cumulative patches

[Roberto Gallis]

Hi all,
anybody can tell me the difference between patches and cumulative patches???
When I install a cumulative patch I have to remove the precedent patch??

regards
Roberto

[melvyn burnard]

As it's name implies, a cumulative patch is one that accumulates all previous fixes into it.

[Roberto Gallis]

So, simply do I install leaving the precedent patch??

regards
Roberto

[Dan Hetzel · Accepted solution]

Hi Roberto,

As said, a cumulative patch includes all the previous patches/corrections for a given product.
You don't need to uninstall the previous patches before installing the bundle.

One thing you should keep in mind when installing a patch bundle, is to always select the "match_target" option to avoid installation of unnecessary components.
This is done with either checking the box in the options menu if you use the GUI or with the "-x patch_match_target" option on the command line

Best regards,

Dan