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Planning Resources for Upgrading to 8.0 on z/OS

The chapter of Siebel Database Upgrade Guide that describes Siebel database and UI upgrade planning tasks also describes the planning resources available to you before you start to upgrade to Siebel 8.0. This topic describes additional resources available if you use Siebel Business Applications with DB2 UDB for z/OS.

Documentation

If you are upgrading from Siebel 6.2.1 to Siebel 8.0, the following documents, available on the Siebel Bookshelf, may be helpful:

• Planning an Upgrade to Siebel 7 for information about upgrading to the Siebel 7 data model for the first time
• Siebel Connector for SAP/R3 to obtain Siebel 6.2.1 upgrade instructions specific to this connector
• If you are upgrading from Siebel 6.2.1, see 477067.1 (Article ID) on My Oracle Support for important information on data migration. This document was formerly published as Siebel Technical Note 428.

Read Implementing Siebel Business Applications on DB2 for z/OS for information on configuring your Siebel application after you have upgraded to Siebel 8.0.

About Oracle's Application Expert Services

Oracle's Application Expert Services offers detailed implementation planning and technical consulting services. Oracle recommends that you engage Oracle's Application Expert Services for help in planning your upgrade on DB2 for z/OS. Oracle's Application Expert Services can help you to:

• Take advantage of the new features provided by Release 8.0
• Customize the upgrade scripts and the upgrade process as appropriate for your installation
• Carry out performance tuning on the upgrade scripts to minimize production downtime

For further information, see About Using Oracle's Application Expert Services.