[DI] Jobs after Migrating from Data Integrator 6.1 to 6.5

We are planning on migrating from Data Integrator 6.1 to 6.5. I read that we should do an uninstall first, is this correct? Also, is there anything that we need to do to ensure that jobs created in 6.1 work in 6.5? If we export and import them will that work?

Any feedback is welcomed.


gingerh (BOB member since 2004-06-29)

We are in the middle of our upgrade from 6.1 to 6.5. So far, so good. If this is still a current topic with you, reply and I’ll give you more details. We have a consultant helping us and we have a procedure checklist we are using.


planetbob :us: (BOB member since 2003-09-16)

Hi

Could you please let me know where I can get hold of such a checklist?

Thanks :mrgreen:


Lee :south_africa: (BOB member since 2004-03-08)

In general you just install the software over the old version.

For sure you will perform a backup of your database first, export the repository into a ATL file - just so you have options in case…
Make sure you have a copy of the …\bin\DSConfig.txt especially in case YOU manually changed something there.

The installer will update the software and ask if a repository should be upgraded - yes.

THERE is one excpetion - when upgrading from releases before 6.1 you should uninstall “ActaWorks” first, as all services have been renamed from “actaworks” to “data integrator”.

I’d also recommend to read the release notes so you know what has changed. The policy is that your old dataflows will still work but there might be a new checkbox you benefit from.

And obviously you do above on your development/test environment first, rund the jobs a couple times before upgrading production.


Werner Daehn :de: (BOB member since 2004-12-17)