Backup of BO 6.5 Repository

Hi All,
Our client is migrating from 6.5 to BI 4.1, So before proceeding furher I am planning to take backup of reports/repository. Can anyone please help me in this regard.
Regards,
Sahil

Hi Sahil,
There are 2 tools available for this UMT and by using Promotion Management.
UMT is used for version change and PM is used for backup.
For more details go through this doc:
Official Product Tutorials – SAP BusinessObjects Business Intelligence Platform 4.x
Let me know if you have any other doubts.
Thanks,
Shardendu Pandey

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Hello,
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