IFS PRESENTATION
WHAT IS AN UPGRADE?
Establishing a database and solution that is based an a newer
version of IFS Applications than the one currently used by customer
Database upgrade
Lift customizations and Interfaces
IFS UPGRADE METHOD
By the term “Database Upgrade” we understand the process of
making a copy of the existing database an object transformed by
Upgrade scripts and other relevant processes to achieve a database
working with a new version og IFS Applications
The term Lift Customizations and Interfaces is reflecting the process
of bringing existing ones to the new version.
The term New Installation refers to implementing an empty
database on the new version and migrating required data into this
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UPGRADE PROCESS
IFS UPGRADE METHODOLOGY
BPM
Specify
Solution
Initiate project
Upgrade
Solution
Verify Solution
Go Live
Initiate project
Define, plan and establish the project.
Change (enhancement) project
Upgrade project
Specify Solution
Define and document the process and application solution.
Identify required customizations and interfaces
Establish project environments
Upgrade solution
Test-upgrade database first time
Lift customizations and interfaces
Establish, develop, configure technical platform, environments, applications.
Validate/test the application solution.
Prepare training and test-cut-over.
Verify solution
Specify
Solution
Initiate
Upgrade
Upgrade
Solution
Train super-users.
Verify
Solution
Go Live
Testupgrade second time. Validate/test cut-over and customer process solution.
Train end users.
Project
Launched
Solution
Confirmed
Upgrade
Approved
Go Live
Authorized
Project
completed
Go Live
Production upgrade. Perform cut-over and go live.
Evaluate and close project
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WHY UPGRADE
IFS UPGRADE
SOLUTION DOCUMENTS
Upgrade Drivers:
Need for new technology
Need for support for new/redesigned processes
Current version not supported
Clean up existing data/database
Strategic decision to be in front
SOD
SDD
Solution
Overview
Document
Solution
Definition
Document
Benefit
analysis
Get rid of customizations
Process
model
Process
Process
mapping
Process
mapping
mapping
Data
standards
Functional
Functional
specificati
onspecificati
on
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Infrastructure
specificati
on
Data
match
Data
mapping
IFS PRESENTATION
UPGRADE TECHNICAL OVERVIEW
UPGRADE TECHNICAL OVERVIEW
Upgrade project databases
Implement databases
Customer current
Prod database
Customer
Prod database
Copy
Dev
Copy
BnT
Copy
Test
Migrate
Dev
Prod
Migrate
BnT
Migrate
Test
Prod
Upgrade
Fresh
Prod database
Customer
Prod database
Upgraded
Development
Verification
Database
Customer
Prod database
Upgraded
Database 2
Customer
Prod database
Upgrade
Fresh
Development
database
Upgraded
Database 3
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Development
Verification
Database
Customer
MIG
database
AST
Database 1
Customer
MIG
database
PROD
Database
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UPGRADE VS IMPLEMENTATION
Uppgradering = Uppdatering- Kan beskrivas som ett ”pit-stop”, dvs en
uppdatering av befintligt lösning.
Bibehåller all data.
Företrädesvis om befintlig version är av senare modell.
Renovering = Helrenovering av systemet, dvs en i grunden förändrad
lösning för data, processer och infrastruktur.
I regel används en kombination av IFS Implementation och IFS
Upgrade.
Kan krävas om befintlig version är äldre eller om datakvalitet anses
låg.
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THIS DOCUMENT MAY CONTAIN STATEMENTS OF POSSIBLE FUTURE FUNCTIONALITY FOR IFS’S SOFTWARE
PRODUCTS AND TECHNOLOGY. SUCH STATEMENTS OF FUTURE FUNCTIONALITY ARE FOR INFORMATION
PURPOSES ONLY AND SHOULD NOT BE INTERPRETED AS ANY COMMITMENT OR REPRESENTATION. IFS AND ALL
IFS PRODUCT NAMES ARE TRADEMARKS OF IFS. THE NAMES OF ACTUAL COMPANIES AND PRODUCTS MENTIONED
HEREIN MAY BE THE TRADEMARKS OF THEIR RESPECTIVE OWNERS.
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