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Wikus's avatar
Wikus
New Contributor III
2 years ago

Loading version 6.8 application on version 7.4

Hi, I am getting many metadata errors when loading a version 6.8 extract in a version 7.4 application. Are there differences in the xml structure between versions? Thanks
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  • RobbSalzmann's avatar
    RobbSalzmann
    2 years ago

    In this situation I usually prefer to upgrade the application using the upgrade process provided by the OneStream Database Configuration Utility:

    1. Do a full extract of the existing application.
    2. Create a new application 
    3. Using the 6.8 application UI, load the extracted application from step 1 to the new application created in step 2.
    4. Using the OneStream Database Configuration Utility on the 7.4 server instance create a connection to the application created and loaded in steps 2-3
    5. The application will appear in the list of applications, right click it and choose upgrade.  You may have to repeat this step several times to get the application to 7.4.
    6. Now you can open the upgraded application in the 7.4 desktop
Steven's avatar
Steven
Contributor II
2 years ago

Yes, there are various attributes that have been added and the big one is the workspace that has been added.  The workspace should not give you errors however when you are going from 6.8 to 7.4; it should just put it in the Default workspace.

What are the errors that you are getting?  You may just need to add an attribute to the xml.

Can you export from 7.4 and then compare the xml to 6.4 to see what is missing?

  • Wikus's avatar
    Wikus
    New Contributor III
    2 years ago

    Hi Steven,

    It looks like upgrade is the best way to go.