Setting up the migration tool

Before you can migrate your applications from BTT version 5.2 to BTT version 6.1.2, you need to set up the migration tool.

If you have installed the toolkit before you install IBM® Rational® Application Developer on your workstation, you need to copy the following plug-in files to the $D(RAD)/plugins directory manually after you install IBM Rational Application Developer:
To set up the migration tool, take the following steps:
  1. Start IBM Rational Application Developer。
  2. Import the project that you want to migrate.
  3. Click Window > Preferences on the menu bar of IBM Rational Application Developer.
  4. In the dialog box that is displayed, select BTT Migration in the left panel.
  5. In the right panel of the dialog box, select the migration rule definition file that you want to apply. In the migration tool plug-in, there is a config category, and you can find BTT version 5.2 to BTT version 6.1.2 migration rule definition files under the related category.
  6. Click OK.
  7. In the Project Explorer view, right-click the BTT definition file and select BTT Migration.
The migration report and migration results will be displayed in the Project Explorer view if there are any.