MAY 2025 EDITION

Here are our latest upgrade recommendations for Oracle E-Business Suite updates and technology stack components. These quarterly recommendations are based upon the latest updates to Oracle’s product strategies, latest support timelines, and newly-certified releases

You can research these yourself using this MOS Note:

Note:  EBS 12.1, 12.0 and 11.5.10 are in sustaining support.  No new patches are available.  You should upgrade to EBS 12.2.  Before upgrading to EBS 12.2, apply the minimum 12.0 patching baseline or the minimum 11i patching baseline

Upgrade Recommendations for February 2025

 

EBS 12.2

Check your EBS support status and patching baseline

EBS 12.2 is in Premier Support to at least  December 2036

Apply the minimum error correction baseline for EBS 12.2

As of July 1, 2024:  EBS 12.2.7, Patch 24690690 or equivalent
product family RUPs

Apply the latest EBS suite-wide RPC or RUP

12.2.14
Sep 2024

12.2.13
Nov 2023

Use the latest Rapid Install

StartCD 51
Feb 2016

Apply the latest EBS technology stack, tools, and libraries

AD/TXK Delta 16
Jul 2024

FND
Jun 2022

Web ADI RPC
Jan 2018

Report Manager Bundle 5
Nov 2018

EBS 12.2.14 OAF Bundle 1
Apr 2025

EBS 12.2.13 OAF Bundle 3
Feb 2025

EBS 12.2.12 OAF Bundle 10
Mar 2025

EBS 12.2.11 OAF Bundle 12
Dec 2024

EBS 12.2.10 OAF Bundle 20
Sep 2024

EBS 12.2.9 OAF Bundle 19
Oct 2024

EBS 12.2.8/7 OAF Bundle 25
Jan 2025

EBS 12.2.6 OAF Bundle 36
Oct  2024

EBS 12.2.5 OAF Bundle 29
Sep 2024

EBS 12.2.4 OAF Bundle 27
Nov 2024

ETCC
Apr 2025

Web Tier Utilities 11.1.1.9

Daylight Savings Time DSTv44
Mar 2025

Upgrade to JDK 7

Apply the latest security updates

Apr 2025 Critical Patch Update 

Apr 2025 ECPUC

SHA-2 PKI Certificates

SHA-2 Update for Web ADI & Report Manager to Feb 2020

Migrate from SSL or TLS 1.0 to TLS 1.2

Sign JAR files

Use the latest certified desktop components

Migrate to Java Web Start

JRE 1.8.0_451

Upgrade from IE 11  to Edge

Upgrade to latest certified Firefox ESR

Upgrade Office 2003 and Office 2007 to later Office versions (e.g. Office 2016 or Office 365 ProPlus)

Upgrade to the latest client requirements

Upgrade to the latest database

Database 19c (19.27)

Database 12.1.0.2 in Sustaining Support as of Jul 2022

Database 11.2.0.4 is in Sustaining Support as of Dec 2020

If you’re using Oracle Identity Management

Upgrade to Oracle Access Manager 12c using EBS Access Gate 1.4

Oracle Access Manager 11gR2 is in Sustaning Support as of Dec 2021

Upgrade to Oracle Internet Directory 12c or Oracle Unified Directory 12c

Oracle Internet Directory 11gR1 is in Sustaining support as of Dec 2021

Oracle Unified Directory 11gR2 is in Sustaining Support as of Dec 2021

If you’re using Oracle Discoverer

Migrate to Enterprise Command Center (ECC) 
Apr 2025

Discoverer 11.1.1.7 is in Sustaining Support as of June 2017

If you’re using Oracle Portal Migrate to Oracle WebCenter Portal 12c