OPatch

An Oracle utility that is used to apply newer versions of interim patches to Oracle software.

OPatch is used to apply interim patches to recent versions of Oracle products, such as Oracle Database Server release 9.2 and later. Enterprise Manager detects and reports interim patches applied using OPatch.

Information about using and downloading OPatch can be found at OracleMetaLink.

See also interim patch, one-off patch, and OracleMetaLink.