Difference between 11i and R12

Whats new in Oracle Apps R12

Key points to Note:
1)Oracle Applications Release 12 is the latest release in the chain of E-Busines
s Suite Releases by Oracle.
2)This release came up with the new file system model
3)Autoconfig will not write anything in APPL_TOP, COMMON_TOP area in R12.
4)All instance specific configurations, log files are written in INST_TOP area.
This home provides the ability to share Applications and technology stack.
R12 new features
1)Applications Server 9i is replaced by 10g (10.1.3.X)
2)Forms & Reports Version 6i (8.0.6) are replaced by Forms & Reports Version 10g
i.e. 10.1.2.X
3)mod_jserv is replaced by oc4j
4)Java/ JDK version 1.3.X or 1.4.X will be replaced by JDK 1.5.X
Techstack Components Changes
Database (RDBMS_ORACLE_HOME) - 10.2.0.2
FORMS ORACLE_HOME (8.0.6 ORACLE HOME equivalence) - 10.1.2
OC4J_ORACLE_HOME (iAS ORACLE_HOME equivalence) - 10.1.3
File system level changes
A new top INSTANCE_TOP is introduced in Release 12 for configuration and log fil
es along with the other TOP's in existing in 11i.
All instance specific configurations, log files are written in INST_TOP area. Th
is home provides the ability to share Applications and technology stack.
WHAT IS INSTANCE TOP
Instance home is the top-level directory for an Applications Instance which is k
nown as Instance Home and is denoted the environment variable $INST_TOP. This co
ntains all the config files, log files, SSL certificates etc.
Advantages of new INSTANCE HOME
The additional Instance Home makes the middle tier more easy to manage and organ
ized since the data is kept separate from the config files.
The Instance Home also has the ability to share the Applications and Technology
stack code across multiple instances.
Another advantage of the Instance Home is that the Autoconfig writes only in INS
T_TOP so APPL_TOP and ORACLE_HOME can also be made read only file system if requ
ired.

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Database:
Database Version in 11i (11.5.9 & 11.5.10) was 9i Rel 2 where as in Release 12 i
ts 10g R2 (10.2.0.2)
Application Tier:
Tech Stack in Application Tier consist of iAS(1.0.2.2.2) & Developer 6i (Forms &
Reports 8.0.6) but in Applications R12 it is build on Fusion Middleware (10g We
b Server and 10g Forms & Reports)
Sub component in Application Tier
A) HTTP Server or Web Server in R12 is Version 10.1.3 which is built on Apache v
ersion 1.3.34. In apps 11i it is Version 1.0.2.2.2 built on Apache Version 1.3.1
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B) Jserv in apps 11i is replaced by OC4J (mod_jserv is replaced by mod_oc4j)
C) Forms Version 6i in Apps 11i is replaced by Forms 10.1.2.0.2 in R12
D) Reports Version 6i in Apps 11i is replaced by Reports 10.1.2.0.2 in R12
E) JDBC version is changed from version 9 in apps 11i to version 10.2.0 in Apps
R12
F) modplsql or mod_pls is removed from Apps R12 (What will happen to my mod plsq
l applications- coming soon* )
G) Java processes use JDK/JRE version 1.5.0 in R12 against JDK version 1.3.1 or
1.4.2 in Apps 11i
H) For various environment variable changes check below picture