Upgrading and migrating

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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. 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.

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.

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You are upgrading when you:
  • Update your product installation from an earlier version of IBM Business Automation Workflow Enterprise to IBM Business Automation Workflow Enterprise 23.x.
  • Update your product installation from an earlier version of IBM Business Automation Workflow Express to IBM Business Automation Workflow Express 23.x.
  • 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.
You are migrating when you:
  • Move to the same version (IBM Business Automation Workflow 23.x) on new hardware.
  • Move to IBM Business Automation Workflow Enterprise 23.x from IBM Business Process Manager Advanced or IBM Business Process Manager Standard. You must use artifact migration.
  • Move to IBM Business Automation Workflow Enterprise 23.x from IBM Business Process Manager Advanced or IBM Business Process Manager Standard earlier than V8.5.0. You must use artifact migration.
  • Move to IBM Business Automation Workflow Express 23.x from any version of IBM Business Process Manager Express. You cannot upgrade from IBM Business Process Manager Express to IBM Business Automation Workflow Express. You must use migration.
  • Move to IBM Business Automation Workflow Enterprise Service Bus 23.x from IBM Business Process Manager Enterprise Service Bus 8.6. You must use artifact migration.
Restrictions:
  • Upgrading from IBM Business Automation Workflow Enterprise or IBM Business Automation Workflow Express 18.0.x, 19.0.0.1, or 19.0.0.2 to 23.0.2 is not supported. Upgrade to 23.0.1, then upgrade to 23.0.2.
  • You cannot upgrade from IBM Business Process Manager Express to IBM Business Automation Workflow Express. Use migration instead.
  • Upgrading from IBM Business Process Manager V8.5 or V8.6 is not supported. Install a fix pack earlier than 22.0.2, then upgrade to 23.0.1
  • Migrating from IBM Business Process Manager V7.5.x to IBM Business Automation Workflow 23.x is not supported. Migrate to IBM Business Automation Workflow V19.0.0.3, then install the latest cumulative fix. See Migrating and upgrading in the V19.x information.
  • Migrating from WebSphere® Process Server V7.0.x to IBM Business Automation Workflow is not supported. Migrate to IBM Business Process Manager V8.6 cumulative fix 2018.03, then install the fix pack earlier than 23.0.1, then upgrade to latest cumulative fix. See Migrating and upgrading in the V8.6.x information.
  • Migrating from IBM Business Process Manager V8.0.x to IBM Business Automation Workflow 23.x is not supported. You can use artifact migration, or you can migrate to IBM Business Automation Workflow V20.0.0.1, then install the latest cumulative fix.
  • Migrating from IBM Business Process Manager Advanced or IBM Business Process Manager Standard V8.5.x or V8.6 to IBM Business Automation Workflow 23.x is not supported. You can use artifact migration, or you can migrate to IBM Business Automation Workflow V22.0.1, then install the latest cumulative fix.
  • If you are migrating from IBM Business Process Manager Express to IBM Business Automation Workflow Express, you can use artifact migration (see Migrating artifacts to IBM Business Automation Workflow) or you can migrate business data and applications (see Migrating business data and applications from any version of IBM BPM Express to IBM Business Automation Workflow).
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.