Using the Upgrade Utility

The GENESIS Version 11 Upgrade Utility is a migration tool that was designed to facilitate a smooth transition of your GENESIS system from version 10.97.0 and later to version 11.

The utility is installed together with GENESIS version 11. If you are upgrading from one of the supported GENESIS versions, it automatically opens after you complete the installation and initial system configuration.

To run the Upgrade Utility later, enter upgrade in the Windows search box and open the Upgrade Utility application with administrator privileges.

After scanning the system, the application displays the following results:

• List of detected issues (breaking changes)
• List of the required upgrade actions that will be performed after you click the Upgrade button.

To use the Upgrade Utility:

1. On the application splash screen, click Next.

   

2. In the top section of the next screen, check the path to the installation folder of the previous GENESIS version. To change the default path <SystemDrive>:\Program Files\ICONICS\GENESIS64, click next to the field.

3. Select the GraphWorX™ displays that you want to migrate. Do one of the following: 

   • In the GraphWorX Screens section, select Click here to add new item, and then click on the right of the new entry to select the desired folder. You can also drag and drop the folder from its location opened in a file manager.

   • Click the Add multiple directories link next to the GraphWorX Screens heading and select all desired directories stored in the same location using the Ctrl or Shift key.

     

   If you do not want to include the selected folder's subdirectories in the analysis, clear the checkbox in the Include subdirectory? column.

4. Click Next. When the analysis finishes, the results are displayed.

5. In the Breaking Changes pane, select a feature to view the actions that will be performed in the next step of the upgrade process to make this area compatible.

   In some cases, it is a simple notification of the required action.

   

   For other solutions, you can exclude some actions by clearing the checkbox next to each action that you do not want to be performed.

   

6. Click Upgrade to execute the actions for the selected breaking change. To execute the actions for all breaking changes at once, click Upgrade All. The resolved items are indicated by a green checkmark in the Breaking Changes pane.

   Click Refresh to remove the resolved items from the list.