Oracle Diagnostics for E-Business

Hi, I am trying to get my head around the current situation for Oracle diagnostics.
My understanding is that the older Diagnostics Framework has been replaced with a proper Diagnostics Module ( IZU ) available as a responsibility within E-Biz. From 12.1.1 this module is included in the base install. Prior to that the module is still available as a patch ( depending on what version of E_Biz you are on ) but only back to a minimum version of 11.5.4 ( with pre-requisite FND and AD levels ).
Q1. For this new Diagnostics Module - does it have an accompanying Catalog of tests within the patch for the Diagnostic module itself or is the catalog supplied via a separate patch ?
Q2. My understanding therefore is that a updated test catalogs are only available with each RUP of E-Business. However can you also added individual tests to your catalog as each test itself has a patch number - is that right ?
Q3. So the only cumulative batch of tests are those supplied with each RUP, rather than cumulative patches for the catalog - is that correct ?
Q4. If you are already using the older diagnostics framework on an 11.5.X system and you wish to use the diagnostics module ( IZU ) is it simply a case of installing this module through the appropriate patch ( and readme ) ? In such a case does the IZU module then override the older diagnostics framework that was in place
Any clarity appreciated,
thanks,
Jim

Pl post details of OS, database and EBS versions.
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Q1. For this new Diagnostics Module - does it have an accompanying Catalog of tests within the patch for the Diagnostic module itself or is the catalog supplied via a separate patch ?
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Both - the default IZU install comes with a standard battery of tests - these tests are updated thru IZU patches. See MOS Doc 235307.1 (E-Business Suite Diagnostic Tools FAQ and Troubleshooting Guide for Release 11i and R12)
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Q2. My understanding therefore is that a updated test catalogs are only available with each RUP of E-Business. However can you also added individual tests to your catalog as each test itself has a patch number - is that right ?
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Updates to test catalogs are available as individual patches for the IZU module.
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Q3. So the only cumulative batch of tests are those supplied with each RUP, rather than cumulative patches for the catalog - is that correct ?
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Not sure what you mean - each RUP will update the test catalog - and individual IZU patchsets will also update the test catalog.
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Q4. If you are already using the older diagnostics framework on an 11.5.X system and you wish to use the diagnostics module ( IZU ) is it simply a case of installing this module through the appropriate patch ( and readme ) ? In such a case does the IZU module then override the older diagnostics framework that was in place
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Yes - create/enable the IZU module as per the patch README - I believe doing so will override any older diagnostics framework (which diagnostics framework is this :-) ) ?
HTH
Srini

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