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Upgrading your WebsydianExpress v2.x to WebsydianExpress v3.0.x

Side by side upgrade

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

Step 1: Install latest release of WebsydianExpress v3.0

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.

Step 2: Copy and migrate your WebsydianExpress v2.x database to WebsydianExpress v3.0.x

The procedure of copying and migrating your existing WebsydianExpress v2.x database to WebsydianExpress v3.0.x depends on the platform of your database.

WebsydianExpress database on Microsoft SQL

  1. Download the latest version of the upgrade tool from our download section at www.websydian.com
  2. Make sure that you do a full backup of your WebsydianExpress v2.x database.
  3. Run the upgrade program

WebsydianExpress database on iSeries

  1. Download the latest version of the upgrade tool from our download section at www.websydian.com
  2. Run the installation program for copying the WXP30UPG library to your iSeries
  3. Make sure that you do a complete backup of your existing WebsydianExpress database library.
  4. 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                                                                  
    
    

Step 3: Upgrade the administration site from v2.x to v3.0.x

In order to get the latest functionality of the WebsydianExpress into your existing Administration interface please do the following:

  1. 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
  2. Open the "Sites" menu on the left and select "Create Site", fill in the following information and press "Create" button.
  3. When site creation has completed select the "Site Overview" in the left menu
  4. Click the Administration url for the newly created upgrade site and login as WSADMIN using password ADMIN
  5. 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.
  6. This completes the task of upgrading all administration sites of your WebsydianExpress instance.

Step 4: Copy your html files and resources (images, CSS files etc.)

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.

Step 5: Upgrade your business processes

Special considerations are required in order to migrate your existing business processes to WebsydianExpress v3.0.