Update EQuIS Professional Application

Prepare to Update

Follow the steps below if upgrading from a previous build of EQuIS Professional.

•Review the release notes for the new build.

•If upgrading from EQuIS Version 5, please contact EarthSoft Support. The upgrade process will involve converting the ID values in each database and preparing to upgrade to EQuIS Version 6 prior to upgrading to EQuIS Version 7. Note that this must be done prior to upgrading the database! This step is only done once when upgrading.

•For all upgrades, update each EQuIS Database to the latest schema (Update EQuIS Database).

•The ST_LOG table is intended to store logging information on a short-term basis. If your ST_LOG table is large, you may consider periodically truncating that table (e.g. prior to a database upgrade).

•Custom formats created for EDP/EDGE for previous versions will need to be recompiled to work with EQuIS 7. Contact EarthSoft Support for further information on recompiling the formats.

•Use the EQuIS Report Publisher to update published System Reports to the current version.

Update EQuIS Professional

To update the EQuIS Professional application, previous builds or versions of EQuIS Professional must first be uninstalled from the machine. Prior to uninstalling EQuIS Professional, back up the EQuIS Professional installation directory e.g. C\Program Files\EarthSoft\EQuIS\ or %localappdata%\Programs\EarthSoft\EQuIS\ to keep any custom reports/formats/reference values.

1.Open the Control Panel

2.Select Programs > Uninstall Program (or Programs and Features in icon view) > EQuIS Professional

3.Click Uninstall.

Complete the following steps using the accompanying links to reinstall the application and update the schema and Report Library.

1.Reinstall EQuIS Professional by following the instructions on the installations page.

2.If needed, install the full EQuIS Report Library. Note this library is optional, and not installed by default.

3.Update the database schema.