Determining Required Upgrade Sequences

Sometimes you might need to use more than one upgrade kit to complete an upgrade.

This topic is part of Determining Your Upgrade Requirements.

For example, you might want to deliver a Siebel Innovation Pack release, using a Siebel Client Executables upgrade kit, and then deliver an updated configuration file, using another upgrade kit (such as Siebel Sales CFG__ENU) that is dependent on the prior installation of the Siebel Client Executables upgrade kit.

In cases involving multiple upgrade kits, the upgrade kits might need to be installed in a specific sequence. It is possible to automate this process by making one upgrade kit dependent on the prior installation of another upgrade kit. You can specify this dependency before activating the second upgrade kit in the sequence. For more information about how to do this, see Controlling the Order of Upgrade Kit Installation.

Note: If you plan to specify a required upgrade sequence, then do not use the Upgrade Kit Wizard to activate the upgrade kits involved.