This document includes important, late-breaking information about this release of Oracle Enterprise Performance Management System. Review this Readme thoroughly before installing EPM System.

This section includes new features in this release. To review the list of new features from earlier releases, use the Cumulative Feature Overview tool. This tool enables you to identify the products you own and your current implementation release. With a single click, the tool quickly produces a customized report of new feature descriptions. This tool is available here: https://apexapps.oracle.com/pls/apex/f?p=20620:1:0

Release 11.2.20 includes the following new features:

• Java 8 Update 431.

• WebLogic Patch Set Update 12.2.1.4.241008.

• Application Data Framework (ADF) Bundle Patch 12.2.1.4.240905.

• Oracle HTTP Server (OHS) 19c Bundle Patch 12.2.1.4.240906.

• There are no Oracle Data Integrator (ODI) Patches in Release 11.2.20.

• Support for Keyboard Shortcut Keys in Oracle Enterprise Performance Management System Taskflow.

  - For more details, see Oracle Enterprise Performance Management System Accessibility Guide.

• Support for Special Characters in Service Account Password.

  - For more details, see Preparing User Accounts.

• WebLogic Administrator Password Change:

  - Fore more details, see Changing WebLogic Administrator Password.

• The dependency on Microsoft Visual C++ 2010 has been removed.
  • Starting with Release 11.2.17,Oracle Enterprise Performance Management System will no longer install Visual C++ 2010.
  • Oracle Enterprise Performance Management System will function correctly with or without Visual C++ 2010.
  • If Visual C++ 2010 is already installed, it will not be uninstalled automatically.
  • For details on removing Microsoft Visual C++ 2010 from your machine, see Removing Visual C++ 2010.

• For all the new features in Release 11.2.8 - 11.2.19, see New Features: 11.2.8 - 11.2.19.

Information about system requirements, browser support, supported languages and supported platforms for Oracle Enterprise Performance Management System products is available in spreadsheet format in the Oracle Enterprise Performance Management System Certification Matrix. This matrix is posted on the Supported Platforms Matrices page on Oracle Technology Network (OTN):

Oracle Enterprise Performance Management System - Certification Matrix.

1. Disable the anti-virus software before you apply Release 11.2.20 to your environment. Ensure that you have the anti-virus software disabled for the entire duration of the update process. Anti-virus software can be re-enabled when the update is complete.
2. To identify any EPM patch conflicts before applying the quarterly update, enter the following command:
   1. On Windows:

      Note:

      The following script must only be run with Administrator privileges.
      .\ApplyUpdate.ps1 <MIDDLEWARE_HOME> -verify
   2. On Linux: ./ApplyUpdate.sh <ORACLE_HOME> -verify
3. Stop services:
   • Oracle Enterprise Performance Management System services
   • Node Manager Windows Service and Oracle HTTP Server, if you are using Oracle HTTP Server as your web server
   • WebLogic Administration Server

   For information about stopping services, see Starting and Stopping EPM System Products in Enterprise Performance Management System Installation and Configuration Guide.

4. Back up these folders:
   • EPM Oracle Home. The default EPM Oracle home location is MIDDLEWARE_HOME/EPMSystem11R1.
   • EPM Oracle Instance. The default location for the EPM Oracle Instance is MIDDLEWARE_HOME/user_projects/epmsystem1.

   You can delete these folders after you apply the update and validate the installation.

5. Back up the keystores from:
   • MIDDLEWARE_HOME\jdk\jre\lib\security\cacerts
   • MIDDLEWARE_HOME\EPMSystem11R1\common\JRE\Sun\1.8.0\lib\security\cacerts

   Note:

   A new version of JDK is included with every 11.2.x Release update. During this update process, existing JDK folders are removed and replaced with newer versions. After applying the Release update, you must restore the backed up keystores (cacerts).

   To import the keystores, run the following command:

   keytool -import -alias alias_name -keystore <path_to_keystore_file> -file <path_to_certificate_file> -storepass keystore_password -trustcacerts

   Once the keystores are imported, restart all the EPM services for the changes to take effect.

   See Configuring SSL-Enabled External User Directories for more information.

6. Redirecting the TEMP directory (/tmp) is not supported or feasible during the Apply Update procedure. Ensure the /tmp directory has sufficient space and the necessary permissions. Additionally, confirm that the noexec option is not set on the /tmp directory and remove it if it is enabled.

Release 11.2.20 applies a set of OPatches for all EPM system components on your environment. Oracle recommends that you apply the entire set using the ApplyUpdate utility.

Ensure that you meet all the prerequisites before you apply Oracle Enterprise Performance Management System Release 11.2.20 to your environment. See Prerequisites for more details.

From the Oracle Software Delivery Cloud (http://edelivery.oracle.com/), select the products that you licensed and add them to the cart. All required zip files are included. Select your platform, and download the files into /download_location.

For the list of deliverables in Release 11.2.20 (Release 11.2, Update 20), see Overview:

Unzip the files into /download_location.

• Use a zip file extraction program that can handle long path names, such as 7-Zip.
• If you are prompted that any files or common components already exist, click Yes to overwrite the files.
• Unzip to a directory with no spaces in the name.

1. To Apply Release 11.2.20 (Release 11.2, Update 20):
   1. On Windows: Launch Windows PowerShell as an Administrator from the Start menu. Navigate to the directory where you extracted the ZIP files and run the following script. For example, navigate to 11.2.20.0-Update-Win directory and run the following script.

      Note:

      • The following script must only be run with Administrator privileges.
      • Before running the following script, ensure that you do not extract any additional OPatch ZIP folders or OPatch ZIP files under 11.2.20.0-Update-Win directory (which contains the ApplyUpdate.ps1 script) in addition to the ZIP files/folders that are already present.

      .\ApplyUpdate.ps1 <MIDDLEWARE_HOME>

   2. On Linux: Navigate to the directory where you extracted the ZIP files. Run the following script from the directory where you extracted the ZIP file. For example, navigate to 11.2.20.0-Update-Linux folder and run the following script:

      Note:

      Before running the following script, ensure that you do not extract any additional OPatch ZIP folders or OPatch ZIP files under 11.2.20.0-Update-Linux directory (which contains the ApplyUpdate.sh script) in addition to the ZIP files/folders that are already present.

      ./ApplyUpdate.sh <MIDDLEWARE_HOME>

2. Redeploy Oracle Hyperion foundation services after applying Release 11.2.20. For remote server, Weblogic Admin server must be up and running to redeploy and start Foundation services.
3. You must now start all the services. For information about starting services, see Starting and Stopping EPM System Products in Enterprise Performance Management System Installation and Configuration Guide.

Ensure that you meet all the prerequisites before you proceed with the rollback feature.

The rollback feature allows you to rollback all the OPatches except the following:

• JDK OPatches
• Weblogic CPU OPatches
• Oracle Virtual Directory (OVD) OPatch
• Oracle HTTP Server (OHS) OPatch
• Fusion Middleware (FMW) OPatches
  • FMW.ADF
  • FMW.EM
• ODBC OPatch
• Oracle Hyperion Shared Services OPatch
• Oracle Hyperion Infrastructure OPatch

1. To Rollback the update:
   1. On Windows: Launch Windows PowerShell from the Start menu as an Administrator and run the following script from the directory where you extracted the ZIP file. For example, navigate to 11.2.20.0-Update-Win directory and run the following script:

      .\RollbackUpdate.ps1 <MIDDLEWARE_HOME>

   2. On Linux: Navigate to the directory where you extracted the ZIP files. Run the following script from the directory where you extracted the ZIP file. For example, navigate to 11.2.20.0-Update-Linux folder and run the following script:

      ./RollbackUpdate.sh <MIDDLEWARE_HOME>

2. Optional: Install Microsoft VC++ 2010.
   1. Restart your machine.

   2. Redeploy all the web applications. Under Hyperion Financial Management (HFM), ensure that you check the Configure Application Server option.

3. You must now start all the services. For information about starting services, see Starting and Stopping EPM System Products in Enterprise Performance Management System Installation and Configuration Guide .

You can check the status of the ApplyUpdate or Rollback script by following one of the steps below:

1. Open Oracle Enterprise Management System Workspace, click Help > About Oracle Enterprise Performance Management System Workspace, Fusion Edition > Show Details.
2. Check the inventory for Oracle Enterprise Performance Management (EPM) OPatches. To check the inventory for EPM OPatches, enter the following command in one line:

   Before running this command, ensure that you change the directory from the command line to : <MIDDLEWARE_HOME>\EPMSystem11R1\OPatch

   • On Windows: opatch lsinventory -oh <MIDDLEWARE_HOME>\EPMSystem11R1 | findstr /i /L /c:"Patch"
   • On Linux: opatch lsinventory -oh <MIDDLEWARE_HOME>\EPMSystem11R1 | grep "Patch[ ][ ]"

   Sample Output:
   D:\Oracle\Middleware\EPMSystem11R1\OPatch lsinventory -oh D:\Oracle\Middleware\EPMSystem11R1\OPatch | findstr /i /L /c:"Patch  "
   Patch  33727616     : applied on Sun Feb 20 23:39:56 PST 2024
   Patch  33678607     : applied on Sun Feb 20 23:36:01 PST 2024
   Patch  33093748     : applied on Sun Feb 20 23:35:18 PST 2024
   Patch  32720458     : applied on Sun Feb 20 23:34:51 PST 2024

3. Check the inventory for Oracle Fusion Middleware (FMW) OPatches. To check the inventory for FMW Opatches, enter the following command in one line:

   Before running this command, ensure that you change the directory from the command line to : <MIDDLEWARE_HOME>\OPatch

   • On Windows: opatch lsinventory -oh <MIDDLEWARE_HOME> | findstr /i /L /c:"Patch"
   • On Linux: opatch lsinventory -oh <MIDDLEWARE_HOME> | grep "Patch[ ][ ]"

   Sample Output:
   Oracle Interim Patch Installer version 13.9.4.2.7
   OPatch version    : 13.9.4.2.7
   OPatch detects the Middleware Home as "D:\Oracle\Middleware"
   Patch  33727616     : applied on Tue Apr 12 19:02:01 EDT 2024
   Unique Patch ID:  24578917
   Patch description:  "WLS PATCH SET UPDATE 12.2.1.4.220105"
   Patch  33678607     : applied on Tue Apr 12 18:59:04 EDT 2024
   Unique Patch ID:  24558585
   Patch description:  "RDA release 20.4-20211126 for OFM SPB"
   Patch  33093748     : applied on Tue Apr 12 18:58:36 EDT 2024
   Unique Patch ID:  24325771
   Patch description:  "One-off"
   Patch  32720458     : applied on Tue Apr 12 18:58:19 EDT 2024
   Unique Patch ID:  24558359
   Patch description:  "JDBC 19.3.0.0 FOR CPUJAN2022 (WLS 12.2.1.4, WLS 14.1.1)"
   Patch  1221412      : applied on Tue Apr 12 18:57:54 EDT 2024
   Unique Patch ID:  24516660
   Patch description:  "Bundle patch for Oracle Coherence Version 12.2.1.4.12"
   Patch  33697227     : applied on Tue Apr 12 18:54:58 EDT 2024
   Unique Patch ID:  24560598
   OPatch succeeded.

4. Check the inventory for Oracle HTTP Server (OHS) OPatches. To check the inventory for OHS Opatches, enter the following command in one line:

   C:\Oracle\Middleware\ohs\OPatch>opatch.bat lsinventory -oh C:\Oracle\Middleware\ohs | findstr /i /L /c:"Patch"

The log file details and location of the files are described in the table below:

Summary log contains the status of each product OPatch and detail log contains the detailed information about the status of each OPatch applied along with the OPatch output. For more details on OPatches Common Error Messages, tips and troubleshooting, see Tips and Troubleshooting.

Oracle recommends that you apply the set of Oracle Enterprise Performance Management System Release 11.2.20 product Opatches together, using the ApplyUpdate script. See Applying Release 11.2.20 for more details.

However, you can also apply selected OPatches based on your operating system environment:

1. From the directory where you downloaded and extracted the 11.2.20.0-Update-<OS> folder, open configureWindows.properties or configureLinux.properties file based on your operating system.
2. In the configure<OS>.properties file, include only those products that you want to apply. For example, if you want to apply Oracle Hyperion Calculation Manager OPatch, ensure that the entry CALC=37210779 is present in the configure<OS>.properties file. The list of individual products and their OPatch IDs in the configure<OS>.properties file are listed below:
   • CALC=37210779
   • FCM=37213724
   • FDMEE=37203330
   • FR=37218664
   • HFM=36942612
   • HP=37216408
   • HPCM=37209252
   • HSS=37184034
   • Infra=37184042
   • InfraCommon=36924339
   • TAXPROV=37255142
   • Workspace=37204762
   For more details on individual EPM system products, OPatch ZIP file names and OPatch IDs, see OPatch Dependencies and Details.
3. Run the ApplyUpdate Script to apply the individual OPatch:
   • On Windows:

     Note:

     The following script must only be run with Administrator privileges.

     ApplyUpdate.ps1 <MIDDLEWARE_HOME>

   • On Linux:

     ApplyUpdate.sh <MIDDLEWARE_HOME>

   Note:

   For additional information, refer to your individual OPatch Readme Guide.

The following table lists the set of OPatches and dependencies for individual EPM system components:

For information on the Oracle Enterprise Performance Management Error Correction Policy, visit these My Oracle Support articles:

• Oracle Enterprise Performance Management (EPM) 11.2 Software Error Correction Policy [Doc ID 2749950.1]
• Oracle Enterprise Performance Management (EPM) Release 11.2 Grace Periods for Error Correction [Doc ID 2627593.1]

Tips and troubleshooting topics are listed in the Installation and Configuration Troubleshooting Guide.

All Oracle Enterprise Performance Management System guides are available in the library on the Oracle Help Center: https://docs.oracle.com/en/applications/?tab=8.

Find the latest Oracle Enterprise Performance Management System product guides in the Oracle Help Center (https://docs.oracle.com/en/). To access documents to view or download, click the Applications icon. In the Applications Documentation window, select the Enterprise Performance Management tab, and then look for your release in the Enterprise Performance Management list.

You can also find deployment-related documentation on the Oracle Technology Network (http://www.oracle.com/technetwork/index.html) and on the Oracle Software Delivery Cloud website (http://edelivery.oracle.com/EPD/WelcomePage/get_form).

This section includes the list of cumulative new features starting from Release 11.2.8. You can also review the list of new features from previous releases by using the Cumulative Feature Overview (CFO) tool. This tool enables you to identify the products you own and your current implementation release. With a single click, the tool quickly produces a customized report of new feature descriptions. This CFO tool is available here:https://apexapps.oracle.com/pls/apex/f?p=20620:1:0

Release 11.2.19 New Features

Release 11.2.18 New Features

Release 11.2.17 New Features

Release 11.2.16 New Features

Release 11.2.15 New Features

Release 11.2.14 New Features

Release 11.2.13 New Features

Release 11.2.12 New Features

Release 11.2.11 New Features

Release 11.2.10 New Features

Release 11.2.9 New Features

Release 11.2.8 New Features

This section includes the list of cumulative defects fixed starting from Release 11.2.0.

This section includes the list of cumulative known issues starting from Release 11.2.0.