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[Bob Jolliffe <bobjolliffe@xxxxxxxxx>]

Gerald I assume that you are going to try this out on a test machine,
not the machine on which the users are entering data.

On 27 July 2016 at 13:54, gerald thomas <gerald17006@xxxxxxxxx> wrote:
> 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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