Components Verification

ECM Connector

Note the ECM connector in use.

N/A

N/A

ECM Server

Note the version and check if supported.

Not supported with AEM forms on JEE

Upgrade to a supported version.

ECM Client

Note the version and check if supported

Not supported with AEM forms on JEE

Upgrade to a supported version.

ECM Form Templates

Back up form templates and associated data

N/A

N/A

adobe-component-ext.properties file

Should be copied from the old application server profile to the new application server profile in case of an out-of-place upgrade

N/A

N/A

Custom DSC and Data Management DSC

Check if deployed.

N/A

If the DSCs are deployed correctly, the end points are created. Keep track of these end points.

FML TLO Handler

Check if com.adobe.livecycle.datatypeutility. FMLTLOHandler record is present in the tb_sc_tlo registry table. The record is deleted by the upgrade process.

Upgrade does not delete the record.

Manually delete the record.

Legacy LCAs that use FML

Track LCAs that use FML.

N/A

N/A

Classes in DSCs

Check if the classes being serialized are serializable.

N/A

Only serializable classes can be serialized.

HSM-based signatures

Note expiry dates of certificates and credentials.

N/A

N/A

Signatures

Note expiry dates of certificates and credentials.

N/A

N/A

Web Services based implementation for HSM-based Signatures

Redeploy if you are migrating to a new system.

N/A

You can also switch to BMC implementation. For more information, see: HSM-based Signatures on 64-bit Windows Computers .

Email

Note the email addresses assigned to email end points.

The addresses are invalid.

Provide valid email addresses by logging in to administration console. See Configuring email endpoints for more information.

Watched Folder

Note the paths assigned to watched folders.

The paths do not exist and the watched folders are inaccessible.

Set up watched folders at locations that are highly available by logging in to administration console. See Configuring watched folder endpoints for more information.

Number of forms

Note the number of forms.

N/A

N/A

Web Services used within forms

Note the URLs for usage post-upgrade.

N/A

N/A

Types of forms

Note the types of forms in use (PDF, HTML, Adobe® Flex®, Guides (deprecated), etc.)

N/A

N/A

Customized Guide system (1.0)

If customized, then back up the customized files.

N/A

N/A

Provisioning Profile

If no pin is used on the Mobile Client, 0 should be set for both settings “Minimum Pin Length” and “Maximum Password Retries before Wipe”. Otherwise, no form will be downloaded to the form list on the client.

By default, the Android Minimum Pin Length is set with 4 and Android Maximum Password Retries before Wipe is set with value 5.

Printers

Note the IP addresses of all printers, and check if they are accessible.

Printers are inaccessible.

N/A

PDFG 3D

Not supported with AEM forms on JEE.

PDFG-3D has to be uninstalled manually. See Uninstalling components for more information.

Adobe's partner Prostep AG is now responsible for the support and upgrade of the PDFG 3D service. When planning your upgrade of PDFG 3D, contact Prostep AG. Contact details and additional information about PDFG 3D is available from their website at: http://www.prostep.com/ .

Adobe® Acrobat® Version

Note the Acrobat version.

N/A

Install Acrobat XI

End-user Interfaces

See Supported Platform Combinations and install supported versions of Flex SDK, Flash Player, and Browser.

N/A

N/A

Number of processes

Using the administration console note the number of processes.

N/A

N/A

Service States

Using administration console track the service states for all services.

Some services maybe inactive causing exceptions during upgrade.

If these services are not expected to be inactive, start them using Workbench.

TB_PROCESS_INSTANCE

TB_FORM_DATA

TB_JOB_INSTANCE

Note the data volume.

N/A

N/A

Process States

Using the administration console note the number of Stalled and Running processes.

N/A

Stalled and Running processes can be resumed after upgrading.

Workspace Customization

Check if Workspace is customized.

Customization cannot be migrated.

Workspace must be recustomized after upgrade. Export and backup adobe-workspace-client.ear . After upgrade, replace the default Workspace client with the old EAR file.

Credentials

Note the expiry date.

N/A

N/A

Custom Credential Files

Locate the custom credential file, if any.

N/A

N/A

Certificates

Note the expiry date.

N/A

N/A

URL of the forms server

Note the landing URL of your existing LiveCycle ES4 installation.

N/A

To ensure that your existing policies continue to work with an out-of-place upgrade to AEM forms on JEE, ensure that the Host Name and Port (landing URL) of the upgraded system remains the same as the existing system.

Policies

Note the number of policies, policy sets, and permissions these policies or policy sets may have.

N/A

N/A

Database size

Note the size of the Rights Management database.

N/A

N/A

LDAP Synchronization

Ensure that the LDAP is synchronized and the authentications function as expected.

N/A

N/A

Canonical names

N/A

N/A

Canonical names of users are not visible on the UI, but will be visible after Upgrade.