Migrating WebFOCUS Environments

New tools are available to migrate Managed Reporting security information, application content, and Business Intelligence Dashboards built in WebFOCUS 7.x releases. ReportCaster systems based on 7.6.x and 7.7.x can also be migrated, in addition to Favorites and Mobile Favorites.

The content migration process consists of two parts, export and import. The export can extract data from a WebFOCUS Version 7.1.x, Version 7.6.x, or Version 7.7.x environment. On Windows, a .bat file is used to export the content. On UNIX or Linux, a corresponding .sh script is used.

The data is extracted into a file structure consisting of XML files and folders (this structure will be discussed later). This extract structure is used for the import. The import process reads the extracted file structure and imports the content into the WebFOCUS Version 8.x environment.

The same Domains, Users, and Groups that are available in the Version 7.x environment exist in the WebFOCUS Version 8.x environment after a successful import.


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