This section describes the process when a customer upgrades to a newer version of BIA Reporting. This process is described with some examples. This section should be read in conjunction with the customization section as upgrades will be easier if the customization process is followed.
As described in the customization section no modifications by customers to BIA Reporting are made to the core artifacts; instead any modifications are made in the custom folder by copying the original artifact to this folder. This means that when artifacts in the core folder are replaced with the newer upgraded metadata no customized artifacts are replaced. The build script will always give precedence to the contents of the custom folder.
When the original BIA Reporting artifacts in the core folder have been replaced with the upgraded artifacts, the customer must then begin the process of upgrading the customized artifacts. The first step is to isolate an upgrade strategy for each artefact; once complete the customer can make the necessary changes to artifacts that need to be updated. This is described in the upgrade strategy section.