Upgrading from VAM/SQL MS303 to VAM/SQL MS401

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1 Upgrading from VAM/SQL MS303 to VAM/SQL MS401 First Release: April, 1999 The information contained in this document represents the current view of AccountMate Software Corporation on the issues discussed as of the date of publication. This document is for informational purposes only. ACCOUNTMATE MAKES NO WARRANTIES, EXPRESS OR IMPLIED, IN THIS DOCUMENT. Copyright 1999 by AccountMate Software Corporation. All Rights Reserved.

2 Purpose This Modification Guideline provides information about the steps needed to upgrade from VAM/SQL MS303 to VAM/SQL Please note that this document does not apply to VAM/SQL 5.0. Audience The primary audience for this Modification Guideline is any AccountMate Business Partner (BP) who wants to upgrade from MS303 to MS401, which involves possibly upgrading from SQL Server 6.5 to SQL Server 7.0. Program Versions and Builds Affected This Modification Guideline applies to MS303 and It does not apply to VAM/SQL 5.0. Scenarios and Notes Before Beginning You must backup AMWSYS and all the company databases before you run the upgrade. In case the upgrade fails, you can load the backup copy of all the databases and try the process again. Making a backup of the master database used by the SQL Server is also strongly recommended. Assuming you have VAM/SQL MS303 with SQL Server 6.5 in Computer X before you upgrade, this table lists the scenarios that could occur after the upgrade: Scenario A: VAM/SQL MS401 with SQL Server 6.5 in Computer X Scenario B: VAM/SQL MS401 with SQL Server 6.5 in Computer Y Scenario C: VAM/SQL MS401 with SQL Server 7.0 in Computer X Scenario D: VAM/SQL MS401 with SQL Server 7.0 in Computer Y Upgrading from VAM/SQL MS303 to VAM/SQL MS401 2

3 Scenario A: VAM/SQL MS401 with SQL Server 6.5 in Computer X 1. Install VAM/SQL MS401 in Computer X. 2. Launch VAM/SQL MS401 Administrator program in Computer X. 3. Follow the screen instructions to upgrade from VAM/SQL MS303 to VAM/SQL 4. After the system database amwsys and all the company databases are upgraded, you need to set user access rights for the new functions. Also, you Scenario B: VAM/SQL MS401 with SQL Server 6.5 in Computer Y 1. Install SQL Server 6.5 in Computer Y. You need to choose dictionary order, case-sensitive for the sort order. Installation of SQL Server 6.5 Service Pack 5 is recommended. 2. Load the backup copy of amwsys and all the company databases (from Computer X ) to Computer Y. Usually SQL Server 6.5 requires twice as much space used by the backed up database than the loaded database. Check the database size in Computer X and do the corresponding adjustment for the database size in Computer Y. 3. Install VAM/SQL MS401 in Computer Y. 4. Launch VAM/SQL MS401 Administrator program in Computer Y. 5. Follow the screen instructions to upgrade from VAM/SQL MS303 to VAM/SQL 6. After the system database amwsys and all the company databases are Scenario C: VAM/SQL MS401 with SQL Server 7.0 in Computer X In this scenario, you can do either of the two approaches. We recommend the first one because you can leverage the higher performance of SQL Server Install SQL Server 7.0 in Computer X. You need to choose CUSTOM setup 2. Launch SQL Server 7.0 Upgrade Wizard. The Wizard will guide you through databases. Specify Computer X as both the Export Server and the Import Server. You need to upgrade amwsys and all the company databases from SQL Server 6.5 to SQL Server 7.0. For detail information regarding the Upgrading from VAM/SQL MS303 to VAM/SQL MS401 3

4 3. Launch SQL Server 7.0 Enterprise Manager to backup amwsys and all the company databases that were just upgraded from SQL Server 6.5 to SQL server 7.0. Making a backup of master database used by SQL Server is also strongly recommended. 4. Install VAM/SQL MS401 in Computer X. 5. Launch VAM/SQL MS401 Administrator program in Computer X. 6. Follow the screen instructions to upgrade from VAM/SQL MS303 to VAM/SQL 7. After the system database amwsys and all the company databases are Or 1. Install VAM/SQL MS401 in Computer X. 2. Launch VAM/SQL MS401 Administrator program in Computer X. 3. Follow the screen instructions to upgrade from VAM/SQL MS303 to VAM/SQL 4. Launch SQL Server 6.5 Enterprise Manager to backup amwsys and all the company databases that were just upgraded from VAM/SQL MS303 to VAM/SQL Making a backup of master database used by SQL Server is also strongly recommended. 5. Install SQL Server 7.0 in Computer X. You need to choose CUSTOM setup 6. Launch SQL Server 7.0 Upgrade Wizard. The Wizard will guide you through databases. Specify Computer X as both the Export Server and the Import Server. You need to upgrade amwsys and all the company databases from SQL Server 6.5 to SQL Server 7.0. For detailed information regarding the Scenario D: VAM/SQL MS401 with SQL Server 7.0 in Computer Y In this scenario, you can do either of the two approaches. We recommend the first one because you can leverage the higher performance of SQL Server Install SQL Server 7.0 in Computer Y. You need to choose CUSTOM setup 2. Launch SQL Server 7.0 Upgrade Wizard. The Wizard will guide you through databases. Specify Computer X as the Export Server and Computer Y as the Import Server. You need to upgrade amwsys and all the company databases Upgrading from VAM/SQL MS303 to VAM/SQL MS401 4

5 from SQL Server 6.5 to SQL Server 7.0. For detailed information regarding the 3. Launch SQL Server 7.0 Enterprise Manager to backup amwsys and all the company databases that were just upgraded from SQL Server 6.5 to SQL Server 7.0. Making a backup of master database used by SQL Server is also strongly recommended. 4. Install VAM/SQL MS401 in Computer Y. 5. Launch VAM/SQL MS401 Administrator program in Computer Y. 6. Follow the screen instructions to upgrade from VAM/SQL MS303 to VAM/SQL 7. After the system database amwsys and all the company databases are Or 1. Install VAM/SQL MS401 in Computer Y. 2. Launch VAM/SQL MS401 Administrator program in Computer Y. 3. Follow the screen instruction to upgrade from VAM/SQL MS303 to VAM/SQL 4. Launch SQL Server 6.5 Enterprise Manager to backup amwsys and all the company databases that were just upgraded from VAM/SQL MS303 to VAM/SQL Making a backup of master database used by SQL Server is also strongly recommended. 5. Install SQL Server 7.0 in Computer Y. You need to choose CUSTOM setup 6. Launch SQL Server 7.0 Upgrade Wizard. The Wizard will guide you through databases. Specify Computer X as the Export Server and Computer Y as the Import Server. You need to upgrade amwsys and all the company databases from SQL Server 6.5 to SQL Server 7.0. For detail information regarding the Upgrading from VAM/SQL MS303 to VAM/SQL MS401 5