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Tom Arnfeldt Nielsen
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Posted on 23/12/2011 08:59:45
I have a handfull of custom solutions that needs to be updated to the latest DW 7.2 version to fix som annoying bugs. However I´m not sure where to begin, due to the custom code.. Does anyone know what to check (and fix) when preparing to roll forward a custom solution?

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Imar Spaanjaars Dynamicweb Employee
Imar Spaanjaars
Posted on 30/12/2011 09:52:20
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Hi Tom,

From which version are you upgrading? In general, upgrading from the same main release would be relatively painless. Here's what I would do:

1. Create a local copy of the Application, Files and Database
2. Set up a local site in IIS (set up any hostheaders if necessary so you can run locally)
3. Setup /Admin to point to the new installation of DW.
4. Copy the files from the new /Bin to your own /Bin folder
5. Test the site

Stuff to watch out for in particular: third party connectors (such as payment gateways), your own custom code (if any), possible layout / template issues.

Hope this helps. If not, feel free to post follow up questions.

Cheers,

Imar

 

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