P6 and Unifier Cloud release cycle
In this article, you'll learn about upgrade and maintenance types and when they occur in the P6/Unifier Cloud release cycle.
Cloud release cycle
The P6 and Unifier Cloud release cycle ensures you have the latest features and functionality, as well as a stable environment. The release cycle includes:
- Bi-yearly feature releases that include new and/or improved functionality for your product
- Quarterly critical patch updates to address security vulnerabilities
- Monthly bug fixes to resolve environment issues
View details on when these events occur in the infographic below.
Scheduling updates
Oracle requires all Cloud Services customers to keep their environments current with versions that Oracle designates as Generally Available (GA). P6/Unifier environments must be updated to remain on or within 2 versions of the GA release to maintain Cloud Service version currency.
Customer-requested updates
Enter a Service Request (SR) requesting update prior to being 3 versions behind the GA release.
With requested updates, you can:
- Split non-production and production environments on different days for testing
- Request a weekend update for a production environment
- Schedule more frequent updates
Oracle-scheduled updates
If your environment is three versions behind the GA release, you'll be assigned an update window.
Oracle-scheduled updates will:
- Update all environments at the same time
- Typically occur on a weekday evening