Sunday 12 February 2017

Oracle Release Number Format



-         Major Database Release Number
The first numeral is the most general identifier. It represents a major new version of the software that contains significant new functionality.

-         Database Maintenance Release Number
The second numeral represents a maintenance release level.  Some new features may also be included.

-         Fusion Middleware Release Number
The third numeral reflects the release level of Oracle Fusion Middleware.

-         Component- Specific Release Number
The fourth numeral identifies a release level specific to a component. Different components can have different numbers in this position depending upon, for example, component patch sets or interim releases.

-         Platform-Specific Release Number
The fifth numeral identifies a platform-specific release. Usually this is a patch set. When different platforms require the equivalent patch set, this numeral will be the same across the affected platforms.



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