Running an in-place upgrade
You can run an in-place upgrade from an InForm 6.2.x.x, 6.3, or 6.3.1 release. For all other releases, you must first migrate to a 6.2.x.x release.
- Upgrade the Central Designer rules engine.
- Back up the InForm study and admin databases and files for the in-place upgrade.
- Update the InForm application server software.
- Update the database parameters.
- Uninstall the Cognos MSI files.
- Deploy the SQL profiles.
- Run the in-place upgrade.
- Enable network access rights for automated deployments on the InForm application server.
- Create new database objects for the review schema (Optional).
- Start the InForm study and server.
- Install the Central Designer deployment package for each upgraded study.
- Upgrade all integration applications.
If the in-place upgrade fails for any reason, use the backup files you created in Step 2 to restore your InForm 6.2.x.x, 6.3, or 6.3.1 environment. For more information, see Restore an InForm 6.2.x.x, 6.3, or 6.3.1 release.