Examples

Since we change the PSU and BP patch numbering from Oracle Database 12.1.0.2.PSU6 to 12,1,0,2,160119 it is almost impossible to distinguish from the patch name only if you have applied a PSU or a BP.

But:
In Oracle Database 12c there’s a package available which is very useful to query plenty of information about patches from within the database: DBMS_QOPATCH.

Here are a few helpful examples which I created by checking in our DBaaS Cloud database.

Which patches have been applied (or rolled back)?

SQL> set serverout on

SQL> exec dbms_qopatch.get_sqlpatch_status;

Patch Id : 20415564
        Action : APPLY
        Action