Upgrading

This section provides information about the following topics:

his milestone provides instructions for upgrading a single user instance of Workbench for Eclipse from a previous release. Instructions for deploying new releases of Workbench for Eclipse to multiple end users are covered in Deploying-Workbench.

There are two methods for upgrading an existing installation of Workbench for Eclipse  or its plug-ins within a supported Eclipse or IBM IDz instance:

  • Update Wizard: Workbench for Eclipse, built on Eclipse technology, offers an Update Wizard that allows users to update Workbench for Eclipse features of the current installation. Any new features available from the upgrade release will need to be installed, after performing the update, using the procedure for Adding and removing Workbench features.
  • Reinstall: Reinstall by either uninstalling and installing Workbench for Eclipse, or its plug-ins within Eclipse or IBM IDz, or by installing over an existing stand-alone Workbench for Eclipse installation.

Workbench for Eclipse has undergone some structural changes that prohibit specific upgrade scenarios from allowing an upgrade via the Update Wizard. These are noted below.

Upgrading  Workbench for Eclipse

Current Release

New Release

Supported Upgrade Method

BMC AMI DevX Workbench for Eclipse 20.02.x

BMC AMI DevX Workbench for Eclipse 23.03.x

Fresh install only

Important

The P2_repo upgrade option available on the EPD site is for customers who want to install workbench plugins in IDZ using Eclipse 4.23. You must not use this option for upgrading Workbench from 20.15.x to 23.1.x. 

 

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