Bookshelf v10.1.3.2: Detailed Tasks for Upgrading to Oracle BI Applications

Table 2 provides the detailed steps and corresponding tasks you need to perform to upgrade to Oracle Business Intelligence 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 2.

Table 2. Detailed Task List for Upgrading Oracle Business Intelligence Applications
Step	Instructions for Task Corresponding to Step
Stage 1: Upgrade the Platform
Upgrade the Siebel Business Analytics Platform to Oracle BI Infrastructure.	Oracle Business Intelligence Infrastructure Upgrade Guide.
Stage 2: Upgrade the Applications
Upgrade the Siebel Business Analytics Applications to Oracle Business Intelligence Applications.	Oracle Business Intelligence Applications Installation and Configuration Guide.
Stage 3: Upgrade the DAC and Informatica Repositories
Upgrade the Data Warehouse Administration Console (DAC) repository.	Upgrading the DAC Repository.
Upgrade the Informatica platform.	Upgrading to Informatica Version 7.1.4
Upgrade the Informatica repository.	Upgrading the Informatica Repository
Stage 4: Upgrade the Data Warehouse Schema
Upgrade the data warehouse schema.	Upgrading the Data Warehouse Schema
Stage 5: Upgrade Siebel Transactional Database Schema
Upgrade the Siebel Transactional Database Schema	Process of Upgrading the Siebel Transactional Database Schema
Import new schema definitions into the Siebel transactional Database.	Importing New Schema Definitions into the Siebel Transactional Database
Verify the Siebel transactional database upgrade.	Verifying the Siebel Transactional Database Upgrade
Stage 6: Migrate Data
Migrate data into the upgraded data warehouse.	Process of Upgrading the Siebel Analytics Repository
Verify ETL customizations.	Verifying ETL Customizations.
Stage 7: Upgrade the Siebel Analytics Repository
Upgrade the Siebel Analytics repository to the Oracle BI repository.	Process of Upgrading the Siebel Analytics Repository.
Prepare for the Analytics repository upgrade.	Preparing for the Analytics Repository Upgrade
Equalize the Analytics repositories.	Equalizing the Analytics Repositories.
Compare the Analytics repositories	Comparing the Analytics Repositories.
Merge the Analytics repositories.	Merging the Analytics Repositories.
Regression test the Analytics repository merge.	Regression Testing the Analytics Repository Merge.
Stage 8: Upgrade the Web Catalog
Upgrade the Siebel Business Analytics Web Catalog to the Oracle BI Presentation Catalog.	Process of Upgrading the Analytics Web Catalog
Trim the Web Catalog.	Trimming the Input Web Catalog
Upgrade the Analytics Web Catalog to the Oracle BI Presentation Catalog.	Upgrading the Analytics Web Catalog to the Oracle BI Presentation Catalog
Test the results of the Presentation Catalog upgrade.	Testing the Results of the Presentation Catalog Upgrade