Quarterly EBS Upgrade Recommendations: May 2021 Edition

 Here are our latest upgrade recommendations for Oracle E-Business Suite updates and technology stack components. These quarterly recommendations are based upon the latest updates to Oracle's product strategies, latest support timelines, and newly-certified releases. 

You can research these yourself using this MOS Note:

• How to Find E-Business Suite Patches & E-Business Suite Technology Stack Patches (Note 1633974.2)

Note:  EBS 12.0 and 11.5.10 are in sustaining support.  No new patches are available.  You should upgrade to EBS 12.2.  Before upgrading to EBS 12.2, apply the minimum 12.0 patching baseline or the minimum 11i patching baseline. 

Upgrade Recommendations for February 2021

	EBS 12.2	EBS 12.1
Check your EBS support status and patching baseline	Apply the minimum 12.2 patching baseline (EBS 12.2.3 + latest technology stack updates listed below) In Premier Support to December 2032	Apply the minimum 12.1 patching baseline (12.1.3 Family Packs for products in use + latest technology stack updates listed below) Upgrade to EBS 12.2 In Premier Support to December 2021 Market-Driven Support (MDS) for EBS 12.1 available beginning Jan 2022
Apply the latest EBS suite-wide RPC or RUP	12.2.10 Sep 2020	12.1.3 RPC5 Aug 2016
Use the latest Rapid Install	StartCD 51 Feb 2016	StartCD 13 Aug 2011
Apply the latest EBS technology stack, tools, and libraries	AD/TXK Delta 12 Aug 2020 FND Jul 2020 Web ADI RPC Jan 2018 Report Manager Bundle 5 Nov 2018 EBS 12.2.10 OAF Bundle 2 Oct 2020 EBS 12.2.9 OAF Bundle 9 Jan 2021 EBS 12.2.7 OAF Bundle 13 Feb 2021 EBS 12.2.6 OAF Bundle 26 Feb 2021 EBS 12.2.5 OAF Update 24 Feb 2021 EBS 12.2.4 OAF Update 22 Feb 2021 ETCC Apr 2021 Web Tier Utilities 11.1.1.9 Daylight Savings Time DSTv35 Aug 2020 Upgrade to JDK 7	Web ADI Bundle 5 Jan 2018 Report Manager Bundle 5 Jan 2018 FND Jul 2020 OAF RUP 5 Jun 2016 JTT Update 4 Oct 2016 Daylight Savings Time DSTv35 Aug 2020 Upgrade to JDK 7
Apply the latest security updates	Apr 2021 Critical Patch Update SHA-2 PKI Certificates SHA-2 Update for Web ADI & Report Manager to Feb 2020 Migrate from SSL or TLS 1.0 to TLS 1.2 Sign JAR files	Apr 2021 Critical Patch Update SHA-2 PKI Certificates SHA-2 Update for Web ADI & Report Manager to Feb 2020 Migrate from SSL or TLS 1.0 to TLS 1.2 Sign JAR files
Use the latest certified desktop components	Migrate to Java Web Start Upgrade to IE 11 Upgrade to Firefox  ESR 78.x  or ESR 68 Upgrade Office 2003 and Office 2007 to later Office versions (e.g. Office 2016 or Office 365 ProPlus) Upgrade Windows XP and Vista and Win 10v1507 to later versions (e.g. Windows 10v1607)	Migrate to Java Web Start Upgrade to IE 11 Upgrade to Firefox  ESR 78.x or ESR 68 Upgrade Office 2003 and Office 2007 to later Office versions (e.g. Office 2016 or Office 365 ProPlus) Upgrade Windows XP and Vista and Win 10v1507 to later versions (e.g. Windows 10v1607)
Upgrade to the latest database	Database 19c (19.11) Extended Support Fee Waived for EBS for 12.1.0.2 (July 2022) Database 11.2.0.4 is in Sustaining Support as of Dec 2020	Database 19c (19.11) Extended Support Fee Waived for EBS for 12.1.0.2 (July 2022) Database 11.2.0.4 is in Sustaining Support as of Dec 2020
If you're using Oracle Identity Management	Upgrade to Oracle Access Manager 12c Oracle Access Manager 11gR2 is in Extended Support as of Dec 2020 through Dec 2021 Upgrade to Oracle Internet Directory 12c or Oracle Unified Directory 12c Oracle Internet Directory 11gR1 is in Extended Support as of Dec 2020 through Dec 2021 Oracle Unified Directory 11gR2 is in Extended Support as of Dec 2020 through Dec 2021	Upgrade to  Oracle Access Manager 12c Oracle Access Manager 11gR2 is in Extended Support as of Dec 2020 through Dec 2021 Upgrade to Oracle Internet Directory 12c Oracle Internet Directory 11gR1 is in Extended Support as of Dec 2020 through Dec 2021
If you're using Oracle Discoverer	Migrate to Oracle Business Intelligence Enterprise Edition (OBIEE), Oracle Business Intelligence Applications (OBIA) Discoverer 11.1.1.7 is in Sustaining Support as of June 2017	Migrate to Oracle Business Intelligence Enterprise Edition (OBIEE), Oracle Business Intelligence Applications (OBIA) Discoverer 11.1.1.7 is in Sustaining Support as of June 2017
If you're using Oracle Portal	Migrate to Oracle WebCenter Portal 12c	Migrate to Oracle WebCenter Portal 12c