Completing the prerequisite tasks
Before you update your application, ensure that you complete all the following tasks.
Pega Foundation for Communications
Update Guide
- Consult with your database administrator to determine whether the update process can make automatic changes to the database schema or if the database administrator will manually apply the DDL files that include schema changes.
- Update to the latest version of
Pega Platform
8.7, and ensure that you can log in as an
administrator. For more information, see the Pega Platform
Update
Guide for your environment on the Deploy Pega Platform page.Patch releases are available through Pega’s standard software delivery process. You can request software through Pega Software Distribution or by contacting GCS.
- Verify that Pega Foundation for Communications is 8.7 installed. For information, see the Pega Foundation for Communications
8.7 Installation Guide on the Pega Foundation for Communications product page.Apply any required hotfixes by using the Hotfix Manager. For more information, see Applying hotfixes. To review the Pega Foundation for Communications hotfixes without using the Hotfix Manager, see the Pega Foundation for Communications Hotfix page.
- Verify that Product Catalog for Communications 8.7 is installed. For information, see the Pega Foundation for Communications 8.7 Installation Guide on the Pega Foundation for Communications product page.
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