You cannot migrate data directly to Rational DOORS 9.4 from version 5. Data must first be migrated to version 6.0 SR1 format. It can then be migrated to Rational DOORS 9.4. You do not need to upgrade all of your version 5 clients to version 6.0 SR1. Only the version 5 database needs to be migrated. Migrate your data in the following way:
You can migrate data directly to Rational DOORS 9.4 from all version of Rational DOORS after version 6.0 SR1.
There are four options for migrating existing data to Rational DOORS 9.4
Stop the current Rational DOORS database server, copy the Rational DOORS data directory to the directory that your Rational DOORS 9.4 database server is using, and then restart the Rational DOORS database server. Run a Rational DOORS 9.4 client and log in as the Administrator user.
This option gives the maximum amount of control over when data is migrated. The Rational DOORS database server and all the Rational DOORS clients can be installed, pointing them all to the empty data directory. None of the Rational DOORS 9.4 clients can access the data and migrate it until it is ready for migration. When the data is ready for migration, copy it to the empty directory. Log in to a Rational DOORS client as the Administrator user, and the data is migrated to Rational DOORS 9.4.
Point the Rational DOORS 9.4 database server at the Rational DOORS data directory when you install Rational DOORS 9.4, and then run a Rational DOORS client and log in as Administrator.
Ensure that:
Bear in mind that any Rational DOORS client using the Rational DOORS 9.4 database server who has access to the Administrator password could migrate the data.
Archive the projects that are to be migrated, and then restore them to Rational DOORS 9.4.
Only use this option for initial testing of Rational DOORS 9.4. Using archive and restore as a means of migrating data is time consuming. It also results in the loss of access controls and cross-project links.
Make a copy of the current Rational DOORS data directory. Access the copied data directory from a version 7 or 8 client, and delete the projects and folders that are not to be migrated to Rational DOORS 9.4.
This option implements a phased migration of your Rational DOORS data. However, after the initial data migration the remaining Rational DOORS data must be migrated to Rational DOORS 9.4 using archive and restore. Using this method to migrate data is time consuming. If data is archived and restored from the same master database that was migrated, access controls and cross-project links are preserved.
You then must migrate your data to version 9.4 of Rational DOORS.