Upgrading IBM Business Automation Application
If you installed a previous version of IBM Business Automation Application and you want to keep your Application Engine deployment, you can upgrade your applications to the current version and continue to use your applications.
Before you begin
The following diagram highlights the components that are always installed when you install a Business Automation Application pattern, along with the optional components. If you are upgrading Business Automation Application, make sure that you update all the capabilities that are in your CR file.

- Business Automation Navigator: navigator_configuration
- FileNet Content Manager: ecm_configuration
- Application Designer: shared_configuration.sc_optional_components.app_designer
- Application Engine data persistence: shared_configuration.sc_optional_components.ae_data_persistence
- Application Engine: application_engine_configuration
- Resource Registry: resource_registry_configuration
- Business Automation Studio: bastudio_configuration
About this task
No specific steps are needed for Business Automation Application beyond the changes that the cp4a-deployment.sh -m upgradeDeployment command already made.
What to do next
Continue to configure the other capabilities that are in your CR file, and make sure that you complete the last step Validating the YAML in your custom resource file before you apply the CR to the operator.
Apply the modified custom resource file as described in Applying the updated custom resource for the upgrade to take place.