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Migration method considerations

To determine the most appropriate migration method for migrating to a newer version of IBM BPM, analyze the amount of stateful data in the environment, the amount of downtime your system can support, and whether you want to preserve your previous configuration.

There are several different issues to consider when determining the right migration method for migrating to a newer version of IBM BPM.

• Production data
• Downtime
• Long-running processes and human tasks
• Application enhancements
• Target environment configuration
• Risk mitigation
• Selective or phased application migration