Issue
Describe the use of ADOP utility and the functions it performs while applying a patch in Oracle EBS R12.2 environment
Solution
You use the adop (AD Online Patching) utility to apply patches to the Oracle E-Business Suite file system or database. You can either allow adop to prompt for the information required to apply a patch, or enter the information without being prompted. Whichever method you choose, adop will then perform the tasks required to apply the patch.
While executing ADOP will perform the following tasks (depending upon the phase in which it was run):
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