Upgarding Construct v4.2 to Construct v8.2

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Product/components used and version/fix level: Construct v4.2.2

Detailed explanation of the problem: Upgrading to latest version V8.2

Error messages / full error message screenshot / log file: Looking for Documentation or Guidance on Upgrading Natural Construct v4.2.2 to v8.2.2

Question related to a free trial, or to a production (customer) instance?

Hello everyone,

We are planning to upgrade Natural Construct from version 4.2.2 to version 8.2.2 and would appreciate any documentation, best practices, or pointers you can share.

Specifically, we are interested in:

  • Steps or considerations for the upgrade process

  • Known issues or compatibility concerns

  • Lessons learned from similar upgrades

If you have experience with this upgrade or know where to find official resources, please let me know. Thanks Hentie

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The most important thing you can do is to research any customizations that have been done to the models.

Eugene (Gene) Miklovich

ADABAS/NATURAL Systems Support and DBA

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Hi Eugene

Thank you very much – we have already identified the custom Models.

Hentie

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Hopefully they all have different names than the SAG models.

You also need to dig deep to see what sub components are used as these may change.

CONSTRUCT uses a naming philosophy for components with a digit at the end.

Least digit is most current for example XXXXXX8 is most current XXXXXX9 is previous.

If you have custom models that have components that are updated that use SAG names

Then you should create a Previous version and adjust the model to use that previous version.

Lots of Fun…

Eugene (Gene) Miklovich

ADABAS/NATURAL Systems Support and DBA

Cell: 916-202-7047

Normal Hours: 8am-4pm E.T.

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Hi Gene

Thanks, this is very useful and it looks like they have used different names.

Do you remember if the CSFUNLD and CSFLOAD utilities were available in v4.2?

Hentie

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Hello Hentie
Glad to come across you.
Been a long time since the last contact at GPAA.
How you guys doing? Is Edward also still around?

Regards

David Simons

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Hi David

Nice to hear from you too. We are both doing fine thanks.

Hentie

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Don’t recall, but would suspect they were.

If you are still at 4.2.2 then use SYSMAIN to list SYSCST library.

Eugene (Gene) Miklovich

ADABAS/NATURAL Systems Support and DBA

Cell: 916-202-7047

Normal Hours: 8am-4pm E.T.

Please call or text if assistance needed outside these hours.

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Thanks Eugene, yes we found both.