1. YOUR QUESTIONS
ANSWERED ON
OPENTEXT MBPM

2. MEET THE
EXPERTS:
sascha cutura
CEO & SENIOR ARCHITECT
sascha.cutura@convedo.com
@saschacutura

3. INTRODUCTION
convedo is a consultancy
that designs, develops,
delivers and supports
process based applications
using business process
management (BPM)
software platforms, to
organisations that
understand the importance
of their processes and
information.

4. Slides and recording
will be available after
the webinar.
Follow:
@convedo
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5. TODAY’S WEBINAR :
YOUR QUESTIONS ANSWERED ON
OPENTEXT MBPM
● Your questions
● Recommended upgrade process?
● What is the easiest and the most efficient way to convert
Metastorm BPM 7.x processes to 9.x version?
● How can I upgrade to version 9?

6. TODAY’S WEBINAR :
YOUR QUESTIONS ANSWERED ON
OPENTEXT MBPM
● Migration from Metastorm 7.x to Opentext MBPM v9
● How is it done?
● Step by Step Demo:
● File Migrator
● Repository Migrator
● Tips & Hints
● Next Steps

7. MIGRATION OPTIONS
● Side-by-Side
● OpenText MBPM v9 & Metastorm BPM 7.6
● Big Bang Approach
● A Process at a Time

8. SIDE-BY-SIDE

9. MIGRATION FROM METASTORM 7.X TO
OPENTEXT MBPM V9
● Required Steps
● Extract the v7.6 procedure definition which has been earmarked for
migration from the source repository
● Convert it to a v9 solution with the file migrator
● Deploy the tested solution into the new target v9 environment
● Modify it as necessary until it functions as expected
● Use the repository migrator to migrate the data for the migrated process
definitions.

10. MIGRATION FROM METASTORM 7.X TO
OPENTEXT MBPM V9
● Before you start
● Upgrade Metastorm BPM 7.6 SR4

11. MIGRATION FROM METASTORM 7.X TO
OPENTEXT MBPM V9
>>> THAT’S THE THEORY. WITH REAL
PROCESSES IT DOESN'T GO AS SMOOTH
AS IT SOUNDS!

12. FLIGHT PROCESS VERSION 7.6

13. FILE MIGRATOR

14. FILE MIGRATOR
DEMO

15. REPOSITORY MIGRATOR

16. REPOSITORY MIGRATOR
DEMO

17. TIPS & HINTS
● Convert Libraries First
● Version 9 is more Rigorous than Version 7
● Code is compiled in the Designer
● Compatibility View in IE
● Changes in Terminology
● Introduction of Stage and Action Captions
● Map Segments
● Libraries
● Send Mail Activity
● Grids

18. TIPS & HINTS
● In reality every process requires a lot of fixing work
● A migration project needs careful planning
● Migration Estimation Tool:
http://connect.convedo.com/mbpm-migration-ready-reckoner

19. NEXT STEPS – FREE RESOURCES
connect.convedo.com/mbpm-v9-migration-whitepaper
You can find more MBPM Migration topics on our
convedo Blog: http://info.convedo.com

20. THANK
YOU!
convedo GROUP
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sascha cutura
CEO & SENIOR ARCHITECT
sascha.cutura@convedo.com
@saschacutura
@convedo
www.convedo.com