Upgrade from Version 8 to Version 9

Released 4/10/06 This upgrade will update the Titanium Schedule application files and workstation support files to Version 9.  (It does NOT alter the database files that are stored in Microsoft SQL Server or MSDE.) There will be very little visible difference between the version 8 and version 9 of Titanium.  The files that are being updated are the underlying support files.  This will ensure Titanium Schedule is running on the latest released files from Microsoft and make it easier for us to add new features in the future.

Requirements In order to apply the update, you must have Titanium Schedule version 8 and have database version 040501. You can check both of these by starting Titanium Schedule and then from the main menu select Help, then Version Information. On the first line titled Application version look at the first digit.  If it is 8 then you are running version 8.  (e.g. 8.1-040501 ...) If the first digit is 9, then you are already running version 9. Find the line titled Database Version. It should show “040501”. (If if shows a higher number then contact us before proceeding.)  If it shows a lower number then must be running an older version of Titanium Schedule, probably version 7, and you will will need to install the latest full version 7 update (Version 7 Full Patch) before proceeding.  That version 7 update will update to the database to version 040501. Also find and write down the Application Folder  you will need it later.

Update Instructions To minimize disruption you can perform these steps while other users continue to use version 8 of Titanium. Download SetupWorkstation90SP1.exe (19 MB) and save it into your Titanium Schedule Application Folder.  (The Requirements section above explains how to determine your Titanium Schedule Application Folder. On one computer: Start Titanium Schedule and login as someone with System level rights.  From the main menu select Help, then Check for Updates. On the Updates screen select Check for Updates and then Install Updates. This will download the most recent version 8 files as well as the rest of the files required for version 9. On every workstation that will be running Titanium follow the following steps.  (These steps are the same as those for setting up a new workstation and are documented in SetupWorkstation9.pdf, which is in the Titanium Schedule Application Folder.) Open the application folder and create a shortcut to the file Ti9.exe on the workstation’s desktop (or start menu) to make it easy for that user to start Titanium Schedule. (To create a shortcut, right click and drag the Ti9.exe from the shared application folder to the desktop.  When you release the mouse a menu will appear.  Pick “Create Shortcut(s) Here” from the menu. Then rename the shortcut from “Shortcut to Ti9.exe” to “Titanium Schedule”.)  (If you are not logged in as the normal user on that computer you should move the shortcut to C:\Documents and Settings\All Users\Desktop so it available to all users of that computer.)  (If you are updating a workstation that is running version 8 of Titanium Schedule you can edit the existing shortcut so that it points to Ti9.exe instead of Ti8.exe) Run SetupWorkstation90SP1.exe from the application folder. You will need to have Administrator rights on the workstation to successfully run this setup program. Reboot the workstation if the setup program requests it. Optional: Uninstall the version 8 support files. You can do this using the Control Panel and selecting Add or Remove Programs. Then select the Remove button for the entry titled Titanium Schedule Support Files 8.0 SP1. You can confirm you are running version 9 by starting Titanium Schedule and from the main menu select Help, then Version Information.  On the first line titled Application version look at the first digit.  If it is 9 then you are running version 9.  (e.g. 9.1-040501 ...)

Cleanup the Titanium Schedule Application Folder After all the workstations have been updated, you can remove the version 8 files from the application folder. We recommend that you move these files to a temporary folder, then delete them in a few weeks if everything goes well with version 9.  Removing these files will also help you identify any workstations that were missed during the update process because the old version of Titanium will no longer run o those computers.. The version 8 files that can be removed from the application folder and eventually deleted are: SetupWorkstation80SP1.exe SetupWorkstation8.doc All the files that start with Ti8 (e.g. Ti8.exe and one or more Ti8??.APP files). ConfigData8.exe Notify8_*.exe You can delete the error log files XErrors.dbf and XErrors.fpt.  (They will be recreated the next time someone starts Titanium.) You can delete any temporary files files that have the extension *.tmp

Check for Other Updates Start Titanium Schedule and select Help, then Check for Updates to see if there are any updates available now that you are running version 9.