{"id":1291,"date":"2009-08-12T04:19:32","date_gmt":"2009-08-12T08:19:32","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/onlineappsdba.com\/index.php\/2009\/08\/12\/oracle-apps-11ir12-autopatch-adpatch-admsipl\/"},"modified":"2009-08-12T04:40:55","modified_gmt":"2009-08-12T08:40:55","slug":"oracle-apps-11ir12-autopatch-adpatch-admsipl","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/onlineappsdba.com\/index.php\/2009\/08\/12\/oracle-apps-11ir12-autopatch-adpatch-admsipl\/","title":{"rendered":"Oracle Apps 11i\/R12 AutoPatch adpatch \/ admsi.pl"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong>Patching<\/strong> : is process\u00a0of Bug Fix, adding new Functionality or enhancements. Depending on component (database, apps, forms\/report)\u00a0there are\u00a0different tools to apply patches.<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>adpatch<\/strong> &#8211; is utility to apply Oracle Apps Patches (This utility usually updates files under $APPL_TOP, $JAVA_TOP and Database objects)<\/li>\n<li><strong>opatch<\/strong> &#8211; is utility to apply <strong>database<\/strong> and\u00a0<strong>application server<\/strong> (10gR3 for forms, reports and web server) patches<\/li>\n<li><strong>Shell scripts<\/strong>&#8211; to apply 6i (forms &amp; report in 11i) and 9i (web server in 11i) patches<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>This post is focused on &#8220;<strong>adpatch<\/strong>&#8221; and covers Oracle&#8217;s documentation one should read in order to learn more on Apps Patching.<\/p>\n<p><strong><u>Tools used in apps patching<br \/>\n<\/u>1. adpatch<\/strong>&#8211; (aka <strong>AutoPatch<\/strong>) is utility to apply apps patches<br \/>\n<strong>2. admrgpch<\/strong>&#8211; utility to merge multiple patches into single patch and then apply them as single patch using &#8220;<strong>adpatch<\/strong>&#8220;.<br \/>\n<strong>3. admsi.pl <\/strong>&#8211; Patch Application Assistant (PAA) utility to track and perform manual steps during patching (applicable for R12 only). More information here <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/onlineappsdba.com\/index.php\/2008\/11\/11\/admsipl-patch-application-tool-in-oracle-apps-r12\/\">PAA Tool in R12<\/a><strong><br \/>\n4. 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