Hi Edwin, EBR is the lynchpin of one of the central new features in Release 12.2 of Oracle Applications, which was released last Friday. A combination of EBR in the database and built-in staged applications tier file system will permit fully online, zero-downtime patching in EBS environments. As with all broad statements, there are exceptions and nuances, but this is the real deal. :) One of my colleagues at work wrote an interesting article on the topic; you can find it at http://searchoracle.techtarget.com/feature/Online-patching-a-game-changer-in-Oracle-E-Business-Suite-122#.Uif9C2whdX8.twitter So, to answer your question: Yes, people are doing exactly what you've described, and Oracle is eating its own dog food in this case. :) You need to be on 12.2 to take advantage of the feature, though, so grab your upgrade boots! On Wednesday, September 25, 2013, edwin devadanam wrote: > Hi All > I have just read through > http://www.oracle.com/technetwork/database/features/availability/edition-based-redefinition-1-133045.pdf > This looks damn interesting! > But am thinking if at all anyone used this feature...if so any inputs on > this? > > P.S==>I want to explore this option to use for oracle DB upgrades and > Oracle Ebiz applications...i know it would be very long journey but my > thoughts are like how best we can use this feature..:-),neverthless its a > never ending thirst of zero downtime with less investment..:-) too many > gotcha's... > > > thanks, > Edwin.K > -- > //www.freelists.org/webpage/oracle-l > > > -- Sent from a tablet, because leaving the couch to find a real keyboard would unnecessarily delay this vital communication. So would proofreading, so don't be surprised by typos. -- //www.freelists.org/webpage/oracle-l