: Detailed Tasks for Upgrading Analytics Applications

Table 4 provides the detailed steps and corresponding tasks you need to perform to upgrade Siebel Business Analytics Applications. It also provides a link to the instructions for each task or a cross-reference for an alternative guide.

You must perform stages one and two sequentially. You can perform stages three, four, and five simultaneously, but you must perform the tasks for these stages in the order listed in Table 4.

Table 4. Detailed Task List for Upgrading Siebel Business Analytics Applications
Step	Instructions for Task Corresponding to Step
Stage 1: Step to Upgrade Siebel Business Analytics Platform
Upgrade to the latest version of the Siebel Business Analytics platform.	For more information, see Siebel Business Analytics Platform Upgrade Guide.
Stage 2: Step to Upgrade Siebel Business Analytics Applications
Install the latest version of Siebel Business Analytics Applications.	Installing the Latest Version of Analytics Applications.
Stage 3: Steps to Upgrade Siebel Data Warehouse
Upgrade the Data Warehouse Administration Console (DAC) metadata repository.	Upgrading the DAC Metadata Repository.
Upgrade the Data Warehouse schema.	Upgrading the Data Warehouse Schema
Upgrade the Siebel transactional database schema.	Process of Upgrading the Siebel Transactional Database Schema.
Import the SIF file into the Siebel transactional database.	Importing the SIF File into the Siebel Transactional Database
Verify the SIF patch application.	Verifying the SIF Patch Application
Upgrade Informatica to version 7.1.2.	See the Informatica upgrade documentation on the Siebel Business Applications Third-Party Bookshelf.
Upgrade the Informatica Repository.	Upgrading the Informatica Repository.
Perform Data Migration.	Migrating Data for Siebel Business Applications. Migrating Data for Siebel Industry Applications Migrating Data for Analytics Bridge Applications
Verify ETL customizations.	Verifying ETL Customizations.
Stage 4: Steps to Upgrade Siebel Business Analytics Repository
Upgrade the Analytics repository.	Process of Upgrading the Analytics Repository.
Prepare for the Analytics repository upgrade.	Preparing for the Analytics Repository Upgrade.
Trim the Analytics repositories.	Trimming the Analytics Repositories.
Equalize the Analytics repositories.	Equalizing the Analytics Repositories.
Merge Analytics repositories.	Merging the Analytics Repositories.
Fix errors in the Analytics repository merge.	Fixing Analytics Repository Merge Errors.
Regression test the Analytics repository merge.	Regression Testing the Analytics Repository Merge.
Stage 5: Steps to Upgrade Web Catalog
Upgrade the Analytics Web catalog.	Process of Upgrading the Analytics Web Catalog.
Trim the input Web catalog.	Trimming the Input Web Catalog.
Run the catalog upgrade for the existing Web catalog.	Running the Catalog Upgrade for the Existing Web Catalog.
Merge the new and existing Web catalogs.	Merging New and Existing Web Catalogs.
Test the results of the Web catalog upgrade.	Testing the Results of the Web Catalog Upgrade.