You can migrate your existing deployment data from previous versions of Dimensions CM to Dimensions CM 12.x (and later) and use it with the new deployment model. For details about migration see the Windows or UNIX installation guides.
Prior to Dimensions CM 12.x, deployment history was available in the clients. For example, when you selected history for an item, the deployment tab displayed all deployment activities:
This data could also be queried through the PCMS_DEPLOYMENT_HISTORY published view.
After upgrading to Dimensions CM 12.x, all deployment data is retained. However, Dimensions CM 12.x separates the concepts of promotion and deployment. The Item history dialog box now has a Deployment History button:
Selecting the Deployment History button takes you to the Deployment view in the web client, with the filter set for that object:
In the illustration above, all the entries are pre-Dimensions CM 12.x and their event type is 'Promotion'. History data is available at the stream or project level. There are no 'Deployment' event types.
NOTE All pre-Dimensions CM 12.x data is available from the published views, however it can now only be queried from the PCMS_PROMOTE_HISTORY view.
After upgrading to Dimensions CM 12.x and migrating deployment data, you cannot browse a deployment area and view its history. Deployment areas only show the new 'Deployment' event type, which is not applicable to pre-Dimensions CM 12.x deployment data:
NOTE The new published view PCMS_DEPLOYMENT_DATA does not contain entries for pre-Dimensions CM 12.x deployment data.
When you promote and deploy objects in Dimensions CM 12.x you see both pre- and post Dimensions CM 12.x entries, with the ’Promotion’ and ’Deployment’ event types, in the history at the stream or project level:
However, if you drill down into a deployment area, only objects deployed in Dimensions CM 12.x, with the ’Deployment’ event type, are displayed:
