Migration aris 7.2 configuration and databases to Aris 9.8 Design Server

Hi,

this is not possible , the manual refers only to ARIS databases, not to the "config" backup.

Please find here some collected useful information.

The 'backupconfig' and 'restoreconfig' commands are no longer supported in ARIS 9. Therefore it's not possible to restore a .acb backup from a complete ARIS 7.1/7.2 configuration.

Databases, filters, templates and script files from ARIS 7.1/7.2 can imported to ARIS version 9.0x

Customized

method elements can be imported via filter import.

Procedure

1. Backup the database in ARIS version 7.2.

2. Restore the database in ARIS version 9.x.

3. Export filters, templates and script files in ARIS version 7.2.

4. Import all files to ARIS version 9.x.

All data will be converted while restoring and importing.

How to migrate the Configuration (filters, templates) from ARIS 7 to 9?

A complete migration of the configuration is not possible.

We recommend this procedure:

ARIS 7:

- create a filter with all user defined elements (user defined symbols, attribute types, derived model types...)

   If you want to migrate user defined attribute type groups, you have to activate at least one attribute in such a group in the filter.

- Export this new filter and all other user defined filter (each filter single)

- Export all user defined templates

ARIS 9:

- Import all filter and template files

All user defined symbols in that filters and templates are now in ARIS 9

Scripts

In ARIS 7.2

Stored in file system in category folders as a bunch of files with same GUID

contained code, localizations and metadata (execution context etc.)

In ARIS 9

Stored in system database

Preparation in ARIS 7.2

-    Export all non-default reports, macros, semantic checks and report templates

-    Remember script categories‘ names in all languages

No category export available

Import in ARIS 9.0

-    Select a category

-    Choose „Import script“

-    Select the previously exported 7.2 script file (Report: arx, Macro: amx, Report template: art)

-    Import the Script

If imported files have been exported together with the script they will also be imported

-    Select either „Profiles“ or „Rule Types“ below Semantic checks

-    Choose „Import“

-    Select the previously exported 7.2 semantic check rule types and profiles

Report API changes

-    Group is now derived from ObjDef

Purpose: suppport for UML2 elements which behave like groups

All methods of groups have unchanged semantics compared to 7.2

- Cannot create child elements of UML2 groups using standard API

-    User handling has moved to the server

Database.UserList and Database.UserGroupList return all users from UMC

New methods Database.AssignedUsers and User.IsAssigned return only user having specific rights in the database (function rights/access rights)

For database methods for creating and deleting users, logged-in user needs the highlevel permission „User management“. Users are created/deleted on the server.

-    ArisData.create/modifyConfigurationFilter needs highlevel permission „Configuration administrator“

Former configuration administrator password parameter is obsolete.

-    Additional openDatabase methods without user name/password

-    String OID differs from previous version

-    No support for VB based reports anymore (import does auto-conversion to JS)

-    Do not try to access the server‘s file system using java File object

-    New ScriptAdmin component available in report scripts

Get, create, delete & rename categories

Import, export & delete scrips and additional files

Macro API changes

-    Login object (from Context) additional methods

Connection name

Tenant name

-    Explorer

login(serverName, dbName, userName, userPassword, dbLang, filterId)

replaced by

login(dbName, dbLang, filterId)

-    Compatible (old method still exists but is hidden. Redundant parameters have no effect)

Regards

Patrik

BTW..

Please try  not to migrate to ARIS 9.8.x as the product line will be desupported in Q2/2020.

I recommend to migrate to ARIS 10.x, same procedure as described, no need to migrate to 9.8x first in most cases.

Regards

Patrik