Product Functionality that will be disabled during ADOP Online Patching Cycle in 12.2

Recently, My client was planning to run the ADOP patch cycle to apply bug fix patches in Production environment for the first time after the upgrade from 11i to R12.2.4.  But, What are things to consider before ADOP patching cycle in Production? Here is the details.

ADOP Online patching cycle provides below key features:

• In Release 12.2, all patching operations are carried out while the applications are in use and users are online.
• Patching is performed using the new adop (AD Online Patching) utility.
• A short period of downtime is required, but this amounts to little more than a restart of the services: the time the applications are unavailable is measured in minutes rather than hours, and this can be specified to be at the most convenient time.

But there are certain limitation to the ADOP Online patching cycle.

During an online patching cycle, the following product functions will be restricted. Before you commence patching, you should therefore ensure there will be no requirement for any these actions or features until the patching cycle is complete.

Payroll:

Users will not be able to define fast formulas or use the Fast Formula Assistant.

Users will not be able to perform dynamic trigger maintenance.

Users will not be able to create, update, or delete US cities.

Data pump meta-mapper generator will be disabled.

The Japanese Balance Dimensions concurrent program will be deferred to after the cutover phase is complete.

Pension Calculation Setup cannot be used.

US Localization Earnings and Deduction Setup cannot be used.

Tax Withholding Rules Setup cannot be used.

Wage Attachment Earnings Rules Setup cannot be used.

Garnishment Rules Setup cannot be used.

Quick Paint Reports cannot be used.

Quantum Program Update Installer execution is unavailable.

Order Management:

Creation of a new Defaulting Condition in the Attribute Defaulting Rules form is disabled, unless the same seeded condition already exists for a given attribute.

Warehouse Management:

WMS Rule creation is restricted.

Inventory:

Concurrent program Generate Stock Locator Flexfield Definition for Mobile Transactions will be disabled.

Public Sector Financials International:

Users will not be able to run the following concurrent programs: Subledger Security: Apply Security and Subledger Security: Import/Export Data Fix.

Subledger Accounting:

Users will not be able to validate the application accounting definitions.

Accounts Receivable:

Users will not be able to create new Transaction Sources.

Incentive Compensation:

Transaction collection process for new mappings will not be available and any changed mapping will continue to use previous mapping rules.

Users will not be able to run the Synchronize Classification Rulesets program.

Users will not be able to use the Formula Generation feature.

Users will not be able to specify new formulas or changes to compensation rules.

Oracle Demand Planning:

Demand plans will not be available for users.

References:

12.2: Functionality Disabled During An Online Patching Cycle (ADZDPATCH) (Doc ID 1586609.1)

Oracle® E-Business Suite Maintenance Guide Release 12.2 Part No. E22954-17