Important tables for ADPATCH
Here are some of the important tables used by ADPATCH utility.
AD_APPL_TOPS
This table holds the various APPL-TOP’s in the Oracle Applications installation
that have ever been patched.
AD_APPLIED_PATCHES
AD_APPLIED_PATCHES holds information about the “distinct” Oracle
Applications patches that have been applied. If 2 patches happen to have the
same name but are different in content (eg. “merged” patches), then they are
considered distinct and this table will therefore hold 2 records.
AD_BUGS
AD_BUGS holds information about the various Oracle Applications bugs whose
fixes have been applied (ie. patched) in the Oracle Applications installation.
AD_PATCH_DRIVERS
This table holds information about the patch drivers that comprise a patch.
AD_FILE_VERSIONS
This table holds the various versions of Oracle Applications files (real files, not
“pseudo-files”) that have ever been patched or executed in the Oracle
Applications installation.
AD_FILES
AD_FILES is the “files repository”. It contains information about the various files
that have been patched in the Oracle Applications installation. Some entries are
“pseudo-files” and not real files, (eg. directories) in which case some of the
columns are not applicable and would then hold the value “DUMMY”