The EBS Technology Codelevel Checker (ETCC) utility has been available for some

time to assist with identifying any missing database patches needed by E-Business
Suite 12.2. The utility has now been improved, most notably to include a new Middle
Tier checker tool. The latest version provides two scripts rather than the previous
single script. These scripts confirm that you have all the necessary technology
stack patches installed on your EBS Release 12.2 system. We highly recommend using
this utility to help ensure your Release 12.2 deployment is successful.

The two scripts that make up ETCC are:

checkDBpatch.sh (checkDBpatch.cmd on Microsoft Windows). This is the Database EBS

Technology Codelevel Checker (DB-ETCC), which determines if all the needed bugfixes
exist in the specified database ORACLE_HOME. In its previous version, this script
was just known as ETCC. As well as being renamed for this release, it has been
rewritten for greater ease of use.

checkMTpatch.sh (checkMTpatch.cmd on Microsoft Windows). This is the Middle Tier

EBS Technology Codelevel Checker (MT-ETCC), which determines if all the needed
bugfixes exist in the middle (application) tier file system. MT-ETCC is completely
new with this release of ETCC, and designed to be used in conjunction with DB-ETCC.
The ETCC utility can be downloaded via Patch 17537119 from My Oracle
Support.

Patch 17537119

Usage Tips

Read the README carefully. As well as installation instructions and basic

commands, the README for this patch includes a number of usage scenarios and
examples.
Always use the latest version of ETCC. New bugfixes will not be checked by older
versions of the utility.
Apply all missing patches. If ETCC reports a missing bugfix, identify the patch
that includes the missing fix by referring to this document:

Oracle E-Business Suite Release 12.2: Consolidated List of Patches and Technology
Bug Fixes (Note 1594274.1)
That note provides detailed instructions on how to find the patch you require.

The E-Business Suite Technology Codelevel Checker (ETCC) tool has been provided to
help you identify missing database or middle tier patches that may need to be
applied to your E-Business Suite Release 12.2 system.

The utility has now been significantly enhanced to map bug fixes to patches,
generating a Patch Recommendation Summary that lists the patches (including
versions and associated filenames) that are required for your system.

The following example shows part of an ETCC run, where the DB-ETCC script is used
to identify missing database patches.

DB-ETCC Example

Why Does This Matter?

As the last section of the above example shows, there is a difference between bug
fixes and patches. A bug fix ID for an issue does not change, but the patch ID that
delivers the fix might: for example, the original patch could be superseded by
another patch. So you need to not only know what bug fix you require, but which
patch currently delivers it.
With previous versions of ETCC, the relevant patches (including Patch Set Updates
and Exadata patches) had to be identified manually, by referring to the relevant
documentation. In this latest version, bug fix to patch mapping is done for you,
avoiding the need for manual identification and the risk of misidentifying the
patch needed. That is the principal enhancement in this version of ETCC.

Coverage
This new version of ETCC maps missing bug fixes to corresponding patches for the
latest and latest but one quarterly bundles supported by EBS 12.2. You can use this
version of ETCC with older bundles, but it will only list missing bug fixes (as
previous versions did), and you will see a message saying "Patch mapping not
available".