(See the previous steps for starting the Migration Wizard on page 118.) The Select Legacy Data Files dialog will appear:
If you have a legacy version of the software on your system, you can select the I have a legacy version radio button and then use the browse button next to the Legacy promis-e path field to locate and select where the legacy software is installed. This will allow the software to prompt you in later steps with the appropriate path for projects, symbols, etc.
If you don’t have the legacy software installed, select the I want to browse to my legacy data files radio button.
The Migration Wizard dialog will appear.
The dialog has five tabs across the top, each of which corresponds to a different type of data (you may need to scroll to the right to see all the tabs). These are:
• Catalogs
• Page Formats
• Language Phrases
• Parts Databases
• Projects (drawings)
You can go directly to any of the tabs and skip those that you do not need. For each tab there are a series of steps to be performed to import the data.
Import Legacy Catalog tab
In this tab of the Migration Wizard (see previous figure) you can import symbol catalogs from earlier versions of the software. Use the following steps.
If you selected an existing legacy installation of the software when starting the Migration Wizard (see page 118) you will be prompted with a drop-down list of catalogs that exist in that version. Select the desired catalog from the list.
All the macros in the selected catalog are listed. From this list, select the title block macros by scrolling down the list and double-clicking on each title block macro that you wish to convert. You can also select multiple items by holding down the <Shift> or <Ctrl> keys and then selecting the Import Selected button. Use the Import All button if you wish to select all the macros in the catalog. (Macros that are not title blocks should be imported in step 4.) Selected macros are listed at the bottom of the dialog.
To remove a macro from the selected list, highlight it and select the Remove button. To clear the list of selected macros, select the Clear button.
Note: Some legacy versions of promis•e clearly defined which macros were title blocks. If you are converting from one of these versions, the wizard will automatically filter the list of macros and only list the title blocks in this step of the wizard.
To remove a symbol from the selected list, highlight it and select the Remove button. To clear the list of selected symbols, select the Clear button.
The software tries to determine the correct type of symbol to which each symbol should be converted, but there may be times when the software cannot
automatically identify the correct symbol type (for example, panel layout symbols). You can individually change the types in this dialog by clicking in the Type field and selecting the correct type from the drop-down list. You can use the <Shift> and <Ctrl> keys to select multiple records and change their type at the same time.
To remove a macro from the selected list, highlight it and select the Remove button. To clear the list of selected macros, select the Clear button.
The software tries to determine the correct type (drawing mode) to which each macro should be converted, but there may be times when the software cannot automatically identify the correct type. You can individually change the types in this dialog by clicking in the Type field and selecting the correct mode from the drop-down list. You can use the <Shift> and <Ctrl> keys to select multiple records and change their type at the same time.
5. Select Step 5: Select Device Type.
The device types in the selected catalog are listed. From this list, select device types by scrolling down the list and double-clicking on each one that you wish to convert. You can also select multiple items by holding down the <Shift> or <Ctrl> keys and then selecting the Import Selected button. Use the Import All
To remove a device type from the selected list, highlight it and select the Remove button. To clear the list of selected device types, select the Clear button. The software tries to determine the correct type of device family to which each device type should be converted, but there may be times when the software cannot automatically identify the correct type. You can individually change the types in this dialog by clicking in the Type field and selecting the correct type from the drop-down list. You can use the <Shift> and <Ctrl> keys to select multiple records and change their type at the same time.
6. Select Step 6: Save.
The Catalog Path field will default to your first promis•e V8i catalog path. If desired, you can use the browse button to select a different path. The Catalog Name field entry will default to the original name of the imported catalog. If
Import Legacy Page Formats tab
You can use this tab of the Migration Wizard to import drawing page formats from earlier versions of the software. Use the following steps.
Note: If you are importing page formats that make use of line number macros or zone macros, you must first import the symbol catalog(s) that contain those macros.
1. Select the page format folder. In the Select dwg .cfg file field, browse to the directory where the legacy version of the software is installed and find the dwg.cfg file (typically in the SYSCON\SYSTEM folder).
Note: If you selected an existing legacy installation of the software when starting the Migration Wizard (see page 118) you will be prompted with a drop-down list of the dwg.cfg files that exist for that version of the software. There is one for each project and also one in the SYSCON\SYSTEM folder.
2. Select Step 2: Select Page Format.
The page formats in the selected configuration are listed. From this list, select page formats by scrolling down the list and double-clicking on each one that you wish to convert. You can also select multiple items by holding down the <Shift> or <Ctrl> keys and then selecting the Import Selected button. Use the Import All button if you want to select all of the page formats. Selected page formats are listed at the bottom of the dialog.
To remove a page format from the selected list, highlight it and select the Remove button. To clear the list of selected page formats, select the Clear
3. Select Step 3: Save. In the field labeled Folder to store imported page formats, browse to the folder where you wish the imported legacy formats to be stored. It is recommended to use the default folder: promis•e Data\PageFormat.
Select the Import button. The formats will be stored in the selected folder. For each format, a file with a “pgf” extension is created.
In the Progress area of the dialog a status bar indicates the percentage of the import process that is completed. Select the Log button to view information about the import process. It is recommended that you view this log data when the import is complete to verify that no problems occurred.
Import Legacy Language Phrases tab
This tab of the Migration Wizard allows you to import language database from legacy versions of the software. Use the following steps.
1. In the Select Legacy Language Database field, browse to the folder containing the language database and select the database (mdb) file. Typically this is the TDB.MDB file in the DB\LG folder.
Note: If you selected an existing legacy installation of the software when starting the Migration Wizard (see page 118) you will be prompted with the language database file for that version of the software.
2. Select the Import button. A language database file will be created in your “promis•e Data” folder in the Databases sub-folder.
Import Legacy Parts Database tab
You can use this tab of the Migration Wizard to import parts database files from earlier versions of the software. Use the following steps.
1. In the Legacy Parts Database field, browse to the folder where the legacy database file is stored.
Note: If you selected an existing legacy installation of the software when starting the Migration Wizard (see page 118) you will be prompted with the parts database file for that version of the software.
2. In the Save New Parts Database field select a folder where the converted database will be stored. When you select the browse button, the following dialog will appear, automatically defaulting to the database folder forpromis•e V8i. You can select a different folder if you wish. Enter a name for the converted database file in the Filename field.
Select the Save button to continue.
3. Select the Import button. The converted database will be stored in the designated folder.
In the Progress area of the dialog a status bar indicates the percentage of the import process that has been completed. Select the Log button to view
information about the import process. It is recommended that you view this log data when the import is complete to verify that no problems occurred.
2. If you select the Import Report checkbox, the software will convert the MS-Access report formats from the legacy version so that they will run on promis•e V8i. It will create a file called Reports.mdb in the folder for the imported project. You can open this file in MS-Access and print reports from there.
3. When you select the legacy project path, the projects stored in that folder are listed. Select the Import checkbox for each project that you wish to import. Use the Select All button to select all the projects.
4. The New Path column for the selected project(s), will default to your default folder for storing projects. If desired, you can click inside this field to display a browse button and use the browse button to select a folder for the converted projects.
6. Select the Start button to start the conversion process. The selected projects are converted page by page. Status bars at the bottom of the dialog show how much of the current project and the total job have been converted. The log file stores information about the conversion including any errors that were encountered.
Migrate from Version 2.0
(See the previous steps for starting the Migration Wizard on page 118.) The Migration Wizard dialog will appear.
The dialog has tabs across the top, each of which corresponds to a different type of data. These are:
Import Catalogs tab
In this tab of the Migration Wizard (see previous figure) you can import symbol catalogs from Version 2.0 of the software. Use the following steps.
1. Select a radio button to choose whether you wish to Import uncompressed
catalog or Import catalog from a backup file.
2. If you are importing an uncompressed catalog, use the browse button to locate and select the Catalogs folder for the Version 2.0 software. If you are importing from a backup file, use the browse button to locate and select the backup file. Existing catalogs in the Catalogs folder or in the backup file will be listed.
3. In the Convert column, select the checkbox for each catalog that you wish to import into the latest version of the software. You can also use the Select All or Deselect All buttons rather than clicking on individual checkboxes.
Import Page Formats tab
In this tab of the Migration Wizard you can import page formats from Version 2.0 of the software. Use the following steps.
1. Use the browse button to locate and select the PageFormat folder for the Version 2.0 software.
2. The page formats in the selected folder will be listed. Select the checkbox for each format that you wish to import (all formats are selected by default). 3. Select the Update button to import the formats.
Import Parts Database tab
In this tab of the Migration Wizard you can import the parts database from Version 2.0 of the software. Use the following steps.
1. Use the browse button to locate and select the desired database file (in the Databases folder) for the Version 2.0 software.
2. Select the Update button to import the selected database.