jdk upgrade in R12.2.5

[satish]

Dear Erman,

We have a requirement to upgrade jdk 7 to jdk 8


Our existing java version

[applsupp@erpsupport classes]$ java -version
java version "1.7.0_85"
Java(TM) SE Runtime Environment (build 1.7.0_85-b15)
Java HotSpot(TM) Server VM (build 24.85-b06, mixed mode)

Our EBS versions R12.2.5....DB version 12.1.0.2

Is jdk 8 compatible with R12.2.5?please help

Thank you

[ErmanArslansOracleBlog]

What is your purpose?
Do you want your clients to use JRE 8 or what?
Do you really want to upgrade your JDK?

Here is an info for you;

In EBS, we have JRE and it is used for desktop clients.  

JDK, however; is used for application tier servers.

EBS JRE 8 clients can connect to EBS environments , which have JDK 6 or 7.

JRE 8 is certified but , JDK 8 is not certified with the E-Business Suite.  If you re asking specifically about JDK, then my answer is 'you should continue to run EBS servers on JDK 6 or 7.'

[satish]

Dear Erman,

We are sending a file which is generated in ERP to the bank server.We are using the jar file provided by bank to encrypt the file before sending.
This jar file what they provided is working only on JDK 1.8

As jdk 8 is not certified with EBS,can we install JDk 1.8 for just encryption utility on standalone basis .

1)User will generate plain  file through the ERP and  the file generated may be encrypted by  using bank's encryption utility  separately.
2)can we install JDk 1.8 for encryption utility on standalone basis.

Please provide your ideas,if we can install this jdk 1.8 and in which location in EBS,we can install it?

Thank you

[ErmanArslansOracleBlog]

I don't know your environment exactly, but you can consider this need as a customization.
So if you need to execute some custom code, then you may tell EBS to do so..
Install JDK 8 on your apps tier, but without creating any conflict.. Do it carefully.. You must not break or change EBS's JDK 6 or 7 ..
Well.. After installing your JDK, tell EBS (a concurrent program or a custom menu maybe) to run a command line.. command line that executes your java code from JDK 8 by using the path for java binary stored in JDK 8 specifically for your java custom code...