Understanding Change Assistant
This section provides an overview of Change Assistant, and discusses the upgrade process using Change Assistant.
Understanding Change Assistant
You use Change Assistant to help automate and customize the PeopleSoft upgrade process. A PeopleSoft upgrade typically includes a PeopleTools and a PeopleSoft application upgrade. Change Assistant replaces PeopleSoft Upgrade Assistant to automate all upgrades beginning with PeopleTools release 8.46. Any upgrades performed to a system running on a PeopleTools release prior to release 8.46, and using the conventional upgrade in place method of performing an upgrade should continue to use PeopleSoft Upgrade Assistant to perform the upgrade.
The Upgrade Process Using Change AssistantThe following list describes the major steps within an upgrade when using Change Assistant.
Download the Change Assistant template and documentation from Customer Connection for the specific upgrade process that you will be performing.
Import the template into Change Assistant.
Use the Database Configuration Wizard to define which databases are to be used during the upgrade.
Create an upgrade job to define all the steps required to perform the upgrade that is catered to your specific environment
Set the documentation directory.
Use Change Assistant to guide you step-by-step through the upgrade processes. Change Assistant shows you documentation for each step, automates many of the steps, and keeps track of the upgrade progress.