Upgrading Vector VizorPlease read this document before you upgrade. It contains important information about upgrading Vector Vizor. How do I upgrade?To successfully upgrade and configure Vector Vizor, you must be able to log on to Windows with a domain account that has Administrator permissions. To upgrade Vector Vizor:
Frequently Asked Questions
Do I have to back up anything?
Do I have to back up anything?
Is there anything else I should do before I upgrade? Yes. Log off all users from the Vizor system. Use the Logons Editor in the Vizor Web Admin to check that all users are logged off. During the upgrade, users will not be allowed to log on. What happens to my system when I upgrade? The Upgrade program preserves your customizations. If you created custom fields, they are preserved, but you may need to export them to the Web views where you added them in the previous pervios. After the upgrade is finished, the Web views must be regenerated. If the Web views are not customized, the Upgrade program will regenerate the Web views for you. What happens to my customizations? If all your changes were made using the Vector Editors, all the customizations are preserved. Otherwise, customizations may have to be manually reapplied, in particular the ones whose files are in the CUSTOMIZEDFILES folder. Customized Files FolderThe Upgrade program backs up your existing customizations by renaming the CUSTOMIZEDFILES folder. You'll need to review and possibly update your customizations to work with the new release. Then you'll have to copy your updated customizations to the new CUSTOMIZEDFILES folder before you regenerate your Web views. In general, we recommend you test all your customizations with the new version of Vector Vizor.
If you have customized the file CustomCode.bas, you need to apply your changes
to the new version of this file. The new structure of the CustomCode.bas file
makes it much easier to add, identify and maintain custom code in future
upgrades.
Custom Macro FunctionsIf you created any custom macro for e-mail notifications or queries, you added new functions to the Macro70.bas file. These functions must be moved to the CustomMacro.bas file, located in the project folder with the Macro70.bas file (for example, C:\Program Files\Vector\ConnectServer\ProjectName\). Do I have to regenerate my Web views? Yes. After you upgrade, users cannot log on until you regenerate your Web views. If you haven't customized the Web views, you can have the Upgrade program regenerate your Web views for you. Otherwise, you'll have to update your customizations before you regenerate the Web views. Other things to considerGrant permissions to use the new featuresThe new features in Vector Vizor can be enabled or disabled per user group.By default, the upgrade will enable all the new features for members of the Admins group. You can enable or disable any of these features for specific groups in the Groups Editor (Security Tab, Web Admin). |