Migrating and upgrading

Migrating refers to the process of moving applications and configuration information from an earlier version of a product to a later version of the product, or from one product to a different product. Upgrading refers to the process of installing a new release of the product on top of the previous release and updating the existing installation, configuration, and database in place.

If you want to augment IBM® Case Manager with Business Automation Workflow, see Upgrading IBM Case Manager to IBM Business Automation Workflow. If you have both IBM Case Manager and IBM Business Process Manager, first upgrade IBM Business Process Manager to the latest version of Business Automation Workflow and then follow the instructions in Upgrading IBM Case Manager to IBM Business Automation Workflow.

About this task

You are migrating when you:
  • Move to the same version (IBM Business Automation Workflow V19.0.0.3) on new hardware.
  • Move to IBM Business Automation Workflow Enterprise V19.0.0.3 from IBM Business Process Manager Advanced or IBM Business Process Manager Standard earlier than V8.5.0.
  • Move to IBM Business Automation Workflow Express V19.0.0.3 from any version of IBM Business Process Manager Express.
    Restriction: You cannot upgrade from IBM Business Process Manager Express to IBM Business Automation Workflow Express. You must use migration. If you are migrating to a version earlier than V19.0.0.2, you must use artifact migration.
You are upgrading when you:
  • Update your product installation from IBM Business Automation Workflow Enterprise V18.0.01 to IBM Business Automation Workflow Enterprise V19.0.0.3.
  • Update your product installation from IBM Business Automation Workflow Express V18.0.01 to IBM Business Automation Workflow Express V19.0.0.3.
  • Update your product installation from IBM Business Process Manager Advanced or IBM Business Process Manager Standard V8.5.0, V8.5.5, V8.5.6, V8.5.7, or V8.6 to IBM Business Automation Workflow Enterprise V19.0.0.3.
  • Upgrade your product installation from IBM Business Automation Workflow Express to the same version of IBM Business Automation Workflow Enterprise. See Upgrading a product installation.
  • Change your deployment environment from Standard to Advanced. See Upgrading a deployment environment from Standard to Advanced.
Important: When you migrate, the Heritage Process Portal application is replaced in your profiles. If you previously added any customizations to the process application in Process Designer (for example, an IBM Connections server or an IBM Sametime server), and you still want to use those servers, you must complete the following tasks:
  1. Define the servers again in the new version of the Heritage Process Portal application.
  2. Create a snapshot.
  3. Activate the snapshot on Workflow Center.
  4. Install the snapshot on Workflow Server.