Patch processing in OBIEE 11g

Hi,
Is there any document regarding patch processing for both catalog and rpd? I have seen some 2 to 3 blogs and tried executing the patch, but got some error in that they have mentioned to look *"the Oracle Business Intelligence Suite Enterprise Edition's Presentation Services Administration Guide"* for more info. But I didn't find any document like that. So where to get that?
Thanks,
Satheesh

Hi,
Please check the below document from oracle on Patching Oracle Fusion Middleware Applications:
http://docs.tpu.ru/docs/oracle/en/owl/E14571_01/doc.1111/e16793/opatch.htm#CBHDEGBJ
ex:
Applying a patch to OBIEE 11g
After downloading the patch I tried to apply them using the following procedure:
1. Unzip the patch zip file into the PATCH_TOP.
unzip -d PATCH_TOP p12561330_111150_WINNT.zip
2. Set your current directory to the directory where the patch is located.
cd PATCH_TOP/12561330
3. Run OPatch to apply the patch.
Run following command:
- opatch apply -jre $ORACLE_HOME/jdk/jre
But the opatch execution failed.
Could you please suggest me the exact process to apply the patch.
Thanks
Deva
Edited by: Devarasu on Oct 4, 2011 5:47 PM

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     at oracle.as.provisioning.engine.Config.executeConfigWorkflow_WLS(Config.java:866)
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Make sure Oracle WebLogic Server and the system components are also running, if they are not running, restart them.
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Thanks
-Amith.

Need help with opatch for OBIEE 11g

I'm running into some more of Oracle's typical gibberish and poorly written documentation, and need some help patching OBIEE 11g.
I'm TRYING to follow the instructions here:
https://updates.oracle.com/Orion/Services/download?type=readme&aru=13160647
So, let's see. How about step 2:
For FMW Opatch usage, please refer the doc at :
http://www.oracle.com/technology/software/products/ias/files/fmw_opatch.htm
Well, that IP address automatically redirects to the general download page:
http://www.oracle.com/technetwork/indexes/downloads/index.html
Nice.
So, let's try this doc:
http://docs.tpu.ru/docs/oracle/en/owl/E14571_01/doc.1111/e16793/opatch.htm#CBHDEGBJ
Section 2.3.2, "Patching a Fusion Middleware Product"
Quoting: "Once you obtain the patch, determine the Oracle home directory to which you are going to apply the patch....If you do not know the name of your Oracle home, you should run the opatch lshomes command as described in Section 2.4.6, "Listing the Applicable Oracle Homes for a Patch" to obtain a list of Oracle homes that pertain to the domain."
So let's see, I've got two OPATCH.BAT files, one in c:\mw_home1\Oracle_BI1=OPatch\, and the other in c:\mw_home1\oracle_common\OPatch\.
I open a command window, CD to one of those paths, and run opatch lshomes. I get this error:
"The Oracle Home C:\mw_home1 is not OUI based home. Please give proper Oracle Home. OPatch returns with error code = 1. OPatch failed with error code = 1"
Same results for the other opatch.bat in the other directory.
Besides the atrocious grammar, this error message is not helpful in the least. I'm trying to patch OBIEE 11g, which is installed in c:\mw_home1. What else is opatch wanting?

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Hi
In your scenario, I can suggest you can change manually to each field lengths in physical layer.
If you really looking one time fix then try to import the new table stricture into new rpd then save it then try to merge original rpd . – But it is risky process ( We have two methods, patch merge and fully repository merge).
Before doing above method take the backup original rpd and do it in your local.
Thanks,
Satya Ranki Reddy

Patch processing in OBIEE 11g

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