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Below is how to migrate a project using the FIN Migrate tool. Only one project can be migrated at a time. If you have a FIN 4.5 project backup, but don't have FIN Stack 4.5 installed, look towards the end at step 2 below on how to migrate that without the FIN 4.5 service.
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First, the user will have to have FIN Stack 5.0 installed on the machine. Look at FIN Stack 5.0 Windows Installation for how to install FIN 5.0.
2) Stop both FIN Stack Services
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Then, the user will have to stop both FIN Stack 4.5 and FIN Stack 5.0 services. In order for migration to work, both services cannot be running. In the Services app, the FIN 4.5 service is called "FIN Stack service", while FIN 5.0 is called "FinStack5 service".
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| If the user doesn't have FIN 4.5 installed, they can still migrate a backup project. The user will want to unzip the project if its zipped. Also know where its located on the machine. We recommend having it on the desktop for quick find but not necessary. Make sure its the project itself with its contents, not the project inside another folder with same name. Sometimes that happens when unzipping. Then continue the rest of the steps. |
3) Navigate to bin folder in FIN Stack 5.0
Next, the user will need to navigate the 'bin' folder inside the FIN Stack 5.0 directory. It should look something like below but with your version.
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The FIN 4.5 db folder path should be something like this but with your version: C:\Program Files (x86)\FIN Stack\FIN Stack 4.5.851\db
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6) Migration Complete
Once the migration is complete, the user should see something similar to the below with a message indicating it is complete. It shouldn't be running any more commands. On the command prompt, it should end with something along the lines of "http started on port 8080" and "Steady state". The user can then close both popup windows.
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Thats it, the whole migration process has been completed and can check out the project or migrate another project following same process.
Manual Migration Without FIN Migrate Tool
If the user only has a backup of the project, then they can still migrate that to FIN 5.0 without having installed FIN 4.5 build.
1) Project Location
The user will want to unzip the project if its zipped. Also know where its located on the machine. We recommend having it on the desktop for quick find but not necessary. Make sure its the project itself with its contents, not the project inside another folder with same name. Sometimes that happens when unzipping.
2) Stop FIN Stack 5.0 Service
The user will stop