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Chapter 4 Completing the Upgrade
After the you migrate data from BuyerXpert 3.x to BuyerXpert 4.x with the Upgrade utility, you must complete the following manual data migration tasks before deploying the staging system:
Change user passwords
Configure the iPlanet Process Manager
Protect secure information, such as credit card information
Set catalog and catalog view permissions
Changing User Passwords
The Upgrade utility does not migrate user passwords. All user password are reset to iPlanet. For security reasons, all users must immediately change their passwords.
Configuring the Process Manager
In order to view the approver matrix and the approval log data, you must configure the Process Manager. See the BuyerXpert Installation Guide for instructions about how to configure the Process Manager.
Protecting Secure Information
During data migration, the Upgrade utility decrypts credit card information and stores it in the import files. This information is re-encrypted when it is imported into BuyerXpert 4.x. For security reasons, the import file containing this sensitive information is overwritten after import.
Migrating Pending Orders
Orders that were pending approval at the data migration time are migrated as drafts. The purchase order number appears with "upgrade_" before the number. These orders need to be resubmitted through the approval process.
Setting Catalog Views and Permissions
Permissions for catalogs and catalog views are not migrated. Refer to the BuyerXpert Administrator's Guide for instructions on how to set up this information.
Configuring New Business Rules
The Upgrade utility migrates all business rules that existed in BuyerXpert 3.x and have a corresponding business rule and role in BuyerXpert 4.x. However, the Upgrade utility cannot populate the new BuyerXpert 4.x business rules. You must configure these rules before deploying the staging system.The reasons for less than a 100% automated business rule migration are:
New rule functionality exists in BuyerXpert 4.x and there were no corresponding rules in BuyerXpert 3.x.
The following tables list all of the BuyerXpert 3.x rules and voters and indicate whether or not they are migrated by the Upgrade utility.No corresponding role in BuyerXpert 4.x exists for a voter in BuyerXpert 3.x.
Table 4-1 lists the BuyerXpert 3.x rule name and voter type, and whether or not it is migrated by the Upgrade utility.
Table 4-1    BuyerXpert 3.x Rules Migration Status (1 of 11)
BuyerXpert 3.x Rule Name
BuyerXpert 3.x Rule Voter Type
Migrated?
Table 4-2 lists the new BuyerXpert 4.x rules that are not populated by the Upgrade utility during the automated data migration. You must configure these rules before deploying your staging system.
Table 4-3 shows the mapping of BuyerXpert 3.x rules and voters to BuyerXpert 4.x rules and roles.
Table 4-3    Mapping BuyerXpert 3.x Rules/Voter Type to BuyerXpert 4.1 Rules/Role (1 of 7)
BuyerXpert 3.x Rule Name
BuyerXpert 3.x Rule Voter Type
BuyerXpert 4.1 Rule Name
BuyerXpert 4.1 Role
Migrating User Interface Customizations
The Upgrade utility does not migrate customizations that were made to a BuyerXpert 3.x system. You must manually migrate these customizations, which include the following types:
User interface customizations made to BuyerXpert 3.x
Customizations made to ECXpert Mercator maps.
- ECXpert provides a standard set of Mercator Maps that has the same set of functionality as the maps provided with BuyerXpert 3.x. Refer to the ECXpert Administration Guide for instructions.
- For more information about migrating BuyerXpert 3.x customizations to BuyerXpert 4.x, contact iPlanet Support at:
- http://www.iplanetcustomers.com
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