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  • 1.  Using XOG for data migration - Upgrade/New Implementation

    Posted May 13, 2013 12:44 PM
    We are currently in the planning stages of an upgrade from version 12.1 to 13.2

    As a part of this we are looking at potentially performing some data cleanup.

    Rather than perform a like-for-like upgrade of our current implementation, we are looking to potentially start out with a new installation, then via XOG, only bring over those projects and resources that we wish to bring over into the new implementation, based on business rules determined by the business.

    We are also planning on going through all of our custom attributes, only bringing over those attributes we wish to keep. We are looking to go to as close to an “out-of-the-box” implementation as possible.

    Post Upgrade, we will keep a version of the “as-is” implementation (from a database perspective) available for future reference.

    Has anyone out there every performed something similar, either in conjunction with an upgrade, or just to “start over” with a new implementation of their existing implementation?

    If so, please share your experiences. I am particularly interested in any challenges you met along the way, in addition to any documentation you may have (or can direct me to) pertaining to best practices, order of XOG script execution (both in-bound and out-bound) and any other pearls of wisdom you wish to share.

    Thank you.


  • 2.  RE: Using XOG for data migration - Upgrade/New Implementation

    Posted May 13, 2013 01:27 PM
    See
    100946324
    and the link in it.

    Martti K.


  • 3.  RE: Using XOG for data migration - Upgrade/New Implementation

    Posted May 13, 2013 01:58 PM
    Thanks for the information. I'm assuming (at the risk of asking an obvious question) that the implementation order outlined in

    17198715

    can be used as a in-bound XOG script execution order as well?


  • 4.  RE: Using XOG for data migration - Upgrade/New Implementation

    Posted May 13, 2013 02:12 PM
    Yes.
    Bear in mind that there is no single truth.
    There are items that have no relation or dependency, you can XOG them in any sequence.
    If there is relation or dependency then you must XOG in the ones first on which the others depend.

    Eg. in order to XOG in the object OBS associations the OBS structures must exist in the system.

    Martti K.


  • 5.  RE: Using XOG for data migration - Upgrade/New Implementation

    Posted May 14, 2013 11:36 AM
    Thanks again!!!!!! Good place to start...