ebs 12.2. upgrade issue Special Instruction for formsapp.ear Fails When Applying Patch 18186693 During R12.2 Upgrade (Doc ID 1925028.1)

In this Document Symptoms Cause Solution References APPLIES TO: Oracle Applications Technology Stack - Version 12.2 to 12.2 [Release 12.2] Information in this document applies to any platform. SYMPTOMS On : 12.2 version, Upgrade When attempting to apply patch 18186693 per the Upgrade Instruction for R12.2 and following the Readme for 'Special Instruction for formsapp.ear', the following error occurs: ERROR ----------------------- qctapslabapp1$ dcmctl redeployApplication -f $ORACLE_HOME/forms/j2ee/formsapp.ear -a formsapp-co OC4J_BI_Forms ADMN-100001 Error initializing oracle.ias.sysmgmt.utility.RepositoryContext. Resolution: Please make sure the file is in the correct location. Base Exception: java.io.FileNotFoundException /opt/mis/apps/oraApps/APQCTUPG/fs1/inst/apps/APQCTUPG_qctapslabapp1/ora/10.1.2/dcm/config/sysmgmtProperties.dtd (No such file or directory) java.io.FileNotFoundException: /opt/mis/apps/oraApps/APQCTUPG/fs1/inst/apps/APQCTUPG_qctapslabapp1/ora/10.1.2/dcm/config/sysmgmtProperties.dtd (No such file or directory) at java.io.FileInputStream.open(Native Method) at java.io.FileInputStream.(FileInputStream.java:138) at java.io.FileInputStream.(FileInputStream.java:97) at oracle.ias.sysmgmt.utility.RepositoryContext.(Unknown Source) at oracle.ias.sysmgmt.utility.RepositoryContext.getInstance(Unknown Source) at oracle.ias.sysmgmt.task.InstanceManager.sysInit(Unknown Source) at oracle.ias.sysmgmt.task.InstanceManager.init(Unknown Source) at oracle.ias.sysmgmt.cmdline.DcmCmdLine.checkInit(Unknown Source) at oracle.ias.sysmgmt.cmdline.DcmCmdLine.execute(Unknown Source) at oracle.ias.sysmgmt.cmdline.DcmCmdLine.main(Unknown Source) The issue can be reproduced at will with the following steps: 1. Review patch 18186693 Readme: ---------------------------------------------------------- SPECIAL INSTRUCTION FOR formsapp.ear --------------------------------------------------------- To complete the application of Patch, please follow these instructions for Application Server middle tier (including Forms/Reports Services): 1. cd $ORACLE_HOME/j2ee/OC4J_BI_Forms/applications/formsapp/formsweb/WEB-INF 2. cp orion-web.xml $ORACLE_HOME/j2ee/OC4J_BI_Forms/applications/orion-web.xml_pre9282569 3. cp web.xml $ORACLE_HOME/j2ee/OC4J_BI_Forms/applications/web.xml_pre9282569 4. Redeploy formsapp by executing the following command: dcmctl redeployApplication -f $ORACLE_HOME/forms/j2ee/formsapp.ear -a formsapp -co OC4J_BI_Forms 5. Restart OC4J_BI_Forms CAUSE This is a known issue for 12.2 release. The issue is caused because of special instructions for formsapp.ear as stated in readme file. These readme instructions are based on a Standalone Forms Server and not a Forms Server used in an Oracle E-Business Suite environment. The SPECIAL INSTRUCTION FOR formsapp.ear is not required for Oracle E-Business Suite Applications. SOLUTION SPECIAL INSTRUCTION FOR formsapp.ear can safely be ignored as this does not pertain to the EBS Applications. These steps can also be ignored for EBS installs. Fusion Middleware patches sometimes have instructions that are not relevant for EBS.