Update the meta-model of the Alfabet database
The required changes to upgrade the meta-model to the new release are stored in an AMM file delivered with the new release. You can update directly from any previous Alfabet 11.x version to Alfabet 11.12.0.
The following procedure describes the update with the Alfabet Administrator tool. Alternatively, you can update the meta-model using the AlfabetAdministratorConsole.exe command line tool. . If you upgrade from Alfabet 11.7.1 or Alfabet 11.7.2, you must use the Alfabet Administrator tool.
- Start the Alfabet Administrator from the Windows® Start Menu.
- Expand the Alfabet Aliases node in the explorer.
- Right-click the server alias that connects to the Alfabet database and select Update Meta-Model.
- In the dialog box that opens, select the file name and location of the .amm file for upgrade to Alfabet 11.12.
- When upgrading from Alfabet 11.7.1 or Alfabet 11.7.2, you will see a Execute configuration migration scripts checkbox.
- Select the checkbox if you have migrated the current database with execution of migration scripts from an Alfabet 10.15.x database.
- Do not select the checkbox if you have decided to use the standard Alfabet 11 Accellerator, migrated an Alfabet 10.15.x database without running migration scripts, or started using Alfabet with Alfabet 11.x.
- Click Update to start the meta-model update.
- If you use the standard Alfabet Accellerator 11 configuration without customization, update the meta-model again with the Alfabet_Accelerator_Configuration_Update_11.12.0.A.amm file in the Database directory of the Alfabet installation folder.
If you have based your configuration on one the standard Alfabet Accellerator configuration via the Alfabet_Accelerator_Configuration_Update_11.<version numer>.amm file, and afterwards added own configurations to the meta-model configuration, do not update to a new Alfabet Accellerator configuration the Alfabet_Accelerator_Configuration_Update_11.12.0.A.amm file. The update would overwrite your customizations. Contact Alfabet Support to request an update ensuring that new features are included while your customizations are maintained.
- Update the meta-model again with the Indicator_Cards_AddOnPackage.amm file in the Database directory of the Alfabet installation folder. This update is required to update widgets for indicator cards and user defined content items in content areas.
If issues occur during update of the meta-model via the AMM file, a log file is created during update of the meta-model. The log file is written to the directory that contains the AMM file and has the name <Name of the AMM file>_<Time Stamp>.log. Consult the log file to view any issues that occurred during update.
If configurations not matching the meta-model after update are detected in the database, the update meta-model process will write the problems into a Microsoft® Excel® file. The file is written to the directory that contains the AMM file and has the name <Name of the AMM file>_<Time Stamp>.xlsx. Open the Excel file and check for issues that require correction. The file consists of the following sheets:
- Translation Errors: Lists issues detected during vocabulary update such as original strings that exceed the maximum allowed character number of 600 characters.
- Queries: Lists all queries defined in Alfabet configuration that are no longer valid because of meta-model changes.
- Class Settings Editor: Lists all class settings with an incorrect editor configuration.
- User Profile Errors: Lists all user profiles with a missing or incorrect view scheme configuration and user profiles with the same name as another user profile. User profiles are listed here if the View Scheme attribute is either empty or set to a view scheme that does not exist. The view scheme configuration is required to apply the correct class settings to the user profile, thus ensuring that the correct settings are applied for the object class property and button configuration, for example. User profiles are also listed if two user profiles with the same name exist in the database.
- Performance Optimization Hints: Lists configurations potentially affecting system performance. Currently, the list includes all object class properties defined as shadow references that do not have an index configured to optimize search operations. Additional configuration patterns identified as performance-relevant in future releases will also be added to this list.