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Chapter 1. Migration overview

If you use Red Hat JBoss BPM Suite version 6.4 and install Red Hat Process Automation Manager version 7.0, you need to migrate the applications that you created and possibly your server environment to the new product. Red Hat provides migration and upgrade tools wherever possible to facilitate migration, but in some cases, manual migration or asset re-creation is required.

The following are the main changes in Red Hat Process Automation Manager 7.0 that affect product migration:

  • New repository structure for Business Central project data: Business assets that you created in Business Central with Red Hat JBoss BPM Suite 6.4 must be migrated using the Business Central migration tool provided with this release to accommodate a new data structure. Project data is restructured in Red Hat Process Automation Manager 7.0 so that each space (previously organizational unit) contains repositories that correspond to individual projects, instead of multiple projects in a single repository as in Red Hat JBoss BPM Suite 6.4. This improved structure means that you do not need to create and manage repositories in the new Business Central and can focus on developing Business assets.
  • No execution server capabilities in Business Central: In Red Hat Process Automation Manager 7.0, Business Central no longer has execution server capabilities nor any API endpoints related to the execution server. Instead, the Process Server performs all execution and runtime functions and Business Central is used for application development and management only. Therefore, any Business Central environments that are currently used as an execution server must be properly migrated to the new Business Central and Process Server environments to retain live tasks and process instances in Red Hat Process Automation Manager 7.0. If any applications interact with the Business Central execution server through the remote Java API or through direct REST API calls, these API references must be redirected to the Process Server API.
  • Upgraded database schema: Red Hat Process Automation Manager 7.0 contains updates to the database schema for optimal performance with the new Business Central and Process Server. The Red Hat JBoss BPM Suite 6.4 database to be used with Red Hat Process Automation Manager 7.0 must be updated using one of the upgrade scripts provided with this release to accommodate the change.

The following migration paths are available, depending on your Red Hat JBoss BPM Suite 6.4 environment:

Important

If you are using a version of Red Hat JBoss BPM Suite older than 6.4, migrate your projects to version 6.4 before migrating to 7.0. For migration instructions, see the Red Hat JBoss BPM Suite 6.4 Migration Guide

For more information about updates and new features in this release, see the Release notes for Red Hat Process Automation Manager 7.0.