Hi If it is superseded and you have that patch level or patch on your instance ,no need to apply . That superseded patch i.e AD.I.4 will already contains that patch. Regards Naim On 8/14/07, Apps DBA <dbaorapps@xxxxxxxxx> wrote: > > Hi gurus, > > I have a patch 4337683--exists for Sun Solaris 32 bit in metalink--- But > this is implicitly superseded by 11i.AD.I.3 and our existed patch_level > in TEST instance is 11i.AD.I.4. > My question is , I am not able to see the patch number 4337683 in my > instance though my patch level is superceeded to AD.I.4. This patch is a > pre-requisite to main patch. Can any one advice me does it necessary that > this bug number includes in the higher patch level?. Or should I need to > apply it in its absence. > > Thanks, > Rag > > > >