DETAILS: Oracle Forms & Reports 11g Release 2 (11.1.2)

Oracle Forms & Reports 11g Release 2 (11.1.2)

Oracle Forms & Reports 11g Release 2 (11.1.2) has been released to Oracle Technology Network , My Oracle Support , and Oracle Software Delivery Cloud systems with the following release schedule. 

Date : Jan 06, 2014

Action : Oracle Forms & Reports 11g Release 2 (11.1.2.2.0) released to all previous locations.  See the Download Readme.

Date : Jan 2013

Action : Full Oracle Forms & Reports 11g Release 2 (11.1.2.1.0) released to all previous locations.  See the Download Readme.

Date : Dec 14, 2012

Action : Oracle Forms & Reports 11g Release 2 (11.1.2.1.0) full installers released externally using the Oracle Tehnology Network (OTN) license:
Oracle Forms 11g Release 2 (11.1.2)
http://www.oracle.com/technetwork/developer-tools/forms/downloads/index.html
Oracle Reports 11g Release 2 (11.1.2)
http://www.oracle.com/technetwork/middleware/reports/downloads/index.html

* Note both links provide the same media, just separate Forms or Reports centric pages. You will get both Forms & Repoprts in the same download

Date : Dec 12, 2012

Action : Oracle Forms & Reports 11g Release 2 (11.1.2.1.0) Patch Set 1 released as Patch 15948641 on My Oracle Support. Apply this to existing Forms & Reports 11g 11.1.2.0.0 installations.

Date : Oct 18, 2011

Action : Initial 11.1.2.0 version released. See Note 1364453.1, "Announcing Oracle Forms & Reports 11g Release 2 (11.1.2.0.0)" for initial information provided at that time.

 

·         Review Oracle Fusion Middleware: Download, Installation & Configuration Readmes for Oracle Forms & Reports 11g Release 2 (11.1.2) information to get started with Oracle Fusion Middleware 11g. There is an important overview to follow to ensure you install as intended with all 11.1.2.x releases. 

!This is where My Oracle Support Patch Set download numbers are provided!
 

·         All certified platforms are expected to be released. Check the new Certification Guide for certrified platforms before looking for your download:

Oracle Fusion Middleware Supported System Configurations
https://www.oracle.com/technetwork/middleware/ias/downloads/fusion-certification-100350.html

--See: System Requirements and Supported Platforms for Oracle Forms and Reports 11g Release 2 (11.1.2.2.0) Certification Matrix xls
--See: System Requirements and Supported Platforms for Oracle Forms and Reports 11g Release 2 (11.1.2.1.0) Certification Matrix xls
--See: System Requirements and Supported Platforms for Oracle Forms and Reports 11g Release 2 (11.1.2.0.0) Certification Matrix xls

--See also: Note:1368736.1 My Oracle Support Certification Tool for Oracle Fusion Middleware Products
 

·         See Note 1373061.1, "Steps to Maintain Oracle Forms & Reports 11g Release 2 (11.1.2)" for overall maintenance information.

 

Products Included

• Oracle Forms & Reports 11g Release 2 (11.1.2) has been made available containing the following new product releases:
• Oracle Forms Services 11g R2 (11.1.2)
• Oracle Forms Builder 11g R2 (11.1.2)
• Oracle Forms Compiler 11g R2 (11.1.2)
• Oracle WebUtil 11g R2 (11.1.2)
• Oracle Report Builder 11g R2 (11.1.2)
• Oracle Report Server 11g R2 (11.1.2)
• Oracle Report Servlet 11g R2 (11.1.2)
• Oracle Report Runtime 11g R2 (11.1.2)
• Oracle Reports Compiler 11g R2 (11.1.2)
• Oracle Reports Client 11g R2 (11.1.2)
• Oracle Reports Bridge 11g R2 (11.1.2) 
   

Introduction

See the following for the initial 11.1.2.0.0 release, noting the 11.1.2.1.0 and 11.1.2.2.0 releases are both a patch set and full release installation:

Note 1364453.1 Announcing Oracle Forms & Reports 11g Release 2 (11.1.2.0.0)

Note there is a one year grace period to plan an update to a new Patch Set release in order to maintain Premier Support with error correction. For more information on the Error Correction Policy dates for each release, see Note 1290894.1.
 

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New Features

Oracle Forms and Reports 11g Release 2 (11.1.2) is installed with underlying Oracle Fusion Middleware 11g Release 1 (11.1.1.x) components into a Middleware home with a certified Oracle WebLogic Server version. To take advantage of all features, the latest WLS 10.3.6 should be installed. There are no new features added to newer releases except where document for specific functionality improvment.

 

Release Notes

- Oracle Fusion Middleware Release Notes for Oracle Forms and Reports 11g Release 2 (11.1.2.2)

https://www.oracle.com/pls/topic/lookup?ctx=E48391-01&id=FRREL - latest revision

https://docs.oracle.com/cd/E48391_01/doc.11120/e25445/toc.htm - Original from 11.1.2.2 Doc Library

- Oracle Fusion Middleware Release Notes for Oracle Forms and Reports 11g Release 2 (11.1.2.1)

https://www.oracle.com/pls/topic/lookup?ctx=as1111&id=FRREL- latest revision

https://docs.oracle.com/cd/E38115_01/doc.111210/e25445/toc.htm - Original from 11.1.2.1 Doc Library

 

 

Known Issues

Besides the release Notes, the following are My Oracle documents providing other known issues:

Note 1522543.1 ALERT: Reports PDF Problems in 11.1.2.1.0 Patchset for Non-Linux Platforms
Update: This has now been corrected. See above 1522543.1 for instructions.

 

Certification and System Requirements Guide

Oracle Forms and Reports 11g Release 2 (11.1.2) contains a separate Certification Guide for each release but shares the same System Requirements Guide for 11.1.2.x. 

These both should be followed together in order to properly set up your environment before installation:

Certification Guides:

·         Oracle Forms and Reports 11g Release 2 (11.1.2.2.0) Certification Matrix xls

·         Oracle Forms and Reports 11g Release 2 (11.1.2.1.0) Certification Matrix xls

·         Oracle Forms and Reports 11g Release 2 (11.1.2.0.0) Certification Matrix xls

System Requirements Guide: 

https://docs.oracle.com/html/E25460_01/r2_fr_requirements.htm

New Certifications for 11.1.2.2:

Note 1611661.1 Forms & Reports 11.1.2 Fails Operating System Prereq Check Fails on Windows Server 2012 R1
Note 1487381.1 Oracle Fusion Middleware 11g Installer Fails Certification Check On Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6.x

 

New Documentation Library

Documentation Library for Oracle Forms and Reports 11g Release 2 (11.1.2.2.0)
https://docs.oracle.com/cd/E48391_01/index.htm

·         Since the Oracle HTTP Server and Oracle Fusion Middleware Control are installed with this release, the following are links to their Administrator's Guides:

Oracle Fusion Middleware Administrator's Guide for Oracle HTTP Server 11g Release 1 - 11.1.1.7
https://docs.oracle.com/cd/E28280_01/web.1111/e10144/toc.htm

Oracle Fusion Middleware Administrator's Guide11g Release 1 - 11.1.1.7
https://docs.oracle.com/cd/E28280_01/core.1111/e10105/toc.htm
--See: "3.3 Getting Started Using Oracle Enterprise Manager Fusion Middleware Control"

Documentation Library for Oracle Forms and Reports 11g Release 2 (11.1.2.1.0)
https://docs.oracle.com/cd/E38115_01/index.htm

·         Since the Oracle HTTP Server and Oracle Fusion Middleware Control are installed with this release, the following are links to their Administrator's Guides:

Oracle Fusion Middleware Administrator's Guide for Oracle HTTP Server 11g Release 1 - 11.1.1.6
https://docs.oracle.com/cd/E23943_01/web.1111/e10144/toc.htm

Oracle Fusion Middleware Administrator's Guide11g Release 1 - 11.1.1.6
https://docs.oracle.com/cd/E23943_01/core.1111/e10105/toc.htm
--See: "3.3 Getting Started Using Oracle Enterprise Manager Fusion Middleware Control"

 

Bug Fixes

The following provides the list of bug fixes included with Oracle Forms and Reports 11g Release 2 (11.1.2):

Note 1612530.1 Fixed Bugs List - Patch Set 2 (11.1.2.2.0) for Oracle Forms & Reports 11g
   Where applicable: Note 1535354.1 Fixed Bugs List - Patch Set 6 (11.1.1.7.0) for Oracle Fusion Middleware 11g 

Note 1513768.1 Fixed Bugs List - Patch Set 1 (11.1.2.1.0) for Oracle Forms & Reports 11g
   Where applicable: Note 1364512.1 Fixed Bugs List - Patch Set 5 (11.1.1.6.0) for Oracle Fusion Middleware 11g 

Note 1376604.1 Fixed Bugs List - Oracle WebLogic Server 10.3.6