Upgrading Your ibi WebFOCUS Reporting Server Release for PDS

Use this option to upgrade to a new maintenance level within the same major release or, starting with major release 77, upgrade to a higher major release level. A major release is indicated by the first two digits of the release number.

You can replace the libraries with the new set of downloaded files, after making a backup copy of the existing installation.

The purpose of the PDS refresh option is to create a new set of EDAHOME libraries. It is recommended that you test the new libraries in a test environment before manually changing your production JCL (IRUNJCL) to point to the new software. The upgrade process can overwrite an existing set of EDAHOME libraries (not recommended) if both "Current Base HLQ" and "HLQ for downloaded files" or "Output Libraries HLQ" are the same value.