Oracle E-Business Suite Release 12.2

Oracle E-Business Suite R12.2 RCDs for each product have been released in metalink.

A key change to Release 12.2 new technology stack is the adoption of WebLogic components. The old web tier, Apache and OC4J, will be replaced by WebLogic. This will be a major technology change and a challenge for Applications DBAs.

A further difference is that the application tier file system is now always shared.

As usual, many significant features have been added in R12.2.

One of the key features of Release 12.2 is the switch to online patching (OLP). This utilizes the Oracle Database 11g Release 11.2.0.2 feature of edition-based redefinition to reduce significantly the downtime traditionally needed for patching and related maintenance activities.

With online patching, patches are applied to a separate edition while users are working with the original edition. Subsequently, the system is cutover to make the patch edition the new production edition. After the upgrade to Release 12.2, all future patches and maintenance packs can be applied online, requiring only a short cutover period to make the new functionality active.

***** NOTE: This note is just for the information purpose and cannot be used  for any business decisions. This note is just a snapshot from metalink ID: 1302189.1***************

Users cannot launch Forms using MSIE 8 in Release 12.1.1

When attempting to launch any Oracle Form using MS Internet Explorer Browser Version 8, the following message can message will be observed:

'Internet Explorer has modified this page to prevent a possible cross-site scripting attack'

FRM-92101: There was a failure in the Forms during startup. This could happen due to an invalid configuration. Please look into the web server log file for details.

This is because MSIE 8 has implemented a new filter named "Cross Site Scripting [XSS] Filter"

As permanent solution, redeploy the Forms 10.1.2.3 formsapp.ear file

1. Make a backup copy of the original Forms system-jazn-data.xml file found in $INST_TOP/ora/10.1.3/j2ee/forms/config/system-jazn-data.xml

 2. Change oc4jadmin password if the password is unknown [ per Note 397174.1 ]

   3. Execute $FND_TOP/bin/txkrun.pl -script=CfgOC4JApp

         Enter Application name for re-deployment ? forms
         Enter Oc4j Instance password for re-deployment ? welcome (or current password)
         Run Autoconfig ? No

Temporary Workaround:

As a temporary workaround, disable the XSS filter is NOT recommended, but has been reported and may be of help until you implement the supported solution delineated in Note 389422.1.

1. In MSIE 8 > [Menu Bar ] >Tools > Internet Options >
    [Tab] Security > [Button] Custom Level >
    Scroll down to entry "Enable XSS Filter" > Select Disable XSS Filter >
    Click OK