Migrating projects in private mode

  

The Migration tool displays a list of projects from the Petra 3.X installation?s ?Parms? directory.  This list displays the available projects by name, project path, INI path, shared status, and status. Private Mode users launch the Project Migration Tool from within Petra.

When running Petra in Private Mode for the first time, the program checks for locally stored non-shared projects, and prompts you to open the Migration Tool.

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To open the Migration tool in private Mode:
  • Open project — Use the DB Migrator button on the Select Project to Open window (see Opening Private Mode Projects)
  • No open project —Main: Project > Launch DB Migrator .
To migrate projects from a different installation:

This process copies the data inside the project to the database save location and establishes the links to the database server.

  1. Click the Open button and navigate to the Petra ?Parms? folder containing desired project .INI files.
  2. Click the Load Projects button.
  3. Select projects to migrate (shared projects cannot be selected).
  4. Make any necessary Advanced Option selections. Advanced options include:

Auto-Drop Existing DBs

Automatically replaces projects with the same name that exists in the database server

Invalid Project Names:

Determines how the Migration tool handles projects with names that start with a number or exceed the 40 character limit

  • Skip Migration ? Completely skips the migration for invalid file name types
  • Prompt user for new name ? Prompts user to provide a new name for the project
  • Automatically truncate and/or prefix name with ? Truncates characters beyond the 40 character limit and/or adds a prefix for project names that start with a number

5.Click the Migrate button to migrate the projects to the database server.