Setting Up Update Process Parameters

The When Updating group is used to determine the actions that will be executed on installing update:

• Recreate Tables. When the checkbox is selected, tables are recreated at the DBMS level. When the checkbox is deselected, tables are not recreated.

• Recreate Stored Procedures.When the checkbox is selected, procedures are recreated at the DBMS level. When the checkbox is deselected, procedures are not recreated.

• Recreate Views.When the checkbox is selected, views are recreated at the DBMS level. When the checkbox is deselected, views are not recreated.

NOTE. The unique settings to recreate the specific update object can by specified by using the Recreate On Update item in the object update options.

• Grant Access Permissions at the DBMS Level.If the access permission transfer for one or several objects has been set up for the update, it may require to update access permissions at the DBMS level. Selecting the checkbox enables the user to create a message on installing update when update is executed and if update access permissions are at the DBMS level. If the checkbox is deselected on installing update, permissions are applied only at the platform level; to apply access permissions at the DBMS level, update users.

NOTE. The operation is available only in the desktop application.

• Set Date Modified from the Update. The checkbox is deselected by default, and after update is executed the date of modification for the objects contained in this update corresponds to the date of executing the update. Selecting the checkbox enables the user to set the modification date of the updated object after update as a real date of the object modification, that is, the date stored in the update.

NOTE. It is recommended to avoid selecting the Set Date Modified from the Update checkbox on updating development environment objects if local drive caching. If after updating, comparing of versions shows that cached object is newer than that in the update, the object will not be recompiled, and its older version will be used.

• Enable Subject Replacement and Role Separation. The checkbox is selected by default. This checkbox determines the behavior when it is required to replace subjects and separate roles on creating an update. The parameter is saved in the update file.

NOTE. The operation is available only in the desktop application.

The After Update group is used to determine the actions that will be executed after update installation: The list of selected actions is displayed on the last page of the update setup wizard:

• Clear Repository Cache. It clears repository and assemblies cache of Foresight Analytics Platform, which are stored on the hard drive (if the Cache Assemblies on Local Drive Only checkbox is selected) and on the server (if the Cache Assemblies on Local Drive Only checkbox is deselected.

• Update Users. This operation is required when it is not available to use permissions transfer due to the differences in user lists of the destination schema and source schema (or differences in permissions) because permissions will be transferred from the schema where the update file is created.

• Restart Repository. This operation is required if updated objects had been opened when an update started. Executing the operation closes all repository objects, and a dialog box for repository connection automatically opens.

The If an Error Occurs group is used to determine the action if update error occurs:

• Abort Update with an Error Message. If an error occurs during the update, an error message is displayed and the update is aborted. This option is set by default.

• Continue Update. If an error occurs, the update continues, and no message is displayed. Exception are errors informing that object update is impossible. In this case a message is still displayed. The update continues after responding to the displayed message.

The specified text is displayed in the update installation wizard.