Backward Compatibility Overview

While Oracle strives to maintain backward compatibility between releases of OIPA, some new features and enhancements will necessitate changes to business rule syntax/structure or database structure/content that are not compatible with previous versions. One of the main purposes of the upgrade utility is to assist in bringing rule sets developed on prior versions up to compatibility with the latest release of OIPA. Please refer to the OIPA release notes for a complete explanation of new features and how they may affect business rules and data.

Configuration Changes Addressed With This Utility

The following configuration-related enhancements to version 9.4.0.0 through 11.2.0.0 of OIPA are not compatible with previous versions. The upgrade utility will remedy compatibility issues for each of the areas identified below.

Important: Even if there are no configuration-related backward compatibility issues between two releases, the upgrade utility must still be used when upgrading, in order to address other differences between the versions.

Database Changes Addressed With This Utility

Some data structures and content were modified between releases due to non-backward compatible features or to support new features. The utility will address these database changes, as well.