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Fusion MiddleWare Proactive Patches – January 2016

Oracle Product Management have announced the release of Fusion MiddleWare (FMW) Proactive patches. The below listing are the Bundle Patches, Patch Set Updates, and Critical Patch Updates within this release for 19th January, 2016.

Bundle Patches :

Bundle patches are collections of controlled, well tested critical bug fixes for a specific product which may include security contents and occasionally minor enhancements. These are cumulative in nature meaning the latest bundle patch in a particular series includes the contents of the previous bundle patches released.  A suite bundle patch is an aggregation of multiple product  bundle patches that are part of a product suite.

  • Oracle Business Intelligence Enterprise Edition (OBIEE)
    11.1.1.9.160119 and 11.1.1.7.160119 suites.
  • Oracle Data Integrator (ODI) 11.1.1.9.7
  • Oracle Internet Directory(OID) 11.1.1.9.3
  • Oracle GlassFish Server (OGFS) 3.1.2.12 and 3.0.1.12
  • Oracle Identity Management Suite Bundle Patch 11.1.2.3.3 consisting of
    • Oracle Access Manager (OAM) 11.1.2.3.5
    • Oracle Identity Manager (OIM) 11.1.2.3.5
    • Oracle Mobile Security Suite (OMSS) 11.1.2.3.5
    • Oracle Unified Directory (OUD) 11.1.2.3.1
  • Oracle Identity Management Suite Bundle Patch 11.1.2.2.8 consisting of
    • Oracle Access Manager (OAM) 11.1.2.2.8
    • Oracle Identity Manager (OIM) 11.1.2.2.9
    • Oracle Adaptive Access Manager (OAAM) 11.1.2.2.1
    • Oracle Unified Directory (OUD) 11.1.2.2.3
  • Oracle Platform Security for Java (OPSS) 11.1.1.9.160105
  • Oracle SOA Suite (SOA) 12.1.3.0.5 and 11.1.1.9.160119
  • Oracle Service Bus (OSB) 12.1.3.0.1
  • Oracle WebCenter Content (WCC) 11.1.1.8.15 and 11.1.1.9.160119
  • Oracle WebCenter Portal (WCP) 11.1.1.9.160119
  • Oracle Web Services Manager (OWSM) 12.1.3.0.4

Patch Set Updates:

Patch Set Updates (PSU)  are collections of well controlled, well tested critical bug fixes for a specific product  that have been proven in customer environments. PSUs  may include security content but no  enhancements are included. These are cumulative in nature meaning the latest PSU  in a particular series includes the contents of the previous PSUs  released. 

  • Oracle WebLogic Server 12.2.1.0.1, 12.1.3.0.6, 12.1.2.0.8 and 10.3.6.0.13
  • Oracle Exalogic
    • 2.0.6.2.4 Physical Linux x86-64 (for all X2-2, X3-2, X4-2, X5-2)
    • 2.0.6.2.4 Physical Solaris x86-64 (for all X2-2, X3-2, X4-2, X5-2)
    • 2.0.6.2.4 Virtual Oracle VM Server x86-64 (for all X2-2, X3-2, X4-2, X5-2)

Critical Patch Update:

The Critical Patch Update program is Oracle's quarterly release of security fixes.

Additional patches were released as part of Oracle's Critical Patch Update program for the following products and versions

  • Oracle Business Intelligence 12.2.1.0.0
  • Oracle Endeca Server DE 7.6,7.5,7.4 and 7.3.
  • Oracle Identity Federation (OIF) 11.1.1.7.0
  • Oracle Outside In Technology (OIT) 8.5.2, 8.5.1 and 8.5.0.
  • Oracle Tuxedo 12.1.1.0
  • Oracle WebCache 11.1.1.9.0 and 11.1.1.7.0.
  • Oracle WebCenter Sites 11.1.1.8.0  and 7.6.2.
  • Oracle WebLogic Portal 10.3.6.0

For more information :

Critical Patch Update Advisory -  January 2016
Doc ID 1488475.1 - OBIEE 11g: Required & Recommended Bundle Patches & Patch Sets
Doc ID 2070465.1 - OBIEE 12c - Required & Recommended Bundle Patches & Patch Sets
Doc ID 1494151.1 - Master Note on Fusion Middleware Proactive Patching
- Patch Set Updates (PSUs) & Bundle Patches (BPs)
Doc ID 2074802.1 - Patch Set Update & Critical Patch Update January 2016 Availability
Doc ID 2061926.1 - Oracle Database, Enterprise Manager and Middleware
- Change to Patch Numbering from Nov 2015 onwards

Note: Some of the bundles released are using the New Bundle Patch Version Numbering - refer to our previous Blog post "Patch Numbering for Oracle DB, Enterprise Manager and Middleware".

Patch Numbering for Oracle DB, Enterprise Manager and Middleware

A change in the version numbering for new Bundle Patches, Patch Set Updates and Security Patch Updates for Oracle Database, Enterprise Manager and Middleware products was implemented in November 2015.

Oracle Database, Enterprise Manager and Middleware
- Change to Patch Numbering from Nov 2015 onwards

Doc ID 2061926.1

This new format has the numeric 5th digit of the bundle version with a release date in the form "YYMMDD" where:

  • YY is the last 2 digits of the year
  • MM is the numeric month (2 digits)
  • DD is the numeric day of the month (2 digits)

The new numbering makes it easier to see which bundle patches are from which time-frame, and in particular which patches are from the same Critical Patch Update release.

Note: the existing patches retain their current version numbering.

Ensure to review Doc ID 2061926.1 for additional details and examples of the new patch numbering.

Patch Set Update: Hyperion Financial Management 11.1.2.4.103

The following Patch Set Update (PSU) has been released for Hyperion Financial Management 11.1.2.4.x and is available from the My Oracle Support | Patches & Updates section.

Hyperion Financial Management PSU 11.1.2.4.103
Patch 22364241

This PSU can be applied to Hyperion Financial Management (HFM):


  • 11.1.2.4.000
  • 11.1.2.4.100
  • 11.1.2.4.101
  • 11.1.2.4.102

Prerequisites for this HFM patch includes:

Refer Readme file for information on installation of these prerequisites.


If using the New Feature "Working with Journals in Smart View" introduced in HFM PSU 11.1.2.4.100, the Oracle Smart View 11.1.2.5.500 or later is required

For current version of Oracle Smart View for Office, visit the Knowledge Article:

Doc ID 1923582.1 - Smart View Support Matrix and Compatibility FAQ

For product documentation, including HFM Administrator's Guide and HFM User's Guide, visit:

Oracle Help Center | EPM 11.1.2.4 | Financial PM Applications

Supported Platforms

The HFM Patch 22364241 is available for MS Windows and Linux only.

*Support for Solaris: Details for HFM 11.1.2.4.103 support for Solaris on Exalytics will be updated once available.

Enterprise Performance Management (EPM) - Support Platforms


Readme File

The Readme file should be referred to prior proceeding with this PSU implementation for important information that includes along with the prerequites, a full list of the defects fixed, along with additional support information, details for applying patch and troubleshooting FAQ's.

It is important to ensure that the requirements and support paths to this patch are met as outlined within the Readme file.

The Readme file is available from the Patches & Updates download screen.


Share your experience about installing this patch ...

In the MOS | Patches & Updates screen for HFM Patch 22364241, click on the "Start a Discussion" and submit your review.

The patch install reviews and other patch related information is available within the My Oracle Support Communities. Visit the Oracle Hyperion EPM sub-space:

Hyperion Patch Reviews

Questions specific to Hyperion Financial Management ...

The My Oracle Support Community "HFM" is an ideal place to seek & find product specific answers:

Hyperion Financial Management (HFM)

To locate the latest Patch Sets and Patch Set Updates for the EPM products visit the My Oracle Support (MOS) Knowledge Article:

Available Patch Sets and Patch Set Updates for
Oracle Hyperion Enterprise Performance Management Products

Doc ID 1400559.1

Patch Set Update: Hyperion Tax Provision 11.1.2.4.200

The following Patch Set Update (PSU) has been released for Oracle Hyperion Tax Provision:

Oracle® Hyperion Tax Provision PSU 11.1.2.4.200
Patch 21792549

This PSU download is available from the My Oracle Support | Patches & Updates section.

Prequisites:

The following Hyperion product patches are required for use with this PSU release:

  • Oracle Hyperion Financial Management 11.1.2.4.101 or later
  • Oracle Hyperion Smart View client 11.1.2.5.510 or later
  • Oracle Hyperion Financial Reports 11.1.2.4.000 or later

To locate the latest Hyperion releases visit MOS KM Article:
Doc ID 1400559.1 - Available Patch Sets and Patch Set Updates for EPM

This patch can be applied to Hyperion Tax Provision 11.1.2.4.000 or 11.1.2.4.100. Where upgrading from 11.1.2.4, follow all the upgrade instructions for upgrading from 11.1.2.4.000 to 11.1.2.4.100.

New Features:

The following new features have been added to this patch.

  • Tax Loss and Tax Credit Automation for National Provision
    • New capability for tax user to automate Tax Losses for national provision via a tax user friendly UI. Functionality handles tax loss deferral, utilization (including US IRS Code Section 382 loss limitation), sequence utilization of multiple internally generated and/or acquired losses, and expiration.
    • New capability for tax user to automate Tax Credits for national provision via a tax user friendly UI. Functionality handles tax credit utilization (including limitation by percentage or amount), sequence utilization of multiple Tax Credit types, and expiration.
  • Copy RTA to different Scenarios
    • New capability to automate copying RTA between Scenario(s) and reporting standards. RTA can be configured to be copied to additional scenarios, e.g. Forecast, Interim Provision, Budget via a tax user friendly UI.
  • Country by Country Reporting (OECD)
    • Patch features automated Country by Country reports required by OECD. The reports include totals by country, links to detail by country and entity, and expandable Total Revenues, Income Tax Paid, and Income Tax Accrued.

For detailed information on these, see the Oracle Hyperion Tax Provision Administrator’s Guide and Oracle Hyperion Tax Provision User Guide.

Readme:

Refer to the Readme files for information pertaining to the above requirements. The Readme file should also be consulted prior proceeding with the PSU implementation. This document contains important information that includes supported paths, implementing and configuration steps, list of new features and defects fixed, along with additional support information.

It is important to ensure that the requirements and support paths to this patch are met as outlined within the Readme file.

The Readme file is available from the Patches & Updates download screen.

Questions specific to "Oracle Hyperion Tax Provision" ...

The My Oracle Support Community "HPCM, HSF, DRM & Other Products (MOSC)" is an ideal place to seek & find product specific answers:

HPCM, HSF, DRM & Other Products (MOSC)
Category: Tax Provisioning

Patch Set Update: Oracle Smart View 11.1.2.5.520

Hyperion Product Management recently advised the release of a Patch Set Update (PSU) for Oracle Smart View for Office 11.1.2.5.x

This PSU is available from the My Oracle Support | Patches & Updates section.


Oracle Smart View for Office PSU 11.1.2.5.520
Patch 22338240

INSTALLATION

Installation topics are covered in the "Oracle Smart View Installation and Configuration Guide", along with those outlined in the PSU specific Readme file.

Some items to note as outlined in the Readme file include:

- Smart View 11.1.2.5.520 is supported on:
- MS Windows 10
- MS Office 2016
- On each Smart View client machine, the following locale settings should match:
- Smart View language option
- MS Office language
- MS Windows Regional Settings
- MS Windows operating system
- Microsoft .NET Framework 4.5 or higher is required for Smart View 11.1.2.5.520.
- When upgrading from release 11.1.1.3.x and earlier, or from a Smart View Patch Set Exception (PSE) release, Oracle recommends uninstalling Smart View before installing release 11.1.2.5.510.
- Oracle Journals for Hyperion Financial Management (HFM) extension works with Smart View 11.1.2.5.500 and later, and with HFM 11.1.2.4.100 and later
 

DOCUMENTATION

The Oracle Smart View for Office documentation is available from Oracle Help Center:


Oracle Help Center | Applications | Business Analytics |


Oracle Smart View for Office Documentation Release 11.1.2.5.520

Documentation includes:

  • Smart View for Office Readme [HTML | PDF]
  • Smart View for Office New Features [HTML | PDF]
  • Smart View for Office Installation and Configuration [HTML | PDF]
  • Smart View for Office User's Guide [HTML | PDF]
  • Smart View for Office Developer's Guide [HTML | PDF]
  • Smart View for Office Accessibility Guide [HTML | PDF]

The Oracle Help Center also provides documentation in Mobi (Kindle) and ePub (iBooks and mobile devices) formats, in addition to HTML and PDF.

RELATED INFORMATION

Compatibility information with Enterprise Performance Management (EPM) product versions, and supported languages for EPM products, is available in the Oracle EPM System Certification Matrix.

Although Smart View does not have a browser version dependency, it is possible that the products that Smart View works with do. Ensure to check the EPM System Certification Matrix and specific product readmes for any additional browser support requirements.

This matrix is available from Oracle Technology Network (OTN):


Enterprise Performance Management - Supported Platforms

To access additional information including the Cumulative Feature Overview Tool and EPM Defects Fixed Finder, visit:


Oracle Enterprise Performance Management Documentation Portal

README FILE

Ensure to review the Readme file prior proceeding with this PSU implementation for important information that includes additional support information, defects fixed listing, prerequisites, installation details and "Tips and Troubleshooting" for this PSU.

It is important to verify that the requirements and support paths for this patch are met as outlined within the Readme file.

The Readme file is available from the My Oracle Support | Patches & Updates download screen and from Oracle Help Center.

Why not share your experience about installing this patch ...

In the MOS | Patches & Updates screen for Smart View Patch 22338240, click the "Start a Discussion" or "Reply to Discussion", and submit your review.

The patch install reviews and other patch related information is available within My Oracle Support Communities. Visit the Oracle Hyperion EPM sub-space:

Hyperion Patch Reviews

More information on Oracle Smart View for Office is available on the Oracle Technology Network (OTN) | Oracle Smart View for Office website, which includes an Overview, Documentation links and Tutorials.