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- Checklist: Differential upgrade steps
- Create or update a Patch record
- Create Signature records on the production system
- Move Signature records to the development system
- Create the Differential upgrade from the development system
- Customize the Differential upgrade unload file
- Create a differential upgrade unload from an internal file
- Load the Differential upgrade into the production system
Create the differential upgrade from the development system
Applies to User Roles:
System Administrator
To create the differential upgrade from the development system:
- Click Tailoring > Differential Upgrade > Differential Upgrade Wizard.
- Click Create Differential Upgrade.
- Click Next.
- Double-click the correct Patch record from the list of Patch records. This should be the same Patch record specified when you created the production Signature records.
- Type a descriptive name for the system you are building in Current Version.
- Type the descriptive name for the system you are upgrading in Compare to Version. This should be the System Name you specified when you built the Signature records.
- Optionally, select Perform Delete Processing to delete records in the target system.
- Decide whether you want to create an external or internal unload file. Depending on your choice, complete Step 9 or Step 10.
- To create an external unload file and a text file listing all records included in the unload file, click Create Unload and do the following:
- Click Next.
- Click Browse to locate a file, or define an Export Filename for the unload file containing the Differential Upgrade.
- Click Browse to locate a file, or define a Log Filename.
- Click Run in background if you want background processing. Service Manager creates a schedule record and creates the unload when the schedule record runs. If you choose Run in background, do the following:
- Click Repeat Daily to create signature records daily. This is an optional step.
- Click the drop-down list to choose the Date/Time to Run schedule for background processing.
- Click Browse to locate the Path to Signatures unload where the signature file resides. For background processing, the signatures unload file must be on the Service Manager server.
- Click Next. When the Differential upgrade is complete, the file named in Export Filename contains the information that aligns the production system with the development system. There will be a record for each difference between the development and production systems.
- To add a record to the
diffupg
file for each record included in the upgrade, choose Create Internal File and do the following:- Click Next.
- Click Run in background if you want background processing. If you run in background, Service Manager creates a schedule record and creates the unload when the schedule record runs. If you choose Run in background, do the following:
- Click Repeat Daily to create signature records daily. This is an optional step.
- Click the drop-down list to choose the Date/Time to Run schedule for background processing.
- Click Browse to locate the Path to Signatures unload where the signature file resides. For background processing, the signatures file must be on the Service Manager server.
- Click Next. When the Differential upgrade is complete, there is one record for each record included in the upgrade.
Related concepts
Environment configuration
Tools to use for promoting customizations
Differential Upgrade utility
Patch records
Signature records
Checklist: Differential upgrade steps
Related tasks
Create or update a Patch record
Create Signature records on the production system
Move Signature records to the development system
Customize the Differential upgrade unload file
Create a differential upgrade unload from an internal file
Load the Differential upgrade into the production system
Load an unload file