Oracle periodically produces Fusion Middleware patchsets — cumulative collections of fixes — between major product releases.  All Oracle customers have a limited amount of time to upgrade from the prior patchset when a later patchset is released.  This is called the “grace period.”  You cannot request new patches for the prior patchset after the grace period ends.

Where are Fusion Middleware grace periods documented?

The specific grace periods for upgrading from one Fusion Middleware patchset to another are published here:

Do these apply to EBS customers?

Yes.  These dates apply to all Oracle customers, including E-Business Suite customers. 

What is the impact on EBS customers using Application Management Pack?

Enterprise Manager 12.1.0.5 was released in June 2015.  Oracle continued to create new patches for EM 12.1.0.4 until June 2016.  New patches for EM 12.1.0.4 are no longer available. New patches are being created only for EM 12.1.0.5.

EBS 12.1 and 12.2 customers who need new patches for their Enterprise Manager components must be on EM 12.1.0.5 and AMP 12.1.0.4 BP3, at minimum.  No new patches for earlier versions of AMP will be available.

EBS customers should consider upgrading to Enterprise Manager 13c and AMP 13.1 or higher:

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