD.I.6 and ATG.RUP6, we are debating on whether we should apply AD.I.7 and ATG.RUP7 or just keep its current version. Is there any compelling reason to upgrade?
Thanks!
Manny
Posted by Manny | September 2, 2009 12:27 PM
Posted on September 2, 2009 12:27
Hi, Manny,
I believe that the most compelling reason is that these .7 updates contain the latest security, performance, and stability bug fixes.
Your definition of compelling will likely differ from mine, though. You are likely the best judge of what _you_ might consider "compelling." One man's dross is another's treasure. I would recommend going through the READMEs for the latest .7 updates in detail. That should give you sufficient data upon which to make an informed decision as to whether these updates are worthwhile for your organization.
Regards,
Steven
Posted by Steven Chan
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September 3, 2009 10:45 AM
Posted on September 3, 2009 10:45
Hi ,
We have recently applied RUP 7 and are verifying the impact on applications. In IC application, there are couple of jsp page reports.
before RUP7, for negative values it was showing angular brakets, after RUP7 it is showing braces some thing end brace is missing.
Can any body guide me on this issues?
thanks in advance.
Posted by Phani B Reddy | November 3, 2009 3:00 AM
Posted on November 3, 2009 03:00
Hi, Phani,
I don't have any insight into what might be going on here, but I'd like to get someone to help you with this. Can you log a formal Service Request via My Oracle Support (formerly Metalink) to get one of our specialists engaged?
Please feel free to forward your Service Request number to me if it gets stuck in the support process for some reason.
Regards,
Steven
Posted by Steven Chan
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November 3, 2009 10:18 AM
Posted on November 3, 2009 10:18