Before you install this version of the adapter, IBM recommends that you back up and uninstall the previous version. This section describes how to:
IBM recommends that you back up your WAAB instance by copying the entire adapter installation directory to an archive location before you uninstall the adapter.
After you have backed up the adapter installation directory, follow the instructions for uninstalling the adapter that are given in the WebSphere Adapter for Ariba Buyer User Guide.
To install the new adapter, refer to "Installing the adapter"of this guide.
IBM provides a utility to assist customers migrating from WAAB to WebSphere Business Integration Adapter for Ariba Buyer. You can download this utility from the following location on the web:
http://www-3.ibm.com/software/integration/wbiadapters/support
Table 28 lists the files included in the migration utility package
and provides a brief description of each one.
Table 28. Contents of migration utility package
Subdirectory | Description |
---|---|
\channels\IBM\migration\
IBMMigrationTaskList.xml |
File that describes the list of tasks to be run as part of the adapter migration. This file is used as input to the migration harness. |
\channels\IBM\migration\
UpdateIBMParameters.txt |
File that describes the changes to be performed on the Parameters.table file. |
\channels\IBM\migration\
Loaddb_removelist.txt |
List of integration events that must be removed from the config\LoadDB.txt file. These events are not required by the new adapter. |
\classes\BIA_IBMMigration.jar | File that contains all the code required to migrate the adapter. |
To install the migration utility after you have downloaded it:
classes\BIA_IBMMigration.jar
The utility is now installed. You will run it as one of the post-migration tasks described below.