If you installed a release of IBM® Rational® Focal Point™ version
6.5, you can upgrade directly to the latest release.
About this task
To upgrade to the latest release, you must back up the database
and some files. Then, you can upgrade the product.
Procedure
- Open your instance of Rational Focal Point and
verify the view definitions on the Views page (). Fix any broken view definitions that might be limitations
for incoming link attributes, including views in inactive or archived
workspaces.
- Note any custom business rules that you have used. Log
on to Rational Focal Point and
export the custom business rules.
Important: After
you upgrade to the latest release of Rational Focal Point,
for compatibility reasons, you must request the custom business rules
from the IBM Rational Focal Point support
team. Only the common business rules are included in the installation.
The common business rules are ChoiceAttributeText, LinkByText,
LinkInfo, LinkListAttributeSum, ListAttributeSum, MailImport, MatrixWriter,
SetChoice, and TrafficLight. Incompatible
business rules are ignored.
- Back up the database.
- Stop the application server.
Tip: Before
you upgrade Rational Focal Point in
the production environment, test the release with your data in a test
environment.
- To upgrade directly to the latest release of Rational Focal Point,
see Upgrading Rational Focal Point.
What to do next
After you upgrade to the latest release of
Rational Focal Point,
migrate the required data. For more information, see
Migrating data from earlier versions of Rational Focal Point.