Forms MLR's for 10.1.2.3 - a complete mess
Hi forum
I would like to express some criticism about the current patch situation
with Forms.
In my company, I'm responsible for keeping our application servers up to date with patches.
But lately, this has become quite a nightmare. Let me explain:
When
I want an answer to a rather simple question: "What's the latest MLR
available, including all the latest fixes, for Forms 10.1.2.3?" - well,
currently there's about 10 or more possible MLR's available to answer
that question. Do a search in Patches for
"Developer Forms" version "iAS 10.1.2.3" in My Oracle Support. The result is a complete mess
of patches, each solving some specific bugs, and a lot of patches
includes bug fixes not available in other patches. How are we, as
customers, expected to figure out which one of these MLR's to apply?