Last Updated: Aug 31, 2020.
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IMPORTANT:
This summary page is intended to provide the following information:
IMPORTANT: The source of truth for support policies are documented in the Oracle's Lifetime Support Policy documents and supporting My Oracle Support Documents. See the Oracle Lifetime Support Policy site for more details about Premier, Extended, and Sustaining Support levels.
Oracle E-Business Suite deployments include the Oracle E-Business Suite Release, the Oracle E-Business Suite internal application tier technology stack, the Oracle E-Business Suite database and optional external integrations.
The following table includes guidance regarding which support policy applies to the various components of your EBS deployment and the location of the support policy documents:
Support Time Line | Covered Components | Where to Find the Official Support Policy Documents |
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Oracle E-Business Suite |
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Oracle Lifetime Support Policy: Oracle Applications Tip: Search for E-Business Suite in the referenced document |
Database | All Oracle Databases including the Oracle E-Business Suite Database |
Oracle Lifetime Support Policy: Oracle Technology Products Tip: Search for Oracle Database Releases in the referenced document |
Fusion Middleware |
All Fusion Middleware products including those used for external integrations with EBS Examples: SOA Suite, OAM, OID, OUD, etc. |
Oracle Lifetime Support Policy: Oracle Fusion Middleware Products |
For dates of grace periods for Oracle database releases, see: Release Schedule of Current Database Releases (MOS Note 742060.1). Here is an excerpt:
Oracle Database Release | Support Dates |
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19c |
End of Premier Support: April 30, 2024 or April 30, 2027 with paid Extended Support (ES) |
12.1.0.2 | End of Error Correction Support: July 31, 2022 with ES or Universal License Agreement (ULA) - (not all platforms) |
11.2.0.4 |
End of Error Correction Support: December 31, 2020 with ES or ULA. At the end of ES, Market Driven Support (MDS) will be available for two additional years. See https://www.oracle.com/a/ocom/docs/ds-mds-database-11g-r2.pdf |
Note:
For dates of grace periods for specific Fusion Middleware releases see:
IMPORTANT: The source of truth for certifications is maintained on My Oracle Support. If in doubt, always check the Certifications database for the final word.
This summary page cross-references published blog articles and the official certifications listed in the Certifications database on My Oracle Support. Platform-specific information is available in the Certifications database on My Oracle Support.
Obsolete certifications are releases that are no longer eligible for Extended Support or Error Correction Support. Obsolete certifications are denoted on this page using the following symbol: ⊠
Obsolete certifications that have been archived from this page are available for reference on the following page: Obsolete EBS Certifications.
EBS 12.2 | EBS 12.1 | |
Support |
Premier Support to December 2021 Beginning January 2022, Market-Driven Support for EBS 12.1 is an option |
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Release Update Packs |
12.2.9 (08/2019) 12.2.8 (10/2018) 12.2.7 (9/2017) 12.2.6 (9/2016) 12.2.5 (10/2015) 12.2.4 (8/2014) 12.2.3 (12/2013) |
12.1.3 RPC5 (8/2016) 12.1.3 RPC4 (10/2015) 12.1.3 RPC3 (4/2015) 12.1.3 RPC2 (9/2014) 12.1.3 RPC1 (3/2014) 12.1.3 (8/2010) 12.1.2 (12/2009) |
Initial Release |
12.2.2 (9/2013) |
12.1.1 (4/2009) |
Documentation |
All JRE 1.7 and 1.8 updates are automatically certified with all supported EBS releases
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