Preview Rev. 3.3 on an existing Rev. 2.8 system
If you have a workstation available that is not currently being used with
Summit, use it as this prevents
interference with your production system and and allows you to continue using
2.8 until you decide to convert.
If you haven't done so recently, remove breaks, billed and unbilled spots,
and extra verified spots in your 2.8 system. Use your normal procedures, but
make sure to answer yes to rebuild as you remove.
Rebuild your 2.8 database, skipping the breaks.dta, schedule.dta, and
verisave.dta.
Install
3.3 on the test system.
Copy your existing data to the \Smt\Db directory. Do NOT
copy users.dta.
Logon
to the Update
module from Start/Summit Software/Update. Leave the user name and password
blank. Download any available updates. Close the module.
Logon
to the Utility
module from Start/Summit Software/Utility. Leave the user name and password
blank. Click on Convert Tables, and convert the tables that have active
buttons. Close the module.
Logon to the Summit
For Windows main module from Start/Summit Software/Summit For Windows.
Leave the user name and password blank. Select Define
Users under the Utility Menu. Enter your 3.3 users. Remove the blank user,
or change the name and password on that record. Assign access rights to each
user. Close the module.
Select Define
Channels/Groups from the main utility menu. Select Channel data entry.
Verify all of your channels are there. Select Channel Group/Zone data entry.
If there is no 10001 group add it. Make sure channel 1 is a member of this
group. Select Rebuild Channel/Group Xref. Close the module.
If you want to preview on a system running 2.81 standalone, you will install
3.3 to a
temporary directory to preview 3.3.
If you are not using a current version of Pervasive, you'll have to first
upgrade it to 2000i or V8.1.
Backup your 2.81 data.
If you haven't done so recently, remove breaks, billed and unbilled spots,
and extra verified spots in your 2.8 system. Use your normal procedures, but
make sure to answer yes to rebuild as you remove.
Rebuild your 2.8 database, skipping the breaks.dta, schedule.dta, and
verisave.dta.
Install
3.3, specifying the database location as C:\Smt\Test.
DO NOT specify your current data directory.
Copy your existing data to the \Smt\Test directory. Do NOT
copy users.dta.
Logon
to the Update
module from Start/Summit Software/Update. Leave the user name and password
blank. Download any available updates. Close the module.
Logon
to the Utility
module from Start/Summit Software/Utility. Leave the user name and password
blank. Click on Convert Tables, and convert the tables that have active
buttons. Close the module.
Logon to the Summit
For Windows main module from Start/Summit Software/Summit For Windows.
Leave the user name and password blank. Select Define
Users under the Utility Menu. Enter your 3.3 users. Remove the blank user,
or change the name and password on that record. Assign access rights to each
user. Close the module.
Select Define
Channels/Groups from the main utility menu. Select Channel data entry.
Verify all of your channels are there. Select Channel Group/Zone data entry.
If there is no 10001 group add it. Make sure channel 1 is a member of this
group. Select Rebuild Channel/Group Xref. Close the module.
If you want to preview on a system running 2.81 on a server, you will install
3.3 to a
temporary directory on the server and install the 3.3 client on a workstation to preview 3.3.
If you are not using a current version of Pervasive, you'll have to first
upgrade it to 2000i or V8.1.
Backup your 2.81 data.
If you haven't done so recently, remove breaks, billed and unbilled spots,
and extra verified spots in your 2.8 system. Use your normal procedures, but
make sure to answer yes to rebuild as you remove.
Rebuild your 2.8 database, skipping the breaks.dta, schedule.dta, and
verisave.dta.
Install
3.3 server, specifying the database location as \Smt\Test.
DO NOT specify your current data directory.
Install
the 3.3 client on a workstation.
Copy your existing data to the Smt\Test directory. Do NOT
copy users.dta.
Logon
to the Utility
module from Start/Summit Software/Utility. Leave the user name and password
blank. Click on Convert Tables, and convert the tables that have active
buttons. Close the module.
Logon
to the Update
module from Start/Summit Software/Update. Leave the user name and password
blank. Download any available updates. Close the module.
Logon to the Summit
For Windows main module from Start/Summit Software/Summit For Windows.
Leave the user name and password blank. Select Define
Users under the Utility Menu. Enter your 3.3 users. Remove the blank user,
or change the name and password on that record. Assign access rights to each
user. Close the module.
Select Define
Channels/Groups from the main utility menu. Select Channel data entry.
Verify all of your channels are there. Select Channel Group/Zone data entry.
If there is no 10001 group add it. Make sure channel 1 is a member of this
group. Select Rebuild Channel/Group Xref. Close the module.
