This chapter lists the steps involved in preparing for and performing a repository merge during a development environment upgrade. It includes the following topics:

• About Inheriting Upgrade Behavior
• About the Postmerge Utilities
• About the Incorporate Custom Layout (ICL) Upgrade Option
• Configuring Objects to Inherit Upgrade Behavior
• Migrating Repository Objects to the Standard UI
• About Backing Up the New Customer Repository or Database Schema
• About Reorganizing Tables Before the Repository Merge
• Running the Repository Preparation Wizard on Release 6.2.1 Repository
• Performing a Repository Merge
• Determining If a Repository Merge Was Successful
• Reviewing Attribute Conflicts in the Repository Merge
• Reviewing Deleted Objects in the Repository Merge
• Reviewing Obsolete Objects in the Repository Merge
• Generating EIM Temporary Columns After a Repository Merge
• Regenerating the Repository Definition Files
• Deleting Unneeded Repository Files
• Creating a New SRF File