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Post-upgrade tasks for IBM Business Automation Workflow 23.0.1

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Abstract

After you successfully upgrade your IBM Business Automation Workflow 23.0.1 environment, some additional configuration steps might be required.

If any of the fixes in the table affect your environment or how you use the product, consider performing the following tasks.

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The following tabs primarily provide information about IBM Business Automation Workflow 23.0.1. However, the Upgrading IBM Case Manager tab provides information about upgrading IBM Case Manager V5.3.3 to IBM Business Automation Workflow 23.0.1.
Updating to the latest toolkit
After IBM Workflow Center is successfully upgraded, update your projects to the latest IBM Business Automation Workflow toolkit levels so you can integrate the latest improvements and defect fixes associated with the toolkit objects. After you update to the latest Business Automaton Workflow toolkit levels, you might notice small behavior changes in your project, such as to the user interfaces, which you might need to modify. You need to modify your project only if it includes a toolkit snapshot with a different snapshot ID than the toolkits included with the current product version.
Through updates, some unused and undocumented assets have been removed or moved out of the UI toolkit. If you have applications that use any of these assets, after a Business Automation Workflow upgrade, you might encounter "asset not found" errors. To correct this issue, update your applications to use only documented and available assets instead.
Installing cumulative fixes can modify the existing system toolkits for the associated version. If your applications are associated with the Business Automation Workflow system toolkits, they automatically include the changes. In some cases, the snapshot name might change even though the ID stays the same.

Updating to the latest API
Upgrade embedded product JAR files in any custom applications, plugins, services, and so on, for the purpose of using product APIs.  For example, if you use Case API in a custom application, ensure that the Case API jar file in your custom application is updated as part of the upgrade.
 
Run the BPMRegenTheme command
If you use the UI toolkit in your process applications, run the BPMRegenTheme command after you upgrade. If you don't use the UI toolkit in your process applications, ensure that your process application user interface is tested after the upgrade because some of the CSS updates might affect the look and feel of the user interface. 
Notes:
  • To update all the named snapshots for your process applications and toolkits, you can use the wildcard as mentioned in the documentation.
  • The procedure is different for a tip than a snapshot. You must follow specific instructions for the theme changes to take effect on the tip of the process app or toolkit. For the instructions for both the tip and snapshot, see BPMRegenTheme command.
Upgrading the User Management Service
Complete these steps:
  1. Download the User Management Service (UMS) 23.0.1 from IBM Passport Advantage as part of CC70PML.
  2. In a separate installation directory, install UMS as described in Installing the User Management Service.
  3. Copy the wlp/usr folder from the previous UMS installation to the new UMS installation directory.
  4. To use the new features, update your server configuration by completing the following two steps:

    a. Change to the wlp/bin directory in the new UMS installation.
    b. Create a server from the ibmUserManagement template by running the following command:
         server create <server_name> --template=ibmUserManagement:ibmUserManagement

  5. In the new UMS installation directory wlp/usr/servers/<server_name>/configDropins/overrides, apply the customizations from the previous installation.
  6. Review new variables introduced in the template files.
  7. Stop the UMS server in the previous installation directory.
  8. Start the UMS server from the new installation directory.

Note: The new UMS server automatically uses the same connection URL and database as the previous server so no additional steps are needed for Business Automation Workflow to connect to the new server.

Upgrading from Business Process Manager
If you are upgrading from IBM BPM, review the Post-upgrade tasks for IBM Business Automation Workflow 18.0.0.1.
Fix-specific post-upgrade instructions
Depending on the version you are upgrading from, also look at earlier post-upgrade pages to see the fix-specific post-upgrade instructions for each release between the source and this version:  
Post-upgrade steps as a result of fixing a Known Issue or APAR
Known Issue/APAR Description Steps/Enablement
DT213513 A fix is included that will allow project to be opened and edited using web Process Designer even after duplicate dependencies have been detected.
Add
<web-pd merge="mergeChildren">
 <bypass-duplicate-dependencies-guard>true</bypass-duplicate-dependencies-guard>
</web-pd>
within properties section of 100Custom.xml to enable bypass and remain within web Process Designer after duplicate dependencies dialog is dismissed.  Without setting bypass-duplicate-dependencies-guard to true the fix has no effect.

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Product Synonym

Business Automation Workflow

Document Information

Modified date:
24 October 2023

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ibm16984383

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