Danegrey's checklist v1
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These are the steps I follow when I am working on a migration and going to work with the 1st cumulative patch. As some of you have found out, things can go a bit wrong. Use the steps as a guideline and it should help over come some of the problems.
steps description
First Migration attempt
1 install 6.0 on clean server with AHD database
2 make sure 6.0 is running
3 install R11.2
4 cancel migration, before it starts
5 apply cumulative
6 apply Test patch T5ET051, if any customizations to Contact or Contact_Type tables
7 run migration
8 If migration completes successfully go to step 50
9 remove test patch T5ET051 (if necessary)
10 remove the cumulative patch (reboots might be needed)
11 rename or remove migration file/directories
12 delete the mdb
13 re-run the migration
14 run pdm_configure
15 re-apply the cumulative
16 run pdm_configure
17 begin testing
50 run pdm_configure
51 begin testing
Re-Running the Migration with migration errors
100 remove the cumulative patch (reboots might be needed)
101 rename or remove migration file/directories
102 delete the mdb
103 re-run the migration
104 run pdm_configure
105 re-apply the cumulative
106 run pdm_configure
107 begin testing
Re-Running the Migration without migration errors
200 rename or remove migration file/directories
201 delete the mdb
202 re-run the migration
203 run pdm_configure
204 begin testing
