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Deciding to Upgrade the Siebel Analytics Platform

The decision to upgrade the Siebel Analytics platform should be based on specific business requirements to take advantage of new platform functionality, or because an upgrade is planned for Siebel CRM Applications.

The following decisions must be made before upgrading the Siebel Analytics platform:

• Is it Necessary to Uninstall Earlier Versions of Siebel Analytics?
• Should an Incremental Platform Upgrade be Performed?
• Checking the Analytics Component Version Number
• Which Analytics Folders and Files Should be Backed Up?
• Do Other Deployment Components Need Upgrading?