In-Place Upgrade Tasks

Complete the following tasks to perform an in-place upgrade.

  1. Read the Oracle BI Applications certification document.
  2. Prepare the machines for application and database servers.
  3. Back up content and customizations.
    1. Back up the Oracle Data Integrator repository metadata schema and the customizations. See Back Up the Oracle Data Integrator Repository.
    2. Back up the Business Intelligence content and customizations. See Back Up the Oracle Business Intelligence Content.
    3. Back up Oracle BI Applications Configuration Manager customizations.
  4. Upgrade infrastructure by installing the following prerequisite platforms in a new Oracle Home. Install in the same New_Oracle_Home location for all components. For example, /scratch/biapps104/Oracle/Middleware/New_Oracle_Home.
    1. Install Oracle Fusion Middleware Infrastructure 12.2.1.4. See Install Oracle Fusion Middleware Infrastructure (WebLogic Server).
    2. Install Oracle Analytics Server. See Install Oracle Analytics Server. See the Oracle BI Applications 11.1.1.10.3 PS4 certification matrix for the latest supported Oracle Analytics Server release.
    3. Install Oracle Data Integrator 12.2.1.4. See Install Oracle Data Integrator.
    4. Install the Oracle BI Applications PS4 install jar. See Install Oracle BI Applications.
    5. Apply mandatory patches on the NEW_ORACLE_HOME where you installed Oracle Fusion Middleware Infrastructure 12.2.1.4.
    6. Run the Pre-Upgrade readiness check. Navigate to New_Oracle_Home/oracle_common/upgrade/bin and run ./ua -readiness. See Run Pre-Upgrade Readiness Check.
    7. Upgrade the Business Intelligence platform schemas.
    8. Run the Domain Reconfiguration process.
    9. Upgrade the domain components and configurations.
    10. Update the Oracle Data Integrator Console and the Oracle Data Integrator J2EE Agent Deployment plan files.
  5. Upgrade the Business Intelligence content in:
    • Repository file
    • Web catalog
    • JAZN file
  6. Upgrade the Oracle Data Integrator repository.
  7. Import and apply the Oracle Data Integrator ETL customizations.
  8. Import the Oracle BI Applications Configuration Manager customizations.
  9. Review the upgrade changes in the warehouse schema and data.