Feature Changes from BRM 7.5 to BRM 12.0
This chapter provides upgrade impact information for Oracle Communications Billing and Revenue Management (BRM) Release 7.5 to BRM 12.0. It describes the feature changes that affect your BRM system and what you must consider when you upgrade from 7.5 to 12.0.
For information on planning your upgrade implementation, such as setting up your development and test environments, see "About Upgrading BRM Releases".
BRM Clients
The following are the changes made to the client applications in BRM 12.0.
BRM Clients Replaced by Billing Care
BRM 12.0 no longer supports the following client applications:
Customer Center (including Customer Center SDK)
GSM Manager Customer Center Extension
Collections Center
Payment Center
Payment Tool
You must now use Oracle Communications Billing and Revenue Management Billing Care instead for customer, payment management, and some collection tasks.
For more information, see the following documents:
BRM Concepts
Billing Care Online Help
Brand Manager
BRM 12.0 no longer supports Brand Manager for creating new brands.
Pricing Center
BRM 12.0 no longer supports Pricing Center to create and maintain your price lists. You must now use Oracle Communications Pricing Design Center instead for creating and maintaining your price lists and other product offerings.
For more information, see the following documents:
BRM Concepts
BRM Creating Product Offerings
Changes to Supported Software Versions
Every release can include changes to supported software. Always read the information about software compatibility in the BRM Installation Guide.
Content Manager
The following are the changes made to Content Manager in BRM 12.0.
Content SDK Removed from Content Manager
BRM 12.0 no longer supports Content SDK and the AAA Opcodes associated with Content Manager. You must now use Oracle Communications Billing and Revenue Management Elastic Charging Engine (ECE) instead for AAA functions.
For more information, see ECE Implementation Guide.
Optional Managers
BRM 12.0 no longer supports the following optional managers:
Email Manager
IMT Manager
RADIUS Manager
You must now use Oracle Communications Billing and Revenue Management Elastic Charging Engine (ECE) RADIUS Gateway instead for authorization and authentication tasks. For more information, see ECE Implementation Guide.
Resource Reservation Manager
You must now use Oracle Communications Billing and Revenue Management Elastic Charging Engine (ECE) to reserve customer account balance resources in advance of a network session. For more information, see ECE Implementation Guide.
Vertex Quantum Manager
Service Managers
The following are the changes made to service managers in BRM 12.0.
AAA Managers Not Supported in BRM 12.0
BRM 12.0 no longer supports the following BRM service managers:
GSM AAA Manager
GPRS AAA Manager
Services Framework AAA Manager
You must now use Oracle Communications Billing and Revenue Management Elastic Charging Engine (ECE) RADIUS Gateway instead for processing AAA requests for BRM services.
For more information, see ECE Implementation Guide.
Voucher Manager
The following are the changes made to Voucher Manager in BRM 12.0.
Voucher Manager Support in BRM 12.0
BRM 12.0 supports Voucher Manager only if you have already installed it in your existing BRM system.
Web Services Manager
The following are the changes made to Web Services Manager in BRM 12.0.
Oracle GlassFish Server Not Supported in BRM 12.0
BRM 12.0 no longer supports Oracle GlassFish Server. You can install Web Services Manager only on the following servers:
Oracle WebLogic Server
Apache Tomcat server
System Administration
The following are the changes made to system administration in BRM 12.0.
French Direct Debit Not Supported in 12.0
BRM 12.0 no longer supports French Direct Debit payment processing.
PCM SDK is Now Part of BRM SDK
In BRM 12.0, PCM SDK is a part of BRM SDK and it is installed along with the BRM server. You cannot install PCM SDK independent of the BRM server.
SNMP Utilities Not Supported in 12.0
BRM 12.0 no longer supports SNMP utilities to monitor pipeline processes.
Storing Passwords in Oracle Wallet
In earlier releases, some sensitive information, such as database and account passwords, was stored in the Infranet.properties and pin.conf configuration files.
Now, the BRM Installer by default stores sensitive information in the Oracle wallet and the BRM applications retrieve the passwords from the Oracle wallet. This ensures that the sensitive information is stored and accessed securely in BRM.
This chapter provides upgrade impact information for Oracle Communications Billing and Revenue Management (BRM) Release 7.5 to BRM 12.0. It describes the feature changes that affect your BRM system and what you must consider when you upgrade from 7.5 to 12.0.
For information on planning your upgrade implementation, such as setting up your development and test environments, see "About Upgrading BRM Releases".
BRM Clients
The following are the changes made to the client applications in BRM 12.0.
BRM Clients Replaced by Billing Care
BRM 12.0 no longer supports the following client applications:
Customer Center (including Customer Center SDK)
GSM Manager Customer Center Extension
Collections Center
Payment Center
Payment Tool
You must now use Oracle Communications Billing and Revenue Management Billing Care instead for customer, payment management, and some collection tasks.
For more information, see the following documents:
BRM Concepts
Billing Care Online Help
Brand Manager
BRM 12.0 no longer supports Brand Manager for creating new brands.
Pricing Center
BRM 12.0 no longer supports Pricing Center to create and maintain your price lists. You must now use Oracle Communications Pricing Design Center instead for creating and maintaining your price lists and other product offerings.
For more information, see the following documents:
BRM Concepts
BRM Creating Product Offerings
Changes to Supported Software Versions
Every release can include changes to supported software. Always read the information about software compatibility in the BRM Installation Guide.
Content Manager
The following are the changes made to Content Manager in BRM 12.0.
Content SDK Removed from Content Manager
BRM 12.0 no longer supports Content SDK and the AAA Opcodes associated with Content Manager. You must now use Oracle Communications Billing and Revenue Management Elastic Charging Engine (ECE) instead for AAA functions.
For more information, see ECE Implementation Guide.
Optional Managers
BRM 12.0 no longer supports the following optional managers:
Email Manager
IMT Manager
RADIUS Manager
You must now use Oracle Communications Billing and Revenue Management Elastic Charging Engine (ECE) RADIUS Gateway instead for authorization and authentication tasks. For more information, see ECE Implementation Guide.
Resource Reservation Manager
You must now use Oracle Communications Billing and Revenue Management Elastic Charging Engine (ECE) to reserve customer account balance resources in advance of a network session. For more information, see ECE Implementation Guide.
Vertex Quantum Manager
Service Managers
The following are the changes made to service managers in BRM 12.0.
AAA Managers Not Supported in BRM 12.0
BRM 12.0 no longer supports the following BRM service managers:
GSM AAA Manager
GPRS AAA Manager
Services Framework AAA Manager
You must now use Oracle Communications Billing and Revenue Management Elastic Charging Engine (ECE) RADIUS Gateway instead for processing AAA requests for BRM services.
For more information, see ECE Implementation Guide.
Voucher Manager
The following are the changes made to Voucher Manager in BRM 12.0.
Voucher Manager Support in BRM 12.0
BRM 12.0 supports Voucher Manager only if you have already installed it in your existing BRM system.
Web Services Manager
The following are the changes made to Web Services Manager in BRM 12.0.
Oracle GlassFish Server Not Supported in BRM 12.0
BRM 12.0 no longer supports Oracle GlassFish Server. You can install Web Services Manager only on the following servers:
Oracle WebLogic Server
Apache Tomcat server
System Administration
The following are the changes made to system administration in BRM 12.0.
French Direct Debit Not Supported in 12.0
BRM 12.0 no longer supports French Direct Debit payment processing.
PCM SDK is Now Part of BRM SDK
In BRM 12.0, PCM SDK is a part of BRM SDK and it is installed along with the BRM server. You cannot install PCM SDK independent of the BRM server.
SNMP Utilities Not Supported in 12.0
BRM 12.0 no longer supports SNMP utilities to monitor pipeline processes.
Storing Passwords in Oracle Wallet
In earlier releases, some sensitive information, such as database and account passwords, was stored in the Infranet.properties and pin.conf configuration files.
Now, the BRM Installer by default stores sensitive information in the Oracle wallet and the BRM applications retrieve the passwords from the Oracle wallet. This ensures that the sensitive information is stored and accessed securely in BRM.
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