Oracle Argus Analytics Upgrade Matrix

Before deciding on an upgrade for Oracle Argus Analytics, it is important that we first map ourselves as per our current Oracle Argus Analytics version and the tasks required to upgrade from one version to another.

The following matrix provides a high-level overview of the tasks to be performed to upgrade from one Oracle Argus Analytics version to another:

Current Oracle Argus AnalyticsRelease	Upgrade to Oracle Argus Analytics Release 1.1	Upgrade to Oracle Argus Analytics Release 1.1.1	Upgrade to Oracle Argus Analytics Release 7.0.3	Upgrade to Oracle Argus Analytics Release 8.0	Upgrade to Oracle Argus Analytics Release 8.1	Upgrade to Oracle Argus Analytics Release 8.1.1	Upgrade to Oracle Argus Analytics Release 8.2	Upgrade to Oracle Argus Analytics Release 8.2.1
1.0	Cannot upgrade. Need to perform a fresh installation.	Cannot upgrade. Need to perform a fresh installation.	Cannot upgrade. Need to perform a fresh installation.	Cannot upgrade. Need to perform a fresh installation.	Cannot upgrade. Need to perform a fresh installation.	Cannot upgrade. Need to perform a fresh installation.	Cannot upgrade. Need to perform a fresh installation.	Cannot upgrade. Need to perform a fresh installation.
1.1	Not applicable	Use Oracle Argus Analytics1.1.1 Installer to upgrade.	Use Oracle Argus Analytics 7.0.3 installer to make the upgrade.	Use Oracle Argus Analytics8.0 installer to make the upgrade.	Cannot upgrade. Need to perform a fresh installation.	Cannot upgrade. Need to perform a fresh installation.	Cannot upgrade. Need to perform a fresh installation.	Cannot upgrade. Need to perform a fresh installation.
1.1.1	Not applicable	Not applicable	Follow the steps to Upgrade Oracle Argus Analytics from 1.1.1 to 7.0.3.	Use Oracle Argus Analytics 8.0 installer to make the upgrade.	Cannot upgrade. Need to perform a fresh installation.	Cannot upgrade. Need to perform a fresh installation.	Cannot upgrade. Need to perform a fresh installation.	Cannot upgrade. Need to perform a fresh installation.
7.0.3	Not applicable	Not applicable	Not applicable	Use Oracle Argus Analytics 8.0 installer to make the upgrade.	Cannot upgrade. Need to perform a fresh installation.	Cannot upgrade. Need to perform a fresh installation.	Cannot upgrade. Need to perform a fresh installation.	Cannot upgrade. Need to perform a fresh installation.
8.0	Not applicable	Not applicable	Not applicable	Not applicable	UseOracle Argus Analytics8.1 installer to make the upgrade.	Cannot upgrade. Need to perform a fresh installation.	Use Oracle Argus Analytics 8.2 installer to make the upgrade.	Use Oracle Argus Analytics8.2 installer to make the upgrade.
8.1	Not applicable	Not applicable	Not applicable	Not applicable	Not applicable	Use Oracle Argus Analytics 8.1.1 installer to make the upgrade.	Use Oracle Argus Analytics 8.2 installer to make the upgrade.	Use Oracle Argus Analytics8.2 installer to make the upgrade.
8.1.1	Not applicable	Not applicable	Not applicable	Not applicable	Not applicable	Not applicable	UseOracle Argus Analytics 8.2 installer to make the upgrade.	Use Oracle Argus Analytics 8.2 installer to make the upgrade.
8.2	Not applicable	Not applicable	Not applicable	Not applicable	Not applicable	Not applicable	Not applicable	Use Oracle Argus Analytics 8.2.1 installer to make the upgrade.

This section describes the detailed Oracle Argus Analytics installation process. It also describes the pre and post Oracle Argus Analytics installation tasks that you must complete for different environments.

Note:

To connect to SQLPLUS, execute the following steps:

1. Open a command window in Windows. Alternatively, in Unix, type at the shell prompt.
2. Enter the sqlplus <dbuser>@<tnsnames_entry> command and press Enter.
3. Enter the password when prompted by the SQLPLUS program.