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[gerald thomas <gerald17006@xxxxxxxxx>]

Thanks Knut, they are currently doing data entry till August 15. I will
start on the 16 or 17 and i will keep you informed.

On Jul 27, 2016 12:49 PM, "Knut Staring" <knutst@xxxxxxxxx> wrote:

> I suggest you try with 2.16 and let us know how it goes. If problematic,
> then try a few versions earlier.
> Knut
>
> On 27 Jul 2016 19:12, "gerald thomas" <gerald17006@xxxxxxxxx> wrote:
>
>> Dear Knut,
>> Noted!!!
>> I noticed that upgrade procedures' starts from version 2.16 and the
>> oldest war file available is 2.7; which means I will have to work blindly
>> till 2.16 by the grace of God.
>> HISP India, please can you help because I heard you had done something
>> like this before.
>>
>> On Jul 27, 2016 12:31 PM, "Knut Staring" <knutst@xxxxxxxxx> wrote:
>>
>>> Gi Gerald,
>>>
>>> Please do not take my suggestion as a fully formed and fool-proof
>>> procedure. But since you are exporting and then importing into an empty
>>> instance of a newer version, you will not be messing up your existing data
>>> (but should still take a backup first).
>>>
>>> Piecewise going through every version with the necessary database
>>> updates is the safest route and to always be recommended.
>>>
>>> However, this might be difficult in this case, and certainly very
>>> cumbersome. So I  suggest you give it a try. 2.16 was just a rough number,
>>> I am not sure it will work,  but this method can help you skip a few
>>> versions. However, you will have to test the results thoroughly, and
>>> probably will run into a few obstacles. So it is not a silver bullet,  I'm
>>> afraid.
>>>
>>> Knut
>>>
>>> On 27 Jul 2016 14:04, "gerald thomas" <gerald17006@xxxxxxxxx> wrote:
>>>
>>>> Knut,
>>>> That is a very big jump and if it works, it will make my day.
>>>> As per your procedure, I should deploy the 2.16 war file on the newly
>>>> installed DHIS2 with empty database "hmis" and do metadata export of
>>>> everything from the old system which is running on 2.5 war file and finally
>>>> import to the new instance?
>>>> My question again Knut, what is the best method to do this export &
>>>> import: piecewise or everything; if it is piecewise what should I import
>>>> first, second,...... and last?
>>>>
>>>> Thanks for your help
>>>>
>>>> On Jul 26, 2016 15:40, "Knut Staring" <knutst@xxxxxxxxx> wrote:
>>>>
>>>>> Hi Gerald,
>>>>> I would try to skip a few versions by exporting metadata and data and
>>>>> probably try to import to an intermediate version such as 2.13 or 2.16.
>>>>>
>>>>> On 26 Jul 2016 21:02, "gerald thomas" <gerald17006@xxxxxxxxx> wrote:
>>>>>
>>>>>> Dear All,
>>>>>> I am inquiring for both technical guidance and materials to upgrade a
>>>>>> DHIS2 instance from version 2.5 to 2.22.
>>>>>>
>>>>>> I will be grateful for any help anyone can render for me to
>>>>>> successfully achieve this task. Also, i will like to know where i can
>>>>>> get all the old war files.
>>>>>>
>>>>>> --
>>>>>> Regards,
>>>>>>
>>>>>> Gerald
>>>>>>
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