How to install patches to Jdeveloper using opatch utility tool ?

This blog explains about applying patch to Jdeveloper using 'opatch' utility

- Download the correct version of OPatch utility software from the Oracle site.
- Take a backup of your existing 'Opatch' folder in your FMW-HOME directory.

- Unzip and copy the downloaded 'OPatch' folder to your FMW_HOME folder. for instance : C:\Oracle\Middleware\jdeveloper
- Download the respective patch, Unzip
- Create ORA_HOME environment variable as shown below.

- Append 'Opatch' direct to 'Path' Environment variable

- CMD to respective Patch folder and verify the version of the 'Opatch' that you have installed

- Apply the patch as shown below

- Follow the steps, This should install the patch


If you encounter below error while applying patch, that indicates clearly you are having wrong version of 'Opatch' s/w, Try to download the correct version of Opatch s/w

OPatch was not able to find OUI jars to load them runtime. Please provide valid
oui location using 'oui_loc' option.

OPatch failed with error code = 255