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1. In WebFOCUS Version 8.x, navigate to the \ibi\WebFOCUS80\utilities directory.
2. If you are migrating from:
   • WebFOCUS 7.7.x, copy the \ibi\WebFOCUS80\utilities\rc directory from Version 8.x and paste it into the \ibi\WebFOCUS77\ReportCaster directory.
   • WebFOCUS 7.6.x, copy the \ibi\WebFOCUS80\utilities\rc directory from Version 8.x and paste it into the \ibi\ReportCaster76 directory.
   • WebFOCUS 7.1.x, copy the \ibi\WebFOCUS80\utilities\rc directory from Version 8.x and paste it into the \ibi\ReportCaster71 directory.
3. If you are migrating from:
   • WebFOCUS 7.7.x or WebFOCUS 7.6.x, run rcExport2XML.bat on Windows, or rcExport2XML.sh on UNIX or Linux.
   • WebFOCUS 7.1.x, run rc71Export2XML.bat on Windows, or rc71Export2XML.sh on UNIX or Linux.
4. You are prompted for a user ID and password and whether you want to export Library content.

   The scripts export the current 7.x ReportCaster repository, including Schedules, Distribution Lists, Library Access Lists, Execution IDs, Blackout Dates, and Library content.

   Upon completion of the export, the exported data is created in the following export directory, unless you specified a different location:

   .../ibi/WebFOCUS7x/utilities/rc/rc_export

   The directory structure looks like the following:

   \rc_export\accessList
   \rc_export\addrBook
   \rc_export\blackoutDate
   \rc_export\execId
   \rc_export\library
   \rc_export\schedule
   \rc_export\export_migration.log

   Note: The log file created from the export is generated in the directory identified in the connections dialog box. In this example, the log, named migration.log, is located in the following directory:

   .../ibi/WebFOCUS77/utilities/rc/rc_export

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Note: If you are using Managed Reporting and you are migrating Managed Reporting content, you must run Managed Reporting migration prior to importing ReportCaster content from an earlier release.

To import ReportCaster content from Version 7.7.x into WebFOCUS Version 8.x:

1. Copy the .../ibi/WebFOCUS77/utilities/rc/rc_export directory to the .../ibi/WebFOCUS80/migration_import directory.
2. Run rc_migrate_import.bat, located in the …/ibi/WebFOCUS80/utilities/rc directory.

   You are prompted for user ID and password, whether you are migrating Managed Reporting content, and whether you are migrating Library reports.

   Note: The log file created from the import is generated in the ibi/WebFOCUS80/migration_import/rc_export directory.

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After migration, ReportCaster content is placed in designated folders in WebFOCUS Version 8.x. The migration import creates:

• Two folders named ReportCaster and Library Content.
• A My Content folder for each user that has migrated ReportCaster content. Schedules, Distribution Lists, and Access Lists that belong to a user are placed in the My Content folder for that user.
• Folders for Categories under the Library Content folder. Under each Category folder, the import creates a Library item with the name of the migrated report and adds the report versions to that Library item. If the report is burst, a folder is created with the name of the report and under that folder a Library report item is created for each burst value. The report versions for each burst value are placed in the Library item for that burst value.
• A Library Content folder under each Domain folder that has Library report output. If that Library output was stored under a Category, the import also creates a Category folder under the Library Content. The Library item with the name of the migrated report is created under the Library Content or Category folder and the report versions are added to that Library item. If the report is burst, a folder is created with the name of the report and under that folder a Library report item is created for each burst value. The report versions for each burst value are placed in the Library item for that burst value.
• When a schedule with distribution to a Prepared Report directory is migrated, the FTP Host and Location are set to the values of the Prepared Report directory in the previous installation. This schedule will continue to run provided the distribution server in Version 8 has FTP access to this location.
• If you migrate Version 7.x ReportCaster schedules to Version 8.x and the Reporting Server node referenced in a particular schedule has not been defined in Version 8.x, the migration process will automatically create a Reporting Server node with that name in the ReportCaster configuration file of the Version 8.x installation.
• Migrated Managed Reporting schedules will display the Name information as the Version 7.x path (HREF) value. New schedules created in Version 8.x will display the IBFS path value.
• If a Library report from a Domain that has been deleted from Managed Reporting is migrated, the report will be placed in a folder in the repository, with the name of the original Domain HREF and the words (Domain not Found).
• When migrating from Version 7.7.x to WebFOCUS Version 8, in order to view migrated applet-based graphs in the Report Library, the Version 7.7.x ibi_html alias must exist in Version 8.

  For example, if you have a Version 7.7.x installation with an alias of ibi_html_77, you will have a report with a src=ibi_html_77/javaassist... reference. If you install Version 8 with an alias of ibi_html_80 and migrate the library from Version 7.7.x, you will not be able to view migrated reports that contain applet graphs. The workaround is to add the ibi_html_77 alias to the application server and point that alias to the Version 8 installation. You can have ibi_html_80 for the Version 8 installation, but you must also have ibi_html_77 for migrated reports that contain applet graphs to work.

The following image shows the folder structure after a migration import.