Apply Patch on Oracle Finance

Below are rough steps to apply patch on Oracle Finance. For detail information on how to applying patch please look elsewhere (Metalink is preferred place)

• Backup your Oracle Finance (DB and Apps)
• Make sure no user logged in (force them by shutdown-ing Concurrent Manager)
• Login as apps
• Download the patch, unzip it and go to unzipped folder
• Read the README.txt (VERY IMPORTANT), apply pre-req patch if any. (you are lucky if the patch not require other patch before applying this patch)
  
• Make sure env. for your server $APPL_TOP, $ORACLE_HOME and $ORACLE_SID
  
• Run adpatch
• Start patching in these order
  
• cXXX.drv = copy driver patch
  
• dXXX.drv = database driver patch
• gXXX.drv = generated driver patch
• uXXX.drv = unified driver patch, bundled of 3 type above patches (you are lucky if you see this file)
  
• Some important you should have
• SYSTEM password: manager
• APPS password: apps
• After patch complete see log at /erpp/erppappl/admin/erpp/log/adpatch.log or logfile you specify during patching