Migration Custom Action Blocks from 11.5 to 12.0

Hi,
I have created some custom Action Blocks in xMII 11.5.Now i want to migrate my code to 12.0.i have taken care of the Folder structure .Do i need to change any thing in customised Action Blocks or directly can i upload to 12.0 while migrating the code?Please any one guide me.

Gurunadh,
Yes there is and the guide for this should be released to the SDN shortly. One thing to keep in mind is the include paths have changed from com.lighthammer... to com.sap and com.lhcommon
Another thing to keep in mind is that there are additional interfaces you can implement for greater control over your customization. Before I can help you any further you have to say what specifically you are doing and what error messages you are receiving.
Sam

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