Raising the feature level of an existing connection

Raising the feature level of a connection enables the features available in a new release.

Procedure

  1. Start the Maintenance Tool.
  2. In the Existing Connections pane, select the connection and click Schema Repository > Upgrade > Selected Connection.
  3. Verify the schema repository properties of the schema repository to upgrade.
  4. Click Next.
  5. When prompted to upgrade the user databases associated with the schema repository, click Yes. User databases are locked during the upgrade process.
  6. In the New Schema Repository Properties area, enter the properties of the vendor database that will contain the upgraded schema repository and click Next
  7. If you chose to upgrade the user databases, in the New User Database area, enter the properties of new vendor database that will contain the upgraded user database.
  8. If you are upgrading more than one database, click Next and repeat the previous step. If not, click Finish.
  9. Create a new connection profile by exporting information that contains the updated schema repository properties. To export profile information with the Maintenance Tool, click File > Export Profile.
  10. Instruct all users to import the new connection profile to connect to the new schema repository. Provide the information they need to connect. To import profile information with the Maintenance Tool, click File > Import Profile.