concern on Post steps for upgrade r12.1.3 to r12.2

[satish]

Hi Erman,

This is taken from upgrade guide from R12.1.3 to R12.2

Is the below post steps required?Will upgrade not preserve existing temporary directory/printers during the upgrade.


These tasks apply to all users, regardless of which products are registered as active.

1)Specify a temporary directory for XML Publisher (required):

Use the Oracle XML Publisher's Administration interface to assign a temporary
directory for the site level. The temporary directory improves performance and
allows unlimited XML file size

2)Enable PDF printing (required)

The PDF Publisher print style and PASTA_PDF printer driver provide the
capability to print PDF files using a third-party utility. You can use this style and
driver to print a generated PDF. The Pasta Universal Printer type has been
associated with the style and driver for ease of use.

Thank you,
satish

[ErmanArslansOracleBlog]

Good question.
These 2 are documented for almost all the upgrade.
XML Publisher is a component, and all its configuration is actually stored in a configuration file.
Pasta printing is also based on a configuration file. (in addition to the EBS printing setup)

So these two types of files may be renewed during the upgrade. (the XML publisher itself for instance may be upgraded along with the EBS upgrade..) and that 's why you are instructed to do those configuration again after the upgrade.
Note that: EBS 12.2 uses 10.1.3.4.2 version of BI Publisher. (this is the version that I saw when I last checked it)