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Before You Upgrade to a New Version

Before You Upgrade to a New Version. Step 1: Save Your Custom Files to a Network Drive or external media WSCUSTOM.xml Custom reports Step 2: Install the New Version of wInsight Don’t try to maintain two versions Step 3: Restore Custom Files

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Before You Upgrade to a New Version

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  1. Before You Upgrade to a New Version • Step 1: Save Your Custom Files to a Network Drive or external media • WSCUSTOM.xml • Custom reports • Step 2: Install the New Version of wInsight • Don’t try to maintain two versions • Step 3: Restore Custom Files • File, Import Custom Items… (restores wscustom.xml) • Copy custom reports back to: • C:\Program Files\Deltek\wInsight 6.5\winst(for wInsight desktop) • C:\ Program Files\Deltek\wInsight 6.5\bin (for Dashboard or Web) Provided courtesy of Earned Value Associates LLC www.earnedvalue.biz

  2. Converting Data Bases • Method 1 (Before You Upgrade wInsight) • Administrator: • Back up data base (Utilities | Backup) • Upgrade to latest version • Create data link to blank data base (new version) • Blank data base can be found in C:\Program Files\Deltek\wInsight 6.5\Data\Access • Restore (Utilities | Restore) • Converts data automatically upon restore • Easiest conversion process!

  3. Converting Data Bases • Method 2 (If You Have Already Upgraded wInsight) • Navigate to C:\Program Files\Deltek\wInsight 6.5\Util. • Open wsqry.exe. • Click File, Open. Navigate to C:\Program Files\Deltek\wInsight 6.5\Data\Access. • Click • UpdateAccess63to631.qry • Click Database | Connect and select the database • Click the green triangle to convert the database • Follow this if you forgot to back up your database on the old version Repeat to upgrade to next version, e.g., 6.4, 6.5, 6.5.1

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