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Upgrading BMC Reporting Foundation from version 3.2.x to version 4.0.00

Refer to the following procedure to upgrade BMC Reporting Foundation.

Note

You must have version 3.2.x of BMC Reporting Foundation installed before you can upgrade to version 4.0.00. For upgrades on a Solaris computer, you must use the BusinessObjects Client Tools on a Windows computer.

If you are using only BMC provided universe and reports, upgrade is not required. You are only required to export the LCM BIAR file.

For example, BMC ProactiveNet Performance Manager Reporting provides LCM BIAR, which consists of universe and out of the box reports. Use the Upgrade Management Tool only if you want to copy and upgrade customized universe or reports from previous version of BMC Reporting Foundation.

Upgrade scenarios:

  1. Live to Live - Exports content from a source deployment to a destination deployment, and upgrades it.
  2. BIAR to Live - Exports content from a BIAR file to a destination deployment. You can use the upgrade management tool to import a BIAR file generated using the Import Wizard from BRF 3.2.x.

  3. Live to BIAR- Exports content from a source deployment (4.0 or later) to a BIAR file.

     

    Note

    You cannot export a BIAR file generated using the 4.x upgrade management tool into another 4.x deployment. Use Promotion Management in CMC to promote content between two 4.x deployments.

To upgrade BMC Reporting Foundation from version 3.2.x to version 4.0.00, using the Upgrade Management Tool

  1. Start the upgrade management tool from SAP. From the Start Menu, click BusinessObjects BI platform 4.0 > SAP BusinessObjects BI platform.

  2. Select Complete Upgrade if you want to export all content from a source deployment to a destination deployment. Select Incremental Upgrade if you want to export selected contents or objects.

     

    Note

    Complete Upgrade is the simplest and fastest way to upgrade all contents from a previous version. BMC recommends Complete Upgrade. For details regarding Incremental Upgrades refer to the Business Intelligence Platform Upgrade Guide for SAP BusinessObjects Business Intelligence Platform 4.0 SP 4 Feature Pack 3.

  3. On the Log On page select Upgrade Scenario from Upgrade Scenario list items. Provide source and destination information specific to the selected Upgrade Scenario.
    For BIAR file provide the path and file name of the BIAR file for the previous version or browse to the folder where you have copied the BIAR file. For CMS, provide the hostname, username, and password.

     

    Note

    If the CMS runs on any port except 6400, enter the hostname followed by a colon and the port number (For example, hostname:portnumber ) The Live to BIAR option is used only to create BIAR file from source deployment for version 4.0 or later.

     

    To upgrade contents from BIAR file of previous version, use the BIAR to Live option. To upgrade from a live CMS deployment of previous version use Live to Live option.

  4. For Complete Upgrade, review the list and click Next. For Incremental Upgrades, the Object Selection page shows object type to select. Select the required Object Type and click Next.
  5. On the summary page, review the contents, and click Start.
  6. After the upgrade is complete, click OK and Close.

 

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