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Dgreenwood: /* Upgrading an Older Version of Grooper */

2022-02-14T16:33:44Z

Upgrading an Older Version of Grooper

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	Depending on your Grooper install, your upgrade process may be slightly more involved. If you are running scripts in your environment to customize Grooper's functionality, you may need to update the associated '''Object Libraries''' code. However, these three basic steps will apply to all upgrades.		Depending on your Grooper install, your upgrade process may be slightly more involved. If you are running scripts in your environment to customize Grooper's functionality, you may need to update the associated '''Object Libraries''' code. However, these three basic steps will apply to all upgrades.

	=== How To Perform a Simple Upgrade ===		== How To ==

			=== Perform a Simple Upgrade ===

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	\|style="font-size:22pt"\|~~'''~~⚠~~'''~~\|\|You should always perform a complete backup of your ~~filestore~~ and ~~Grooper~~ database before upgrading to any newer Grooper version.		\|style="font-size:22pt"\|⚠\|\|You should always perform a complete backup of your Grooper Repository's file store and database before upgrading to any newer Grooper version.

			If, for whatever reason, something goes wrong during the upgrade process and your file store and/or database is corrupted, you could loose critical components, such as your '''Batch Processes''', '''Content Models''', or document files for any '''Test''' or '''Production Batches'''.

			Performing a backup will ensure you have something to revert to in the rare cases where the upgrade does improperly overwrite existing database values or files in your file store.
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			\|style="font-size:22pt"\|⚠\|\|You should always perform a complete backup of your Grooper Repository's file store and database before upgrading to any newer Grooper version.

			If, for whatever reason, something goes wrong during the upgrade process and your file store and/or database is corrupted, you could loose critical components, such as your '''Batch Processes''', '''Content Models''', or document files for any '''Test''' or '''Production Batches'''.

			Performing a backup will ensure you have something to revert to in the rare cases where the upgrade does improperly overwrite existing database values or files in your file store.
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	[[#~~How To~~ Perform a Simple Upgrade\|Click Me to Return to the Top]]		[[#Perform a Simple Upgrade\|Click Me to Return to the Top]]

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			=== Step 0: Back up your Database and File Store ===

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			\|style="font-size:22pt"\|⚠\|\|You should always perform a complete backup of your Grooper Repository's file store and database before upgrading to any newer Grooper version.

			If, for whatever reason, something goes wrong during the upgrade process and your file store and/or database is corrupted, you could loose critical components, such as your '''Batch Processes''', '''Content Models''', or document files for any '''Test''' or '''Production Batches'''.

			Performing a backup will ensure you have something to revert to in the rare cases where the upgrade does improperly overwrite existing database values or files in your file store.
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	=== Step 1: Uninstall the Current Version of Grooper ===		=== Step 1: Uninstall the Current Version of Grooper ===

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	# After the upgrade is complete, you will see the upgraded Grooper Repository's '''''Status''''' change from "''NeedsUpgrade''" to "''Ok''".		# After the upgrade is complete, press the "Test Connection.." button to ensure you're now property connected to the upgraded database.
			# If successful you will see the following message window. Press Ok.
			# You will see the upgraded Grooper Repository's '''''Status''''' change from "''NeedsUpgrade''" to "''Ok''".
	# Press the "Ok" button to exit the '''''Repositories''''' window.		# Press the "Ok" button to exit the '''''Repositories''''' window.
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Dgreenwood: /* Licensing Grooper to an Individual Machine */

2021-10-01T20:16:20Z

Licensing Grooper to an Individual Machine

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Dgreenwood: /* Licensing Grooper from an Active Grooper Licensing Service */

2021-09-23T14:49:14Z

Licensing Grooper from an Active Grooper Licensing Service

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	# Press the "Edit Services..." button.		# Press the "Edit Services..." button.
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Dgreenwood: /* Connecting to an Existing Grooper Repository */

2021-09-23T14:43:33Z

Connecting to an Existing Grooper Repository

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	Connecting to an existing Grooper Repository is very similar to creating a new one. If anything it's the exact same process, just with less steps. For this tutorial, we have a second machine that will connect to the Grooper Repository created in the [[#Creating a New Grooper Repository\|Creating a New Grooper Repository]] tutorial. This machine has Grooper installed, but does not have a local SQL environment. However, it doesn't need one. As long as it has networked access to the SQL server where the Grooper Repository's database is created, as well as access to the Grooper Repository's file store location, it can connect to the Grooper Repository.		Connecting to an existing Grooper Repository is very similar to creating a new one. If anything it's the exact same process, just with less steps. For this tutorial, we have a second machine that will connect to the Grooper Repository created in the [[#Creating a New Grooper Repository\|Creating a New Grooper Repository]] tutorial.

			This machine has Grooper installed, but does not have a local SQL environment. However, it doesn't need one. As long as it has networked access to the SQL server where the Grooper Repository's database is created, as well as networked access to the Grooper Repository's file store location, it can connect to the Grooper Repository.

			The first steps of connecting to an existing Grooper Repository is the same as creating a new one.

			# Select the '''''Repositories''''' property.
			# Presse the ellipsis button at the end of the property to bring up the Grooper Repositories connection editor.
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Dgreenwood: /* Licensing Grooper from an Active Grooper Licensing Service */

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Licensing Grooper from an Active Grooper Licensing Service

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	# Press the "Edit Services..." button.		# Press the "Edit Services..." button.
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Dgreenwood: /* Licensing Grooper to an Individual Machine */

2021-09-23T14:26:25Z

Licensing Grooper to an Individual Machine

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	# The "Activate License" window will appear.		# The "Activate License" window will appear.
	# Select the '''''Activation Method''''' property and use the dropdown menu to choose how you're activating the license.		# Select the '''''Activation Method''''' property and use the dropdown menu to choose how you're activating the license.
	#* For this tutorial we will choose ''~~OnlineActivation~~''. This is the most common method, activating online with a serial number key.		#* You can choose ''Online'' or ''Offline''
	\|		#* For this tutorial we will choose ''Online''. This is the most common method, activating online with a serial number key.
	~~[[File:Grooper-config-~~license~~-activation-2~~.~~png]]~~		#* ''Offline'' allows you to license your machine using a .lic licensing file. This is more appropriate for scenarios where your machine cannot access the internet due to security restrictions.
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	# Select the '''''Serial Number''''' property.		# Select the '''''Serial Number''''' property.
	# Enter your license serial number key.		# Enter your license serial number key.
	# Press the execute button to activate your license.		# Press the execute button to activate your license.
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