Does DBCA execute “datapatch” in Oracle 12.2?

Does the Database Configuration Assistant (DBCA) execute “datapatch -verbose” in Oracle 12.2 when you create a new database?

Does DBCA in Oracle 12.2 execute datapatch when you create new database? I was curious if this misbehavior from the previous release has been fixed. Good news: It got fixed with Oracle Database 12.2.0.1. The DBCA does execute “datapatch -verbose” automatically now when you create a new database. In the previous release this did not happen – you had to execute it manually after creating a new database.

Quick Test Scenario

I applied the most recent May 2017 BP for Oracle 12.2.0.1 (see here: Oracle 12.2.0.1 Bundle Patch 12.2.0.1.170516 DBBP on Linux x86-64 is available) and created a fresh database with DBCA.

Database Configuration Assistant (DBCA) – Oracle 12.2.0.1

Please make sure you ALWAYS create a CUSTOM DATABASE. If you “create” a DWH or OLTP database it just copies a precreated database. It will have all options in it, and you’ll have to execute database -verbose manually.

I did monitor it afterwards with check_patches.sql:

ACTION_TIME	     ACTION	STATUS	   DESCRIPTION				    VERSION	 PATCH_ID BUNDLE_SER
-------------------- ---------- ---------- ---------------------------------------- ---------- ---------- ----------
23-MAY-2017 12:56:52 APPLY	SUCCESS    DATABASE BUNDLE PATCH 12.2.0.1.170516    12.2.0.1	 25862693 DBBP

The REGISTRY$HISTORY does not seem to be updated correctly. This is fixed with Oracle 12.2.0.2 including bug 25269268 (DBA_REGISTRY_HISTORY NEEDS TO INCLUDE BP/PSU APPLY AND ROLLBACK ROWS).

–Mike