Assuming that your InfoSphere instance has been installed and configured, here is a quick migration checklist to assist in making sure that you have performed the essential tasks.
| Major Tasks | Parent-Tasks | Child-task | Completion Status |
| Create Migration Package | |||
| Create Database scripts | |||
| Export DataStage components | |||
| Gather support files | |||
| Compress migration package | |||
| Baseline migration package in CM Tool | |||
| Upload package to target environment | |||
| Deploy Database Components | |||
| Backup target databases | |||
| Deploy database components | |||
| Resolve script errors | |||
| Create JDBC, ODBC, and/or TNSNAMES entries | |||
| Install and Configure RDBMS client on Infosphere server | |||
| Load configuration and conversion data (if not loaded by ETL) | |||
| Deploy Support Files | |||
| Create File Structures | |||
| WSDLs | |||
| Certificates | |||
| Surrogate Key Files | |||
| System Administration Scripts | |||
| Job Scripts | |||
| Node Configuration Files | |||
| Deploy DataStage Components | |||
| Create Project (if required) | |||
| Configure Project and/or Project Parameters (if required) | |||
| Import ETL’s into DataStage | |||
| Update Parameters and Parameter sets (if required) | |||
| File paths | |||
| Database names | |||
| Database credentials | |||
| Update job properties | |||
| File paths | |||
| Compile ETL using Multiple Job Compile | |||
| Resolve compilation errors | |||
| Smoke Test | |||
| Finalize CM Baseline |
