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The information contained in this section applies to IBM WebSphere Commerce Version 7.0.0.9 and Feautre Pack 8. The documentation also applies to all subsequent releases and modifications until otherwise indicated in new editions.
Migrating
Before you migrate WebSphere Commerce, review this information for an overview of the migration process.
Planning to migrate WebSphere Commerce
Most businesses treat investments in technology updates and migrations as overhead expenses. Even though you may need to upgrade or migrate to the latest WebSphere Commerce version to take advantage of the technological offering, providing a business justification to do so requires outlining the business benefits, strategy and migration plan.
Introduction to WebSphere Commerce migration
Migration involves moving the WebSphere Commerce product to a new version level, while attempting to preserve all previous configurations. During migration, components from previous releases are replaced by new software installed at the new version level. The migration process does not involve adding new or custom features, rather, it is focused only on moving the configuration from one software level to another, ensuring that all existing function continues to work.
Migration paths
WebSphere Commerce has different migration paths, depending on the environment that you are migrating.
... for WebSphere Commerce
You can migrate from WebSphere Commerce Version 5.6.1 and 6.0 to WebSphere Commerce Version 7.0, during the migration process you can optionally upgrade editions.

Migration paths for WebSphere Commerce

You can migrate from WebSphere Commerce Version 5.6.1 and 6.0 to WebSphere Commerce Version 7.0, during the migration process you can optionally upgrade editions. If you have applied any WebSphere Commerce fix packs to your existing WebSphere Commerce Version 5.6.1 or 6.0, or WebSphere Commerce Developer Version 5.6.1 or 6.0, migration from those code levels is supported.


From/To	WebSphere Commerce Express Version 7.0	WebSphere Commerce Professional Version 7.0	WebSphere Commerce Enterprise Version 7.0
WebSphere Commerce Express Version 5.6.1	Yes	Yes	Yes
WebSphere Commerce Professional Edition Version 5.6.1		Yes	Yes
WebSphere Commerce Business Edition Version 5.6.1			Yes
WebSphere Commerce Express Version 6.0 optionally including Feature Pack 1, 2, 3, 4, 5 ^*	Yes	Yes	Yes
WebSphere Commerce Professional Edition Version 6.0 optionally including Feature Pack 1, 2, 3, 4, 5^*		Yes	Yes
WebSphere Commerce Enterprise Edition Version 6.0 optionally including Feature Pack 1, 2, 3, 4, 5^*			Yes

To migrate from WebSphere Commerce Developer Version 6 Feature Pack 5 to WebSphere Commerce Developer Version 7, apply WebSphere Commerce Version 7 Fix Pack 1, or later.