I am working on a common list of Oracle patching issues or problems. Anyone has anything to contribute besides: Patch(set) Management Cycle - minimum/maximum time allowed between patch release and application Documenting Patch(sets) One-off Patches Recommended Patch(sets) N-Apply CPU's CPU's Patch Conflict Management Testing Patches April Sims SELECT IOUG Contributing Editor http://aprilcsims.wordpress.com OCP 8i, 9i, 10g DBA Southern Utah University sims@xxxxxxx 940-484-4276 -- //www.freelists.org/webpage/oracle-l