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Upgrading your WebsydianExpress v2.x to WebsydianExpress
v3.0.x
The upgrade procedure when upgrading from WebsydianExpress v2.x
to WebsydianExpress v3.0.x is based on a side by side approach.
This means that you will be installing the latest release of
WebsydianExpress v3.0 and then migrate your existing
WebsydianExpress v2.x database to the WebsydianExpress v3.0.x, and
then perform a number of tasks to migrate to WebsydianExpress v3.0.
The side by side approach allows you to keep your existing
WebsydianExpress production environment intact during upgrade and
testing of your business processes.
Any questions or requests before, during or after you have
upgraded please forward them to support@websydian.com
Download the latest release of WebsydianExpress v3.0 from our
download site at www.websydian.com and perform the
installation as described in the installation documents.
The upgrade programs require that you install the
WebsydianExpress v3.0 database on the same server where your
existing WebsydianExpress v2.x database is located.
The procedure of copying and migrating your existing
WebsydianExpress v2.x database to WebsydianExpress v3.0.x depends
on the platform of your database.
- Download the latest version of the upgrade tool from our
download section at www.websydian.com
- Make sure that you do a full backup of your WebsydianExpress
v2.x database.
- Run the upgrade program
- Express v2.x database name, name of SQL database where
WebsydianExpress v2.x database is located. Default value is
WebsydianExpress20
- Express v2.x admin folder name, the folder name where
administration templates are located on your WebsydianExpress v2.x.
Default value admin20
- Express v2.x resource location, The first part of the
URL pointing to the resources (images, CSS files etc) of your
WebsydianExpress v2.x. Default value '/express20/res'
- Express v2.x site location, The first part of the URL
pointing to the location of your sites of your WebsydianExpress
v2.0x. Default value '/express/site'
- Express v3.0 database name, name of MS SQL database
where WebsydianExpress v3.0 database is located. Default value is
WebydianExpress30
- Express v3.0 admin folder name, the folder name where
administration templates are located on your WebsydianExpress v3.0.
Default value admin30.
- Express v3.0 resource location, the first part of the
URL pointing to the resources (images, CSS files etc.) of your
WebsydianExpress v3.0. Default value '/express30/res'.
- Express v3.0 site location, the first part of the URL
pointing to the location of your sites of your WebsydianExpress
v3.0. Default value '/express30/site'.
- Download the latest version of the upgrade tool from our
download section at www.websydian.com
- Run the installation program for copying the WXP30UPG library
to your iSeries
- Make sure that you do a complete backup of your existing
WebsydianExpress database library.
- Run the upgrade program WXPUPG located in the WXP30UPG pressing
the F4 to show available parameters making sure that all parameters
are correct
Upgrade WebsydianExpress (WXPUPG)
Type choices, press Enter.
Express v2.x database library . WXP20DB Library Name
Express v3.0 database library . WXP30DB Library Name
Express v2.x admin folder name admin20
Express v2.x resource location '/express/res'
Express v2.x site location . . . '/express/site'
More...
F3=Exit F4=Prompt F5=Refresh F12=Cancel F13=How to use this display
F24=More keys
Upgrade WebsydianExpress (WXPUPG)
Type choices, press Enter.
Additional Parameters
Express v3.0 admin folder name admin30
Express v3.0 resource location '/express30/res'
Express v3.0 site location . . . '/express30/site'
End
F3=Exit F4=Prompt F5=Refresh F12=Cancel F13=How to use this display
F24=More keys
- Express v2.x database library, name of library where
WebsydianExpress v2.x database is located. Default value is
WXP20DB
- Express v3.0 database library, name of library where
WebsydianExpress v3.0 database is located. Default value is
WXP30DB
- Express v2.x admin folder name, the folder name where
administration templates are located on your WebsydianExpress v2.x.
Default value admin20
- Express v2.x resource location, The first part of the
URL pointing to the resources (images, CSS files etc) of your
WebsydianExpress v2.x. Default value '/express/res'
- Express v2.x site location, The first part of the URL
pointing to the location of your sites of your WebsydianExpress
v2.0x. Default value '/express/site'
- Express v3.0 admin folder name, the folder name where
administration templates are located on your WebsydianExpress v3.0.
Default value admin30.
- Express v3.0 resource location, the first part of the
URL pointing to the resources (images, CSS files etc.) of your
WebsydianExpress v3.0. Default value '/express30/res'.
- Express v3.0 site location, the first part of the URL
pointing to the location of your sites of your WebsydianExpress
v3.0. Default value '/express30/site'.
In order to get the latest functionality of the WebsydianExpress
into your existing Administration interface please do the
following:
- Start the WebsydianExpress v3.0 and access the administration
interface of one of your sites. Administration sites of your sites
are now accessible in your new WebsydianExpress v3.0 instance.
e.g. http://yourhostname/express30/site/basicsite/admin
- Open the "Sites" menu on the left and select "Create Site",
fill in the following information and press "Create" button.
- Form action -> upgrade
- Description -> For upgrading
- Folder containing administration template -> admin30
- Template path relative to root -> basicsite
- When site creation has completed select the "Site Overview" in
the left menu
- Click the Administration url for the newly created upgrade site
and login as WSADMIN using password ADMIN
- In the upgrade site administration interface expand the
"Utilities" menu item on the left and select "Update Admin".
Press the "Open import file" button and locate the file
"Administration Interface Upgrade.txt - v3.0.43" in the upgrade
directory supplied with WebsydianExpress v3.0.
Then press the "Import" button and wait for the update to
complete.
- This completes the task of upgrading all administration sites
of your WebsydianExpress instance.
At this point the newly installed WebsydianExpress v3.0 will
only have acces to the resources supplied with
WesydianExpress.Please make sure that you copy all of your custom
resources and html templates to your new WebsydianExpress instance
and your web server or include the resources into the WAR file.
Special considerations are required in order to migrate your
existing business processes to WebsydianExpress v3.0.