We are pleased to announce a new document that summarizes the database and file system changes that support the new Online Patching functionality in E-Business Suite 12.2. This document focusses on how integrations with Oracle E-Business Suite may need to be modified to comply with new deployment and development standards:
- Guidance for Integrating Custom and Third-Party Products With Oracle E-Business Suite Release 12.2 (Note 1916149.1)

The document outlines compliance requirements and development standards for EBS 12.2 and Online Patching via five methods:
- Application tier web services or related interfaces
- Database connections or independent database schemas
- Custom schemas with dependent database objects
- Extensions or customizations of the Oracle E-Business Suite schema
- Table replication
Your customizations and third-party EBS extensions must comply with these high-level guidelines, along with the standards described in more detail in:
- Oracle E-Business Suite Developer’s Guide (Oracle Technology Network)
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