Oracle Warehouse Builder 10.2 Premier and Extended Support Status (Doc ID 1113493.1)

Last updated on JULY 26, 2019

Applies to:

Oracle Warehouse Builder - Version 10.2 to 10.2 [Release 10.2]
Information in this document applies to any platform.

Details

Oracle Warehouse Builder support programs are listed in the Lifetime Support Policy for Oracle Technology Products.

Goto the page for Oracle Lifetime Support Policies
In the resources section, open document Lifetime Support Policy: Oracle Technology Products (PDF).

Releases prior to 10.2 are covered in a separate section in the document. Release 10.2 and higher have become a component of the database and follow the lifetime support policy of Oracle Database 10.2.

Since Premier Support for Oracle Database 10.2 has ended in July 2010, this impacts also Oracle Warehouse Builder 10.2.

Premier Support for Oracle Warehouse Builder 10.2 ended in July 2010.

First year of Extended Support for 10.2 was waived automatically for all customers. It ended on 31-Jul-2011.

Extended Support for 10.2 ended in July 2013.

Minimum patchset level for Extended Support is 10.2.0.5 - Patches are only provided on top of 10.2.0.5.

Timeline

DATE
31-Jul-2010	End of Premier Support for Oracle Warehouse Builder Release 10.2
01-Aug-2010	Start of Free Extended Support
31-Jul-2011	End of Free Extended Support
01-Aug-2011	Full fees for Extended Support apply
31-Jul-2013	End of Extended Support

Premier and Extended Support coverage

Premier and Extended Support coverage are summarized here (see the document Lifetime Support Policy: Oracle Technology Products (PDF) on the Oracle Lifetime Support Policies page for a more detailed discussion of these coverages):

Bug fix and patch release policies

For more detailed information on bug fix and patch release policies, please refer to:

<Note 209768.1>: Database, FMW, EM Grid Control, and OCS Software Error Correction Support Policy

Actions

Customers can choose to upgrade to Oracle Warehouse Builder 11.1 or 11.2.

OWB 11.1 Premier Support has Ended in Aug 2012 - The latest patchset is 11.1.0.7. That is also the terminal patchset for Release 11.1.

OWB 11.2 Premier Support Ends in Jan 2015 - Patchsets will be provided on top of 11.2.

Recommendation

The recommendation is to upgrade to OWB 11.2 to benefit from the longest support window and patchsets.

Useful links

OWB 11.2 upgrade instructions are available in the Warehouse Builder Installation and Administration Guide available here...

<Note 1074813.1>: Master Note for Oracle Warehouse Builder Upgrade To 11.2