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Read how to upgrade your data to the latest release of Octopus.
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HOW TO UPGRADE OCTOPUS TO A NEW VERSION ?
Process
1. Forewords
2. Uninstall the old Octopus client
3. Install the new Octopus client
4. Migrate your database
OCTOPUS is an ‘agile’ software:• It means that on the contrary to most system, new versions are
released very frequently• So check regularly the website: an issue or a limitation that you
face, may be resolved in a more recent issue
This does not mean that OCTOPUS is unstable !• It just means that it is continuously improving, according to the
needs of its users• The development team follows a state-of-the-art process that
prevent the regression a new bugs (Test-drived development)• The released version are extensively tested, and their stability is
guarranteed
Forewords
1. Uninstall your old Octopus client
! Don’t worry, your data is still stored in your computer and you will not face any difficulty to upgrade it!
• Go to ‘Configuration Panel’
• Go to ‘Uninstall an application’
• Select ‘Octopus Microfinance’ and click on ‘Uninstall’
2. Download and install the latest version
• Download the ‘Client Octopus’ available on the website
• Run the .exe file and read the Terms of Use
3. Migrate your data
Start the application from your desktop
This message appears:
Click on the button
‘Upgrade data’
3. Migrate your data
Your database is the automatically upgraded !
! When restarting the software, you may see this:
Click on ‘Edit settings’ and re-enter the connection parameters
Reminder: connection settings
Server: - ‘IP address of the server’\
sqlexpress
- or ‘name of the computer’\sqlexpress
- For instance: ‘Vincent-PC\sqlexpress’
Database:
name of your branch
Reminder: connection settings
User name: sa
Password:
password saved during the configuration of SQL Server
(in our case: octopus).
Reminder: connection settings
Click on ‘Continue’
(the application restarts and your data will be upgraded)