Verify Upgrade Success
Once you have installed the server upgrades, there are a number of items that you should check to ensure that Vista is functioning correctly.
- Review the update logs and report any errors to Viewpoint Support.The installer creates two logs - one log for the application server and another log for the database server.
- To review the log for application changes, go to the Viewpoint Repository\Updates folder. The log name is formatted like this:Vista Application Server.MSILog.yyyymmddhhmmss.logVista_ServicePack_ScriptLog_20.##_yyyymmddhhmmss.log
- To review the log for database changes, go to the Viewpoint Repository folder. The log name is formatted like this:VP_ServerUpdate_Log_yyyymmdd_hhmmss.log
- To review the log for application changes, go to the Viewpoint Repository\Updates folder. The log name is formatted like this:
- Verify that you can log into the Vista application.For instructions connecting the local client to your server, see Log in to Vista - VRL On-Premises or Log in to Vista - Local Area Network.
- From the Main Menu, select Help > About Vista and verify that the version number is accurate
- Run a few standard reports.
- Open a few standard forms.
- Review the release notes and grant/modify security to any new/modified forms and reports in Vista.To review release notes:
- From the left side menu, select What's New.
- On the main What's New page, select the module links to access the release notes for each module.
- Regenerate all database views.
- If problems occur, submit a Vista support case.