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Patches and Upgrades

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Patches

Not the Cat

Patch Numerology What the Patch numbers mean

5.0.040, 5.0.060– Monthly

5.0.041, 5.0.042– Critical

5.2.040, 5.2.060– Minor Level

Download This! http://customercare.nxtrend.com/patch/sxe/patch_releases_for_sx.asp

To your staging server

Custom Bust’em

Custom Code review Custom Code lives in

– /test/rd/cust and in – D:\nxttest\staging\custom (drive letter

depends on your system configuration)– E:\nxttst\staging\custom (Sx For Windows)– E:\nxttst\staging\character\custom (SX for

Windows)

I Have a Code

Test Environment First Double Check the Path

– /test/rd/– D:\nxttest\staging\

FTP – Root password – No Special Characters

Compiling and Styling (GUI)

GUI– Staging Server– Compile (Select all, Start Processing)

– Append to Log??

Compiling and Styling (CHUI) Character

– Marc– Compile (Installation, Utilities, Compile Source)

– Library (Installation, Library Utilities, Create Library, then Add files to Library)

– Remove Rcode? (yes)

Lincoln Logs

Unix– /rd/marc/log/compile

Staging Server– D:\nxt\staging\logs\standard.log

Conversion Programs

Run conv from the jump menuRun all programs

Push… Push… PUSH!

Push the Code Bounce (Restart) the servers

– nxtall.shut– nxtall.start

Patch Checklist

Compile GuiCompile CharacterLibrary Character

(Create and add)Check LogsConv programsPush codeBounce Servers

Problems, Problems, Always On My Mind

Push Problems– Citrix/Termserver lock– Client not on Network

Compile errors– grep nder /rd/marc/log/compile– GUI Message box

Funky Ikons

What are those icons for?

This is your live icon. It points to your live Database. It is generally labeled :SX.enterprise (NxT)

This is your Test Icon. Pointing to your live Database. It is generally labeled :Test (NxT) SX.enterprise It does NOT use the appserver and is used forlimited testing of GUI code.

This is your Push Icon.

This is your Compiler Icon.

Test environment

Questions

About Patches?

Upgrades

From 8.0, 2.1, 3.0, 3.1, 3.2 to 4.0

Test First

System Review by NxTrend ESS 11-up team Copy of Live Custom Code test Users Trained

Changes To Test

Disable report manager Remove stored reports Enable report manager

Additional Products to Test

Clippership RX Esales TWL ODBC Brio

Weekend Support for Live

Saturday Business? List of Priorities Branch Personnel Testing after Upgrade (Before

Monday)

Upgrade Guide

Checklist = Pages 6-9 Appendix for your version Download from Customer Care site

Questions

About Upgrades