Tax Link 7 to 9 Upgrade
For Oracle E-Business Suite
Patch Execution Order
Follow this exact sequence:
- O2C Patch (Initial Release)
- O2C Patch (Latest Release)
- P2P Patch
- O2C Recon Patch
- P2P Recon Patch (if applicable)
- RTAID Patch
Pre-Requisites
- Ensure application services are running.
- Execute from the correct application tier.
- Use the appropriate patch file system (if online patching is enabled).
- Take a backup/snapshot before starting.
- Convert shell scripts to Unix format before execution.
- Grant execute permissions where required
O2C Patch Installation
Extract Patch
tar -xvf <patch_file>.tar
Prepare Files
chmod -R 755 db
find . -type f -name “*.sh” -exec dos2unix {} \;
Install Database Objects
cd db/install
sqlplus apps
@install_patch.sql
Review installation log files for errors.
Install Application Objects
cd apps/fndload
chmod -R 755 .
./fnd_upload_obj_tax_link.sh
Verify log files for successful upload.
P2P Patch Installation
Repeat the same process:
- Extract patch
- Set permissions
- Convert scripts
- Run database installation script
- Upload application objects
- Validate logs
If prompted for optional historical updates, proceed only if required.
O2C Recon Patch Installation
Extract & Prepare
tar -xvf <recon_patch>.tar
chmod -R 755 db
find . -type f -name “*.sh” -exec dos2unix {} \;
Install Database Components
cd db/install
sqlplus apps
@install_patch.sql
If prompted for configuration inputs, provide values according to your environment standards.
Upload Application Components
cd apps/fndload
chmod -R 755 .
./fnd_upload.sh
Validate log files.
P2P Recon Patch (If Applicable)
Follow the same pattern:
- Extract
- Prepare
- Install DB components
- Upload application objects
- Verify logs
Skip if not applicable in your environment.
RTAID Patch Installation
Extract & Prepare
tar -xvf <rtaid_patch>.tar
chmod -R 755 db
find . -type f -name “*.sh” -exec dos2unix {} \;
Install Database Components
cd db/install
sqlplus apps
@install_patch.sql
Review installation logs carefully.
Upload Application Objects
cd apps/fndload
chmod -R 755 .
./fnd_upload_trtaid.sh
Validate log output.
Post-Upgrade Validation
Run:
SELECT component, release
FROM tax_link_version_history
ORDER BY install_date DESC;
Ensure all components reflect upgraded versions.
Final Validation Checklist
- Confirm no errors in log files
- Restart services if required
- Test AR invoice processing
- Test AP invoice processing
- Validate O2C reconciliation
- Validate P2P reconciliation
- Confirm RTAID processing
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