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Upgrading a Database

The upgrade process for a JIWA 7 database requires selection of a valid Jiwa Application licence for the database and version that you are upgrading. A warning message will display if:

Ensure a backup of the database has been done, JIWA 7 is installed and that you have valid licences for the database being upgraded.

Steps

1. Launch JIWA 7 and click
2. Click Next
3. Select 'Upgrade a Jiwa database' and click Next
4. Server Name - type in the SQL Server name or select from the drop down list
  SQL Login - sa
  SQL Password - type in the correct password
  Database - type in the database name or select from the drop down list
5. Click Next
6. Select the relevant JiwaApplication licence
7. Select Finish
  The upgrade process compiles the list of upgrade scripts to run
8. Click Close when the process is complete and login to the database

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