Oracle Corporation
Deployment of patches in software applications

Abstract:

An aspect of the present disclosure facilitates deployment of patches in computing systems. In an embodiment, specific objects of a software application that have been used for processing of commands are identified. A set of objects of the specific objects having patches available to be applied are then determined. The available patches may be retrieved and applied. As a result, patches may not be applied to objects that are not used. According to another aspect, usage data indicating usage of each object when the object is invoked for processing of corresponding command, is maintained. An administrator is also provided the ability to configure a set of rules indicating conditions under which existence of patches is to be checked for used objects, and the usage data is examined according to the set of rules.