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Administrator guide
Typically, a user with the administrator role is responsible for certain tasks including installation, configuration, and integration of the product. This guide lists all such topics.
Installing
In this section, you will learn about two ways to install the product. In the first approach, you use an executable file to directly install the product in an easy manner. In the second approach, you download and install IBM® Installation Manager and then use that tool to install the product.
Upgrading and migrating
No upgrade is supported from the previous version of the product to the current version. You must uninstall the product and install the current version.

Administrator guide
Typically, a user with the administrator role is responsible for certain tasks including installation, configuration, and integration of the product. This guide lists all such topics.
- Installing
  In this section, you will learn about two ways to install the product. In the first approach, you use an executable file to directly install the product in an easy manner. In the second approach, you download and install IBM® Installation Manager and then use that tool to install the product.
  - Installation requirements
    This section details hardware, software, and user privilege requirements that must be met in order to successfully install and run Rational® Functional Tester.
  - Installing the product using IBM® Installation Manager
    In this section, you will learn the pre-installation, installation, and post-installation tasks to install the product by using IBM® Installation Manager.
  - Upgrading and migrating
    No upgrade is supported from the previous version of the product to the current version. You must uninstall the product and install the current version.
    - Updating Rational® Functional Tester
      For some releases, you can install updates for packages that were installed with IBM® Installation Manager. Package updates provide fixes and updates to installed features and might also include new features that you can install using the Modify Packages wizard.
    - Migrating test assets from earlier versions of Functional Tester
      Follow these instructions to learn about migrating test assets from earlier versions of Functional Tester.
- Starting Rational® Functional Tester from the command line
  You can start Rational® Functional Tester from the desktop environment or a command-line interface.
- Integrations in Web UI Test perspective
  In this section, you will learn about the supported integrations for the Web UI Test perspective.
- Integrations in Functional Test perspective
  In this section, you will learn about the supported integrations for the Functional Test perspective.

Upgrading and migrating

No upgrade is supported from the previous version of the product to the current version. You must uninstall the product and install the current version.