Back up your existing database. A complete cold backup should be
made and verified using the database vendor's recommended backup procedures.
Back up all server-side
ProjectWise configuration files, including
DMSKRNL.CFG.
Ensure that your database software is still supported in the
current version of
ProjectWise (see the readme -
readme_ProjectWise.chm). Note that the
suggestions in this upgrade planning document do not address the conversion
between database types (for example, SQL Server to Oracle conversions, or vice
versa).
If there has been API-driven customization of your
ProjectWise system, that customization will at a
minimum need to be recompiled to be binary compatible with the current version
of
ProjectWise. Installers will need to be updated
to properly register the customizations on the new
ProjectWise clients.
The administrative user performing the upgrade will need to have
access to the top folder of the datasource. If you are concerned about whether
this user has access, you may want to turn off that user's user setting,
General > Use access control, before you begin your upgrade, then turn it back on
after upgrade is complete.
