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SIR Conference 2008 - Dublin xs Conversion presented by Nick Gawrit, heartbase

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xs Conversion. presented by Nick Gawrit, heartbase. Get SIRxs. Download newest SIR version from SIR.COM.AU (in this example, the Windows version is used) xs.01.08. Use the Wizard to install SIRxs. Run Setup.exe. Verify/Unload/Delete/Reload. - PowerPoint PPT Presentation

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xsConversion

presented by

Nick Gawrit, heartbase

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Get SIRxs

• Download newest SIR version from SIR.COM.AU (in this example, the Windows version is used)– xs.01.08

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Use the Wizard to install SIRxs

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Run Setup.exe

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Verify/Unload/Delete/Reload

• Clean up current database before export to ensure a pristine, verified, version of you database

• Make a zip (just in case)

• Check hard drive space

• Run Lisstats to get a listing of database

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Export database

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Export Procfiles not in SIR014 Family

• Export only moves family associated with SIR014

• Need to export(PWRITE) other procfiles that are used. In the case of heartbase:– HBPROCF.SRP

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heartbase and Export

• Export additional databases that you may use

• heartbase use a transaction log named HBARCHI2

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Export Concerns

• Schema columns widths

• Overlapping columns

• Data import not successful

• Make sure Master is down

• Use single user or admin mode as it is called in heartbase

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Create a New Folder for the new Database

• Import the database into a new folder.

• Give folder a catchy name

• Import the database into a new folder.

• Give folder a catchy name

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Install new Desktop Icons

• Drive Letter versus UNC mapping– S:\heart\ or \\apps32\heart

• Start-in directories

• DB=

• P parameter

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Start SIR xs

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Import database to SIRxs

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heartbase and Import

• Import:

– heart

– HBARCHI2

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Upgrade Painter

• Generate Screens– Check outputs to make sure screens compile

correctly. Adjustment to PQL triggers might be required.

• Generate GENHB menu

• Fix up those old nagging screen things that never seem to get done

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Set SIR preferences

• SIR.INI• HB.INI

• Map Word• Map Excel• Map SPSS• Map SAS• Map Textpad• Map Wordpad

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Main Menu

• Remap main menu functions if need be

– LOCMENU.PQL is used by heartbase

• Add back any custom icons that might have created in the TBBB folder in the previous version

• Add back any custom icons that might have created in the dv\images folder in the previous version

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Compile Members

• Since database was exported and additional procfiles were written out, it is necessary to compile any stored subroutines. (those :0 files)

• At heartbase, a member is used for compilation of compiled subroutines

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Eliminate Obsolete Commands

• Debug Full monitor• Sequence Check / Cols• ACCEPT CHARACTER BELL BOX CURSOR CONNECT

TEMPLATE CREATE TEMPLATE DELETE TEMPLATE ERASE TEMPLATE DISPLAY TEXT EXPORT TEMPLATE ERASE SCREEN FIELD INPUT FILL HORIZONTAL MENU KEYPAD ON LINE ATTRIBUTE LINE CHARACTER MAPKEY MODIFY TEMPLATE MOUSE POP TEMPLATE PUSH TEMPLATE PURGE TEMPLATE REFRESH SCREEN RESTORE TEMPLATE SCREEN GRAPHICS SCROLL TEMPLATE SENSE MOUSE SOUND

function STORE TEMPLATE VERTICAL MENU

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Create Services

• Master

• Interface Programs

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Check New Database

• Record counts are the same

• Compiled members compile

• Screens are accessible

• Event management

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Issues Addressed

• Tabulate

• Open/Write to Files

• Old programs that didn’t work before

• Display Text

• Event Management

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Explore New Features

• Look at the What’s New Section of the SIR online documentation

• Implement after running system through all testing and production

What's New provides details of the new features available in SIR/XS.

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Roll Out

• Plan to create a semi-automated process to update existing 2002 databases to SIRxs.

• User beta tests in 2 sites