2 Supported Upgrades

Learn about the commonly supported upgrade paths for Oracle Communications Billing and Revenue Management (BRM) 12.0 Suite components.

Supported BRM Upgrades

Table 2-1 lists the supported BRM upgrade paths. This includes Billing Care and Pipeline Configuration Center.

Table 2-1 BRM Upgrade Path

Product Version BRM 12.0 BRM 12.0 Patch Set 1 BRM 12.0 Patch Set 2 BRM 12.0 Patch Set 3 and Later Patch Sets
BRM 7.5 Yes Yes Yes Yes
BRM 7.5 Patch Set 1 through BRM 7.5 Patch Set 12 Yes Yes Yes Yes
BRM 7.5 Maintenance Patch Set 1 through BRM 7.5 Patch Set 19 Yes Yes Yes Yes
BRM 7.5 Patch Set 20 through BRM 7.5 Patch Set 22 No No Yes Yes
BRM 7.5 Patch Set 23 No No No Yes
BRM 12.0 N/A Yes Yes Yes

Supported Business Operations Center Upgrades

Table 2-2 lists the supported upgrade paths for Business Operations Center (BOC).

Table 2-2 Business Operations Center Upgrade Path

Product Version BOC 12.0 BOC 12.0 Patch Set 1 BOC 12.0 Patch Set 2 BOC 12.0 Patch Set 3 and Later Patch Sets
BOC 7.5 No No No Yes
BOC 7.5 Patch Set 1 through BOC 7.5 Patch Set 12 No No No Yes
BOC 7.5 Maintenance Patch Set 1 through BOC 7.5 Patch Set 19 No No No Yes
BOC 7.5 Patch Set 20 through BOC 7.5 Patch Set 23 No No No Yes
BOC 12.0 N/A No No Yes

Supported ECE Upgrades

Table 2-3 lists the supported upgrade paths for Elastic Charging Engine (ECE).

Table 2-3 ECE Upgrade Path

Product Version ECE 12.0 ECE 12.0 Patch Set 1 ECE 12.0 Patch Set 2 ECE 12.0 Patch Set 3 ECE 12.0 Patch Set 4 and Later Patch Sets
ECE 11.3.0.9.x No No No Yes No
ECE 12.0 N/A Yes Yes Yes Yes

Supported PDC Upgrades

Table 2-4 lists the supported upgrade paths for Pricing Design Center (PDC).

Table 2-4 PDC Upgrade Path

Product Version PDC 12.0 PDC 12.0 Patch Set 1 PDC 12.0 Patch Set 2 and Later Patch Sets
PDC 11.1 Patch Set 12 (1) Yes Yes Yes
PDC 11.2 Patch Set 1 (2) No No Yes
PDC 12.0 N/A Yes Yes

Notes:

  1. To upgrade from a lower PDC 11.1 Patch Set, you must first upgrade to PDC 11.1 Patch Set 12 before upgrading to PDC 12.0 Patch Set 1 or later.

  2. To upgrade from PDC 11.2, you must first upgrade to PDC 11.2 Patch Set 1 before upgrading to PDC 12.0 Patch Set 2 or later.