Once a database version has been certified for use with Oracle E-Business Suite (EBS), it is generally supported for use with EBS for as long as Oracle offers error correction support for that database version. In the case of 11gR2 and 12c databases, EBS will continue to support operation through December of 2025 in accordance with the Upgrade Support offerings that are currently available for these database versions.
However, after December of 2025, EBS will discontinue testing and error correction support for the combination of EBS with 11gR2 or 12c databases. This is necessary so that EBS can make changes to adopt later security standards and take advantage of features that are only available for Database 19c or later. Even if Upgrade Support becomes available for these database versions for calendar year 2026 and later, EBS will still proceed to adopt dependencies on Database 19c, making EBS code incompatible with 11gR2 and 12cR1 databases. Customers should not expect that EBS will continue to work with Database 11gR2 or 12cR1 after December 2025.
Most EBS customers have by now completed upgrades to Oracle Database 19c. If you are still running an older Oracle Database release, you should make plans to upgrade to Oracle Database 19c as soon as possible.
The information in this blog article is available in following document:
- Alert: Oracle E-Business Suite Release 12.2 End of Error Correction Support for Oracle Database 12c Release 12.1.0.2 and 11g Release 11.2.0.4 (MOS Note 3051860.1)
References
- Alert: Oracle E-Business Suite Release 12.2 End of Error Correction Support for Oracle Database 12c Release 12.1.0.2 and 11g Release 11.2.0.4 (MOS Note 3051860.1)
- Alert: Oracle E-Business Suite On-Premises Customers and Upgrade Support for Oracle Database Releases 12.1.0.2 and 11.2.0.4 (MOS Note 2997711.1)
- Alert: Oracle E-Business Suite Cloud Customers and January 15, 2024 Database Services Desupport for Oracle Database Releases 12.1.0.2 and 11.2.0.4 (MOS Note 2997711.1)
- Oracle Database Upgrade Support (aka Market Driven Support) Frequently Asked Questions (FAQ) for 11.2.0.1, 12.1.0.2 and 12.2.0.1 Database Releases (MOS Note 2728619.1)
- Release Schedule of Current Database Releases (MOS Note 742060.1)
- Oracle Lifetime Support Policy: Oracle Technology Products
- Information Center: Oracle Database 19c with Oracle E-Business Suite 12.2 and 12.1 (MOS Note 2655839.2)
Related Articles
- Reminder: Upgrade Support for Oracle Database 12.1.0.2 and 11.2.0.4
- Reminder: Error Correction Support for Oracle Database 12.1.0.2 and 11.2.0.4
- EBS Cloud Customers and Database Services Desupport for 12.1.0.2 and 11.2.0.4
- New MOS Note: Oracle Database 19c with Oracle E-Business Suite 12.2 and 12.1
- Oracle E-Business Suite Technology Blog – Database Tier Announcements