Upgrading packages to latest versions

Each package has its own version number which does not relate to the Rational® ClearQuest® product version number.
The third decimal number of the package version indicates which language the package supports. No third decimal place indicates ASCII, .2 indicates Japanese and .3 indicates Simplified Chinese. For example:
Updated packages for Rational ClearQuest Version 7.1.x include:

If you upgrade all packages to the latest package version supplied with Version 7.1.x, you must upgrade all Rational ClearQuest clients to Version 7.1.x as well. After you apply the latest packages from Version 7.1.x, any remaining clients from earlier versions might not operate properly.

For information on upgrading packages, see Overview of package application process

Upgrading packages from 2003.06.xx to 7.1.x

If you are upgrading packages from a version of Rational ClearQuest earlier than 2003.06.00, you must upgrade them first to a version between 2003.06.00 to 2003.06.16 and then to the latest package version supplied with Rational ClearQuest Version 7.1.x. For information on upgrading from a version earlier than 2003.06.00, see the upgrade documentation for the version you are upgrading to. This task usually works best with version 2003.06.16. If you are upgrading to Rational ClearQuest Version 7.1.x with feature level 5 databases, then you should upgrade all packages to version 2003.06.00 or later before you upgrade to Version 7.1.x. If possible, upgrade your administrative host to version 2003.06.16, and then upgrade the packages to the latest versions available with that release. The latest package versions will be compatible with Version 7.1.x.

Packages for Japanese and Simplified Chinese

You can upgrade all packages to the Japanese or Simplified Chinese versions. The software detects if the Rational ClearQuest code page of the database set is Japanese or Simplified Chinese and automatically updates all packages to that latest translated package for that language if one of those packages is already in Japanese or Simplified Chinese. If all packages are in English, manually upgrade one of the packages to your desired language, and then run Upgrade Installed Packages to automatically upgrade all other packages to that language as well.

If you want to install your packages in English on a Japanese or Simplified Chinese system, use the Designer to select the most recent English version of each of the individual packages, and upgrade them one at a time.
Note: A package from the English version (ASCII) can be upgraded on a English, Japanese (if the code page of the database set is Japanese) or Simplified Chinese system (if the code page of the database set is Simplified Chinese). The language of the package is compatible with the code page of the database, not the language of the Operating System. However, you cannot upgrade a package in Japanese to Simplified Chinese, and vice versa. You can only upgrade packages in English to either Japanese or Simplified Chinese.

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