Depending on the size and complexity of your existing WebFOCUS deployment and applications, the migration process may take from several weeks to several months. An enterprise deployment requires a commitment of time and resources, so careful and thorough planning should be the foundation on which an upgrade is built. It is important to identify and define clear goals of how you can leverage WebFOCUS 8 features and functionality to add value to your users and business.

The amount of work to enhance reports in WebFOCUS 8 after migration will vary depending on the complexity of the reports and applications. Simpler reports may need less time and work to enhance. For more complex reports, you may want to recreate the report, to take advantage of new features and functionality in WebFOCUS 8 if the migrated report proves too costly to enhance. The more experience you have with WebFOCUS 8 and time spent learning the new features, the better prepared you will be to understand functionality mapping between WebFOCUS 7 and WebFOCUS 8 and to decide if WebFOCUS 8 offers better choices to achieve desired results.