Oracle E-Business Suite Release 12.1.3+ Recommended Patch Collection 3 (RPC3) combines recommended patches that were released after Release 12.1.3 into a single, integrated and regression-tested patch to ensure successful installation.
Applying this RPC is recommended, even if you are using only a subset of Oracle E-Business Suite products. The patching utility ‘adpatch’ takes care of the files to be applied and generates them based on the product installation status.
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