Pro-active - How to check the file version in R12

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Simona Stanciu-Oracle

1. You can use this way if you need the entire history of a file:Oracle E-Business Suite Patching FAQ for Release 11i and Release 12 (Doc ID 1325930.1)
How do you know what files have been updated by a patch?
One of the features of the Applied Patches utility in Oracle Applications Manager (OAM) is the File History option. Using this feature, you can search for files that have been updated by a patch.  You can view file history information such as the APPL_TOP and directory where the file resides, the product that owns the file, the file name and version, the date on which the file was changed, the patch details report and the action summary report for updates to the file. See Oracle Applications Maintenance Procedures (11i) or Oracle Applications Patching Procedures (R12) for more information.

2. To find the actual version you can provide the results of:
adident Header filename
 strings -a filename | grep -i 'Header'

3. Use RDA Remote Diagnostic Agent
This will save a lot of time as the support analyst will have all files with related version.
Remote Diagnostic Agent (RDA) 4 - Getting Started (Doc ID 314422.1)